As one of the supporting events the FORMATEX23 consortium launched a conference on risk management for NATECH events between 14th and 15th of September 2022 at the scenic St. Florian Monastery near Linz. In the course of the conference, the FORMATEX23 team had the pleasure of welcoming experts from organizations such as the UNDP, Fire Department Rotterdam-Rijnmond, DCNA and the Austrian MOI.
Although NATECH events are still low probability events, the conference program included also valuable case studies, that described the various dimensions of Natech events that make preparedness and response a very challenging undertaking.
One of the major inputs for the conference was made by Dr. Elisabeth Krausmann from the European Commission Joint Research Centre. Dr. Krausmann is one of the world’s leading researchers on Natech events and was also involved in the analysis of the Fukushima disaster. During her talk she gave valuable insights into current research questions and the European Commissions view on the topic.
In the picture, Dr. Hannes Kern from IRIS – Industrial Risk and Safety Solutions presenting a recent study on the hazard of wildfires as a trigger for NATECH events.
