15% of global traffic -all products and modes of transport combined- concern dangerous goods: Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN). They are used to power factory boilers, fill car tanks, treat drinking and waste water, develop medicines, textiles, fertilizers, etc.
The transport of these dangerous goods (TDG) covers three main families of products: liquid petroleum products (75%), various chemicals (20%) and gases (5%).
TDG is crucial for the economy, but also subject to many risks, which need to be managed.
Project 71 of the EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence (or SECTRANS AAF) aims to contribute to a safer and more secure transport of dangerous goods by road and rail in the African Atlantic Facade region.
It was set up by international experts and dangerous goods specialists, to support the 10 countries of the Atlantic African Façade (AAF) in strengthening their local capacities in terms of transport networks’ quality (road and rail). It covers the entire chain of safety, from regulation to intervention, with a focus on the driving, loading and unloading, as well as the operational procedures in the event of an accident.
The project 71 is structured around four work packages:
1) Supporting the evolution of the regional and national legal frameworks of partner countries
2) Raising awareness among beneficiaries (senders, recipients) involved in TDG
3) Improving the competencies of practitioners (carriers, handlers, drivers) involved in TDG
4) Improving the response capacities in the event of TDG accidents
Find out more on the project website: www.sectrans.org/en
The EU Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence (CoE) Initiative supports partner countries and regions around the world in strengthening CBRN risk mitigation and an all-hazards security governance, following a voluntary and demand-driven approach.
The CBRN CoE Network consists of 62 partner countries grouped around 8 regions, each facilitated by a regional secretariat:
Project 71 is being implemented in parallel with Project 69 on High Risk Chemical Installations and Risk Reduction for the Atlantic Coast of Africa (INSTASUR).
Find out more about the CBRN Centres of Excellence
Read the project-sheet of EU CBRN CoE’s project 33
In response to the current health crisis, Expertise France has disseminated an online training module in French-speaking African partner countries for firefighters and first responders. The module is freely available and aims to disseminate good practices for prevention, management and mitigation related to biological risks.
