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MASC Training Services
Security Courses

CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive or Nuclear) Awareness


Course length

The courses vary in length from 1 - 2 days, depending on the exact module chosen.

Course aim

To promote awareness of, understand the threats of, and know how to react and respond to, a Chemical, Biological, Radioactive or Nuclear (CBRN) terrorist attack either in the UK or overseas.

 

 

 A selection of PPE and international military CBRN warning signs and markings
 A selection of PPE and international military CBRN warning signs and markings

Who is it for?

Government and non-government staff working in areas or occupations at risk from potential terrorism.

A hands on training session in CBRN Awareness includes recognising, and knowing how to fit, PPE
 A hands on training session in CBRN Awareness includes recognising, and knowing how to fit, PPE


Course content

Awareness:

MASC provides education and training packages on the following subjects:


  • The history of chemical and biological warfare
  • The impact of the previous use of chemical and biological agents (case studies)
  • CBRN world related events
  • The current threat from CBRN terrorism
  • The impact of a CBRN attack on 'first responders and duty managers' and the public and private sectors
  • The national response & assets that will be made available during a CBRN incident
  • Prevention, preparedness and response to CBRN terrorism
  • The current threat in the UK presented from al-Qaeda and/or associated groups
  • The lessons learnt from September 11th

Exercises

MASC provides tailor made exercises at strategic, operational and tactical levels specific to the needs of individual organisations or multi-agency task groups working within CBRN major incident planning and response.

Strategic CBRN exercises currently available:


Exercise Golden/Silver Chalice: The deliberate release of anthrax spores during a major public event.
Exercise Golden/Silver Dragon: The deliberate release of the 'variola major' strain of smallpox in a city centre.
Exercise Golden/Silver Winter: The detonation of a terrorist radioactive device "dirty bomb".


NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS

Awareness:

  • A brief history of Chemical and Biological warfare
  • Introduction to Chemical and Biological agents
  • Introduction to radiation
  • Case studies
    1. Anthrax release Svderlvosk (Russia)
    2. Combined chemical attack Halabja (Kurdistan)
    3. Sarin nerve gas attack (Tokyo)
  • The signs and symptoms of chemical, biological and radiation poisoning
  • The report and findings of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) weapons inspection report 1991-98
  • The current threat presented from Iraq's alleged Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
  • The impact and issues for NGOs and IDPs in response to a deliberate or accidental chemical or biological release

Training:

  • Introduction to personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • The fitting and wearing of PPE
  • International military chemical, biological and radiation warning signs and markings

Exercises:

MASC is able to provide strategic exercise to the Humanitarian Aid Sector that will deal with the complex issues surrounding the delivery of humanitarian aid in response to the use of a weapon of mass destruction (WMD).

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