Working Group on Response to Incidents Involving Harmful Substances
E87428
The Working Group on Response to Incidents Involving Harmful Substances is a HELCOM expert body that coordinates and develops regional preparedness, response, and cooperation measures for pollution and hazardous substance incidents in the Baltic Sea.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
HELCOM working group
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expert body → regional cooperation body → |
| affiliatedWith |
Baltic Sea coastal states
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European Union member states in the Baltic Sea region → |
| aimsAt |
protection of the marine environment of the Baltic Sea
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reduction of environmental damage from pollution incidents → |
| basedOn |
Helsinki Convention objectives
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| coordinatesWith |
national maritime authorities of HELCOM contracting parties
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pollution response agencies of HELCOM contracting parties → search and rescue services in the Baltic Sea region → |
| field |
chemical spill response
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hazardous substances → marine environmental protection → marine pollution response → oil spill response → |
| focusesOn |
coordination of joint response operations
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development of technical guidelines for response to harmful substances → exchange of best practices in pollution response → operational aspects of pollution response → training and exercises for pollution response → |
| hasAbbreviation |
HELCOM RESPONSE
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| hasScope |
regional
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| jurisdiction |
Baltic Sea marine area
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| operatesIn |
Baltic Sea
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Baltic Sea region → |
| parentOrganization |
Helsinki Commission
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| partOf |
HELCOM
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Helsinki Commission → |
| purpose |
coordinate regional preparedness for incidents involving harmful substances
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develop regional response measures for pollution incidents → enhance cooperation between Baltic Sea states in pollution response → improve joint response capacity to hazardous substance incidents → |
| sector |
intergovernmental environmental cooperation
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| topic |
preparedness for accidental pollution
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regional cooperation in marine emergencies → response to oil and chemical spills at sea → |
| usesInstrument |
joint response exercises
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operational guidelines for pollution response → regional contingency plans → |
| worksOn |
implementation of HELCOM recommendations on response to pollution incidents
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improving interoperability of response assets in the Baltic Sea → strengthening early warning and information exchange on pollution incidents → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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HELCOM
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hasWorkingGroup |