Ship and Port CBR Security

The majority of port authorities and shipping organisations have well rehearsed plans and procedures within their Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) for dealing with Fire or an Explosive device in or near their premises or on board ship. However, dealing with a Chemical, Biological or Radiological event requires a full understanding of how these hazards may affect staff, visitors, passengers, property infrastructure, the surrounding area and business continuity.

Naturally occurring outbreaks of biological agents such as the Norovirus (Norwalk) on passenger ships and in hotels have been well documented over the past few years. This has invariably led to costly clean-up operations, cancellation of cruises, loss of bookings and business continuity, with the consequent huge loss of revenue and potential for costly litigation. CBR Terrorism must also not be discounted and would have the same consequential result. We have expanded our already successful CBR building Security Surveys to include ship and port facilities. We believe that the initial survey is critical in identifying strengths and weaknesses from a CBR threat perspective, both at ports and on ships.

CBRN Solutions UK, a company with over 15 years experience, can offer in depth specialist advice and countermeasure services to mitigate the impact and effects on business continuity prior to, and in the aftermath of, a CBRN event on land or at sea.

This can be achieved in the form of a survey and report covering amongst other topics:

• Threat assessment on land and at sea
• The building or ship management system
• Mail handling on land and at sea
• Business continuity and offsite locations
• Building and ship location and structure

Our organisation’s flexibility enables reports and responses to be tailored to the exact requirements of the client.

CBRN Solutions UK offers a complete Turnkey solution covering:

• Survey reports
• Recommendations and options
• Procedures, equipment and training

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