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UN - Organisation

UN - Organisation. USAR Team JCD Medical Unit 2011. Béatrice CRETTENAND PECORINI USAR Advisor – Paramedic Instructor – CRNA. UN – OCHA. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affaires.

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UN - Organisation

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  1. UN - Organisation USAR Team JCD Medical Unit 2011 Béatrice CRETTENAND PECORINI USAR Advisor – Paramedic Instructor – CRNA

  2. UN – OCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affaires OCHA is responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. The aim is to assist people when they most need relief or protection. A key pillar of the OCHA mandate is to “coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors”.

  3. UNDAC United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination UNDAC is designed to help the United Nations and governments of disaster-affected countries during the first phase of a sudden-onset emergency. UNDAC also assists in the coordination of incoming international relief at national level and/or at the site of the emergency.

  4. OSOCC On-Site Operations Coordination Centre An OSOCC is set up to help local authorities (LEMA : Local Emergency Management Authority) in a disaster-affected country to coordinate international relief. Following a disaster, the OSOCC is established as soon as possible by the first arriving international urban search-and-rescue team or United Nations Disaster Assessement and Coordination team deployed by OCHA.

  5. RDC Reception Departure Centre In many disasters there is a need to establish a Reception Departure Centre (RDC) as a part of the OSOCC. The RDC should be located at the arrival point of international relief teams and relief items to facilitate and coordinate their arrival and further deployment. The RDC functions as a coordinating body for international relief traffic. It is intended to support the airport authorities with these activities.

  6. INSARAG (1/2) International Search and Rescue Advisory Group • INSARAG is mandated to: • Render emergency preparedness and response activities more effective and thereby save more lives, reduce suffering and minimize adverse consequences. • Improve efficiency in cooperation among international USAR teams working in collapsed structures at a disaster site.

  7. INSARAG(2/2) International Search and Rescue Advisory Group • Promote activities designed to improve search-and-rescue preparedness in disaster-prone countries, thereby prioritizing developing countries. • Develop internationally accepted procedures and systems for sustained cooperation between national USAR teams operating on the international scene. • Develop USAR procedures, guidelines and best practices, and strengthen cooperation between interested organizations during the emergency relief phase.

  8. MWG Medical Working Group 1th of September 2010 Additional F 11 Medical Care

  9. INSARAG External Classifications The INSARAG community acknowledges the importance of providing rapid, professional USAR support during disasters that result in structural collapse. To achieve this objective, INSARAG has developed a voluntary, independent peer review process of international USAR teams - the INSARAG External Classification (IEC). According to their operational capabilities, USAR teams deploying internationally are classified as "Medium Teams" or "Heavy Teams" through the IEC process.

  10. INSARAG USAR teams • INSARAG USAR teams are required to consist of five key components: • Management • Logistic • Search • Rescue • Medical

  11. Heavy USAR Teams(1/3) A Heavy USAR team comprises the five components required by the INSARAG Guidelines, Management, Logistics, Search, Rescue and Medical. Heavy USAR teams have the operational capability for complex technical search and rescue operations in collapsed or failed structures, particularly those involving structures reinforced and/or built with structural steel.

  12. Heavy USAR Teams(2/3) • The main differences between a Heavy Team and a Medium Team are as follows: • A Heavy USAR team is required to have the equipment and manpower to work at a Heavy technical capability at two separate work-sites simultaneously (10 IEC Guidelines, 2011 Edition) • A Heavy USAR team is required to have both a search dog and technical search capability;

  13. Heavy USAR Teams(3/3) • A Heavy USAR team is required to have the technical capability to cut structural steel typically used for construction and reinforcement in multi-storey structures; • A Heavy USAR team must be able to conduct Heavy rigging and lifting operations and • A Heavy USAR team must be adequately staffed and logistically sufficient to allow for 24 hour operations at 2 independent sites for up to 10 days.

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