400 police train to better react after an attack

400 gendarmes, policemen, firemen, SMUR and SAMU staff in safety vest  trained together. It was Wednesday morning at the Nimes Police Academy. It’s training to better coordinate their interventions after a terrorist explosion.

How should work together after an explosion of probably terrorist origin the various services call to intervene at the same time (police, gendarmerie, firemen and health personnel)? If everyone knows their job, they must learn to work together to be effective without, at the same time, taking unnecessary risks. It was the goal of this training Wednesday at the police school of Nimes.

The scenario is simple: explosion in an apartment with release of toxic vapors. The first police arrived on the spot see passers wounded but do not know that the vapors which emerge from the apartment are toxic. How do they establish the perimeter of security, and how do they proceed with firefighters and the SMUR for the evacuation of the wounded while it is about terrorism. Now, they are certain of it.

Report, Wednesday morning, at the police academy. And then these fumes are very likely toxic. Firefighters who go to pick up the wounded must protect themselves. And there is still at least one terrorist living... To get the wounded, firefighters have donned bulletproof reflective vest and bulletproof helmet and over, a protective suit against gas. And they evacuate the wounded by a path out of reach of the terrorist, secured by the police.

Lieutenant-Colonel Michel Chretien, Head of Operations at SDIS du Grad

Wounded evacuated, the GIGN intervenes to neutralize the terrorist. Assault, the terrorist is neutralized, end of the exercise. It's time for the debriefing: an observation, the radio means are vital. And if the radio is failing, it is necessary to speak loudly between police officers, gendarmes, firemen or health personnel. It's because they forgot that Wednesday, the training was stopped after 15 minutes before being restarted from the beginning.

But this is not a failure for those in charge; on the contrary, that's what training is all about, pointing out the weaknesses. For working together gendarmes, police, firefighters and health personnel is a vital necessity and even if they have different training, the reflective clothing is necessary, and sometimes even a different vocabulary, they are and will be brought to work together.

Safety: Let's keep the roads clean

In a farm yard, workers in safety vest will use the tractors and agricultural, tractors and agricultural machinery can cause sludge or grain deposits that make the roadway slippery, day or night.

Group Loire Bretagne, Chamber of Agriculture 22, Coma Brittany Ill Armor, Entrepreneurs of Brittany territories and the department have produced a brochure to preserve the cleanliness of the roads, thus to avoid the accident and the human dramas who as a result. If you are an agricultural farmer or farmer, there are three key principles to remember:

    I avoid or reduce the deposit

    I warn the user

    I clean the roadway to limit the danger

I avoid or reduce the deposit

The weather conditions do not always allow working without depositing mud on the road. Nevertheless, when the gyration of the parcel permits, taking a path or a secondary road may limit the deposit on the main road.

    Mud: some tires allow driving less soil and mud with his agricultural vehicle.

    Grains: pay attention to the (over) load of the trailer and the speed to be adjusted in bends and roundabouts to avoid spills.

I warn the user

By signaling the danger, the posting of the depot on the pavement, with reflective vest temporary signs and makes it possible to encourage other users to slow down. Set them up:

    In both directions of traffic

    Visibly at a distance of about 150 meters upstream of the soiled area

    Listed and strategically placed on the shoulder to remain visible until cleaning

By signaling my vehicle, a properly reported agricultural vehicle will also encourage other users to slow down around the farmyard. For this, the mandatory lights and equipment must be visible and in good condition.

I clean the roadway to limit the danger

In accordance with the regulations, if I am responsible for the deposit of mud or grain, I must clean the roadway as quickly as possible. In the case of sludge, it is essential to clean the roadway at the end of the construction site, especially before dark. Cleaning can be done:

     Manually (water, shovel and brooms), for this, make sure to be visible by wearing a yellow vest.

     Mechanically with a suitable machine type mechanical sweeper will be better.

Responsibility for the classmates in safety vest

Eleven school members, ten girls and one boy, received their appointments on Friday after successful training. For this, a safety vest was handed over to everyone, so that the school instructors should be noticed in their assignments and their function should be recognized, according to Natasha Bugler from Wurzburg, the diocesan referees for the school ambulance service.

A medical backpack with dressing material, gloves, respiratory masks, and scissors and so on is deposited in the school. The training took place with the Maltese. Peter Kirchner was the deputy district commissioner.

The training of the school anis from the 8M was divided for the medical service, with theory and case examples, according to Linda, one of the co-initiators. All theory and practice was finished with an examination. Teacher, instructor and diocesan, and, of course, Rector, were delighted that the schoolteachers were so committed and hoped that this will continue. The building is the building of the middle school, with school members providing first aid in the case of accidents and, if necessary, during school holidays.

Natasha in reflective clothing still pointed out the first nationwide action night of the Maltese youth. On 21 and 22 November, the dioceses of Osnabruck and Hildesheim will organize this action night, in which all groups, as well as individuals from Maltese youth and schooling services, can participate in services or groups.

For this action night, tasks are sent by e-mail on various topics. Internet access and digital camera and even a personal cuddly toy from each participant the organizers. The tasks should be managed as quickly as possible and creatively. Each photo must be shot and sent to the organizer. By the way there is enough time to make the evening and then the night free. The participants are all in reflective vest, the pictures are judged by a jury. The best group wins a prize.

Detectives with safety vest are on the road

The ADAC provides safety tests to all first-graders of the Sellback. In the Sellback, young traffic detectives were equipped and broadcast on Monday of this week.

The ADAC Foundation "Geber Engel" have allowed all first-year students to be presented with a safety reflective vest and the back print "traffic detectives". The background of this nationwide campaign is, according to a press release, that especially the school beginners, especially in the approaching darker season better and earlier in road traffic and seen.

In the presence of Mayor Thomas, the parents' representatives of class 1 and the class teachers Rebecca Single and Eva Schmidt, Conductor Gird Pilferer was able to hand over the safety vigils to the curious schoolchildren, connected with the mission as detectives to observe the traffic and the traffic and to detect irregularities or wrong behavior immediately. The action was made possible by several reflective clothing sponsors under the aegis of the ADAC and the MSC Aleman.

For more safety - kindergarten gets warning vests

Just like him, other girls and boys from the Kindergarten are also well-known in the future. They received 50 warning vests, sponsored by Active-pro Streamer and Stahlberg.

With this donation, Doris Glen continued her private initiative "Lass ditch sheen" on Tuesday. Together with Karl-Heinz Stahlberg, co-owner of the sponsor, she handed over the present. 700 children in 13 kindergartens and neighboring municipalities were already equipped with this action, explained Glen. Similar initiatives by professional associations had brought them to the idea "to make something like this a good thing for kindergarten children".

In other countries it has long been customary for children to wear such warning signs with reflective material. "I'm trying to spread this here," Glen says. Those who want to support their action can, for example, fill up the donations that are in petrol stations and shops. "This is an investment in the safety of children that helps to avoid accidents," emphasizes the initiator.

"This is a project that we would like to support," says Stahlberg. The topic of mobility and children had the company "on the screen". As the father of five children, he also had a personal relationship with him.

"I think it's a great thing that fits in the season" says Vollmer. She darkened a room, lit a flashlight on the vest, and clearly showed the children the reflective effect of the stripes. According to her, the safety vest should be equipped with the logo of the municipal nursery school and the name of its young visitors.

Bicycle safety training at the primary school

"Not so fast," warns Luther Philips, the traffic safety adviser of the Krefeld Police Department, the children on their bicycles. At the final examination of the bicycle training at the primary school in Almena, the primary schoolchildren were able to prove their abilities.

Training is part of mobility and transport education during primary school. Even before the summer holidays the children had begun teaching the theory. "What are the main traffic rules?", "What are the most important traffic rules?" - All these questions were on the agenda of the subject.

Before it went into the practice training, the children had to answer in a test various questions to the learned. "The students have all done very well and have always participated," says Beaten Hulls in reflective clothing, a lecturer and congress teacher. Together with the local police in the person of Jorgen Hoffmann, the Chief Police Officer, and with Luther Philips of the Department, the practical part was then designed.

In five double hours the children were familiar with different traffic situations. "Above all, it is about strengthening motor skills and putting the previously learned traffic rules into practice," explains Luther Philips. "The children should also learn that even if they behave correctly, they can be accused of accidents by other people," said the police officer.

With the final examination the children got a bicycle pass and a safety vest. During the entire practical training the teachers were supported by parents of the pupils.

Cyclists in safety vest are supposed to be on the road

Pleasure and frustration on two wheels: The police in safety vest reported an increase in accidents with cyclists in the previous year. The causes are manifold. Only where there are still blue signposts, the cycle path has to be used.

The police have no reliable figures. "But the share of cyclists in traffic is increasing," said Jorgen Hageman and Reinhardt Grumman of Paderborn police. Hageman has for many years been head of the traffic management department of the police, Grumman is a traffic safety consultant.

An increase can be observed in the group of those who regularly drive to work with the wheel. Since they were on the road in any weather and were not deterred by rain or snow, they would have correctly equipped wheels with intact lighting. And they wore helmets and reflective clothing The city of Paderborn in the Paderborn district is at the front of the accident. Two-thirds of all accidents happen here - and a total of 50 percent in the core city. The number of accidents with cyclists rose by 12 percent in the Kris area last year with 523 compared to 2015 (466). There were 397 cyclists injured 14.1 percent more than 2015 (348).

Accident causes are manifold

According to the police, the causes of accidents are manifold and begin with the behavior of the cyclists and their self-perception. Thus the occurrence of the cyclists is quite criticized by the police. They often acted as pedestrians, the insight that a bicycle was a vehicle was not so pronounced. "It's about having your own behavior in mind and reflecting," says Hageman.

The main sources of danger are the prohibited driving on the sidewalk, driving on the cycle path in the wrong direction (ghost driver), errors in turning, alcohol and individual driving errors. The use of Smartphone on the bike is also increasing: those who are caught must pay 25 Euros. The evaluation of accidents shows that the majority of accidents involving cyclists are caused by them, according to the police.

Very important: "Within the city the cyclist belongs to the road", says Hageman. However, not every road could be equipped with a protective strip for cyclists. Often there is a lack of space for the necessary width of road and protective strips.

Blue signs must be observed

The blue signs, which prescribe the use of a cycle path, have disappeared in the last few years from quite a few places. Hageman and Grumman, however, emphasize the fact that there are banners: "Where they stand, they must also be respected." If cyclists share a path with pedestrians, they would have to take reverence. Here the weakest is the standard.

There are no roads that need to be used, for example, but these roads can still be used. However, a healthy self-esteem is important to drive with the bike. "He who knows what is to be done is self-assured," says Hageman. Whoever carries a reflective vest is also perceived by drivers differently. Such a vest signals a danger. One of the reasons why accidents occur more frequently in these areas is, according to the police, the many adjoining shops on these streets as well as landings.

In the past year, 61 children aged between 14 and 19 years of age died in the Paderborn district, while 36 were between 15 and 17 years of age. 53 people who were injured in age group 18 to 24, 59 were older than 65 years. For the age group in between, there is still a lack of broken data. Potential for dangers includes a development which is designed to provide relief and provide for: electric bicycles. Even if the users are not all too old for classic cycling, the interaction of higher speed and decreasing reaction time is a source of danger.