Centre of Excellence “manhaz” – Management of Health and Environmental Hazards

The mission of the Centre of Excellence MANHAZ is to provide leadership, expertise and integration of efforts related to risk assessment of activities involving hazardous substances in Poland The main targets to be achieved by the Centre are the following: • to create a common forum both for developers of the models for risk assessment, management of major accidents and decision support systems, and for members of emergency centres, inspectors of environmental protection and people responsible for safety management in chemical plants. The forum will enable to initiate a broader discussion and interaction, both to provide essential feedback to the developers and to familiarise the users with the nature and level of support they can expect in practice, • to consolidate efforts of experts in environmental protection to include advanced models in the currently used software, • to familiarise a broad spectrum of specialists working in the field of environmental protection with new trends in mathematical methods used in risk assessment. The following work packages have been predicted in the EU project: WP1. Modelling of pollutant transport in atmosphere and water bodies for decision support systems in case of emergencies. WP2. Models and tools for assessment of risk related to transportation of dangerous goods by road and railway. WP3. Methods and models for assessment of risk related to transportation of dangerous goods by pipelines. WP4. Approaches to comparative risk assessment of fuel cycles of electricity generation. WP5. Organisation of national working team on safety assessment for medical applications of radiation. WP6. Organisation of summer school "Management of environmental hazards". WP7. Clearing house and information.