VIKING Workshop – Incident Management, March 2006 National Guidelines for Incident Management in Norway Kjersti Leiren Boag, ViaNova TransIT.

VIKING Workshop – Incident Management, March 2006

National Guidelines for Incident Management in Norway

Kjersti Leiren Boag, ViaNova TransIT

VIKING Workshop – Incident Management, March 2006

National Guidelines Incident Management

• Background

• Why is there a need for national guidelines?

• Guidelines for Incident Management 2005

• Practical example

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Background

• First version of guidelines finalised in 1995.

• Need for improved co-operation between different parties.

– Police – road authorities – emergency services

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Why?

• Decrease negative effects on traffic flow due to incidents!

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Why?

• Road network with limited possibilities for rerouting.

• Fjord crossings – mobile quays for temporary ferries

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Why?

• Plans for incident management very important even on roads with low traffic volumes.

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Guidelines 2005

• Main goal:

– Establish guidelines for development of emergency plans and the organisation of incident management on roads.

• Guidelines do not cover ”crises” - ”daily” incident management only.

– Closures and obstructions on roads due to traffic accidents, landslides and avalanches, flooding etc.

– Planned events: roadworks, sports arrangements, rescue operations etc.

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Guidelines 2005 – Content (1)

• Emergency plans:

– Description of responsibilities (police and NPRA)

– Routines for alert and information

– Plans for rerouting (incl. temporary sign-posting or use of VMS)

– Communication (e.g. no telephone coverage)

• Requirements to all regions: 24 hour service! Not only office hours

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Guidelines 2005 – Content (2)

• Co-operation NPRA – police – rescue services:

– Regular meetings and excercises required (evaluation included)

– Personal contact important.

• Regional TICs – central role in incident management, in particular when it comes to:

– Point of contact NPRA – police – rescue services

– Information (internally in NPRA + to the public)

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NPRA’s organisation

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TICPOLICE

Emergency services

General DirectorNational TIC

Contractor

Region (office hours)

Region (outside office

hours)

Regional road office

INCIDENT INCIDENTINCIDENT

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POLICE

Information about: Closures Convoys

Road conditions Roadworks

Traffic conditions

TICPorsgrunn

TICOslo

(national)

TICBergen

@@www.vegvesen.no

TeletextRADIO HELE NORGE

Radio

175175TIC

Trondheim

TICMosjøen

RadioTV

TIC

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Example - TIC Oslo

Traffic Control

Traffic Info

- Emergency telephone- Tunnel radiobroadcasting

Tunnel control

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TIC Oslo

Traffic Control

Tunnel control

Emergency handling

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TIC Oslo

Traffic operator

Traffic police

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TIC Oslo

Co-operation: Police – Rescue services - NPRA

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Thank you for Your attention!Thank you for Your attention!

Kjersti Leiren Boag

ViaNova TransIT AS

E-mail: [email protected]