Preparation for crises and exceptional situations
Fire protection, emergency preparedness and security arrangements are guided by laws, decrees and authority regulations. The authority guidelines set the minimum requirements for activities, and TVO carries out its emergency preparedness activities in line with its own action plans. Experience, training and exercises are all used in order to learn how to improve operations.
Preparing for emergencies is recorded in the company’s guidelines, and these guidelines are also used to create the plans for action, training and exercises relating to emergency preparedness, fire safety and security arrangements.
Guidelines are regularly reviewed and updated. Instructions have been created for crisis communication, and their functionality is also tested during the emergency exercises. Corporate Communications is responsible for crisis communication.
Exercises are arranged regularly each year, and their scope and duration vary according to the goals of the exercise. The aim of exercises, among other things, is to test the functionality and coverage of the instructions and to reinforce cooperation between the different actors. The key cooperation partners for the emergency exercises are the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, the police and the rescue services.
TVO’s instructions for radiation hazards and safety bulletin for chemical emergencies can also be found on the Publications page.
TVO_2021_Safety_bulletin_in_case_of_a_chemical_incident.pdf (pdf)