Rules created by experts from SAFE STADIUM become European Union law!

On June 12, the Council of the European Union adopted draft conclusions on countering chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRN-E) threats at mass events, with particular emphasis on mass sporting events. It is based on procedures and recommendations developed in the “Safe Stadium” project by a consortium coordinated by experts from the Biohazard Prevention Centre at the University of Łódź under the supervision of PhD Michał Bijak, Prof. Uni Lodz. The adopted document has thus become binding legislation in EU countries.

This is a huge success for the Biohazard Prevention Centre at the University of Łódź and other members of the consortium working on this project, as well as a source of great satisfaction for the entire team of experts at the University of Łódź that the principles we have developed are becoming law in the European Union.

– says PhD Michał Bijak, Prof. Uni Lodz.

 

Work on the project entitled “Safe Stadium – Integrated large sport facilities protection system supporting the CBRN security of mass events”, which has been underway since June 2021, has been carried out by experts from the Biohazard Prevention Centre at the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Sciences of the University of Łódź in cooperation with sports clubs Real Madrid, Lech Poznań and MSK Žilina, as well as the Municipal Arena of Culture and Sport in Łódź, police, fire and rescue services, and several institutions from across Europe. The rules, procedures and recommendations they developed, now included in the EU Council Conclusions, are intended to improve the overall safety of mass events in stadiums and sports halls.

The project included large-scale exercises simulating terrorist threats using CBRN-E agents for participants in sporting and mass events. These took place at the National Stadium and the Władysław Król Stadium in Łódź.