Following the highly sucessful format of the original Silent Weapons courses, this conference has been completely updated and now inclues bomb and blast injuries, deliberate chemical release, biological weapons and overt or covert release of radiation.
If you are interested in hosting a silent weapons conference, or attending our next one, please contact us for dates and details.

Who should attend?

All front line responders to CBRN incidents, including Emergency Department starff, Ambulance Trusts, Police, Fire, Emergency Planners, Public Health Staff and Local Authority teams.

What is the format?

As well as presentations from national experts, the conference will also feature multiagency workshops and scenario sessions, demonstrations, Q/A sessions and a Trade Exhibition. The emphasis is on learning in a highly interactive setting, and networking with colleagues from outside your usual work environment.

Bomb and blast injuries
  • Extraction, communication and transport
  • Injury patterns and response
  • Forensic Evidence Retrieval
Radiation Threats and Hazards
  • Polonium 210 - new challenges
  • Dirty Bomb
  • Managing the radiation casualty
Deliberate chemical release
  • Dealing with mass casualties
  • Managing the scene
  • Challenges for the Emergency Department
Biological Hazards
  • Multi Agency workshops
  • Demonstrations
  • Trade Exhibition
Full Programme
Argon Electronics
Argon Electronics LLP is a world leader in CBRN / NBC gas and hazmat simulation and training aids. We provide realistic, cost effective chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear simulators for military and civil use. CBRN training is something many first responders and law enforcement agencies must now include within their risk assessment and disaster contingency planning. Our CBRN training simulators enable you to teach your CBRN response teams how to use their detection equipment correctly, practice their decision making and carry out search, recon, survey techniques, contamination avoidance and control and casualty management. Argon CBRN simulators are in use worldwide by First responders, law enforcement agencies, nuclear industry, educational establishments and military organizations.

Argon Electronics LLP,
Unit 16 Ribocon Way,
Progress Business Park,
Luton,
Bedfordshire,
LU4 9UR
Tel: +44 (0) 1582 491 616
Fax: +44 (0) 1582 492 780
www.argonelectronics.com
Community Resilience
Community Resilience UK exists to serve government. It is non-profit, and our primary aim is to support local authorities by working with Emergency Planning Officers to identify standby premises for Rest or Survivor Reception Centres and Casualty Bureaux. We work with voluntary organisations, government and business to create and establish processes, systems and best practice guidelines for:
Emergency Volunteering
Prepared 4 Emergencies
Secure Emergency Public Shelters
Corporate Emergency Support
Emergency Mass Mortuaries
Emergency Support & Supplies

Community Resilience UK,
Head Office,
16th Floor,
Portland House,
Bressenden Place,
London,
SW1E 5RS
Tel: +44 (0) 845 4 652 004
Fax: +44 (0) 845 4 652 005
www.communityresilience.cc
Emergency Services Times
Emergency Services Times is a quarterly magazine sent free of charge to over 6000 buyers and specifiers of equipment and services within the UK emergency services sector. Whether you're an operational officer with purchasing or specifying responsibilities, such as a Training Officer, Comms Officer, Fleet Engineer or HazMat Officer, or simply want to keep up to date with the latest news in your industry, Emergency Services Times is required reading. It is our aim to promote and highlight multi agency working within the emergency services sector, embracing areas of common practice such as incident management, training, protective clothing communications, vehicles and emergency planning.

Emergency Services (MMC) Ltd,
Gresham House,
54 High Street,
Shoreham-by-Sea,
West Sussex,
BN43 5DB
Tel: +44 (0)1273 453033
Fax: +44 (0)1273 453085
Email: info AT mmcpulications.co.uk
www.mmcpublications.co.uk
Environmental Defence Systems
Introducing revolutionary patented BlastSaxTM. Having undergone extensive trials with the British MoD Tri Services, we are pleased to announce that BlastSaxTM have been proven to be effective against small terrorists explosive devices that threaten the safety of Great Britain. Our product, BlastSaxTM can be used in conjunction with a bleaching agent i.e. Tropical Bleach. BlastSaxTM are lightweight, can be moved into position easily to protect and defend surrounding areas. BlastSaxTM are also extremely useful in capturing fragments from explosive devices and will help forensic teams in evidence gathering. Please visit Richard Bailey at his stand, Environmental Defence Systems Ltd, for further information or to discuss your individual requirements.

Environmental Defence Systems Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 1484 641009
Mobile: +44 (0) 7831 598 999
Fax: +44 (0) 1484 641876
Email: Richard AT edslimited.co.uk
www.edslimited.co.uk
F24
F24 develops and operates highly secure telecommunication solutions for notification and communication following a major incident or event. Our FACT 24 solution enables organizations to contact key personnel and groups with speed, certainty and reliability. In unforeseen or critical situations, all key processes must operate rapidly, smoothly and securely. Today, intelligent communication solutions such as FACT24 are no longer confined to organizations in classic risk industries. Rapid automated communication in the event of emergency is employed in many different sectors to minimize financial losses and damage to company reputations.

F-24 UK Ltd,
1 Furzeground Way,
Heathrow,
UB11 1BD
Tel: +44 (0) 208 622 3089
Fax: +44 (0)208 622 3171
Email: office_uk@f24.com
www.f24.com
Fukuda Denshi UK
Fukuda Denshi UK,
13 Westminster Court,
Old Woking,
Surrey,
GU229BR
Tel: +44 (0) 1483 728065
Fax: +44 (0) 1483 728066
Email: service@fukuda.co.uk
www.fukuda.co.uk
Health Protection Agency
The Health Protection Agency is a national organisation which is dedicated to protecting people's health and reducing the impact of infectious diseases, chemical hazards, poisons and radiations hazards. The Agency's Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response at Porton Down plays an important role in preparing for and coordinating responses to potential healthcare emergencies, including possible acts of deliberate release. We work to improve the UK's emergency response capability, developing the infrastructure for surveillance and early recognition of events. To improve preparedness we run training courses and coordinate emergency exercises to provide testing of plans. We also produce information and guidelines for the public and health professionals about deliberate releases. Please visit the Health Protection Agency at their stand for further information.

Health Protection Agency,
Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response,
Porton Down,
Salisbury,
Wiltshire,
SP4 0JG
Tel: +44(0) 1980 619900
Fax: +44 (0) 1980 612968
Email: emergencyresponse.training@hpa.org.uk
www.hpa.org.uk
Mediwrap
Whatever the emergency and whatever the scale, if you're planning to equip and manage a Rest Centre Mediwrap can offer a complete package of equipment to help keep people clean, warm and comfortable. MEDIWRAP Limited is a manufacturing, distribution and marketing company dedicated to the production of innovative lightweight single use products for the medical, emergency and rescue services. Used by hospitals, ambulances and other emergency services around the world, Mediwrap is of particular use in pre-hospital and hospital trauma situations, operating theatres, recovery rooms, A&E wards and in the transfer of critically ill patients. Mediwrap is an approved supplier to the UK National Health Service, Ambulance Service, Fire Service, Police, Ministry of Defence, St John Ambulance, Royal Yachting Association, International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies and all Local Authority Emergency Planners.

Mediwrap,
Birchwood House,
55 Vanguard Way,
Shoeburyness,
Essex,
SS3 9QY
Tel: +44 (0) 1702 291878
Fax: +44 (0) 1702 290013
Email: info AT mediwrap.com
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