Chemical safety in the international and local dimension
Security is a strategic goal of contemporary states’ activities. Authorities should provide the population living in their territories with a stable existence and sustainable development, understood as a balance between economic, social and environmental goals. That means, among others, providing access to clean air, drinking water, food products and other consumer goods, as well as safety in the use of chemical substances.
Ensuring chemical safety is a key requirement, today. There are more than 100,000 chemical products on the market. They are indispensable for the further development of civilization, increasing the mobility of societies and feeding the rapidly growing population. On the other hand, they pose a risk of industrial accidents and disasters, including, due to the rapidly decapitalizing production and transport infrastructure.
Illegal activities, involving the use of chemical substances, are also a growing threat to international security and peace in the world, intensifying hybrid threats. The emergence of a real threat of cyber attacks on production chemical installations, chemicals during transport and storage, requires effective measures to prevent using computers as tools for the illegal use of chemical substances.
Chemical safety is also the key to ecological safety, guaranteeing high quality of the environment. It is also inseparably connected with health safety. Ensuring chemical safety and compliance with environmental protection standards is becoming a prerequisite for conducting research and scientific activities. The priority challenge is to make societies and governments aware of ecological and chemical threats.
Topics that are important for strengthening internal security of states and deepening international cooperation to reduce the threats posed by the rapid development of chemical production and universal access to chemicals, will be raised during the 1st International Scientific Conference from the series: modern face of chemical safety “Chemical safety in the international and local dimension”, organized on July the 1st 2019 by Vistula University and the International Center for Chemical Safety (ICCSS). The science magazine “Security Review” is a media partner.
The goals of the conference
The conference will review the potential and possibilities of cooperation between representatives of academic communities from Poland and abroad, government agencies, industry, science, non-governmental organizations and social media in the field of chemical and ecological safety and prevention the illegal use of toxic chemicals.
The conference will integrate representatives of the academic community, state administration and the economy in the search for solutions increasing environmental and public safety in the context of the widespread use of chemical substances, as well as the possibility of illegal use of chemical materials.
The conference will support international research and scientific cooperation to strengthen chemical and ecological safety, as well as cybersecurity as an important element of citizens’ security and public activity in the face of growing chemical threats to the environment, public safety and industrial activity.
Scientific and Program Board
- Włodzimierz Fehler, PhD, professor of the Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities – chairman of the conference;
- Zdzisław Rapacki, PhD, Chancellor of the Vistula University, vice-chairman of the conference;
- Ambassador Krzysztof Paturej, president of the International Center for Chemical Safety (ICCSS), vice-chairman;
- Mirosław Kowal, rector of the Lviv University of Life Safety;
- Andrea Malizia, PhD, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”;
- Igor Kripunov, University of Georgia, USA;
- Andrzej Kozak, PhD, International Center for Chemical Safety (ICCSS);
- Sergei Pastukhov, PhD, deputy rector of the University of Civil Protection in Minsk;
- Tomasz Bąk, PhD, University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów;
- Grzegorz Domek, PhD, professor of the Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz;
- Ireneusz Dziubek, PhD, professor of the Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa im. Prezydenta S. Wojciechowskiego in Kalisz;
- Janusz Kocik, PhD, professor of the Szkoła Zdrowia Publicznego in Warsaw;
- Andrzej Kołodziej, PhD, professor of the Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa im. Prezydenta S. Wojciechowskiego in Kalisz;
- Elżbieta Kopciuszewska, PhD, Vistula University;
- Wiesław Leśniakiewicz;
- Kinga Machowicz, PhD, John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin;
- Waldemar Paturej, MA, International Center for Chemical Safety (ICCSS);
- Piotr Piątek, PhD, professor of the University of Szczecin;
- Renata Podgórzańska, PhD, professor of the University of Szczecin;
- Piotr Solarz, PhD, professor of the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw;
- Jacek Pomiankiewicz, PhD, Wyższa Szkoła Bezpieczeństwa i Ochrony im. Marszałka J. Piłsudskiego in Warsaw;
- Krystyna Skibniewska, PhD, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn;
- Tomasz Skrzyński, PhD, professor of the Pedagogical University of Cracow;
- Józef Tymanowski, PhD, University of Warsaw
- Robert Wawer, PhD, The Collegium Bobolanum in Warsaw;
- Ireneusz Winnicki, PhD, Military University of Technology;
- Włodzimierz Zieliński, PhD, Wyższa Szkoła Bezpieczeństwa i Ochrony im. Marszałka J. Piłsudskiego in Warsaw;
- Krzysztof Żyndul, PhD, Kancelaria Gospodarcza Krzysztof Żyndul i Wspólnicy.
Conference programme
09:30–10:00 am | Opening of the Conference, Hall 2A
- Speech by Wawrzyniec Konarski, PhD, Rector of the Vistula University;
- Speech by Zdzisław Rapacki, PhD, Chancellor of the Vistula University;
- Speech by prof. Miroslaw Kowal, Rector of the Lviv University of Life Safety;
- Speech by Ambassador Krzysztof Paturej, president of the International Center for Chemical Safety (ICCSS);
- Speech by Włodzimierz Fehler, PhD, professor of the Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities – chairman of the conference.
10:00–12:30 am – Plenary Session, Aula 2A
Session Chair: Wawrzyniec Konarski, PhD, professor of the Vistula University, prof. Józef Tymanowski, PhD, University of Warsaw.
- Włodzimierz Fehler, PhD, professor of the Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, The essence and scope of chemical safety;
- Ambassador Krzysztof Paturej, International Center for Chemical Safety, Contemporary threats to chemical safety in global perspective;
- Zdzisław Rapacki, PhD, Chancellor of the Vistula University, CHEMSS EDUR & D Network – development of an international network of academic and scientific cooperation for chemical safety;
- Robert Jabłoński, Karol Gęga, Metegrity, Canada, Risk management in the era of digitization of industrial processes – from paper security to digital security;
- Michał Witkowski, vice president of the Civil Aviation Office, Selected aspects of chemical safety in civil aviation;
- Igor Khripunov, University of Georgia, USA, Chemical safety in industry;
- Andrea Malizia, PhD, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Chemical safety against nuclear and biological safety;
- Sergei Pastukhov, PhD, University of Civil Protection in Minsk, Development of local responsibility with chemical safety in Belarus;
12:30–1:15 pm | Lunch break
1:15–3:15 pm | Session I, Hall 2A
Session Chair:prof. Ireneusz Winnicki, PhD, Military University of Technology, Włodzimierz Fehler, PhD, professor of theSiedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities.
- Ireneusz Winnicki, PhD, Military University of Technology, Spread of gas pollution in a relaxed atmosphere;
- Robert Wawer, PhD, Collegium Bobolanumin Warsaw, Chemical safety in the perspective of the integral ecology of Pope Francis;
- Krzysztof Żyndul, PhD, Kancelaria Gospodarcza Krzysztof Żyndul i Wspólnicy. The location of chemical safety management in the enterprise;
- Gen Tomasz Bąk, PhD, University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, Terrorist threats with the use of chemical weapons;
- Col. Grzegorz Konopko, PhD, Provincial Military Staff in Poznań, Chemical safety environment in the aspect of challenges, opportunities and threats for the state security system;
- Waldemar Paturej, MA, International Center for Chemical Safety, Local responsibility in chemical and ecological safety.
1:15–3:15 pm | Session II, Hall 3
Session Chair: Kinga Machowicz, PhD, professor of the John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin, Ireneusz T. Dziubek, PhD, Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa im. Prezydenta S. Wojciechowskiego in Kalisz.
- Anna Makuch, PhD, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Education in the field of chemical safety in Poland and in the world;
- Ireneusz T. Dziubek, PhD, professor of PWSZ, Bogumiła Pawlaczyk, PhD, PWSZ in Kalisz, Utilization and illegal storage of chemical waste as a ticking ecological bomb;
- Joanna Śliwińska, MA, Wyższa Szkoła Bezpieczeństwa i Ochrony im.Marszałka J. Piłsudskiego in Warsaw, Chemical pollution of the Baltic Sea;
- Kinga Machowicz, PhD, professor of the John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin, Policy of creating law in the field of chemical safety in Poland;
- Andrzej Kozak, PhD, International Center for Chemical Safety, Cybersecurity – protection against cyber-attacks and reliability in industry;
3:30–4:00 pm | Summary of the Conference
Włodzimierz Fehler, PhD, professor at the Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities.
Handing participation certificates – Hall 2A
Co-organizers of the conference
- Metegrity, Canada;
- The University of Rome “Tor Vergata”;
- Lviv University of Life Safety;
- The University of Civil Protection in Minsk;
- Wydział Nauk Społecznych i Humanistycznych Państwowej Wyższej Szkoły Zawodowej im. Prezydenta S. Wojciechowskiego w Kaliszu;
- Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw
- Wyższa Szkoła Bezpieczeństwa i Ochrony im. Marszałka J. Piłsudskiego w Warszawie;
- Department of Social Sciences and Security, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities;
- Department of Social Sciences, Papieski Wydział Teologiczny – Collegium Bobolanum in Warsaw;
- Department of Risk Analysis, University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów
- Katedra Gospodarki Opartej na Wiedzy, John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin;
- Kancelaria Gospodarcza Krzysztof Żyndul i Wspólnicy.
The Conference will take place on July the 1st, 2019, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, Hall A2
