SubscribeAtlas OPS Vulcan software has been designed specifically to assist incident management professionals or organisations that need to respond to, or train for incidents that may involve toxic industrial or explosive content.
The software will quickly calculate a downwind hazard template area for devices with explosive and/or chemical content based upon all know information.
If any information is not known then a worst case scenario is automatically generated which may be amended once more accurate information becomes available.
Atlas OPS Vulcan generates this information via a very easy to operate and highly intuitive user interface. Once calculated the 'hazard template' is overlaid on to local street maps clearly showing which areas are unsafe, or where casualties may be found.
This provides an invaluable tool for all levels of command including the 'scene commanders' providing support data to assist with any decision making and planning process requirements during the initial 'golden hour' time period immediately following such an incident or warning.
Key Benefits of Atlas OPS Vulcan include:
- Simple to use 'wizard' style interface
- High speed entry and update of hazard data
- Display of worst case downwind hazard areas using built in safety templates
- Access to online contingency plans using Atlas OPS
- Incident management
- Vast range of training and planning applications
Toxic Industrial Chemical Templates
Theprogram uses the North American Emergency Response Guidebook (NAERG) 2000 to generate the Toxic Industrial Chemical template. Atlas Vulcan will display a blast area in red and the downwind toxic hazard area in yellow. The user is also able to access the NAERG database for guidance on health and safety information.
The Program includes an integral air stability wizard, which calculates the downward distance and geographical hazard area of the chemical agent given actual weather conditions.
Map displaying downwind hazard area
Explosive Templates
The calculation is taken from the British Military Standard JSP364, (This is the same that the US Military use - Department of Defence Explosive Safety Board, DDESB).
The template displayed on the screen is the blast area (If no quantity is specified in the Explosive content field, the program will select worse case 450m as a default parameter - this can be customised if required).
Explosive Hazard areas are usually drawn in a red cross hatch style bounded by a circle depicting the blast radius, and will be drawn on top of the map to the correct sizes generated from the estimated quantity of explosive.
Map displaying explosive blast radius
Advantages of Atlas Vulcan CBRN Software
Typically most methods of calculation and response used currently, when responding to an EOD / CBRN situation where chemical content might be involved require a time consuming and error-prone calculation procedure to be carried out.
Atlas OPS Vulcan will quickly produce the distance calculations from the best information currently available to the incident commander. The results are then automatically plotted onto a map display to allow further key decisions to be made including:
- Location of incident cordons
- Location of incident control posts
- Location of RV points
- Safe routes to key locations
- Entry / exit points to hazard area
- Visual analysis of critical locations that may be affected by the incident
- Scene management and response
As more information becomes available on the type of agent/chemical involved and on the expected quantity of the agent, the calculation can quickly be changed to reflect the latest updated information.
Scene management and planning
Changes in any MET conditions can also be quickly modified to show any updates or changes and their effects on the local geographic area.
Atlas OPS Vulcan provides a tool which can greatly reduce the time taken to generate a 'first response' plan, and ultimately reducing the chance of any errors occurring during the incident calculations.
Atlas OPS Vulcan also provides core functionality for managing and responding to any incident utilising the highly intuitive and market leading 'Atlas OPS' planning features included within the software.
Resources can quickly be plotted on the map display, routes may be drawn, and any additional cordons or key points quickly placed around the displayed blast/hazard areas.
Full access is available to any contingency or emergency plans that have been created on the Atlas OPS emergency planning and response software. These plans may include a wealth of additional information including full contact lists, action plans, procedure sheets, identification of key areas and considerations.
With the Atlas OPS Vulcan software, all calculations and updating of maps are done automatically. As new information becomes available it is entered into the system and the hazard template is updated.
Unknown information leads to predefined worst-case values being used until actual information becomes available.
The use of Atlas OPS Vulcan will greatly reduce the risk of errors and reduces the time needed to respond or assess CBRN incidents
Atlas Vulcan CBRN -- Summary
Atlas Vulcan is a software application that integrates with both Atlas OPS and Atlas RTO, to provide an advanced CBRN management system that can be used as either a planning / training tool, or can be deployed real-time during an incident to help manage an emergency.
Atlas Vulcan uses NATO approved data to carry out predictive modelling of worst-case affected areas, combined with comprehensive data on every chemical known.
The display format of Atlas OPS Vulcan is map-based, allowing quick and clear display of information, and the meteorological input screens allow non-technical users to configure variables such as wind speed and air stability through the use of 'wizards'.
Atlas OPS Vulcan can also be used for 'blast area' calculations based on different types and amounts of explosive material enabling planning and management of terrorist incidents as well as accidental spills, and day to day incidents.
Combination of toxic and explosive incident