OTEKO: Early Warning, Protection, and Response System in the Face of New Threats

How can a major industrial facility ensure personnel protection and operational continuity during UAV threats and emergencies?

In this webinar, Vladimir Stepanov, Director of Industrial Safety and Occupational Health Department at OTEKO LLC, will share the practical experience of a port and industrial cluster: from a unified alert system and shelter preparation to the operation of the Crisis Management Center and improvements in firefighting capabilities.

The case study focuses on specific changes implemented on the basis of practical experience: alert automation, personnel training, emergency response reserves, and reducing the emergency refilling time for foam proportioning bladder tanks from 120 to 15 minutes. A separate topic covers the development of a digital Crisis Management Center (CMC) and AI-powered protection to support dispatchers and managers.

Key webinar topics:

• Readiness for UAV threat and emergency scenarios, taking into account direct impacts, secondary fires, infrastructure damage, and operational disruptions.

• A unified alert system: one-button activation, a digital signal log, multiple communication channels, and headcount tracking across evacuation zones.

• Response procedures, evacuation routes, roles and responsibilities, and drills for employees, drivers, and contractors, including training in first aid and emergency alarm response.

• Personnel protection infrastructure: placement of concrete shelters stocked with essential supplies, indoor shelters, their equipment, and wayfinding.

• Firefighting and emergency response reserves: an additional 30,000 m³ water supply, water delivery methods, and reducing the emergency refilling time for staging posts and foam proportioning bladder tanks from 120 to 15 minutes.

• CMC operations: timeline analysis after each emergency, corrective actions, and scenario-based drills to test implemented changes and inter-service coordination.

• Development of a digital CMC and an AI assistant prototype to aggregate data from multiple sources, prepare situation reports, select relevant procedures, and maintain an event log while keeping decision-making in human hands.