State defense readiness
State defense readiness is the state of preparedness of the elements of the state defense system to maintain national security and to act effectively in emergency situations, including the ability to withstand all crisis and war threats. Current legislation related to achieving state defense readiness establishes three basic states of state defense readiness:
Civil defense
In international regulations, i.e. The Additional Protocol (PROTOCOL I) to the Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949 defines civil defense as the fulfillment of all or certain humanitarian tasks aimed at protecting the civilian population from dangers arising from hostilities or natural disasters and overcoming their immediate consequences, as well as providing the conditions necessary for survival.
Types of alarm signals and warning messages universally applicable in the territory of the Republic of Poland
Evacuation
Evacuation (Latin: evacuatio – emptying; disappearance) – is the organized movement of the population and the transport of property, including possessions, from areas of danger to a safe area. Evacuation can be both a relatively small-scale action, such as moving people out of a single building threatened by fire, as well as a large and complex logistical action, as in the case of areas threatened by the enemy during hostilities, or areas affected by the elements (such as flooding). There are two types of evacuation: planned and …
Security procedures
Protection of classified information
In order to ensure the security of any state, it is necessary to subject certain vital information to access restrictions. For this purpose, a system is created to protect information that is not generally open to the public, that is, a system to protect classified information. Classified information is that the unauthorized disclosure of which (including during its preparation and regardless of the form and manner of its expression) would or could cause damage to the Republic of Poland or would be detrimental to its interests.
Individual protection measures against contamination
Individual protective equipment is used to protect against contamination and infection. They protect against warfare poisonous agents, biological agents, radioactive dust, and partially against the effects of thermal radiation during nuclear explosions.