The 1st Edition of NTS Madeira occurred on March 2023.

It included a 1-day Seminar at The Views Funchal and 2 days of workshops at Pier 8 in the port of Funchal.

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Program

March 2023

  • 9:00

    Opening Session

    Speech by Funchal City Council President

    Speech by President of Regional Goverment of Madeira

  • 9:30

    Vetter GmbH (Alemanha)

    E-Vehicle Isolation System – Website

    Speaker: Jochen Scholz (Vetter GmbH)

  • 10:00

    Lukas GmbH (Germany)

    Extrication Tools E3-Connet Series Website

    Speaker: Rui Navega and António Viana (Lukas & VIANAS SA)

  • 10:45

    Coffee Break

  • 11:00

    HR-PT (Heavy-Rescue Portugal)

    Intervention Protocol on New Technology Vehicles Website
    Speaker: Renato Marques – Trainer on HR (HR-PT)

  • 11:15

    VLITEX Gmgh (Germany)

    Fire Blanket Vlitex E Premium – Website
    Suitable for extinguishing fire in vehicles with lithium-ion batteries

    Speaker: Friedhelm Schwender | Managing Director

  • 11:30

    Holmatro (Netherlands)

    Extrication Tools Pentheon Website

    Speaker: TBA & Pedro Santos of Empresa Incipresa SA

  • 11:45

    PaX Rescue BOA (Germany)

    Website

    Speaker: TBA

  • 12:00

    Pause

    Lunch break

  • 14:00

    TechnoCentre Group Renault – (France)

    Tertiary Safety in First Aid Interventions in Electrically Powered Vehicles (hybrids, plug-in hybrids and 100% electric)

    Speaker: Engª Claire Petit-Boulanger (Expert Sécurité Tertiaire – Domaine d’Expertise Sécurité Véhicule – Renault Group)

  • 14:30

    TechnoCentre Group Renault – (France)

    Fireman Acess, Safety Card and preview of innovations to be developed in partnership as EURO-N-CAPWebsite

    Speaker: TCor Christophe Lenglos (Fire Departement on Secours [SDIS] & Renault Group)

  • 15:00

    Safety First - emergency Plug for EV

    Website

    Speakerr: Ralf Adams | Owner

  • 15:30

    Coffee Break

  • 15:45

    Innovation in Training Center for Firefighters and Civil Protection Agents

    The Penela BV Training Center

    Speakers: Rui Palrinhas (Director of the SMPC of CM Penela and Vitor Gomes 2nd Commander of the BV of Penela.

  • 16:00

    CBSF (Portugal)

    Secondary Automotive Safety – Inertial Switch Systems, Pyro-Fuse System and Emergency Cuts of High Voltage Circuits
    Speaker: José Minas – SD Trainer at ENB and CFPCB/SRPC, IP-RAM

  • 16:30

    New Automotive Technologies and Motorway Concessions

    The case of BRISA®

    Speaker: Engº António Azeredo – BRISA ®

  • 17:00

    Closing Session

    Speech by Comandante da Companhia de Bombeiros Sapadores do Funchal

    Speech by Councilor of Pelouro of Bombeiros e Proteção Civil da Câmara Municipal do Funchal

  • 9:00

    Practical Benches

    Practical Workshop

  • 12:00

    Lunch brake

  • 14:00

    Practical Benches

    Practical Workshop

  • 17:00

    Closing

  • New Technologies in the Automotive Industry
  • Controlled dismantling of a new Renault® conventional engine vehicle using Holmatro and Lukas hydraulic tools
  • Models available: 2 Captur, 2 Kadjar, 2 Meganes, 1 Espace5 and 1 Clio.
  • In charge of HR-PT, CBSF, GFSD-CFPCB-SRPC, IP-RAM e Groupe Renault®
  • PAX Rescue BoA and Concave Hard Plane Kit with Lumbar and Cervical Immobilization System by Recate Jota

Using a downed vehicle, participants will test these two pieces of equipment by simulating helping a Crash “Test” Dummy.

By PAX RESCUE®

  • Emergency Plug

Using an electric motor vehicle, the Safety First vehicle inactivation system will be explained and used.

By Safety First®

  • Fire Extinguishing Blankets for Vehicles (Presentation in Portugal and Spain of new extinguishing blankets for vehicles equipped with lithium-ion batteries).
  • Participants will practice placing the blanket on a scrap vehicle that will be set on fire, with subsequent extinguishing of the fire (after 6 training sessions in pairs).

By VLITEX GmbH®

  • E-Vehicle Isolation System.
  • Demonstration of the system by the representative of Vetter GmbH (a scrapped vehicle will be used)

By IDEX® Group & Vetter GmbH

The workshop will be organized as follows:

1- Intended exclusively for firefighters or Civil Protection Agents with valid insurance.

2- Each day there will be 4 teams with 12 participants in each team (they must use full Urban (Structural) or Certified SD PPE, with the ability for some to be provided by the CBSF)

3- Each team (numbered 1 to 4) will visit all six workbenches on a rotating schedule;

4- Practical benches last a maximum of 60 minutes, followed by a period of 15 minutes for workbenches preparation and 15 minutes for team rotation maneuvers;

5- Registration will be separate from those for the seminar as there are only 144 places available.

Support from:
HR Portugal