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National Society

Name, position and email of the focal person3

* for operations at national level:
Mr. Christoph Müller, GerRC HQ, Team 24, Head Volunteer Leadership Development Unit, muellerc@drk.de
* for operations at international level:
Ms. Susanne Nill, Team 21, Security Advisor, s.nill@drk.de

1. What did your National Society do to provide volunteers with the best safety and security coverage?

Training on Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement/- Formation sur les Principes fondamentaux du Mouvement de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge/- formación sobre los principios fundamentales del Movimiento Internacional de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja
Protective equipment / - Équipement de protection / - equipamiento de protección
Psychological support - Soutien psychologique / - apoyo psicológico
Insurance / - Assurance / - cobertura de seguro

(The answer to this question refers exclusively to operations in national context. )

2. What measures has your National Society taken to review potential threats to the volunteers?
1

(The answer to this question refers exclusively to operations in national context.)

3. Public authorities

Public authorities:
* The German Red Cross has a contract with the Federal Accident Insurance Fund where all volunteers are covered. The data of injuries are collected and transferred by GerRC to an internal database.
* There has been a close dialogue with police, fire fighters and civil protection agencies after terror attacks in Germany.

(The answer to this question refers exclusively to operations in national context. )

Other partners and stakeholders of influence

Other partners and stakeholders of influence:
* Since 2012 regular meetings, twice a year, take place between the GerRC national representatives for health and safety and the representatives of the GerRC branches for sharing challenges and exchanging good practices. Apart from that there have been meetings taking place with car and clothing manufacturers to discuss about possibilities to increase the safety and security of the volunteers.
* There has been a close exchange with French RC and Magen David Adom on safety and training related to terror contexts.

(The answer to this question refers exclusively to operations in national context. )

4. Does your National Society ensure that volunteers have adequate insurance or equivalent “safety net” assistance with regard to death, injury, sickness or trauma they may endure while carrying out their duties?
Yes

Please let us know what type of insurance or equivalent "safety-net" form you use

GerRC uses the Federal Accident Insurance Fund which covers all injuries of the volunteers incurred in the course of work that are duty-related or happen on the way to or from their duties.

(The answer to this question refers exclusively to operations in national context. )

5. How can the RCRC movement better support you to enhance the safety and security of your volunteers?

The RCRC Movement could support in identifying the most frequent causes of insurance cases and to cluster them by regions (crisis and non-crises regions) and the different types of injuries.
Regular updates of leadership personnel and volunteers concerning changing security risks might be helpful as well.

(The answer to this question refers exclusively to operations in national context. )

6. What support did you provide to other National Societies for increasing safety and security of volunteers?
Dissemination of this resolution and commitments, Advocacy, Insurance system, Training, Support to drafting policy on volunteering, Develop standards and guidance on the topic, Provision of protective equipment

7. What activities have you undertaken to facilitate partnerships towards strengthening the safety and security of volunteers?

n.a.

8. What measures did you take to ensure that volunteers have adequate insurance or equivalent “safety net” assistance with regard to death, injury, sickness or trauma they may endure while carrying out their duties?

GerRC usually doesn’t delegate volunteers within international operations. All GerRC delegates, even if working as volunteers at national level, receive a contract and adequate remuneration for their mission abroad. In this context they are provided with an insurance in terms of death, injury and sickness they may endure while carrying out their duties. Additionally, psychological support may be utilised to cope with traumatic experiences they have endured while carrying out their mission. In preparation of their mission all delegates receive appropriate training, including First Aid in the Field, and security briefings.
GerRC highlights the importance of adequate insurance systems to Host National Societies and, if possible, GerRC provides respective assumption of costs.

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