Safety engineering & management
Infrastructure safety
Safely operate critical infrastructure
Infrastructures are the lifelines of modern societies and form the basis for our daily lives and our economic development. They encompass a wide range of systems such as transport infrastructure, energy and water supply and healthcare. Critical infrastructures are crucial to the seamless flow of social and economic life, as they enable the transport of goods and people, provide energy and ensure the supply of food, for example.
The security of these infrastructures is of central importance, as their disruption can potentially have a far-reaching impact on people's lives and the economy. A failure or disruption can lead to significant problems, from supply bottlenecks to economic losses or even threats to public safety. For this reason, these systems must fulfil high requirements in terms of security and availability, and their timeliness and long-term maintenance must be regularly reviewed. Protection against natural hazards, technical failure, faulty human intervention or attacks by criminals is therefore essential to ensure the reliability of infrastructures and thus the stability of our societies. This is achieved through regular risk analyses, holistic security concepts and constructive cooperation between all security partners involved.
Our services in the area of infrastructure safety
Gruner offers extensive planning and consulting services for operators of critical infrastructures. Together with our customers, we analyse the regulatory framework to be complied with, the protection and availability targets to be taken into account and the risks affecting them. Based on this, we develop security concepts for planned or operating infrastructures, coordinate their implementation and support operations in their long-term realisation. If necessary, we call in our internal specialists for fire protection, earthquake safety, tunnel ventilation or occupational safety, for example, to enable a holistic approach.
A particular focus is on the safety of transport infrastructure. Airport operators, railway infrastructure operators and rail transport companies around the world rely on our expertise in the safety of railway lines, tunnels, railway stations, airports and operational processes. We are in close dialogue with the respective supervisory authorities and are committed to economical, operationally compatible and robust safety concepts. We also work together with the respective authorities and organisations with security responsibilities (fire brigade, rescue services, police) to plan the often very complex emergency response in the vicinity of transport infrastructure. One focus here is the planning, implementation and evaluation of rescue exercises with coordination of the entire exercise logistics, even during ongoing operations.
Of course, we also support many other operators of critical infrastructures with our expertise and services: These include energy supply companies as well as healthcare facilities, financial companies and telecommunications providers.
Why Gruner?
With our experienced specialists, Gruner has been offering comprehensive support to operators of complex infrastructures in all aspects of security planning and management for decades.
Our employees are therefore familiar with the respective requirements for the infrastructures and their availability, the applicable safety standards and the interest groups to be taken into account. In particular, we specialise in implementing security measures in a sustainable, economical and operationally compatible manner. We understand the need to make infrastructures available without interruption and to fulfil the expectations of the respective purchasers and customers without compromising on security.
Thanks to our holistic approach with a large number of proven experts, we ensure that concepts and measures in the area of infrastructure security meet the normative requirements, are optimally integrated into the operational processes and organisation and work reliably. With us, infrastructures are always available reliably and securely - just as your customers are used to.