Work as Imagined vs Work as Done: The Case of an Under Development Risk and Resilience Research Centre During the Antonov An-12 Crash Emergency in Greece

Abstract

The Risk and Resilience Assessment Center (RiskAC) of East Macedonia and Thrace Region (REMTH) is a research project aiming at supporting decision-making on the repression and prevention of disasters in the geographical region of REMTH in Greece. The project's objective is to establish a new, properly equipped, and organized research center up to the Technological Readiness Level 5 (TRL5) by August 2023, dedicated to risk and resilience assessment studies of possible hazardous scenarios within REMTH. This paper will present the gaps identified between work as imagined vs. work as done by the RiskAC center, which is currently under development, during a plane crash emergency in REMTH in July 2022. Although RiskAC analyses related to the plane crash emergency validated that the project achieved the goal of creating a center that reached the TRL 5 maturity level, it identified points for further improving its processes. Lastly, the paper highlights the importance of considering safety via creating Concept of Operation Documents, among other things, as early as possible as essential aspects in effective operating such systems.