AD HOC HIDING PLACES AS PART OF COLLECTIVE PROTECTION

The overview article deals with the topical issue of how to protect the population under extraordinary threats which are natural disasters, but also the threat of war. There is a real threat of the possibility of using weapons of mass destruction in a local conflict from Russia. The article characterizes collective protection, as an element of protection at workplaces and as an element of protection of the population in case of extraordinary threats. On the basis of available legal acts, standardization and standardization documents, the means for collective protection were characterized. The application of the PSP for finding and classifying objects to serve as means of protection was analyzed, using examples. Examples of domestic solutions for the construction of so-called "home shelters" were presented.