Jens Focke

The new challenges of our time, from climate change and infrastructure renewal to sabotage and external threats, require precautionary measures and process support in the event of damage. European legislation has already taken action and expects activities from operators of critical infrastructures. For this purpose, risk analysis / risk...

How the BIL-portal delivers significant value to an infrastructure-network carrier in efficiently processing planning and construction enquiries from third parties. A portal connection and communication process without media discontinuity leads to lower enquiry volume with simultaneously increasing number of relevant enquiries and allows digital...

A highly developed society naturally believes that it has elimi nated its risks. Insurances, traffic information, social systems, legislation, and finally all kinds of regulations weigh us down in a cor set of security of our own actions, which can hardly lead to negative consequences. Infrastructure and pipeline security is a valuable asset, on...

Beschädigungen an Rohrleitungen und Katastropheneinsätze bei Bauaktivitäten beweisen immer wieder, dass die Bauwirtschaft eine bessere Unterstützung der Leitungsauskunft benötigt. Seit nun 2 1/2 Jahren in Betrieb will BIL einen Paradigmenwechsel in der Bauanfrage initiieren, indem die Initiative mittels Zuständigkeitsprüfung und einem vollständigem...

The foundation of BIL eG by 17 German pipeline companies from the chemical, high-pressure gas and mineral oil sectors on 15 June 2015 cleared the path for developing the national information system for pipeline enquiries, BIL. With the implementation of an internet portal and a database backend, at the start of 2016 BIL will provide the first cost-...