Major Accidents to the Environment (eBook)

A Practical Guide to the Seveso II-Directive and COMAH Regulations

Ivan Vince (Autor)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
320 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-055636-9 (ISBN)

Infos

• If our plant catches fire, when should it be allowed to burn down to prevent pollution?


• When does enforcement turn into prosecution, following an environmental accident?


• Will our environmental insurance cover the costs of remediation?

This book provides a thorough and practical guide to the environmental aspects of compliance with the Seveso II Directive and COMAH regulations and surrounding issues.

It guides readers through the technical, legal and insurance related complexities unique to the environmental aspects of Seveso II/COMAH. Individual chapters and sections written by relevant experts explain the implications of the Directive/Regulations and other laws that relate to major accident hazards. Valuable case studies underpin and illuminate the arguments presented.

The comprehensive appendices contain a wealth of further case studies as well as focused supporting information on environmental design, assessment and management of major hazard installations, for safety, prevention and environmental professionals, risk assessors, insurers, managers and their legal advisors.

Dr Ivan Vince is Director of ASK Consultants and co-founder of one of the first industrial risk consultancies in Eastern Europe. He has investigated several environmental accidents.

Related titles:

Introduction to Emergency Management, 2e Haddow and Bullock 978-0-7506-7961-9
Introduction to International Disaster Management, Coppola 978-0-7506-7982-4
Learning from Accidents, 3e, Kletz 978-0-7506-4883-7

* This is only guide to working with and implementing the Seveso II-Directive and COMAH (Control of Major Accident Hazards) regulations
* Written by leading risk management, scientific, legal, and engineering experts, this book provides all of the key elements an organisation must manage in order to comply
* Accompanied by a comprehensive data handbook that enables managers and health & safety professionals to assess and apply the approaches required in the Directives

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- If our plant catches fire, when should it be allowed to burn down to prevent pollution?- When does enforcement turn into prosecution, following an environmental accident?- Will our environmental insurance cover the costs of remediation? This book provides a thorough and practical guide to the environmental aspects of compliance with the Seveso II Directive and COMAH regulations and surrounding issues. It guides readers through the technical, legal and insurance related complexities unique to the environmental aspects of Seveso II/COMAH. Individual chapters and sections written by relevant experts explain the implications of the Directive/Regulations and other laws that relate to major accident hazards. Valuable case studies underpin and illuminate the arguments presented. The comprehensive appendices contain a wealth of further case studies as well as focused supporting information on environmental design, assessment and management of major hazard installations, for safety, prevention and environmental professionals, risk assessors, insurers, managers and their legal advisors. Dr Ivan Vince is Director of ASK Consultants and co-founder of one of the first industrial risk consultancies in Eastern Europe. He has investigated several environmental accidents. Related titles: Introduction to Emergency Management, 2e Haddow and Bullock 978-0-7506-7961-9 Introduction to International Disaster Management, Coppola 978-0-7506-7982-4 Learning from Accidents, 3e, Kletz 978-0-7506-4883-7* This is the only guide to working with and implementing the Seveso II-Directive and COMAH regulations* Written by leading risk management, scientific, legal, and engineering experts, this book provides all of the key elements an organization must manage in order to comply* Accompanied by a comprehensive data handbook that enables managers and health & safety professionals to assess and apply the approaches required in the Directives

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Major Accidents to the Environment 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Foreword 8
Preface 10
Author Biographies 12
Part 1 Major Accidents to the Environment 14
Chapter 1 Technical Aspects 16
Introduction 16
Risk assessment 17
Prevention and mitigation 26
Fire or flood? 36
Emergency planning 44
Chapter 2 Legal Aspects 56
Introduction 56
Key duties and obligations under the COMAH regime 58
Overview of the types of liabilities that may arise 60
Information disclosure obligations 72
Criminal liability 74
Civil liability – third party claims 78
Some further practical considerations relating to third party claims and enforcement action 80
Transboundary pollution arising from major accidents 81
Conclusion 84
Chapter 3 Insurance Aspects 98
Introduction 98
Types of insurance policies 98
Construction of insurance policies 99
Employers' liability policies 100
Public liability policies 100
Property policies 109
Directors' and officers' policies 110
Professional indemnity policies 111
Environmental insurance policies 111
Financial security for damage caused by major accidents to the environment 114
Case studies 117
Part 2 Appendices 122
APPENDIX 1 The COMAH Regulations 1999, amended 2005 (extracts) 124
APPENDIX 2 Substances dangerous for the environment (in the context of Seveso II/COMAH) 132
APPENDIX 3 Major hazard incidents with environmental consequences – MHIDAS records, 1987–2007 164
APPENDIX 4 Guidance on the interpretation of MATTE for the purposes of the COMAH Regulations 182
APPENDIX 5 Environmental consequences of chemical accidents – report of OECD Special Session (extracts) 196
APPENDIX 6 Environmental risk assessment in support of COMAH and PPC, paper reproduced from Hazards XVIII 204
APPENDIX 7 Regional inventory of MATTE risk spots, Tisa catchment area (ICPDR report extracts) 222
APPENDIX 8 Lessons learned from some recent MATTEs, paper reproduced from HAZARDS XVI 244
APPENDIX 9 MATTE case studies – European Environment Agency report (extracts) 258
APPENDIX 10 MATTE risks from water reactive materials. Paper reproduced from HAZARDS XVIII 272
APPENDIX 11 Emergency response plan for full-surface tank fires 288
APPENDIX 12 Managing fire, water and major spillages – PPG18 292
APPENDIX 13 Penalties for conviction under HSWA (including COMAH) 304
APPENDIX 14 Penalties for conviction under the Environment Protection Act, 1990, the Environment Act, 1995 and the Water Resources Act, 1991 308
Index 312
A 312
B 312
C 312
D 312
E 312
F 313
G 313
H 313
I 313
L 314
M 314
N 314
P 314
Q 315
R 315
S 315
T 315
V 315
W 315
Z 315

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.4.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• Themenwelt: Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Spezielle Betriebswirtschaftslehre ► Versicherungsbetriebslehre
• ISBN-10: 0-08-055636-1 / 0080556361
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-055636-9 / 9780080556369