Risk Assessment and Management in the Context of the Seveso II Directive (eBook)

Michalis D Christou, Georgios A Papadakis (Autoren)

Christian Kirchsteiger (Herausgeber)

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1998 | 1. Auflage
534 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-054061-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The assessment and management of risk to society from the operation of chemical process plants and other industrial activities in which dangerous substances are produced, used, handled or stored will remain a topic of great importance in the next decade. In order to evaluate this specific risk on a qualitative and/or quantitative basis, the concepts of risk analyses are linked together in this book.

The performance based and goal oriented regulatory requirements of the European Council's new Seveso II Directive for the identification of large scale industrial hazards, prevention of sudden and uncontrolled releases of dangerous substances from industrial plants and mitigation of serious consequences of industrial accidents to people and the environment are examined. The fact that risk assessment and management are key elements to such forms of regulation is also demonstrated.

While the Seveso II Directive defines what has to be achieved on the control of major hazards involving dangerous substances within the European Union, the methods of risk assessment and management give guidance on how to achieve it. The text provides a practical guide for decision-makers in regulatory bodies and companies with a non-technical background. Scientists and engineers who are not yet familiar with the concepts of risk assessment and who want a survey of some fundamentals of, and principal results from, risk assessment studies and approaches primarily for applications in the context defined by the Seveso Directives will also find this book invaluable.

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The assessment and management of risk to society from the operation of chemical process plants and other industrial activities in which dangerous substances are produced, used, handled or stored will remain a topic of great importance in the next decade. In order to evaluate this specific risk on a qualitative and/or quantitative basis, the concepts of risk analyses are linked together in this book.The "e;performance based"e; and "e;goal oriented"e; regulatory requirements of the European Council's new "e;Seveso II Directive"e; for the identification of large scale industrial hazards, prevention of sudden and uncontrolled releases of dangerous substances from industrial plants and mitigation of serious consequences of industrial accidents to people and the environment are examined. The fact that risk assessment and management are key elements to such forms of regulation is also demonstrated.While the "e;Seveso II Directive"e; defines "e;what"e; has to be achieved on the control of major hazards involving dangerous substances within the European Union, the methods of risk assessment and management give guidance on "e;how"e; to achieve it. The text provides a practical guide for decision-makers in regulatory bodies and companies with a non-technical background. Scientists and engineers who are not yet familiar with the concepts of risk assessment and who want a survey of some fundamentals of, and principal results from, risk assessment studies and approaches primarily for applications in the context defined by the "e;Seveso Directives"e; will also find this book invaluable.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Risk Assessment and Management in the Context of the Seveso II Directive 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 22
Abstract 8
Foreword 10
Summary and Structure 12
Acknowledgement 14
The Authors 16
Disclaimer 20
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION & LEGAL FRAMEWORK
I.1 Approaches to risk analysis in the European Union 26
I.2 Seveso Directive: Background, contents and requirements 50
CHAPTER II. RISK ASSESSMENT 92
II.1 Lessons learned from past accidents 94
II.2 Introduction to risk concepts 132
II.3 Hazard identification techniques 152
II.4 System analysis techniques 186
II.5 Consequence analysis and modelling 216
II.6 Event frequency and probability analysis 254
CHAPTER III. RISK MANAGEMENT 298
III.1 Risk integration and decision-making 300
IlI.2 A methodology for risk analysis of industrial areas: The ARIPAR case study 336
CHAPTER IV. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SEVESO DIRECTIVE 364
IV.1 Information to the public about major-accident hazards 366
IV.2 Major Accident Reporting System (MARS) 390
IV.3 Safety management systems and safety reports 428
IV.4 Land use planning 460
CHAPTER V. APPENDICES 492
V.1 Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances ("Seveso II Directive") 492
V.2 Consolidated Version of Council Directive 82/501/EC of 24 June 1982 518
V.3 MARS accident reporting forms 538
List of Abbreviations 558

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.2.1998
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Handelsrecht
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• Themenwelt: Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Spezielle Betriebswirtschaftslehre ► Versicherungsbetriebslehre
• ISBN-10: 0-08-054061-9 / 0080540619
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-054061-0 / 9780080540610