Modeling the major accident prevention legislation change process within Europe

Vierendeels, Godelieve; Reniers, Genserik; Ale, B.J.M.

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2010.11.011

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“…Although OHS policy formation is usually driven by standard processes involving research, and expert knowledge, other non-systematic processes are also at play in legislative formation and change. Vierendeels et al (29) conducted an examination of major accident prevention legislation change process within the European Union between 1982 and 2003 and identified two major driving forces for legislative change. In addition to the "standard procedure" as described above, there was "shock-effect-induced procedure" where legislative change was irregular and followed major accidents.…”

Section: Maceachen Et Almentioning

confidence: 99%

Systematic review of qualitative literature on occupational health and safety legislation and regulatory enforcement planning and implementation

MacEachen

Kosny

Ståhl

et al. 2015

Scand J Work Environ Health

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This is the first systematic review of qualitative literature addressing political, economic and social processes and relationships that shape occupational health and safety (OHS) regulation. The meta-ethnography identifies calls for attention to challenges and opportunities for OHS regulation relating to non-standard work situations, grey zones of enforcement, politics of policy formation, and variation among employers and workers.

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Section: Maceachen Et Almentioning

confidence: 99%

Systematic review of qualitative literature on occupational health and safety legislation and regulatory enforcement planning and implementation

MacEachen

Kosny

Ståhl

et al. 2015

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…In addition, regulations and process controls are diverse and difficult to apply. The management aspect of the workplace is also an important element in risk assessment, however this study focused on regulation of the total amount of chemicals, which is an aspect that is easy and important to manage in the workplace [8]. The same is true for the US and the EU.…”

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Feasibility Evaluation of Designated Quantities for Chemicals Requiring Preparation for Accidents in the Korean Chemical Accident Prevention System

Ahn

Lee

Cheon

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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To prevent chemical accidents, the United States (US), the European Union (EU), and the Republic of Korea operate legal systems, such as risk management plans (RMP) and process safety management (PSM), to prevent chemical accidents inside and outside the workplace. The duty to implement chemical accident prevention systems and the criteria for being a target workplace are dependent on the designated quantities of chemicals handled. A chemical accident prevention system is obligatory for storage and handling of legally declared chemicals in the workplace. Benzene, toluene, xylene, methyl ethyl ketone, and ethyl acetate are all flammable materials that are commonly used as solvents in the chemical industry. These substances are grouped into flammable substances groups in the US and the EU, and are managed with the same designated quantities. However, in Korea, the designated quantities are: benzene, 10,000 kg; toluene, xylene, and methyl ethyl ketone, 200,000 kg; and ethyl acetate, 20,000 kg. In order to evaluate the validity of the chemical quantities, fire explosion scenarios during chemical accidents were modeled using two modeling programs, Areal Location of Hazardous Atmosphere (ALOHA) and Korea Off-Site Risk Assessment Supporting Tool (KORA) software, under the same conditions. Similar damage radii were found for the five flammable materials with both pool fires and vapor cloud explosions (VCE). Based on these damage radii, the designated quantities of five substances were calculated and included in the range (10,000 to 13,500 kg). The results show that current designated quantities underestimate chemical substances, and for the prevention of accidents and post-management after chemical accidents, it is necessary to manage flammable substances under one grouping.

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“…In the past, the particular concern and attention of public and state authorities, and above all the management bodies, were drawn by industrial accidents in Flixborough (the United Kingdom, 1982), Seveso (Italy, 1976), Bohpal (India, 1984), San Juanico Ixhuatepec (Mexico, 1985), Basel (Switzerland, 1986), Baia Mare (Romania, 2000), Enschende (the Netherlands, 2000) and Toulouse (France, 2001) (Tőrők et al 2019). As a lesson learned from these accidents, special legislation acts on the international, European and national levels have been initiated and are under the process of continuous changes in order to prevent accidents and limit their consequences for man and Responsible Editor: Philippe Garrigues the environment (Vierendeels et al 2011). Since 1992 the United Nations (UN) Convention on the transboundary effects of industrial accidents, known as the Helsinki Convention (UN 1992), has been the most important document at the international level in this matter.…”

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Analysis of spatial planning documents and strategic environmental assessment reports with regard to hazards of major industrial accidents: a case study involving six Polish cities

Markiewicz

2020

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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In the event of an accident in an industrial plant, the damage caused by it can be enormous. There may be environmental contamination in a large area. Injured persons may be both employees of the plant staying on its premises and local residents. The control of major accidents is realised by implementing the procedures regarding: safety analysis, emergency and operational planning, effective land-use planning (LUP), strategic environmental assessment (SEA), environmental impact assessment (EIA) and public consultation. The paper presents findings of a case study aiming to analyse selected spatial planning documents prepared at the municipality and SEA reports accompanying them, with regard to hazards of major industrial accidents in six Polish cities. In addition, changes of relevant Polish legislation taking place from 1995 till now are explained referring to European Union (EU) law. This article is the very first to present the situation concerning LUP around hazardous plants in Poland based on such extensive data. The assessment shows that the way of recording the major accident hazards is varied, but legal norms, binding at the time when the documents were drawn up, were met in each of the analysed documents. Changes of relevant Poland legislation were not the only reason for differences in the ways of recording the hazards of major industrial accidents in these documents. The case study has revealed that relevant Polish regulations can be still improved. The results of the study have useful implications for the control of major accidents, spatial policy-making and environmental management.

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Modeling the major accident prevention legislation change process within Europe

Cited by 29 publications

References 19 publications

Systematic review of qualitative literature on occupational health and safety legislation and regulatory enforcement planning and implementation

Systematic review of qualitative literature on occupational health and safety legislation and regulatory enforcement planning and implementation

Feasibility Evaluation of Designated Quantities for Chemicals Requiring Preparation for Accidents in the Korean Chemical Accident Prevention System

Analysis of spatial planning documents and strategic environmental assessment reports with regard to hazards of major industrial accidents: a case study involving six Polish cities

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