The activities connecting to production, storage, transport, use and disposal of chemicals may involve risks, and can lead to major accidents. Bhopal (1984) was the scene of the accident with the most human casualties; the Basel warehouse fire (1986) caused large-scale pollution of the Rhine; and the Baia Mare spill (2000) severely threatened the Danube River. Recently the populations and the towns of Enschede (2000) and Toulouse (2001) were seriously affected by chemical explosions. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (http://www.oecd.org/home/) - an intergovernmental organisation, located in Paris, in which representatives of 30 industrialised countries (from Europe, North America, and the Pacific) and the European Commission meet to co-ordinate and harmonise policies, discuss issues of mutual interest, and work together to respond to international concerns- issued a specific "Working Group on Chemical Accidents" (WGCA) with the aim of help public authorities, industries, labour and any individual, group or organisation that is interested to prevent chemical accident and, in case of occurrence, to response appropriately. The objectives of the Chemical Accidents Programme include development of guidance materials related to chemical accident prevention, preparedness and response, exchange of information and experience, and analysis of specific issues of mutual concern in OECD member countries. In this context, many workshops and special sessions have been held since 1989. As part of its work on chemical accidents, the OECD has issued several Council Decisions and Recommendations (the former legally binding on member countries), as well as numerous Guidance Documents and technical report of the various workshops:. Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response, Guidance on Safety Performance Indicators, Guidance Concerning Chemical Safety in Port Areas (a joint effort with the IMO); Guidance Concerning Health Aspects of Chemical Accidents. The scope of this article is to describe in detail the documents "Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response" [1] and "Guidance on Safety Performance Indicators"[2]
Projects of the OECD's Working Group on Chemical Accidents (WGCA) Valutazione e Gestione del Rischio negli Insediamenti Civili ed Industriali
Ceci P;Floridi E;Trotta NV
2006
Abstract
The activities connecting to production, storage, transport, use and disposal of chemicals may involve risks, and can lead to major accidents. Bhopal (1984) was the scene of the accident with the most human casualties; the Basel warehouse fire (1986) caused large-scale pollution of the Rhine; and the Baia Mare spill (2000) severely threatened the Danube River. Recently the populations and the towns of Enschede (2000) and Toulouse (2001) were seriously affected by chemical explosions. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (http://www.oecd.org/home/) - an intergovernmental organisation, located in Paris, in which representatives of 30 industrialised countries (from Europe, North America, and the Pacific) and the European Commission meet to co-ordinate and harmonise policies, discuss issues of mutual interest, and work together to respond to international concerns- issued a specific "Working Group on Chemical Accidents" (WGCA) with the aim of help public authorities, industries, labour and any individual, group or organisation that is interested to prevent chemical accident and, in case of occurrence, to response appropriately. The objectives of the Chemical Accidents Programme include development of guidance materials related to chemical accident prevention, preparedness and response, exchange of information and experience, and analysis of specific issues of mutual concern in OECD member countries. In this context, many workshops and special sessions have been held since 1989. As part of its work on chemical accidents, the OECD has issued several Council Decisions and Recommendations (the former legally binding on member countries), as well as numerous Guidance Documents and technical report of the various workshops:. Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response, Guidance on Safety Performance Indicators, Guidance Concerning Chemical Safety in Port Areas (a joint effort with the IMO); Guidance Concerning Health Aspects of Chemical Accidents. The scope of this article is to describe in detail the documents "Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response" [1] and "Guidance on Safety Performance Indicators"[2]I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
