ECHO-JRC Project: Seveso Capacity Building in EU Neighbourhood Countries

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1 ECHO-JRC Project: Seveso Capacity Building in EU Neighbourhood Countries Maureen Heraty Wood Sector Head Major Accident Hazards Bureau Joint Research Centre the European Commission's in-house science service

2 2 Why should the EU support Seveso capacity building for chemical accident risk reduction in third countries? What role does the JRC play in capacity building?

3 ecent chemical disasters n the EU & globally 3 Photo: Twitter/@betoeliasm Photo: bdchronicle.com Gorni Lom, Bulgaria October 2014, 15 deaths, demining factory explosion Photo: the chronicleherald.ca Sonora, Mexico and Mount Polley, Canada August 2014, Massive spill of toxic mining waste Photo: modugnononline.it Modugno, Italy July 2015, Fireworks factory explosion kills 9 Photo: dailymail.co.uk Tianjin, China August 2015, 165 deaths, 798 injuries, chemical warehouse explosion Photo: sputniknews.com Kalynivka, Ukraine September 2017, Explosion of ammunitions depot, over 20,000 evacuated Photo: macleans.ca Lac Megantic, Canada July, 2013, 47 deaths,crude oil fire/explosion, train derailment

4 Chemical accidents Number of chemical accident disasters around the world * 18 Developed countries Developing countries Number of local chemical accident shocks around the world * Developed countries 37 Developing countries *Preliminary results JRC study to be published chemical disasters/54 local shocks Includes fixed facilities and pipelines Excludes Natech and offshore Local shocks are representative only (Impossible to know actual number) 2016 data are preliminary Sources Media Insurance companies EU emars database Investigation reports Dedicated websites Aligned with the European Gravity Scale Disasters Levels 5-6 Local Impacts Levels 3-4 in consideration of other subjective factors (e.g., government/media attention) Echelle européenne des accidents industriels gravité 4

5 5 Chemical accident disasters * Developed countries Developing Fatalities Accidents Developed and developing countries have the same number of disasters Developing countries are causing far more fatalities. Chemical accidents with multiple fatalities are less frequent in developed countries, but still occur *Numbers as of October 2016

6 THE SEVESO DIRECTIVE 6 The current Seveso III Directive (2012/18/EU) continues to serve as a model of progressive legislation in industrial accident prevention. Performance-based, i.e., defines performance not specific safety measures all necessary measures to protect man and the environment Covers sites based on type/quantity of substances present Proportional risk-based approach control measures match the level of risk The Seveso Directive, first authorize in 1982, is now implemented in34 countries, representing 25% of global GDP

7 7 ECHO-JRC Project: Seveso Capacity Building in EU Neighbourhood Countries ? ( Seveso ENPI Project ) An initiative under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism Fosters greater alignment of EU Neighbourhood Country programmes with the Seveso Directive

8 ECHO-JRC Project - Seveso Capacity Building in EU Neighbourhood Countries 8 Seveso ENPI Project Opportunities Annual workshops for EU Neighbourhood country experts Next workshop March 2018 on ADAM consequence assessment tool in Ispra, Italy Bilateral training on JRC risk assessment and other tools (on request) 2016 Moldova, Georgia, Israel 2018 Israel, Ukraine Establishing relationships with the EU Seveso network of competent authorities Bilateral training workshops Romania and Moldova ( ) Chemical accident risks seminar for EU-affiliated countries Israel and ammonia tank risk management Neighbourhood countries Algeria Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Egypt Georgia Israel Jordan JRC availability for ad hoc consultation on specific questions *On hold Lebanon Libya* Moldova Morocco Palestine Syria* Tunisia Ukraine

9 Seveso ENPI project Opportunities (Selection based on 2015 survey of ENPI countries) Risk assessment tools Dialogue/interaction with EU Seveso network 9 Targeted advice to governments 1 Co-ordination between authorities National inventory of hazardous sites Working with industry Inspections Accident reporting Etc. Training Workshops For all countries* and bilateral *Next workshop March, Ispra, Italy

10 Examples of JRC risk assessment tools for chemical accidents 10

11 ADAM in short ACCIDENT CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS

12 Rapid-N Where are Natech hotspots and how high is the risk? RAPID-N: rapid Natech risk assessment and mapping Integrated methodology (natural hazard + accident) Rapid assessment Publicly available User friendly

13 Handbook of accident scenarios LPG Aboveground Pressurised Storage Tank

14 Technical documents for Inspections and Risk Management Good Practice Lessons Learned Bulletin Above: Lessons learned from Natech accidents (in Arabic) Good Practice Report Above: Emergency Response Planning for Chemical Accidents (in Romanian)

15 Any questions? Thank you for your kind attention! 3/9/