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Questions to Help with Assessment of Hazards and Risks

The following questions might be helpful in undertaking an assessment of hazardous installations in a country:

  • Which installations pose the greatest risk of causing a chemical accident or of having significant adverse consequences should an accident occur?  In addition to manufacturing facilities, these might include: warehouses; packaging operations; mining-related activities; waste or water-treatment facilities; ports; or transport interfaces.
  • Are there hazardous installations that are widespread in the country?  These could include facilities storing pesticides or other agricultural chemicals, refrigeration facilities, or small businesses that use toxic, flammable or environmentally hazardous chemicals.  
  • What hazardous chemicals are produced, imported or used in the country? 
  • Where are hazardous installations located (are they in urban or rural areas; are these close to places where the public congregates or near waterways or other sensitive environments)?
  • Are there installations that may be involved in domino effects (i.e., an accident at one facility has the potential to initiate an accident at another facility)?
  • What industrial development can be expected to occur in the near future that might involve hazardous substances?
  • What has been the chemical accident history in the country (or neighbouring countries) that might predict future problems?
  • Where is there a potential for natural disasters that might cause, or contribute to, chemical accidents (such as earthquakes, fires, floods, high winds, extreme temperatures)?
  • What types of adverse impacts might be expected should an accident occur (both immediate and over the longer term; direct and indirect)?
  • What response plans and resources are available in the event of an accident?

 


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