Risk Assessment and Management in the Context of the Seveso I... - 9780444828811

Risk Assessment and Management in the Context of the Seveso II DirectiveAuthor(s): Michalis D Christou, Georgios A Papadakis, Christian Kirchsteiger\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Elsevier Science Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780444828811, 978-0444828811\nSynopsis\nThe 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 [url] \""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 mitiga.