WIT Press

Risk Mapping For Complex Industrial Areas — Tools And Possible Developments

Price

Free (open access)

Volume

46

Pages

10

Published

2001

Size

1,405 kb

Paper DOI

10.2495/ECO010451

Copyright

WIT Press

Author(s)

G. Uguccioni, G. Spadoni & D. Egidi

Abstract

Risk mapping for complex industrial areas — tools and possible developments i o i Giovanni Uguccioni, Gigliola Spadoni & Demetrio Egidi *Snamprogetti SpA, HSE Dept., San Donate Milanese (MI), Italy ^University of Bologna, Chemical, Mining Engineering and Environmental Technologies Department, Bologna, Italy * Civil Protection Service, Emilia Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy Abstract This paper illustrates a methodology and the associated tool for the assessment of risk of industrial areas developed in Italy. The system is based on integration of the risk calculation modules with a G1S (Geographical Information System) in Windows environment. The tool has been recently applied in the analysis of an industrial area characterised by 11 plants, rail and road networks, pipelines and a harbour system. Globally, approx. 400 initiating accidents have been analysed, giving about 2000 scenarios. The results of the analysis are i

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