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General criteria / Criteria specific to individual accidents
You may narrow your search by using several types of filters:
On the left - general filters, applicable to all types of content available on this website (publications, accident summaries);
On the right - filters specific to individual accidents. You must first select "Accident" among the types of publications, in the general filters. Then you may select specific filters.
To apply your selected criteria and launch the search, click on "Apply the filters". To clear all selections previously entered, click on "Reset the form".
Logic operators
The logic operators used by default are:
"AND" between the various search criteria
Example: date = "between 2 and 5 July 2016" & hazardous phenomenon = "fire" --> outputs the list of fires catalogued between the 2nd and 5th of July 2016.
"OR" within a given criterion
Example: hazardous phenomenon = "fire", "explosion" --> outputs the list of accidents involving fires alone, explosions alone, and both fire and explosion.
Iterative procedure:
It is advised to gradually narrow your search, i.e.:
select an initial criterion
click on "Apply filters" and verify the type of results obtained (number, relevance)
repeat the operation as needed by selecting an alternative criterion and clicking on "Apply filters".
If you've selected too many criteria simultaneously, some of them might be mutually exclusive, leaving you with no results.
General criteria / Criteria specific to individual accidents
You may narrow your search by using several types of filters:
On the left - general filters, applicable to all types of content available on this website (publications, accident summaries);
On the right - filters specific to individual accidents. You must first select "Accident" among the types of publications, in the general filters. Then you may select specific filters.
To apply your selected criteria and launch the search, click on "Apply the filters". To clear all selections previously entered, click on "Reset the form".
Logic operators
The logic operators used by default are:
"AND" between the various search criteria
Example: date = "between 2 and 5 July 2016" & hazardous phenomenon = "fire" --> outputs the list of fires catalogued between the 2nd and 5th of July 2016.
It is possible to make a research on several words. The defaut logical connection between these words is "AND". If you want to combine the words with "OR", tick the box below the textual search field.
"OR" within a given criterion
Example: hazardous phenomenon = "fire", "explosion" --> outputs the list of accidents involving fires alone, explosions alone, and both fire and explosion.
Iterative procedure:
It is advised to gradually narrow your search, i.e.:
select an initial criterion
click on "Apply filters" and verify the type of results obtained (number, relevance)
repeat the operation as needed by selecting an alternative criterion and clicking on "Apply filters".
If you've selected too many criteria simultaneously, some of them might be mutually exclusive, leaving you with no results.
Choose the period for a publication search (excluding accident summaries).
Specific accident criterias
These search criteria may be applied to "accident" and "detailed report" publication types only.
Basic criterias
Enter the accident numbers, separated by a space, a comma or a semi-colon.
Choose the period or a specific date when the accidents occurred.
For further details on the NAF (acronym for French business nomenclature) coding system:
click here
Description of the accident
CLASSIFIED INSTALLATION (IC) : Accidents / Incidents inside a classified installation (or likely to be)
TDGROAD - Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG) by road (inside a company or on the road)
TDGRAIL - Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG) by rail (in or outside of an IC)
TDGRIV - Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG) by boat on a river (in or outside of an IC)
TDGSEA - Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG) by boat on the sea (in or outside of an IC)
GASDISTRIPIPES - Transport of dangerous goods involving the distribution of natural gas by pipe
GASPIPELINES - Transport of dangerous goods involving the transportation of fuel gas by pipeline
PIPELINES - Transport of dangerous goods related to fluid transport by pipeline (excluding fuel gas, steam and hot water)
STREAMPIPELINES - Transport of steam by pipeline
DOMESTICGAS - Domestic use of natural gas or LPG
PE – Accidents involving a Pressure Equipment (within or outside a Classified Installation)
QUARRIES – Workplace accidents in mines and quarries
MINES – Mining and post mining accidents
UNDERSTOR – Underground storages
DAMS – Dams and dikes (involving dams, hydroelectric plants and dikes)
OTHER - Water pollution of unknown origin and other accidents when off above categories
This filter focuses the search on the actual physical matter (e.g. substances, mixes, waste, materials) involved in an accident. However, such information is not systematically available. The search can be performed using the name of the matter or its CAS number.
This filter enables searches using the CLP (hazard classification, labelling and packaging) classification of substances and mixes involved in an accident. However, such information is not systematically available.
This filter focuses the search to types of equipment involved in an accident. However, such information is not systematically available.
Consequences and causes
For a complete background on the European scale classification criteria :
click here
A primary cause refers to a factual condition affecting installation operations and leading to a hazardous phenomenon.
This filter focuses the search on such primary causes, whether proven or suspected, involved in an accident. However, such information is not systematically available.
A deep-rooted cause is a factual condition at the origin of a primary cause, which then gives rise to the hazardous phenomenon. A primary cause may stem from one or more deep-rooted causes either simultaneously correlated or sequenced one after the other.
This filter focuses the search on deep-rooted causes, whether proven or suspected. However, such information is not systematically available.
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The summary of this accident has not yet been translated. In the meantime, please refer to the French summary :
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The summary of this accident has not yet been translated. In the meantime, please refer to the French summary :
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