Through the analysis of several singular events, the following fact sheet illustrates the dangers associated with some industrial activities, as for example transportation of flammable materials by pipelines. Moreover, some dangerous phenomena can be caused by domino effects on the[...]
Explosions following a molten metal / water contact are well-known accidents in the metallurgical industry, which sometimes result in significant human and material consequences. The ARIA database contains some fifty such events implying ferrous and non-ferrous metals melt. The fact[...]
The Water Framework Directive of December 2000 which commits the countries of the European Union with a goal of regaining the quality of the water and the aquatic environments by 2015, supposes a better protection of these environments against any[...]
The accidents recorded in the ARIA database involve three main profiles of dangerous phenomena: fires, relief of hazardous materials and explosions. Fire and the relief of hazardous materials are the most frequent accidents. However, the explosions, which are less numerous,[...]
Many industrial accidents involve work conducted within confined areas, where the primary risk has been generated by the latent or accidental presence of an either flammable, toxic or simply oxygen-deficient atmosphere. The objective of this analysis is to build awareness[...]
The accidents presented in this flash involve chemical reactions between incompatible products inadvertently placed into contact with one another. Encountered in all types of activities, such accidents are frequent and occur not only during the delivery of chemical products (wrong[...]
