Though industrial disasters are not forgotten, can the same be said for their root causes and resulting regulatory changes? BARPI has taken a look back at some of these accidents and compared them to recent events with less serious consequences.[...]
The observation of a recurrence of certain events is too often realized. The case of fire-explosions of tanks equipped with heating devices illustrating this problem shows that it is important when faced with a given type of event to know…
When the ageing of facilities is discussed, we often think of the PMII (i.e., French facility modernisation plan for classified facilities for environmental protection). The purpose of implementing this plan is to manage the integrity of production facilities in order[...]
Given they are omnipresent in our connected societies and boosted by the boom in new mobilities and power storage, demand for lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells and batteries is constantly increasing. In this study, BARPI has analysed all events involving Li-ion batteries[...]
In the event of a fire, the very first measures implemented by the operator are essential and can reduce the loss, allowing to control the disaster more quickly. This flash aims to draw the main lessons learned from the feedback…
Content of newsletter Nr 16 (Second semester 2021) : * Synthesis - Accident trends in the waste sector * Flash ARIA - Heavy rains and floodings * Accident report - When one alarmes hides another * Accident report - When[...]
The waste sector is the predominant industry in the accidentology related to classified facilities. This sector shows an increase of the number of events. This synthesis offers a comprehensive and macroscopic approach of the accidentology of the waste sector over…
At approximately 10:00 am on a Saturday, a fire broke out in a goods shipping building (floor area: 6,000m²) at a specialist freight business. A large plume of smoke raised and explosions were heard. A security perimeter was set up[...]
At approximately 9:55 pm, a fire broke out on the external walls of a hazardous waste incinerator rotary furnace. The furnace's automatic shutoff function with smoke extraction was triggered. Upon seeing the flames, the team on shift triggered the internal[...]
Summer is on its way with its seasonal heat waves. These increase the risk of fires in classified facilities, and particularly Non-Hazardous Waste Storage Facilities. This flash highlights the lessons to be learned from feedback in this sector of activity,[...]
