
Ageing and management of spare parts: a major challenge
Flash
- 26/06/2017
The accident can quickly occur when the repair of an ageing equipment is not conducted in a timely manner! Often[...]

Accidentology associated with the ageing of industrial installations
Flash
- 26/06/2017
Ageing of industrial installations is a normal and well-known phenomenon. However, it deserves to be properly managed! Conception or construction[...]

Proceedings of the 12th seminar “Lessons Learnt from Industrial Accidents”
Study
- 13/06/2017
Since its creation in 1999, the seminar on “Lessons Learnt from Industrial Accidents” is organized every two years by the[...]

Temporality of accidents : When do they occur?
Flash
- 19/04/2017
Based on the analysis of 25 000 French industrial events that occurred between 1 January 1992 and 31 December 2015,[...]

Lessons learned from major events towards improving hydraulic safety
Study
- 19/04/2017
Since 2010, information collected on dam-related events has been recorded in the ARIA base. By the end of 2015, a[...]

Power outages during periods of cold weather
Flash
- 11/04/2017
Periods of cold weather are characterised by low temperatures, sometimes combined with snowfall and/or wind. Synonymous with high electricity consumption,[...]

The end of the switched telephone network
Flash
- 11/04/2017
In an emergency situation and primarily in the event of a power outage, only switched telephone networks (PSTN) are operational.[...]

Overview of accident statistics on waste management facilities
Study
- 12/10/2016
Waste management activities are not only a potential source of chronic risks (atmospheric pollution, olfactory or noise nuisances, etc.), they[...]
Explosion of a Vacuum Arc Remelting furnace
Accident report
- 13/07/2016
In a metallurgical plant, 2 explosions occurred at 9:30 p.m. followed by a fire in a melting furnace containing 5 t of[...]

Cooling towers: Legionnaire’s Disease still running rampant!
Flash
- 18/05/2016
The group outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease in the Lisbon suburbs in 2014 has provided a sad reminder: the propagation of[...]