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Legislation and Guidance Documents
European Commission: Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response: SEVESO II Directive
"SEVESO II"
Inspection Check List (English & Greek)
Major Accident Hazards Bureau (MAHB): Guidance Documents
Belgian Ministry of Employement and Labour: Metatechnical Evaluation System
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): Addressing Year 2000 Issues in Small and Medium-Sized Facilities that handle chemicals
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): Brochure on Major Chemical Hazards and their control in SMEs
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): Major Chemical Hazards and their control in SMEs: Networking for Safety
International Labour Organization (ILO): IOHA Report to ILO on an International OHSMS
C174 Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents Convention, 1993
Major Accident Hazards Bureau (MAHB): Guidelines on a Major Accident Prevention Policy and Safety Management System, as Required by Council Directive 96/82/EC (Seveso II)
Institute for Systems, Informatics and Safety: Guidance on Inspections as required by Article 18 of the Council Directive 96/82/EC (SEVESO II)
Tools - Databases
Accident Databases
Major Accident Hazards Bureau (MAHB): Major Accident Reporting System
The Major Hazard Incident Data Service (MHIDAS)
TNO - A database with accident entries with hazardous materials: PC Facts
Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local LevelList of selected accidents: List of Selected Accidents Involving Hazardous Substances
CCPS Process Safety Incident Database - AIChE
EPA: Accident Release Information Program (ARIP)
Chemical Incidents Report Center
US Department of Energy's Occurrence Reporting and Processing System (ORPS): Chemical Occurences
OPCW: Chemical Accidents
EPA - Accident Investigation: Press Releases
Emergency Response Notification System (ERNS): FACT Sheets
CEPPO: Chemical Accidents Histories
National Response Center (NRC): Incident Summaries
IChemE: The Accident Database
Substances and MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
University of Akron, Department of Chemistry: Hazardous Chemical Database
Other
tools and databases
ASTRA (Advanced Software Tool for Reliability Analysis) FTA
Chemical Accident Risk Assessment Thesaurus (CARATTM)
TNO: Effects
Professional Risk and Reliability Analysis software
ProSmart: Performance Measurement of Process Safety Management Systems
Publications
European Process Safety Centre (EPSC): Books, reports and conferences
European Process Safety Centre (EPSC): SMS book
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Safe Storage and Handling of Swimming Pool Chemicals
Safety related organisations
European Process Safety Centre
The United States Environmental Protection Agency - Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO)
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)
European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) - Health, Safety & Environment section
International Labour Organization (ILO)
United States Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigation Board
Other useful links
Global Information Network on Chemicals (GINC)
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services - Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry
Division of Health Studies - Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch - Hazardous
Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) Annual Report 1996
OSHA: Process Safety Management
Performance Measures for use in evaluating the adequacy of a chemical management program