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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

European Commission: Consultation of interested parties on a Draft proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (Seveso II Directive)

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

SEVESO II Substances

Euclid

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

University of Akron, Department of Chemistry: Hazardous Chemical Database

Vermont SIRI MSDS Collection


Other tools and databases

ASTRA (Advanced Software Tool for Reliability Analysis) FTA

Chemical Accident Risk Assessment Thesaurus (CARATTM)

TNO: Effects

CAMEO

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

MJV

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Safe Storage and Handling of Swimming Pool Chemicals

Other Publications


Safety related organisations

Major Accident Hazards Bureau

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)

IChemE

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