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  • 16-February-2022

    English

    Risks from Natural Hazards at Hazardous Installations (Natech)

    Natural Hazards Triggering Technological Accidents (Natech) are accidents triggered by the impact of a natural hazard, such as earthquake, flood, or storm, on a hazardous installation, and which involves the release of hazardous substances, fires or explosions. This brochure aims to raise awareness of Natech risks and the challenges associated with their management.

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  • 28-January-2019

    English

    Saving Costs in Chemicals Management - How the OECD Ensures Benefits to Society

    The chemical industry is one of the largest industrial sectors in the world and is expected to grow fourfold by 2060. Indeed modern life without chemicals would be inconceivable. Given the potential environmental and human health risks from exposure to chemicals, governments and industry have a major responsibility to ensure that chemicals are produced and used safely. The OECD assists countries in developing and implementing policies and instruments that protect human health and the environment, and in making their systems for managing chemicals as efficient as possible. To eliminate duplication of work and avoid non-tariff barriers to trade, emphasis has been on developing shared frameworks for gathering and assessing information on potential chemical risks. The time-tested OECD Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) system provides a major basis for generating savings to governments and industry. This report provides an overview of the benefits and estimates the total savings from OECD work to be more than EUR 309 million per year.
  • 15-January-2015

    English

    Addendum Number 2 to the OECD Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response (2nd ed.) to Address Natural Hazards Triggering Technological Accidents (Natechs)

    An addendum to the OECD Guiding Principles on Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response to address Natural Hazards Triggering Technological Accidents (Natech) Risk Management has just been published. The addendum consists of a number of amendments to the Guiding Principles and the addition of a new Chapter to provide more detailed guidance on Natech prevention, preparedness and response.

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  • 15-November-2013

    English, PDF, 5,572kb

    25 years of chemical accident prevention at OECD

    This brochure marks 25 years of OECD's Chemical Accidents Programme. It explains the history of the programme and many of its achievements since it was established in 1988.

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  • 10-June-2013

    Chinese, PDF, 369kb

    Chinese Corporate Governance for Process Safety (Guidance for Senior Leaders in High Hazard Industries)

    These guidelines aim to strike a balance between risk and benefit by drawing the attention of those at the top of industry to the need for high standards of corporate governance in relation to the management of high hazard industries. Chinese version.

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  • 10-June-2013

    Norwegian, PDF, 2,575kb

    Norwegian Corporate Governance for Process Safety (Guidance for Senior Leaders in High Hazard Industries)

    These guidelines aim to strike a balance between risk and benefit by drawing the attention of those at the top of industry to the need for high standards of corporate governance in relation to the management of high hazard industries. Norwegian version.

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  • 14-February-2013

    English

    Report of OECD Workshop on Natech Risk Management (Natural-hazard triggered technological accidents)

    This is the report of the workshop on Natural-hazard triggered technological accidents (Natech) that took place 23-25 May 2012. It investigated the specific elements of the prevention of, preparedness for, and response to chemical accidents caused by natural hazard or natural disaster.

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  • 15-January-2004

    English

    Council Recommendation concerning Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response [C(2003)221]

    Recommends that Member countries establish or strengthen national programmes for the prevention of, preparedness for, and response to accidents involving hazardous substances.

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  • 19-August-2002

    English

    Report of the OECD Workshop on Audits and Inspections related to Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response, Madrid, Spain, 6-9 March 2001

    This report presents the main output of the OECD Workshop on Audits and Inspections related to Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response, which took place in Madrid, Spain, on 6-9 March 2001.

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  • 14-August-2002

    English

    Report of the Special Session on Environmental Consequences of Chemical Accidents, Paris, France, 28 November 2000

    This report presents the main output of the OECD Special Session on Environmental Consequences of Chemical Accidents, which took place in Paris, on 28 November 2000.

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