As regulations are constantly being improved to enhance the safety of industrial sites, the regulatory news for 2022 is still particularly rich, in a context where the implementation of the Post-Rouen advances is still in progress. This bulletin presents a summary of the regulatory news for the industrial sector in 2022. A summary of the main news...
Industrial risk management in France is well taken into account. It has progressed with the European Seveso Directive of 1976 and its subsequent versions, up to the Risk Law of 2003. However, zero risk does not exist. "The industrial risk is defined as an accidental event occurring on an industrial site that puts at risk the...
The post-accident context in Rouen has led to changes in the regulations in order to draw lessons from this event and improve the safety of high-risk industrial sites and maintain a high level of prevention. These texts significantly reinforce the obligations concerning the POI (internal operation plan) of the SEVESO sites as well as the prescriptions relative to the...
In terms of fire safety, flammable liquids present specific risks that must be taken into account when controlling industrial risks. In this respect, the wine industry and the eaux-de-vie sector in France require specialized training in the use of intervention resources for teams and public services. ....
Lithium ion battery technology, which first appeared in the 1970s, has been continuously improved to extend their life. Energy storage systems (ESS) are found in particular in wind farms and solar farms, industrial sites with renewable energy production, or in the vicinity of an RTE (Réseau de Transport d'Electricité) power station ....
According to the legislation, ICPEs must limit their impact on the health of the population and the environment. The application of the various regulations is the responsibility of the Classified Installations Inspectorate, under the authority of the prefects. Depending on the nature of their activity, the nomenclature gives ICPEs a classification system that takes into account the importance of the risks likely to be encountered...
Feedback from industrial accidents has led to the implementation of risk management systems in companies. These analyses have shown that the occurrence of accidents was linked to organizational malfunctions. The regulations have thus imposed the creation of a SMS (safety management system)...
The provisions relating to fire ensure the protection of the public, the teams and the installations. The main principles of prevention concern the limitation of the propagation of the fire in the building and its exterior, the rapid evacuation and the measures to facilitate the intervention of the emergency services. Here is a brief overview of the fire and safety regulations...
The Rouen plant fire in the fall of 2019 left a lasting impression on people because of its magnitude and potential environmental impacts. Industrial safety experts redoubled their efforts to analyze this accident. This work has led to the implementation of several regulatory changes. We have been heavily involved in numerous working groups on the subject...
Chemical industry professionals did not wait for the first European directive in the 1970s to set up a risk assessment. Subsequently, the various accidents that occurred, first at Seveso in 1976, at AZF in Toulouse in 2001, and then in Rouen in 2019, have made this regulation evolve. Here is a vision...