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HomeLand use planning guidelines in the context of article 12 of the Seveso II directive 96/82/EC as amended by directive 105/2003/EC
Also defining a technical database with risk data and risk scenarios, to be used for assessing the compatibility between Seveso establishments and residential and other sensitive areas listed in article 12
Land use planning guidelines in the context of article 12 of the Seveso II directive 96/82/EC as amended by directive 105/2003/EC
Also defining a technical database with risk data and risk scenarios, to be used for assessing the compatibility between Seveso establishments and residential and other sensitive areas listed in article 12
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This document represents existing best practice drawn from the cumulative knowledge of experts in this field. Its use is not mandatory, but it can be used by Member States to achieve compliance with the legislation. This is a developing area of knowledge so there is a need to remain alert to progress. The document is intended to give guidance for risk assessment in Land Use Planning (LUP) in general as far as the major accident potential of industrial establishments is concerned. The main aim in this respect was to combine the understanding of the land use planners and the risk assessment experts in a coherent view. In this respect it may offer especially land use planners not familiar with industrial risk assessment considerations a quick and comprehensive information resource. It will also assist with the use of the risk/hazard assessment database which the Major Accident Hazards Bureau (MAHB) was assigned to develop and which shall provide proposals for key factors in this respect. By defining best practice of risk assessment in Land Use Planning the underlying principles of the risk/hazard assessment database are described. The overall aid provided to the Member States for dealing with Article 12 of the Seveso II Directive (Land-Use Planning), as amended by Directive 105/2003/EC, consists of three parts: (i) The present Guidance document, defining principles for dealing with the requirements of Art.12 in operational terms; (ii) the “Roadmaps” document, which provides supplementary information material describing in detail “good LUP practices” available within selected Member States; and (iii) the technical database of common scenarios, failure frequencies and data to be used in the underlying hazard/risk assessments supporting LUP decisions. The applicability and continuous update of the Guidelines and the update of the database will be continuously monitored and steered by an electronic Community-of-Interest, constituted by experts from the Member States and MAHB. It is believed that the above-mentioned set of guidance instruments will constitute a complete and sufficient aid for the Seveso Competent and planning authorities of the Member States in dealing with the requirements of Article 12. The present Guidance document is divided in three parts: Part A discusses general aspects of LUP and Article 12 and describes the obligations of Article 12 through a number of main and supporting principles, which represents best LUP practice. Part B presents technical and methodological aspects of the evaluation of major accident hazards and the structure of the technical database. Finally, Part C focuses on Environmental aspects, summarizing the corresponding EU legislation and making reference to tools and methodologies aiming at addressing the environmental risk of major accidents.
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- Corporate author(s): Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (Joint Research Centre)
- Personal author(s): Christou, M. D ; Struckl, M ; Biermann, T
- Themes: Environment policy and protection of the environment , Environmental research
- Subject: dangerous substance , database , environmental protection , environmental risk prevention , industrial hazard , public health , regional planning , town and country planning
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| ISSN 1018-5593 | ISBN | DOI | Catalogue number LB-NA-22634-EN-N |
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