e-Seveso

A Web-based Tool for the Control

of Major-Accident Hazards
Efthimiadou Irini
(Intelin S.A. – Euroconsultants Group)

Alborg Miguel
(IDI Eikon)

Vontas Apostolos
(Altec S.A.)

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 CONTENTS
Introduction to e-Seveso tool and services
Seveso II Generic Requirements – Main
Processes and Information Flow
Implementation of e-Seveso services for:
Accident prevention
Responding to an accident
Accident evaluation
Deployment steps and information cycle
Conclusions

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 Introduction to e-Seveso Tool and Services
A web-based tool that deploys services, intended to help
implement statutory requirements on environmental and safety
compliance monitoring and reporting
Emphasises the preventive aspects of industrial safety, in order
to improve risk management in industrial activities and
surrounding areas, due to major potential of industrial hazards
Primary targeted to enterprises, affected directly or indirectly by
SEVESO II directive (96/82/EC)
Also targeted to industrial parks or industrial districts, where
affected enterprises are located (“domino” effect prevails)
Additionally, local authorities and communities of the area in
which a group of affected enterprises reside can be provided on-
demand with aggregated data, allowing evaluation of general
safety performance in the area

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 Seveso II Generic Requirements –
Main Processes
Prevention information
and measures

Accident
Prevention
Emergency Plan

Response
to an
Accident
Accident response information

Accident
Evaluation

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 Seveso II Generic Requirements –
Information Flow
Operator

Other
Competent
Public Corresponding
Authority Authorities

Commission

Member
Public
States

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 Implementation of e-Seveso services for
Accident Prevention

Responsibilities of the Operator

Registering all necessary general data of the operator
Full description of all locations of the establishment – a map
can be attached showing the immediate environment
Identification and reporting of dangerous substances
(inventory, quantities) – MSDS can be attached
Creating groups with certain responsibilities and different
access permits, including warning groups (internal or
external), responsible in case of alarms
Monitoring, storing and/or publishing on-line manually or
automatically measured data of different parameters
Setting-up alarms
Identifying possible trends (through reports and figures)

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 Implementation of e-Seveso services for
Accident Prevention

Responsibilities of the Authorities

On-line access to all the data and corresponding
documents required from the Operator
On-line communication with the Operator
Conducting on-line inspection and controls
On-line communication of certain information to other
stakeholders (restricted access to data)
Access to information needed for the external
emergency plan
Receiving messages from stakeholders

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 Implementation of e-Seveso services for
Responding to an Accident

Responsibilities of the Operator

Detecting unusual events, or even the trend for an
unusual event and firing alarms
Responsibilities of the Authorities
Receiving alarms
Access on views from real time camera, if permission is
given by the operator
On-line access to all data concerning locations and
quantities of dangerous substances, in order to make
the appropriate decisions

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 Implementation of e-Seveso services for
Accident Evaluation

Responsibilities of the Operator

On-line exchange of information and data
Major accident report can be attached as document
Responsibilities of the Authorities
Assisting the exchange of information between
authorities, member states, European Commission
Assisting in drawing risk maps and keeping lists of all
directly affected Seveso enterprises

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 e-Seveso Deployment Steps
Assesment of the risks on site

Definition of the Critical Control Points

(information to capture)

Definition of the equipment needed

(if already not in place)

Definition of:
• Data to be shared
• Users authorized to see it
• Alarms

Users training

Implementation

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 Industrial
Tech.Institutes
Sectors

Enterprise
1st Level Fed/Assoc.

e-SEVESO
Core Technologies 2nd Level

Contribution Network Distribution Network

• Wire and Unwire Sensors • W-LAN; UWB; WI-FI

• IP Cameras
• GPRS; UMTS
• Satellite Remote Sensing

• Navigation Systems • DxB-T; BWA

• Reflective and Human based

events • S-DMB

Data Management 3rd Level

4th Level

DB DB

Community
Citizens Authorities

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 e-Seveso Information Cycle

e-Seveso
e-Seveso
Database
Database
e-Seveso
e-Seveso e-Seveso Data collection:
Home Page Register Continuous
Non-continuous

e-Seveso
Data Filtering
Experts Analysis

e-Seveso e-Seveso
e-Seveso Data Distribution:
Alarms
Public access Reports
Management
Alarms

E-mail SMS
WEB WAP/GPRS
UMTS
NGOs

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 CONCLUSIONS
e-Seveso services offer to both operators and
responsible authorities:
A simple and cost-effective tool for on-line
preventive monitoring of parameters
A user-friendly tool for respective data and
information exchange between stakeholders
Assistance in responding quickly and effectively to
any respective alarms
Easy access to historical data for accidents
evaluation and risk minimization
Currently, e-Seveso services are being validated
in a project co-financed by the e-TEN
programme of EC (www.e-seveso.net)

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