Topics - Safety / Security
Dec. 08, 2011Finding The Cause - Accidents can happen anytime and anywhere. Dr. Prof. Franz Schmalz at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich has indentified four categories as the main cause of workplace-related incidents.
moreNov. 17, 2011Flood Resilience - At first sight, climate change and plant safety seem to be separate issues, with the first one having much more public attention. However, we did not need Fukushima to demonstrate that natural hazards can be a major risk for any technical installation.
A guideline is being developed by the German Commission on Process Safety to increase the resilience of chemical plants against floods, taking into account the expected climate change.
Water - Resource and Risk for Chemical Plants
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