IMPROVINGMAJORHAZARDCONTROLATPETROLEUMOILREFINERIESKEYPOINTSANDCONCLUSIONSSevesoInspectionsSeries-Volume2AjointpublicationoftheEuropeanCommission’sJointResearchCentreandtheUnitedKingdomHealthandSafetyExecutiveEUR23265ENThemissionoftheJointResearchCentreistoprovidecustomer-drivenscientificandtechnicalsupportfortheconception,development,implementationandmonitoringofEuropeanUnionpolicies.AsaserviceoftheEuropeanCommission,theJRCfunctionsasareferencecentreofscienceandtechnologyfortheUnion.Closetothepolicy-makingprocess,itservesthecommoninterestoftheMemberStates,whilebeingindependentofspecialinterests,whetherprivateornational.ThemissionoftheHealthandSafetyExecutiveistoprotectpeople’shealthandsafetybyensuringrisksinthechangingworkplaceareproperlycontrolled.Publishedjointlyby:EuropeanCommission,Directorate-GeneralJointResearchCentre,InstitutefortheProtectionandSecurityoftheCitizenandtheHealthandSafetyExecutive,Bootle,UnitedKingdomContactinformation:EuropeanCommissionMajorAccidentHazardsBureauCommunityDocumentCentreonIndustrialRisk(CDCIR)TP361,I-21027Ispra(VA)ItalyE-mail:cdcir@jrc.itTel:+390332786218Fax:+390332789007Websites:http://sevesoinspection.jrc.ithttp://sevesorefineries.jrc.ithttp://mahbsrv.jrc.ithttp://www.jrc.cec.eu.intMSCompetentAuthorityTheHealthandSafetyExecutiveE-mail:timothy.beals@hse.gsi.gov.ukTel:01519514885Fax:01519514532http://www.uk.hse.govhttp://www.environment-agency.gov.ukhttp://www.sepa.org.ukSevesoInspectionsSeries-Volume2AjointpublicationoftheEuropeanCommission’sJointResearchCentreandtheUnitedKingdomHealthandSafetyExecutiveIMPROVINGMAJORHAZARDCONTROLATPETROLEUMOILREFINERIESKEYPOINTSANDCONCLUSIONSMutualJointVisitonSevesoInspectionsinPetroleumOilRefineries,8-10March2006,Liverpool,UKEUR23265ENEditorsAMurray,MWood,andVBeckettLegalnoticeNeithertheEuropeanCommissionnoranypersonactingonbehalfoftheCommissionisresponsiblefortheusewhichmightbemadeofthispublication.AdditionalinformationontheEuropeanUnionisavailableontheInternet.ItcanbeaccessedthroughtheEuropaserver.http://europa.euDisclaimer:ThemainpurposeofthedocumentistoprovideacollectionofknowledgerepresentingthestateofpracticeintheEUintheexpectationthatitwillaidSevesoinspectorsandinspectionsprogrammesinreviewingandimprovingtheirperformanceasappropriate.Itisunderstoodthatseveralapproachestocontrollingthistypeofmajorhazardmaybeequallyefectiveandthedocumentisnotoferedasadefnitiveassessmentofallpossibleoptionsinthisregard.Moreover,theeditorsnotethatwhereinformationisprovidedonapracticeappliedinaparticularcountryithasbeenprovidedwiththeviewthatthismightbeusefuldescriptiveinformation.However,thedocumentdoesnotintendtorepresentacompletedescriptionofanyonecountry’sinspectionpracticessincetheyoftendiferinternallybetweenregionsandsometimesbetweencompetentauthoritieswhoshareSevesoinspectionresponsibilities.JRCPUBSY43284EUR23265ENISBN978-92-79-08426-3ISSN1018-5593DOI:10.2788/69413LB-NA-23265-EN-C©EuropeanCommunities,2008Reproductionisauthorisedprovidedthesourceisacknowledged.iiImprovingmajorhazardcontrolatpetroleumoilrefneriesiiiImprovingmajorhazardcontrolatpetroleumoilrefineriesAcknowledgementsThesuccessoftheworkshopwasverymuchduetotheinputintoitsdevelopmentbythetechnicalteamfromAustria,Germany,Belgium,Poland,Romania,CroatiaandtheUnitedKingdom.Weexpressourthanksinparticulartothepresentersfortheirinterestingandinform...