Couleursbleufoncé:C100M70J10N10bleuclair:C100M45J10N10PolicesFrutigerBlacketFrutigerLightn°2018-04TheinvestigationprocessfollowingmajortechnologicalaccidentsStateofplayandavenuesforimprovementDiscussionGroup‘Theinvestigationprocessfollowingmajortechnologicalaccidents’PublicationcoordinatedbyDanielDaretsiiiSeveSo,Bhopal,Enschede,AZF,Fukushima…wecanallrecallexamplesofaccidentsorincidentsthathadamajorimpactontheenvironment,devastatedfamilies,orjeopardisedtheeconomicactivityofapar-ticulararea.Giventhetechnicalcomplexityofthesubject,thechallengesassociatedwithsafety,andterritorialdevelop-mentimperatives,allstakeholdersneedtoplayanactiveroleintheriskmanagementprocess.Progressinindustrialsafetymustcomefromallactors,whichiswhyitiscrucialforthemtoacquireanddevelopatruesafetyculture.ThatisthemissionoftheInstituteforanIndustrialSafetyCulture(ICSI),aFrenchnon-profitorga-nisationfoundedin2003.ICSIisthefruitofajointinitiativebetweenindustrialcompanies,academics,researchersandregional/localauthoritiesworkingtogetherto:▷improvesafetyincompaniesbytakingintoaccountallaspectsofindustrialrisk:technical,organi-sationalandhuman,▷promoteopenandparticipatorydebatebetweenhigh-riskcompaniesandcivilsociety,throughbetterriskmanagementandsafetyimprovement“education”,▷encourageallmembersofsocietytobecomefamiliarwiththeproblemssurroundingrisksandsafety.Publisher:Institutpouruneculturedesécuritéindustrielle(InstituteforanIndustrialSafetyCulture)AFrenchnon-profitorganisation(Associationdeloi1901)http://www.icsi-eu.org/6alléeEmileMonso–BP34038Phone:+33(0)53432320031029ToulouseCedex4Fax:+33(0)534323201FranceE-mail:contact@icsi-eu.orgivvTitleTheinvestigationprocessfollowingmajortechnologicalaccidents:StateofplayandavenuesforimprovementKeywordsMajoraccident,safetyinvestigation,eventanalysis,technologicalrisks,experiencefeedbackDateofpublicationNovember2018ThisCahierdelasécuritéindustrielleanalysesthequestionofhowsafetyinvestigationsareconductedinFrancefollowingmajortechnologicalaccidentsoccurringinSeveso-typefacilities.ItistheoutcomeoftheworkofICSIdiscussiongroupinwhichsome20participantsfromverydifferentbackgrounds:tradeunionorganisationsandassociations,regionalcommunities,schools,universities,researchinstitutesandcentres,industrialistsandindustrialfederations,andexpertsmetoveraperiodoftwoyears.Fromtheanalysisofinternationalandmulti-sectoralmodels,pointsofviewputforwardbythestakehol-dersofanyinitialplananddiscussionsbetweenparticipants,thisCahierdelasécuritéindustrielleprovidesanoverviewofthesafetyinvestigationprocess,distinctfromthejudicialinquiry.Avenuesforimprovementareidentifiedfromthefeedbackcompiledbythediscussiongroup.Thisdocumentisintendedforallstakeholdersinterestedinindustrialsafety:representativesofpublicauthorities,localcommunities,companies,tradeunionorganisationsandinter-professionalorganisations,associationsofvictimsofadisaster,representativesofhygiene,security,environment(HSE)organisations,legalandinsurancecompanies,etc.Itwillalsobeofinteresttotheacademiccommunityandstudents.ThisdocumentICSIWorkingGroup‘Theinvestigationprocessfollowingmajortechnologicalaccidents(2017)’Theinvestigationprocessfollowingmajortechnologicalaccidents:Stateofplayandavenuesforimprovement.Number2018-04ofthecollectionLesCahiersdelasécuritéindustrielle,Institutpouruneculturedesécuritéindus-triel...