Industry
Industry is an important investigation area for the Dutch Safety Board.
The Dutch Safety Board
- is required by law to investigate major accidents with hazardous substances at companies covered by the European Seveso Directive. These often are occurrences at companies in the chemical or petrochemical industry.
- can investigate occurrences involving the transport of hazardous substances through pipelines. In the Netherlands, pipeline operators are required to report occurrences involving a pipeline.
- investigates safety issues with networks for telephony, data traffic and electricity.
Completed investigations
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Ethylene leakage, DOW Chemical Terneuzen
- Uncategorized
- Chemical industry (including Seveso companies)
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Risks for local residents from industrial emissions
- Chemical industry (including Seveso companies)
- Other
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Phenol leakage, Stolthaven Moerdijk, 31 December 2019
- Uncategorized
- Chemical industry (including Seveso companies)
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Related news
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Stop sending ‘divers’ into an oxygen-depleted environment to unload reactors
News:- Chemical industry (including Seveso companies)
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Investigation into risks for local residents from industrial emissions expanded
Update:- Chemical industry (including Seveso companies)
- Other
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Start of investigation into risks for local residents from industrial emissions
News:- Chemical industry (including Seveso companies)
- Other
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Dutch Safety Board investigates follow-up to recommendations in 2013 Odfjell report
News:- Uncategorized
- Chemical industry (including Seveso companies)
