Ageing (- Seveso installations) in the Netherlands

At this point in time we have indications that ageing contributes to incidents in the field of the chemical industry. Due to ageing factors these installations can be more susceptible to failure, with incidents involving hazardous substances as a result. This aspect is named a "ageing' of the process industry. The paper is about the definition of ageing and how various players in the field, including the government and the Dutch (petro) chemical industry, address this phenomenon. In the past years, various Dutch initiatives were started with a focus on ageing of installations. The RIVM has mad... Mehr ...