Exploitation of the Results of Land Use Planning QRA Analysis to Focus the Inspection of Seveso Plants in Wallonia (Belgium) on External Safety Aspects

In the context of the transposition into Belgian law of the Directive 96/82/CE (Council of the European Union, 1996), also called Seveso II Directive, regional authorities are, in particular, responsible for the inspection of Seveso establishments with regards to external safety (Belgian Official Journal, 2001). Moreover, in Belgium, regional authorities have the responsibility to maintain appropriate distances between establishments covered by the Directive and various areas. To apply this Seveso Directive request (article 12), the Walloon Region developed a methodology to quantify individual... Mehr ...