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The scope

The scale of accidents and incidents in industry EU policy in increasing industrial safety

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The cost of accidents and occupational diseases in EU-

15 countries ranges between

2,6...3,8% of GNP (Gross National Product)*

Investments of EU-25 countries in the science

1,86% GNP**

Scale of accidents and incidents in industry

* Georgios Katalagarianakis (European Commision, DG Research), General Assembly of

ETPIS, February 2007, Stuttgart.

**Eurostat, OECD.

US investments in science = 2,66% GNP (2002), Japans = 3,18 %

GNP (2003)

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One worker died every 2 hours

One worker became a victim of accident every 5

seconds

4900 fatalities occurred in 7,6 mln. accidents at work

4,9 mln. accidents resulted in more the 3 days of

absence from work

Industrial accidents in EU-15 countries (2001)*

* Eurostat, Work and health in the EU, A statistical portrait, Data 1994-2002 2004, ISBN

92-894-7006-2

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30 major accidents happen each year

within the industry sectors covered by SEVESO 2

directive**

Major accidents in EU*

* Major accident reporting system. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra

http://mahbsrv.jrc.it

** http://mahbsrv.jrc.it/Framework-Seveso2-LEG-EN.html#Article1

SEVESO 2 Directive 96/82/EC: this directive is aimed at the

prevention of major accidents, which involve dangerous

substances, and the limitation of their consequences for man and

environment, with a view to ensuring high levels of protectionthroughout the EU in a consistent and effective way

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* Data from American Chemistry Council Responsible Care & Richard Gowland

(ETPIS Chairman), 1st ETPIS Mirror Group Meeting, March 2007, Brussels

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US process industry

Accidents: heavy-to-control phenomena*

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Explosion in Toulouse (21th Sept 2001)*

*ETPIS Vision Statement (http://industrialsafety-tp.org)

The largest accident in the history of Frenchindustry

Explosion of ammonium nitrates in the AZF plantbelonging to the TotalFinaElf corporation.

The blast wave was equivalent to an explosion of20...40 tons of TNT.

The crater was 40 m in diameter and 7 m deep.

Consequences of explosion were visible in theradius of 1500 m.

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Explosion in Toulouse (2001)*

* ETPIS Vision Statement (http://industrialsafety-tp.org)

21 person killed on the site

9 people killed off-site

2242 people injured

5000 people needed treatment for acute stress

27 000 houses damaged

1300 companies suffered significant damage

The economic cost exceeded 1,5 mlrd. euros

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BP accident in Texas City (23th March 2005)*

* Richard Gowland (ETPIS Chairman), 1st ETPIS Mirror Group Meeting, European

Council, March 2007, Brussels

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BP accident in Texas City

* Richard Gowland (ETPIS Chairman), 1st ETPIS Mirror Group Meeting, European

Council, March 2007, Brussels

15 workers killed

170 people injured

Extensive damage to the plant and nearby town

Dailly Telegraph 200702 12, Funds turn screw

A group of 39 UK public sector pension funds are turning the

screw on BP over the oil majors safety failures. The LocalAuthority Person Fund Forum whose members have over 70

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Industrial safety: among major problems

Industrial safety

Running down of traditional energy sources

Reliability of supply of energy sources

Terrorism

Global warming

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ETPIS priorities*

(European TechnologyPlatform on IndustrialSafety)

1. Risk assessment and management

2. Advanced risk reduction technologies3. Structural safety

4. Human and organizational factors

5. Emerging risks

6. Education and training

7. Nanosafety

* ETPIS document Strategic research agenda. Detailed version, January 2006,

(http://industrialsafety-tp.org)

Focus groups of ETPIS*:

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Where we are?

19 million small and medium-seized enterprises (SMEs)

in EU

SMEs account for approximately 82% of occupational

injuries and up to 90% fatal accidents*

Lithuania is an SME

* Ladou, Joseph (2006). "Global Occupational Health," a slide presentation created by

Global Health Education Consortium. Available: http://www.globalhealth-ec.org/ GHEC/

Home/42globaloccupationalhealth-ladou/player.html

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