Analysis of environmental risk in the scope of the Seveso legislation
November 24, 2008
Many technicians in charge of the departments of quality, environment and security of important companies from the chemical and energy industry, and technicians in charge of engineering, consultancy and inspection and control agencies took part in the day.
The contents, for its part were structured into distinct blocks to offer a broad perspective. The experience of the IQS were both presented in the evaluation of AR Seveso reports as the methodologies followed to carry out the studies.
Also, different industries Seveso presented their experience in relation to the analysis of environmental risk in this area. Completed coverage of content, presenting the point of view of a risk consultancy to the industrial sector and in relation to the law on environmental liability insurance highlighting its scope of application and exclusion, their financial guarantees and the insurance coverage. Similarly, was presented the perspective of an insurer, taking into account the new legislative framework of the Law 26/2007.
Finally, and in keeping with a practical approach, Bequinor presented the pilot project which is participating on the development of a model of environmental risk report type to fill it to assess the risks of any facility that belongs to the same sector of activity. Bequinor is working for the development of this project with the Ministry of environment and Rural and marine environment and other entities.
The good results were due to the practical approach given by the experts who spoke to their respective papers: Josep Maria Puigdengoles (Agència Catalana de l'Aigua.) (Àrea de planificació d' uses of l'Aigua); Rosa Nomen (Vice Chancellor Students and International Relations - Universitat Ramon Llull - Professor of the Institut Químic de Sarrià); Paul Lerena (Swiss Institute of safety); Jordi Campos (Swiss Institute of safety); Ramón Canosa (Deputy Director unit of environment Marsh); José Luis Lorenzo (subscriber Senior environment AIG Europe); Xavier Baraza (Director technical derivative chemicals); Alex Medinaceli (Site Manager Clariant Ibérica production Castellbisbal), and Augustine Llaguno (Director Manager Icim Lab).