5. Major risk prevention organization
Regulations governing Seveso establishments, and more particularly those with a high threshold, require the implementation of a specific organization for the prevention of major risks, including incident response.
Operators of Seveso plants are required to put in place a specific major-accident prevention policy, an internal operations plan and, in the case of high-threshold plants, a safety management system.
For their part, prefects are required to draw up a special response plan, while the inspectorate for classified installations is required to carry out periodic inspections of these establishments.
Finally, since December 2020, and following the Rouen fire of 2019, the Bureau d'enquêtes et d'analyses sur les risques industriels (BEA-RI) has been set up to carry out technical investigations into the most significant...
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
This article is included in
Safety and risk management
This offer includes:
Knowledge Base
Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees
Services
A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources
Practical Path
Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills
Doc & Quiz
Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading
Major risk prevention organization
Public information and participation
Bibliography
Regulations
Code de l'environnement, Livre I – Dispositions communes (legislative part) (JO n° 219 du 21 septembre 2000).
Code de l'environnement, Livre I – Dispositions communes (partie réglementaire) (JO n° 219 du 21 septembre 2000).
Code de l'environnement, Livre V – Prévention des pollutions, des risques et des nuisances (legislative part) (JO n° 219 du 21 septembre 2000).
...Directory
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
Ministère de l'Écologie, du Développement durable et de l'Énergie – Inspection des installations classées – Establishments classified Seveso : https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/politiques-publiques/risques-technologiques-directive-seveso-loi-risques
...
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
