1. What external risks need to be taken into account in a hazard analysis?
There are two types of external risks that can present hazards for an industrial facility:
hazards of natural origin;
risks of technological and human origin.
1.1 Natural hazards
They are also called "natural sources of aggression" and can have several origins:
Extreme weather conditions such as hail, frost, heatwave, snow, fog, ice, floods and/or avalanches. Ten-year floods, for example, must be taken into account to determine the amount of meteoric rainfall that can wash away waterproofed soils on an industrial site.
Extreme weather conditions, i.e. storms, lightning, cyclones and...
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Guide méthodologique national du 25 juin 2003 , based on the INERIS model, version 1, dated May 20, 2003 " Outils d'analyse des risques générés par une installation industrielle ".
Formalizing knowledge and tools in the field of major hazards (DRA-35) §-7 Tools for analyzing the risks generated by an industrial facility (May 2003) and §-9 Hazard studies for classified...
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