From reflection to elaboration: objectives, means and methods for hazard studies (ED)

Following the explosion at the AZF plant in 2002, the French Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development launched a program of action to strengthen industrial risk prevention. The priority of this program is to control risk at source. A new regulatory context has therefore been defined, generating new provisions and obligations for all operators. As part of the application process for an operating permit, a hazard analysis is required.

• What are the objectives of the hazard study?

• How should the hazard study be drawn up, and in particular how should it be harmonized with the risk analysis?