Aggregation of hazardous phenomena
Risk quantification within the framework of risk studies
Article REF: G4218 V1
Aggregation of hazardous phenomena
Risk quantification within the framework of risk studies

Author : Olivier IDDIR

Publication date: October 10, 2013, Review date: January 22, 2019 | Lire en français

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6. Aggregation of hazardous phenomena

6.1 Principle

The purpose of aggregating probabilities is to answer the following fundamental question: "Is the multiplicity of equipment of the same kind a factor that increases risk?"

For example, it seems legitimate to ask whether the probability of observing a capacity BLEVE on a site with four overhead tanks is four times "greater" than on a site with just one tank.

There is no regulatory text specifying the nature of authorized approvals.

The aggregations most often performed in ESDs concern :

  • dangerous phenomena of the same nature ;

  • the effects of hazardous phenomena located in the same...

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