industrial accidents

Economy | Consumption

Risk management in river basins

Emissions to air, water and soil and the number of accidents at industrial facilities due to shortcomings in accident prevention had taken on alarming proportions by the 1970s. UBA addressed the problem and in the years since then has formulated a comprehensive risk management strategy for international river basins. read more

Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Checklists for drawing up safety reports

Based on the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents and EU Directive 96/82/EC (SEVESO II), this unified guideline system provides important definitions, valuation systems and background information for drawing up and reviewing safety reports.Triple C checklistThe hierarchical system of CCC-checklists to support the preparation, auditing and inspection of sector-speci... read more

The Umweltbundesamt

For our environment