Transcript Safety Management System

Experiences off the Netherlands with the
the implementation of the Seveso Council-2
Directive : Learning lessons for Slovakia
Theo de Gelder
Dutch Ministry of Environment
Dutch experiences with the
implementation of the accident act
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2003: a national evaluation
four years after the implementation of the act
Common need to improve the compliance of the
accident act
Safety performances can only be achieved by
cooperation between authorities and cat. A & B
operators
Dutch experiences with the
implementation of the accident act
 Responsives:
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95 operators category A & B
47 municipalities
7 provinces
28 labour inspectors
37 regional fire departments
9 environmental agencies
11 others
Dutch experiences with the
implementation of the accident act
 Identified elements
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1. Knowledge, information, tools, documentation
2 One counter desk thought (focal point)
3. Capacity / workload
4. Publicity
5. Time
6. Safety management system
7. Safety report
8. Inspections
9. Common conclusions
10. Recommendations for Slovakia
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 1. knowledge, information, tools,
documentation:
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Lack of know-how mostly at the enterprises,
municipalities and fire departments
Labour inspectors are more skilled
No applicable instrument to determine domino-effects
Authorities not always able to answer questions how
to do by enterprises.
Report of information requirements, assistances,
national helpdesk and other guidelines much used
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 2. One counter desk thought (focal point):
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Start: great intention for cooperation
Not always feasible
Sometimes contrariety and conflicts in assessments
Problem: planning coordination
Different cultures/point of views between ministries
National versus regional differences
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 3. Capacity
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/ workload:
90% enterprises supported by consultants
Extra capacity needed for governmental offices and
enterprises
Extra costs for 1/3 of all cat. A and B operators
5000-65000 euro’s 45%
100000-250.000 euro’s 40%
500.000-1.000.000 euro’s 15%
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 4. Publicity:
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Active information supply to the public
Recommendable: two versions of the safety report
beceause of confidential information
Doubts about the use and effectiveness of information
supply to the public
“Sensitive” information for terrorism ?
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Time:
Complaints: all governmental work / actions takes too
much time
Enterprises: we comply the legal time schedules
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Safety management system:
The interest of the introduction of a SMS is agreed
Contribution to a greater awareness of risks
Complaints enterprises: parts of a safety report does
not connect to existing management of quality
systems
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Safety report:
The assessment by the authorities is too much
theoretical in stead of practicable
Parts seems to be very useful
Drawing up a safety report according to Seveso takes
more effort than the former internal and external
safety reports
Too much details (avoid to create a paper tiger)
Agreement about enforcing but no exaggeration ! !
Labour demands more than the Report Information
Requirements (own documentation)
Interregional differences
The term acceptable risk mentioned in the dutch act is
difficult to judge
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 8. Inspections:
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Very first inspections coordinated and cooperated
Coordination and rejection are declining now
Assessments by authorities are mostly fair and
reasonable
The final notification to the management takes too
long
Inspection frequency was too high. Nowadays realistic
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 9 Main conclusions
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Improvement of awareness of risks, scenario’s, means to be
taken, sms, observable reduction of risks
Improvement on emergency planning, plans, disaster and
fire fighting, learning effect with cooperation was
disappointing
Lack of capacity (time and know how)
Lack of rejection for regulation, developing criteria
standards and policy
Lack of willingness and responsibility to achieve a solid
cooperation and safety performance
Lack of guidelines, assistances, standards, instruments
The implementation needs time and money
Focal point and coordinating body did not work proper but
is necessary !!
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 RECOMMENDATIONS
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Agreement about goal safety performance
Achievement by common approach and cooperation
between operators and authorities
Unification of common work-processes to improve
cooperation
Development of standard specifications
SR, SMS, skills etc
Focal point / national helpdesk / centre of expertise
Development of common training programmes
Foundation of an “’Industrial University” (exchange
platform)
Industry should make use of the line of business they
belong
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Organise regional work conferences for all parties
(operators and authorities)
Coordinating body is responsible for the assessment
report
Avoid peak loading and inefficiencies by double work
Parties involved: do give feed back on policymakers in
order to adjust the accident act and legislation and to
develop or improve tools
As EU-member make use of the IMPEL-network !
Thank you good luck !
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