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Encouraging Inherently Safer Production in European Firms: A Report from the Field

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dc.contributor.author Zwetsloot, Gerard
dc.contributor.author Ashford, Nicholas
dc.date.accessioned 2002-08-14T15:40:48Z
dc.date.available 2002-08-14T15:40:48Z
dc.date.issued 2000
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/1582
dc.description.abstract Abstract It is now generally recognized that in order to make significant advances in accident prevention, the focus of industrial firms must shift from assessing the risks of existing production and manufacturing systems to discovering technological alternatives, i.e. from the identification of problems to the identification of solutions. Encouraging the industrial firm to perform (1) an inherent safety opportunity audit (ISOA) to identify where inherently safer technology is needed, and (2) a technology options analysis (TOA) and to identify specific inherently safer options will advance the adoption of primary prevention strategies that will alter production systems so that there are less inherent safety risks. Experience gained from a methodology to encourage inherently safer production in industrial firms in the Netherlands and Greece is discussed. Successful approaches require both technological and managerial changes. Firms must have the willingness, opportunity, and the capability to change. Implications for the EU Seveso, IPPC, and EMAS Directives are also discussed en
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dc.subject pollution prevention, inherent safety, and sustainable development en
dc.subject technology assesment en
dc.title Encouraging Inherently Safer Production in European Firms: A Report from the Field en

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