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Acceptance criteria in Denmark and the EU

Contents

Preface

Summary and conclusions

1 Explanation of terms

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Hazard, consequence and risk
  • 1.2.1 Risk matrices
  • 1.2.2 Consequence distance and maximum consequence distance
  • 1.2.3 Location-based (individual) risk
  • 1.2.4 Societal or group risk
  • 1.2.5 Potential Loss of Life (PLL)
• 1.3 Land use planning and major hazard establishments
  • 1.3.1 Safety distances
  • 1.3.2 Risk analysis methods

2 Earlier Danish studies

• 2.1 Environment Project 112
  • 2.1.1 Recommendations in Environment Project 112 for quantitative risk acceptance criteria
  • 2.1.2 Recommendations in Environment Project 112 for qualitative acceptance criteria
• 2.2 The ‘Tønder Report’

3 Use of risk acceptance criteria within the EU

• 3.1 Land Use Planning Guidelines from the European Commission
  • 3.1.1 Risk analysis methods and risk criteria
  • 3.1.2 Other technical issues
• 3.2 European Commission’s examples of risk analysis methods (‘Roadmaps’)
• 3.3 Risk acceptance criteria in Finland
• 3.4 Risk acceptance criteria in Flanders
• 3.5 Risk acceptance criteria in France
• 3.6 Risk acceptance criteria in the Netherlands
• 3.7 Risk acceptance criteria in Iceland
• 3.8 Risk acceptance criteria in the United Kingdom
• 3.9 Risk acceptance criteria in Germany

4 Discussion of risk acceptance criteria

• 4.1 Discussion of developments within Denmark
• 4.2 Discussion of review of practices within the EU
  • 4.2.1 Qualitative versus quantitative criteria methods
  • 4.2.2 Ensuring consistent and uniform decisions
  • 4.2.3 Comparison of quantitative risk acceptance criteria
  • 4.2.4 Existing and new situations
  • 4.2.5 Dealing with vulnerable objects (such as hospitals, schools, and infrastructure)
  • 4.2.6 Risk acceptance criteria for environmental damage
  • 4.2.7 Risk acceptance criteria for personal injury
• 4.3 General observations
  • 4.3.1 Individual risk level and protection of vulnerable objects
  • 4.3.2 Societal risk and risk aversion
  • 4.3.3 Frequencies for reference accident scenarios and maximum consequence distances
  • 4.3.4 Risk acceptance criteria for existing and new situations
  • 4.3.5 Risk acceptance criteria for environmental damage
  • 4.3.6 Risk acceptance criteria for personal injury

5 Conclusions and recommendations regarding use of risk acceptance criteria in Denmark

• 5.1 Status in Denmark and the EU
• 5.2 Risk acceptance criteria requirements
• 5.3 Incorporating frequency criteria
• 5.4 Protection of vulnerable objects
• 5.5 Risk analysis methods
• 5.6 Needs for further work

6 Glossary

7 References

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