Content of newsletter Nr 18 (Second semester 2022) : Flash ARIA - Pressure on electricity supplies: a reminder to prepare for possible load shedding and loss of electric utilities Flash ARIA - Feedback key to addressing recurring events Synthesis -[...]
At the crossroads of waste treatment and energy production, methanisation is a process that can be found in agricultural installations as well as in wastewater treatment plants, in agri-food industries or in units treating bio-waste. Accidents and incidents in this[...]
Accidents involving oils, whether of animal, plant or mineral origin, are not limited to places where they are produced or processed. Oils are to be found everywhere in industrial facilities, and also in our daily lives. They have many and[...]
The coming winter will be a time when the French electricity system is in transition and energy supply under pressure. Power outages are inevitable on very cold days if power consumption is not reduced. Power outages must be anticipated by…
Different physical and chemical treatments are used in industry to improve the qualities of certain metal parts, including their strength and appearance. These techniques mean a less noble material can be used by improving its properties locally. Over the past…
Wood, a noble and precious raw material, deserves attention at all levels of its life cycle : silviculture, transformation, storage, energy production… because, the fires to which it is frequently the object divert it from its final use. The current…
For many years, the farming sector has accounted for nearly 10% of accidents at French classified facilities for environmental protection recorded by BARPI in its ARIA database. From 2009 to 2021, this synthesis covers 1,259 events at crop-growing and livestock-rearing[...]
A peak concentration of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) exceeding 1000 ppm for several hours was detected in a wastewater lift station. 13 days later, the source was identified by the network manager. It was a fruit processing plant which was located upstream[...]
Content of newsletter Nr 17 (First semester 2022) : Flash ARIA - Fire: the first essential measures to limit losses Synthesis - Involvement of lithium-ion batteries in accidents Brochure: The contribution of emblematic accidents Accident report - Heavy human toll[...]
Though industrial disasters are not forgotten, can the same be said for their root causes and resulting regulatory changes? BARPI has taken a look back at some of these accidents and compared them to recent events with less serious consequences.[...]
