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Proceedings of the 16th IMPEL seminar “Lessons Learnt from Industrial Accidents” (2025)

16/05/2025
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Since 1999, BARPI has organized a seminar every two years entitled “Lessons Learnt from Industrial Accidents” for French and foreign environmental inspectors. This event is organized as part of the European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental…

Loss of electrical utility: a short circuit to an accident!

16/05/2025
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Today’s industrial world is dependent on electrical power, which is essential to business operations. Loss of this utility can lead to significant operating losses, as well as hazardous phenomena such as fires or the release of hazardous or polluting substances.…

Feedback on the November 2023 storms

16/05/2025
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The year 2023 was marked in mainland France by a series of disruptions at the end of the year, generating episodes of strong winds and intense rainfall, leading to repeated flooding. The consequences were visible on industrial facilities, with a…

Accidents in the methanisation sector

15/12/2022
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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[...]

Involvement of Lithium-ion batteries in accidents occurring in non-waste business sectors

09/03/2022
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Given they are omnipresent in our connected societies and boosted by the boom in new mobilities and power storage, demand for lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells and batteries is constantly increasing. In this study, BARPI has analysed all events involving Li-ion batteries[...]