Effective utilization of databases for preventing chemical accidents
Abstract
The industrial accidents are a matter of major concern to both the public and the environment and governments aim to minimize them by laying out different regulatory bodies to keep check on the impacts of chemical releases. However, many incident databases are relied on qualitative information instead of the quantitative as quantification from some databases is challenging to be taken into account. Nevertheless, accident/incident database can help decision support systems to consolidate completely into a single index that can assist in decision making for providing safety of both public and nature. In accordance to this, accident database taxonomy has been developed to reduce the severity and occurrence of the chemical accidents. It is proposed to integrate information from three types of databases (containing data on accidents, equipment failure, and chemical substances reactivity) which can prove to be a major breakthrough in reducing accidents.
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