Modeling the major accident prevention legislation change process within Europe

Safety Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 513-521

  Vierendeels, G ^a   Reniers, G L L ^a,b   Ale, B J M ^c  

^a HOGESCHOOL UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amendment 2003 105 EC; Chemical industry; Legislation procedure; Major accidents; Seveso Directive

Indexed keywords

AMENDMENT 2003/105/EC; LEGISLATION CHANGES; LEGISLATION PROCEDURE; MAJOR ACCIDENTS; MAJOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS; PREVENTION POLICY; PRIVATE COMPANIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; SEVESO DIRECTIVE; SEVESO II DIRECTIVE; TOULOUSE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRIVATIZATION;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; DISASTER; EUROPE; EXPLOSION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79151480823     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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