An overview of methodologies for hazard rating of industrial sites
This report provides an overview of hazard rating systems used by competent authorities in various member countries of the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) for prioritising resources and directing attention to chemical hazard sites and industries.
The report describes each system without attempting to analyse or compare differences or similarities. Its purpose is to give ECE countries insight into various approaches as they are seeking to establish or modify the same or similar systems in the future to support effective implementation of chemical accident prevention and preparedness policy.
This document should be an encouraging input to countries who have not yet established their own rating systems but are considering it. Indeed, a number of countries are already in a phase of transition, that is, they are well along a path to establish a new system, either for the first time or to replace an outdated one. The report shows that the use of hazard rating systems is generally considered a value‐added mechanism for implementation of major accident prevention and preparedness policy in many ECE countries.