Citation

Busini V, Marzo E, Callioni A, Rota R. J. Hazard. Mater. 2011; 192(1): 329-339.

Affiliation

Politecnico di Milano Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica "Giulio Natta" Via Mancinelli 7 20131 Milano Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.05.022

PMID

21621919

Abstract

Na-Tech (Natural and Technological) refers to industrial accidents triggered by natural events such as storms, earthquakes, flooding, and lightning. Herein, a qualitative methodology for the initial assessment of earthquake Na-Tech risk has been developed as a screening tool to identify which situations require a much more expensive Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA). The proposed methodology, through suitable Key Hazard Indicators (KHIs), identifies the Na-Tech risk level associated with a given situation (i.e., a process plant located in a given territory), using the Analytical Hierarchy Process as a multi-criteria decision tool for the evaluation of such KHIs. The developed methodology was validated by comparing its computational results with QRA results that involved Na-Tech events previously presented in literature.

Language: en