ARIA (France) http://www.aria.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/ A database operated by the French Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development listing the accidental events which have, or could have damaged health or public safety, agriculture, nature or the environment. Chemical accidents are reported that meet established criteria.
Number of events: >10,000 Time span: > 1970 Geographic coverage: France and some major disasters in other countries Purpose: Lessons learned Format: Free text only
Description of content: Concise, and sometimes, comprehensive technical summaries of serious accidents from all hazard sources. Reports are verified by technical experts. Impacts are reported in free text. All accidents associated with sources classified as high hazards and meeting a certain impact criteria are recorded in this database in accordance with French legislation. Data on impacts: Each incident is classified according to the EU Gravity Scale based on human health, environment, community and economic impacts
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CSC (Korea) Chemistry Safety Clearinghouse https://icis.me.go.kr Chemical accident and near miss data notified to authorities according to Korean law
Number of events: > 400 Time span: >2014 Geographic coverage: Korea Purpose: Lessons learned and causal and impact statistics Format: Classified by technical cause
Description of content: Short summaries of chemical accidents on fixed sites and in transportation, reported in accordance with Korean legislation. For each accident there are statistics on human health impacts, and a mix of qualitative and quantitative information on other impacts. Data on impacts: Quantitative data on human health impacts. Inconsistent data in all other categories. Economic impacts not collected
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eMARS https://emars.jrc.ec.europa.eu Accidents reported to the European Commission in compliance with Seveso Directive Annex VI criteria.
Number of events: >1,000 Time span: > 1984 Geographic coverage: EU/OECD countries Purpose: Lessons learned and causal and impact statistics Format: Free text and classification of events by various filters (substance, industry type, impact, etc.)
Description of content: Completeness and precision of descriptions varies considerably. For each accident there is a free text description of the incident, statistics on human health impacts, and a mix of qualitative and quantitative information on other impacts. All EU accidents on high-hazard (Seveso) fixed sites meeting a certain impact criteria are recorded in this database in accordance with the EU Seveso Directive. Data on impacts: Quantitative data on human health impacts. Inconsistent data in all other categories. Economic impacts not collected
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Energy Institute Toolbox https://toolbox.energyinst.org/home
Number of events: > 500 (process safety events) Time span: Not given but likely > 2000 Geographic coverage: Global Purpose: To share lessons learned and causal analysis
Description of content: Database of accidents in upstream and downstream petroleum sectors. Provides analysis of sequence of events, response, causes and lessons learned.
Data on impacts: Information on human health impacts
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Failure Knowledge Database www.sozogaku.com/fkd/en/
Number of events: > 200 (process safety events) Time span: > 1970 Geographic coverage: Japan Purpose: To share lessons learned and causal analysis
Description of content: Database of accidents in several industries including chemical and petroleum sectors. Provides detailed structured analysis of sequence of events, response, causes and lessons learned. The contributor factors are also mapped in a scenarios diagramme. Data on impacts: Information on human health impacts, physical damage and costs incurred.
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IChemE Safety Centre www.icheme.org
Number of events: 100 - 200 Time span: >1960 Geographic coverage: Global Purpose: Lessons learned from historical chemical disasters Format: Classified by industry type
Description of content: Summaries of well-known chemical accidents on fixed sites. For each incident, there is a description, incident analysis and lessons learned. Data on impacts: Quantitative data on human health impacts and property damage
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IOGP Safety Performance Indicators and Process Safety Events (International Association of Oil and Gas Producers-IOGP) www.iogp.org Accident data reported by IOGP participating member companies
Number of events: >6,000 Time span: 2015 Geographic coverage: Participating members worldwide Purpose: Lessons learned and causal and impact statistics Format: Classified by technical and underlying causes
Description of content: IOGP is one of the first industry organisations to report disaggregated data on safety events occurring in member company operations. Database of activities that can be sorted by type of activity and impact. Many of the incidents are occupational. They also publish a book of process safety case studies on an annual basis. Date on impacts: Each incident is classified as Tier 1 or Tier 2 severity based on human health, environment, community and economic impacts
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Process Safety Incident Database (PSID) www.aiche.org/ccps/resources/psid-process-safety-incident-database Process safety incidents reported by member companies of the AICHE Center for Chemical Process Safety
Number of events: ~100 Time span: > 2000 Geographic coverage: USA Purpose: To pool process safety incident experience among participating companies so they can learn from the experiences of others without suffering the consequences of failures, while minimizing corporate liability.
Description of content: Concise summaries of serious chemical accidents. Detailed explanation of lessons learned and adequate detail on circumstances. Data on impacts. Specific numbers provided on deaths and injuries. Limited detail on other types of impacts.
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ProcessNet (German industry) https://processnet.org/en/incident_db.html [en], https://processnet.org/ereignisdb.html [de] Hazardous incidents in process engineering facilities managed jointly by DECHEMA and VCI Number of events: ~100 Time span: > 2000 Geographic coverage: Not available Purpose: Lessons learned and causal information Format: Free text
Description of content: Concise technical summaries of chemical accidents. Data on impacts: Very limited if available at all
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RISCAD (Japan) Relational Information System for Chemical Accidents Database https://riscad.aist-riss.jp/ Operated by the Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Number of events: >7500 Time span: > 1949 Geographic coverage: Japan Purpose: Lessons learned and causal and impact statistics Format: Technical causes by keyword
Description of content: Summarises accidents reported by various firefighting, response and safety organisations. For each accident there is a free text description of the incident, statistics on human health impacts, and free text descriptions of other impacts. Data on impacts: Quantitative data on human health impacts
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UEMS (Unplanned Explosions at Munitions Sites) database http://www.smallarmssurvey.org Uunplanned explosions occurring at munitions sites, including production and storage, since 1979
Number of events: >500 Time span: >1979 Geographic coverage: Global Purpose: Motivate improved reduction of risk associated with munitions sites Format: Classified by ty technical and underlying causes
Description of content: The Small Arms Survey defines UEMS as the accidental explosion of stockpiles of ammunition and explosives at storage sites, whether the stockpiles are properly stored or are abandoned, damaged, or improperly stored. Its work is intended to highlight a global problem with poor risk management at many these sites. Data on impacts: Statistics on fatalities and injuries
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Work Accident Map (China) China Labour Bulletin http://maps.clb.org.hk/accidents/en#201801/201807/1821 Work accidents collected from the media and other sources by the China Labour Bulletin
Number of events: >1700 Time span: >2014 Geographic coverage: China Purpose: Lessons learned and impact statistics Format: Mapped by location, location links to short summary with reference to a news report
Description of content: Database and map of workplace accidents including chemical accidents. Short summaries plus a link to a newspaper description are included. Statistics on human health impacts only. Date on impacts: Quantitative data on human health impacts (onsite only)
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ZEMA (Germany) http://www.infosis.uba.de/index.php/de/site/12981/zema/index.html Database managed by the German Federal Environment Agency of hazardous incidents and incidents in process engineering facilities.
Number of events: >750 Time span: > 1980 Geographic coverage: Germany Purpose: Lessons learned and causal and impact statistics Format: Free text
Description of content: Concise technical summaries of chemical accidents. All accidents associated with sources classified as high hazards and meeting a certain impact criteria are recorded in this database in accordance with German legislation. Data on impacts: Quantitative data on human health impacts. Inconsistent data in all other categories. Economic impacts not collected
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