12:00

Lunch - Hotel “Das Weitzer (meeting venue)

Afternoon Session
Chair: S. Wiers, Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs, The Netherlands

13:30

1.     Welcome (Austrian authority)

13:45

Opening Business (Chairperson)

§  Introduction of new members of TWG 2 and Steering Committee, TWG 2 Representatives 2024(Chair)

•       TWG 2 Terms of Reference (M. Wood)

§  Overview of the agenda (Chair)

§  Amendments to September 2022 meeting notes (if any) (Chair)

•       Action items from last meeting (M. Wood)

•       TWG 2 funding and strategy issues for 2023-2024 planning cycle (M. Wood)

§  TWG 2 Meeting 2024, 2025 and 2026– Location and time (Chair)

•       (Updated) TWG 2 Meeting Tool Kit – Suggestions for improvement (M. Wood/Suggestions from participants)

·         TWG 2 website updates and improvements (M. Wood/Suggestions from participants)

14:15

2.     Mutual Joint Visit (MJV) Programme

•       MJV Portugal 2023 (M. Wood)

•       MJV Italy 2024 (F. Vazzana and M. Wood)

•       MJV Slovenia 2025 (M. Wood)

•       Technical Advisory Group for 2025 MJV Slovenia (M. Wood)

•       Future of the MJV Programme – Volunteers to host MJVs 2026 and 2027 (Chair)
New volunteers?

•       Review of MJV Priority Topics (see attached) (Chair)

•       Review of the Mapping Structure of the Seveso Inspection Publication Series (Chair)

•       Updates to MJV Toolkit – Improvements to tool kit, MJV programme? (M. Wood/Suggestions from participants)

•       Update on publication of MJV good practice reports (M. Wood)

•       MJV Info to the Public - 2022

•       MJV Lower Tier Sites – 2023

•       Other unpublished reports

•       Future MJV good practice reports – Any suggestions to improve? (M. Wood)

15:00

Coffee break

15:30

3.     TWG 2 Webinars

·         Webinar 2022:  Good Practice Report – The Role of Authorities in Promoting Lessons Learned  (M. Wood, JRC)

·         Update on EU+OECD Hydrogen Fuel Risk Webinar Series

15:45

4.     Feedback on the CIC Development Process

·      Development of new CICs (procedure overview)

·      CIC outline and development tips – Any suggestions to improve? (Includes suggestion to make checklist questions more visible in the .pdf and on html websites)

·         Suggestion to consider Human Factors in each CIC

·         Make checklist questions more visible

·      Finalised CICs – Any suggestions to improve website?

16:00

5.     CICs recently completed and in development

The CIC leader will describe the status of the CICs that are currently in development or have recently been finalised

·         Maintenance of primary containment systems (Published) – Request for additional suggestions of questions and tips (M. Wood)

·         Subcontractors (Published)

·         Avoiding External Ignition Sources (Published)

·         Maintenance of secondary containment systems (F. Vazzana and M. Wood)

·         Evacuation and sheltering for toxic emissions (M. Wood)

16:10

6.     CICs in future

·         List of future topics

Please reflect on topics that would be interesting for your inspectorate and/or where you could make a contribution.  We will collect priorities for CIC topics from each of you in a separate email.

·         Discussion of possible topics to begin in 2024 and volunteers to lead them

·         Pre-startup safety review – (F. Vazzana)

16:30

7.     CIC Topics in progress

·         Power supply utilities and black-outs (S. Wiers and K. Koutelos)

·         Incident investigation practices (M. Wood)

16:50

    8.     Country reports 1

·         Enforcement case – (S. Wiers)

·         Lessons learned from incident at explosive disarmament site – (F. Vazzana)

17:45

Adjourn

Thursday morning session

Chair:  E. Simon, Government of Steiermark, Austria

09:00

9.     New CIC – presentation of proposed outline – Topic 1

Topic 1.        Underground Gas Storage (F. Senzaconi)

09:30

10.   Break-out on common inspection criteria (CIC) (Divided in 2 groups)

·         Underground Gas Storage

10:30

Coffee Break

11:00

11.   Summary of break-out sessions on Underground Gas Storage

·         Plenary session reports from Group 1 and 2

11:45

12.   A Human Factors Framework for Inspectors

·         Outline of proposed framework – (C. Cowley)

12:15

Adjourn for Lunch

Thursday afternoon Session
Chair:  S. Wiers, Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs, The Netherlands

13:15

13.   Break-out session – 2 Groups

·         Human Factors Framework for Inspectors

Plus 15 minutes to write presentation

14:30

14.   Summary of Break-out on Human Factors Framework for Inspectors

·         Plenary session reports from Group 1 and 2

15:15

Coffee break

15:45

15.   New CIC – presentation of proposed outline – Topic 2

Topic 2:  Warehouse risk management (K. Koutelos,  P. Vansina and F. Vazzana)

·         Lessons learned study of incidents in warehouses (K. Koutelos)

·         The Belgian inspection tool for warehouses (P. Vansina)

16:15

16.   Break-out on common inspection criteria (CIC) (Divided in 2 groups)

·         Warehouse risk management  

Plus 15 minutes to write presentation

17:30

Adjourn for the day                                                   

Friday morning session
Chair: E. Simon, Government of Steiermark, Austria

09:00

17.   Summary of Break-out Sessions on Warehouse risk management

·         Plenary session reports from Group 1 and 2

09:45

18.   Country reports 2

·         Coordinated inspections of Seveso facilities in the Republic of Croatia– (B. Fuk)

·         Process safety management system study (Veikko Kujala by virtual connection)

·         Survey of permitting practices (Tanja Heinimaa)

10:45

Coffee break

11:15

19.   Any other business

•       Summary of Meeting Results and Action Items

•       Location of next TWG 2 Meeting

11:45

Adjournment of meeting