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Technical Working Group on Seveso Inspections (TWG 2)

Meeting Agenda

7-9 June 2023, Odense, Denmark

Presentations (non-confidential)
Lessons learned study of chemical incidents involving power failures
Proposal for a human factors framework for Seveso inspections
Proposal for topics for a Common Inspection Criteria on incident investigation
Power to X sites (sites that produce hydrogen from green sources ) Danish inspection and oversight strategy
Seveso sites and battery energy storage systems - Situation in Italy and risk assessment issues
Summary of incidents from eMARS
Serious accident in a waste chemical plant in Finland 
Security update to chemical sites in Finland (provided after the meeting for information) 

Wednesday, 7 June 2023

12:30

Lunch at the meeting venue

Danish Environmental Protection Agency, TW 3 Conference hall 3rd floor.

                                                                                                                                                                    

Afternoon Session
Chair:
I. Domjan, National Directorate for Disaster Management, Hungary

 

13:30

1.     Welcome (Danish authority)

 

13:45

Opening Business (Chairperson)

§  Introduction of new members of TWG 2 and Steering Committee, TWG 2 Representatives 2023 (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 Information to the Public 2022 – Update

•       MJV Portugal 2023 (A. Santos)

•       MJV Italy 2024 (F. Vazzana)

•       Technical Advisory Group for 2024 MJV Italy (M. Wood)

•       Future of the MJV Programme – Volunteers to host MJVs 2025 and 2026 (Chair)
New volunteers?

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

•       Review of the Mapping Structure of the Seveso Inspection Publication Series

•       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 2014 (SMS in multinational companies) and MJV 2015 (Safety leadership and culture)

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

 

15:00

Coffee break

 

15:30

3.     TWG 2 Webinars

·         Webinar 2022:  Ageing and Primary Containment Maintenance

·         Webinar 2023:  The Role of Authorities in Promoting Lessons Learned  (M. Wood, JRC)

·         Webinar 2024:  Hydrogen fuel risk: Part 1 (and 2?)

15:45

4.     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)

·         Internal emergency planning (Published)

·         Subcontractors (Published)

·         Avoiding External Ignition Sources (in Publication)

 

16:00

5.     CIC Topics in progress

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

·         Presentation on lessons learned study of chemical incidents involving power failures

·         Maintenance of secondary containment systems (F. Vazzana)

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

 

16:30

6.     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?

 

17:00

7.     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 2023 and volunteers to lead them

 

17:00

Adjourn

 

       

 

Thursday, 8 June 2023

Thursday morning session

Chair:  E. Simon, Government of Steiermark, Austria

09:00

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

Topic 1.        Human Factors (C. Cowley, TBA)

9:30

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

·         Human Factors

10:30

Coffee Break

11:00

Summary of break-out sessions on Topic 1

·         Group 1

·         Group 2

11:30

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

Topic 2:  Incident investigation (M. Wood)

Attention:  This topic needs a co-leader.  Please consider volunteering.

12:00

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

·         Incident investigation 

13:00

Adjourn for Lunch


Thursday afternoon Session
Chair: 
I. Domjan, National Directorate for Disaster Management, Hungary

14:00

12.   Summary of Break-out Sessions on Topic 2

·         Group 1

·         Group 2

14:30

13.   Risks associated with new energy sources

·         Power to X sites (sites that produce hydrogen from green sources ) Danish inspection and oversight strategy (H. Bechman Nielsen)

·         Seveso sites and battery energy storage systems - Situation in Italy and risk assessment issues (F. Vazzana)

·         Discussion:

How do other Member States treat this kinds of sites?
What kinds of accident scenarios are they using?
What particular challenges do they present to inspection oversight and risk management?

15:30

Coffee break

16:00

14.   Lessons learned from recent incidents

·         Lessons learned from an incident involving hydrogen (M. Kraft)

·         Update on Currenta incident (if any) (M. Kraft)

·         Summary of incidents from eMARS (M. Wood)

·         Explosion at chemicals plant May 2022 (J. Karba)

·         Manucco accident 3 August 2022 (T. Marty)

17:30

Adjourn for the day

 

 

Friday, 9 June 2023

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

09:00

15.   Continuation of lessons learned from incidents

·         Serious accident in a waste chemical plant (T. Heinimaa)

·         Container incident in Mannheim (M. Hailwood, via web connection)

 

16.   Emergency planning for cyber attacks – Follow up from a Belgian incident (P. Vansina)

Followed by discussion and exchange of experience

10:15

17.   Warning sirens – Summary of Member State experiences (R. Kuusik)

10:35

18.   Follow-up on prior good practice exchanges

·         Prohibition of use (I. Domjan)

·         Temporary storage in ports (R. Czapla, M. Wood)

10:50

17.   New projects, research findings and publications and any other business

·         ADAM Version 3.0 (M. Wood, MAHB)

11:00

18.   Any other business

•       Summary of Meeting Results and Action Items

•       Location of next TWG 2 Meeting

11:15

Adjournment of meeting