SEVESO II
October 1st, 2002
BY ALAN OSBORN
FOLLOWING outrage over the explosion at the AZF fertiliser plant in Toulouse, France, which killed 29 people and injured 2,400, EU ministers have acted to tighten the so-called Seveso Two directive which forces companies to install safeguards to prevent industrial accidents and to minimise their effect. The EU Council has agreed to extend the scope of the legislation so as to extend distances between plants and transport routes, to lower safety thresholds and to include more industrial activities.
FOLLOWING outrage over the explosion at the AZF fertiliser plant in Toulouse, France, which killed 29 people and injured 2,400, EU ministers have acted to tighten the so-called Seveso Two directive which forces companies to install safeguards to prevent industrial accidents and to minimise their effect. The EU Council has agreed to extend the scope of the legislation so as to extend distances between plants and transport routes, to lower safety thresholds and to include more industrial activities.
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