n Health, safety and environmental risk
n Air pollution
n Cargo quality
n Health, Safety and Environmental Risk
UK Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: technical advice, including risk assessment and
incident investigation, centred on regulations under the Act, eg
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
Management of Health and Safety at Work
Personal Protective Equipment at Work
UK Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations 1999:
Development of safety management systems (SMS)
Hazard identification, including leading Hazard and Operability Studies
(HAZOPs)
Screening studies
Risk ranking
Assessment of mitigation measures
Quantified risk assessment (QRA), where screening study has identified need
Assessment of domino effects
Writing safety reports
Land use planning issues
Assessment of risks to the environment from major accidents
Major Hazards (EU "Seveso II" Directive etc):
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Technical assistance to regulators and industry in countries outside the UK, especially EU Accession Countries and the CIS.
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n Air Pollution
Investigation of complaints
Spot sampling and analysis
Modelling of combustion generated pollutant formation
Dispersion modelling
Deposition modelling
Odour and taint modelling
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Cargo Quality
Investigation of cargo contamination and related incidents, especially in bulk cargoes of oil, petroleum products and chemicals:
Evaporative loss
Cross-contamination, including via vapour phase
Flash-point depression
Cooling of high pour-point liquids
Self-heating
Incidents involving IMDG cargo (fire, explosion, runaway reaction etc)
Cargo attack on tank surfaces and tank coatings
Statistical effects in sampling and analysis results
industrial
hazards