2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI SYNOPSIS  A few data on the Inspectorate in France  A few data on the Barpi’s missions  How experience feedback is organised :  relationships Inspectorate /Barpi  Barpi’s database  resulting “products”  Examples of use for the Inspectorate  Conclusions

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI Organisation of the INPECTORATE  Several levels exist :  National level (ministry and its services, directions,…)  Local level : Regional : DRIRE in region but also with its representatives in each « department » Departmental : other services just like DSV (Direction of veterinary services)

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI Inspectorate : Main missions  Draw up proposals to the “prefectorial” authority (department)  Proposal of licenses for the operators/ evolution of the acts (modifications,…), up-dates resulting from safety reports, …  Proposals of administrative / penal sanctions  Carry out inspections  Answer to public questions or claims  Deal with different files (among which technical and administrative inquiries after acc/incidents)

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI Main figures Different status possible for the sites  Out of classification or under the threshold  “declaration”  “authorization”  “authorization” with easements / Seveso status About 1230 (among which 650 high- threshold sites » About (among which breedings, 1090 waste-plants, 6000 quarries) About

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI BARPI (bureau for analysis of industrial risk and pollutions)  Bureau belonging to the Ministry in charge of environment questions, working for the department for pollution and risk prevention (DPPR), more precisely for Industrial environment Service (SEI)  Objective : experience feedback in connection with industrial pollutions and accidents.  Location : in Lyon

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI BARPI  Missions :  gathering and analysis of data concerning pollutions, accidents, incidents, near misses in classified installations  Data and analysis spreading  Forming a technical support for both other MEDD bureaus and local inspectorate.

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI Relationships between the inspectorate and BARPI Inspectorate  Barpi source of information on accidents/incidents Barpi  Inspectorate Restitution of “products”(analysis on significant accidents, tendencies on samples of selected accidents, restitution of lists of accidents on a special topic,…) Inspectorate  Barpi Frequent exchanges (website, training tuition, consultation every 2 months, conference on accidents,…)

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI ARIA DATABASE  ARIA : Analysis, Research and Information on Accidents  Up to the 31 st of December 2002 : accidents  For 2002 : about 1700 accidents  Various kinds of accidents: - major and serious accidents - significant accidents - incidents or near misses (if possible lesson to learn)  Different fields : - chemistry - transports - Refineries, ….

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI Method used Analysis based on :  many accidents (samples)  tendencies (concerning an activity, a special topic)  one particular accident  exemplary solutions...leading to lessons learnt or to learn

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI Information recipients

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI Resulting “products”  Studies on particular topics  several ones : rubbish incineration plants, pipes transports,handling goods machines, ammonia, chorine, metal treatment process, silos  Answers to direct questions (asked by different organisms : inspectorate, other administrations, private companies,  more than 1200 in 2002).  An inventory drawn up every year.

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI Resulting “products”  Short summaries about significant accidents : e.g. IMPEL document following the  lessons learnt from accidents  meeting.  Articles published in technical magazines.  Courses given to school of engineers.  Barpi’s website : most of the data are available Address :

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI Example : Possible uses for the inspectorate  After an acc/incident occurred  favourable circumstance to discuss with the operator:  Ask for analysis; actions taken or to take for the future (prevention, mitigation); up-date of the monitoring documents listing accidents or incidents,…  If Seveso, worth checking if the organisation implemented works

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI Possible uses for the inspectorate  Useful : all these pieces of information might be restored in the frame of the procedures leading to license  Lessons learnt from the accidents that occurred in the past (on the site or on similar units)  in the files drawn up by the operator, with the relevant analysis  Interesting : The same can be done during inspections  check what had been implemented on the site, actually.  Have a glance on what had been made for situations that could be similar.

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI Possible actions for the operators In/accidents : monitoring, analysis, implementation of corrective actions Up-date of the safety reports (files, third-party ’s analysis, …) Inspections sur site Vérification mise en place mesures correctives ou améliorations Check of the actions implementation

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI Possible lever and synergy for the inspectorate In/accidents (Exam of the « registers » : Lists, analysis, actions taken) Exam of the safety reports (files, Third-party ’s reports, …) Inspections sur site Inspections on the site

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI But… difficulties : For the operators  Communication on accidents is difficult for companies  “image”  Economic impacts  And for workers either  Possible penalties  Regard  Incite communication out of crisis (before)  Put the incidents in perspective (using gravity scale)  Development of safety culture  Restitution and publication of exp. Feedback  Improvement of internal communication

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI But… difficulties : for the inspectorate  Gathering information needs time and means  …an everyday attention and efforts from all  But is rich in knowledge :  consequences (model)  Technical aspects  Organisational aspects  Analysis of causes (leading to experience feedback).  Development of relationships with trade bodies  based on facts  inciting exchanges even for incidents (“cold” situation)  Exam of action actually taken on the sites after measures planned (event)  Development of inspectorate means and competence

2 nd BERCEN exchange program – Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) - April, 8 th to 12 th, 2003 – DPPR/SEI/BARPI THE END Thank you for your attention