Traduction de «accident de l'environnement » (Français → Anglais) :

the immediate environment of the establishment, and factors likely to cause a major accident or to aggravate the consequences thereof including, where available, details of neighbouring establishments, of sites that fall outside the scope of this Directive, areas and developments that could be the source of or increase the risk or consequences of a major accident and of domino effects.

Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances lays down rules for the prevention of major accidents which might result from certain industrial activities and the limitation of their consequences for human health and the environment.

(Return tabled) Question No. 443 Ms. Anne Minh-Thu Quach: With regard to the dismantling or transformation of the cargo ship Kathryn Spirit by the company Groupe Saint-Pierre: (a) what federal statutes and regulations apply to the transformation of the ship; (b) which departments are responsible for enforcing the statutes and regulations in this type of situation; (c) has Environment Canada assessed the environmental risks of the operation; (d) has Environment Canada attended any meetings with Groupe St-Pierre and other departments or levels of government; (e) what was the outcome of those meetings; (f) what are Environment Canada’s ...[+++] evaluation criteria for this type of operation; (g) what were the results of the environmental assessment; (h) what measures has Environment Canada or any other federal department taken to ensure that there is no environmental accident before, during or after the operation; (i) what federal standards does this type of operation have to meet; (j) does the company dismantling or transforming the ship have to obtain a certificate of authorization from Environment Canada or any other department before proceeding; (k) what are Canada’s obligations under the Basel Convention in this type of situation; (l) what are the federal government’s and the company’s responsibilities in the event of an environmental accident; (m) has Environment Canada or any other federal department compiled a list or is it aware of other similar operations undertaken elsewhere in Canada; (n) has Environment Canada ever refused to allow an operation of this type to proceed; (o) where is the ship from; and (p) what portion of liability do the federal government and the provincial government bear in this type of situation?

EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said: "Proper dissemination of information to the public is a crucial requirement of the Directive as this can play a major role in reducing the effects of industrial accidents, should they take place".

The Convention aims at protecting human beings and the environment against industrial accidents capable of causing transboundary effects and at promoting active international cooperation between the contracting parties before, during and after such accidents.

The safety report must, inter alia: - demonstrate that a major-accident prevention policy and a safety management system for implementing it have been put into effect in accordance with the information set out in one of the Annexes to the Directive; - demonstrate that major-accident hazards have been identified and that the necessary measures have been taken to prevent such accidents and to limit their consequences for man and the environment; - demonstrate the safety and reliability incorporated into the design, construction, opera ...[+++]tion and maintenance of any installation, storage facility, equipment and infrastructure connected with its operation which are linked to major-accident hazards inside the establishment; - demonstrate that internal emergency plans have been drawn up and supply information to enable the external plan to be drawn up in order to respond in the event of a major accident; - provide sufficient information to the competent authorities to enable decisions to be made in terms of the siting of new activities or developments around existing establishments.