PREVENTION OF HAZMAT INCIDENTS

Prevention of HAZMAT Incidents

Prevention of HAZMAT Incidents

Introduction

A hazardous materials incident is a situation in which a hazardous material escapes or may escape the surrounding environment. Hundreds of thousands of chemicals are produced, stored, transported and used annually. Due to the hazardous nature of many measures have been to safeguard them and prevent them from causing harm. If these measures are ignored accidentally or on purpose, the material is no longer under effective control and results in a situation that can have dangerous effects (Lindell et al., 2007).

The hazardous materials incidents vary considerably including chemicals and the ...