Management of occupational health risks during refinery turnarounds
Report no. 00/52: This report addresses the occupational health issues which are an intrinsic part of refinery turnaround activities. It recognises the underlying importance of an effective management system and is intended to assist planners, managers and specialists...
Aquatic toxicity testing for petroleum substances
The EU Dangerous Substances Directive (DSD) provides a systematic approach for the classification of substances based on knowledge of their intrinsic properties and in accordance with defined hazard criteria. The 18th Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP) of the DSD...
Emission control at marine terminals
The European ‘Stage 1’ Directive 94/63/EC on the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions mandates the installation of vapour emission controls for automotive gasoline storage and loading of road and rail tankers and inland waterway barges. Ship loading...