RISK ANALYSIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD MANAGEMENT

K. Veerabhadram, K. Satti Babu

Abstract: Risk is defined as ‘the possibility of loss or injury. Hazard is defined as the source of risk Toxicity is describes as capability to produce an adverse effect on living organisms. Risk assessment refers to the factual bases for determining exposure, adverse effects (i.e., toxicity) and dose-response relationships and for predicting their nature and magnitude in humans. Any organization has a legal and moral obligation to safeguard the health and welfare of the general public and to ensure environmental safety. All manufacturing process are to some extent. Hazardous but in processes involving hazardous substances such as petroleum, natural gas and other chemicals. There are additional special hazards associated with the properties of the substances and process conditions. The designer must be aware of these hazards, and ensure, through the application of Sound Engineering practice, that the risks are reduced to acceptable levels. A qualitative approach to the risk analysis and Environmental Hazard Management is presented in this paper along with a hypothetical Gas Collecting Station and a Dispersion Model.

Keywords: HAZARD

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0328024