<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The modern era, alongside with the very fast development of technology rise challenging threats to human establishments. A large number of industrial processes include the usage of substances that present themselves as dangerous for life. Therefore, one is obliged to look into ways of reducing the risk of accidents that could affect the population surrounding the industrial sites. Given the fact that Romania has signed the “Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction”, risk other than attack remains the main threat in the field. The article is aimed at studying what is considered to be the most vulnerable process – transportation of hazardous substances.</p></abstract>

The modern era, alongside with the very fast development of technology rise challenging threats to human establishments. A large number of industrial processes include the usage of substances that present themselves as dangerous for life. Therefore, one is obliged to look into ways of reducing the risk of accidents that could affect the population surrounding the industrial sites. Given the fact that Romania has signed the “Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction”, risk other than attack remains the main threat in the field. The article is aimed at studying what is considered to be the most vulnerable process – transportation of hazardous substances.

Risk Other Than Attack – Substances Transportation

”Nicolae Bălcescu”, Land Forces Academy, Sibiu, România

Inspectorate for Emergency Situations of Sibiu County, Sibiu, Romania

International conference KNOWLEDGE-BASED ORGANIZATION

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The modern era, alongside with the very fast development of technology rise challenging threats to human establishments. A large number of industrial processes...

Risk Other Than Attack – Substances Transportation

Published Online: Nov 24, 2015

Page range: 857 - 860

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2015-0145

Keywords
hazardous substances, industrial site, transportation

© 2015 Dănuţ Moşteanu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Risk Other Than Attack – Substances Transportation

Published Online: Nov 24, 2015

Page range: 857 - 860

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2015-0145

Keywordshazardous substances, industrial site, transportation

© 2015 Dănuţ Moşteanu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
hazardous substances, industrial site, transportation