OvV report - Fire at Chemie-Pack in Moerdijk, 5 January 2011

Following a major fire at Chemie-Pack, a company involved in the storage, processing and packaging of chemicals, the Dutch Safety Board carried out an investigation. The Board's investigation focuses on the origins of the fire at Chemie-Pack and the government's crisis management and communication.

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Clarity:

Lessons on: - compliance with permit and monitoring by supervisors - storage of highly flammable substances in iso-containers - adequate peripheral extinguishing systems

Target Group(s):

  • Policy makers
  • HSE managers
  • Educators
  • Site managers
  • Strategic leadership
  • Supervisors

Risk Theme:

  • Monitoring and Learning - Learning from Incidents
Category Publisher Maker Language

Incident onderzoek

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Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid (OVV)

Dutch