Many (petro)chemical companies are located on industrial estates and chemical clusters. A lot of transport (of hazardous substances) takes place on these sites. The transport sector is becoming greener, which means that alternative fuels are increasingly being used.

Site operators, but also individual companies and their safety advisors, want a better understanding of (any) new safety risks of trucks powered by 'sustainable' fuels. These include LNG, CNG, hydrogen and battery-electric. However, current Brzo legislation and regulations say nothing about the (permitted) type of propulsion of trucks on such industrial sites.

Three phases are planned for the implementation. Phase 1 is completed. In phase 2, incident scenarios are developed and possible management measures determined.

Code: RCA 2022-28-2

Status: Completed

Update: June 7, 2023

The aim of the study is to gain insight into the (additional) safety risks of 'alternative' powered vehicles on (petro)chemical sites and to advise on proportional safety measures for road transport of goods (tanks and general cargo) on company premises. Alternative powered vehicles are defined as vehicles powered by electricity (batteries), liquefied natural gas (LNG), compressed natural gas (CNG), or hydrogen (H2). These are scenarios for trucks.

Participants gain insight from Phase 2 into the extent of the safety risks of alternatively powered vehicles on industrial sites that use LNG, CNG, or H2 as fuel, or are battery-electric powered. For this purpose, specific incident scenarios are developed that focus on the trucks' fuel tanks and installations or batteries.

The study includes: