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Subregional Workshop on the Implementation of the UNECE-Industrial Accidents Convention

13-15 March 2003, Erevan, Armenia

German Experiences on Safety Measures at Industrial Installations

Introduction

by Ludwig DinklohFederal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation

and Nuclear Safety, Germany

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B U N D E S M I N I S T E R I U M D E S I N N E R N

L A G E Z E N T R U M

Germany at the Centre of Europe

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Party to the Convention

Non Party

France

Poland

Denmark

Czech Republic

Austria

Germany

Switzerland

Luxemburg

Belgium

Netherlands

Germany and its 9 Neighbouring Countries

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Danube

Rhine

Elbe

Odra

Germany as Part of Transboundary River Basins

Germany as Part of the International Community

• European Union

• United Nations (UNECE)

• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• 9 Neighbouring countries

• Seveso II – Directive

• Industrial-Accidents Convention

• OECD WG on Chemical Accidents

• Bilateral Agreements (e.g. on Mutual Assistance in Case of Catastrophes and Serious Accidents)

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Bayern

Hessen

BrandenburgNiedersachsen

Sachsen

Sachsen-Anhalt

Berlin

Thüringen

Schleswig-Holstein

Rheinland-Pfalz

Nordrhein-Westfalen

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Baden-Württemberg

Hamburg

Saarland

Bremen

Germany: 16 Federal States (Laender)

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More than 30 Years of Environmental Protection in Germany

• 1971 First Environmental Programme

• 1980 First Ordinance on Hazardous Incidents

• Densely knit Network of Regulations on Safety, Health and Environmental Protection

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German Regulations on Safety of Industrial Installations

Federal Immission Control Act – BImSchG (last amendment 26 Sept. 2002) + several ordinances

Ordinance on Hazardous Incidents(12th BImSch-ordinance) (as of 26 April 2000)

Additional Regulations on a. Safety of labour (Min. Economy + Labour)

b. External emergency planning (Min. Intern.Affairs) c. Land use planning (Min. LuP)

(b and c mainly on level of the 16 Laender or even the communities)

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Further Instruments for Increasing Safety at Industrial Installations in Germany

• Public hearings for the development of laws and ordinances (obligatory)

• Control of legislation and executive by the press

• Technical guidance papers and norms (DIN, CEN, ISO)

• Advice by Hazardous Incidents Commission (SFK) and Technical Committee for Safety of Installations (TAA) www.sfk-taa.de

• Common working groups of federal Government and federal States

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Environmental Protectionand Safety of Industrial

Establishments

Off-site Emergency Plans and Emergency Preparedness

Federal Ministry for Internal Affairs (BMI)

Federal Environmental Ministry (BMU)

National Laws and Ordinances

16 Laender:Enforcement of National and Laender Laws and Ordinances

Federal Government: International Negotiations and Representation

Environmental Ministries + Regional Authorities

Ministries for Internal Affairs+ Regional Authorities

Own Laws and Ordinances

Main Responsibilities in Germany

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• Water Protection Project with Romania, Moldavia and Ukraine

• Project on Safety of Chlorine Storage in larger municipal waterworks and waste water treatment plants in Russia

• Project on Pipeline Safety in the St. Petersburg area

• UN/ECE-Workshop on Technology Transfer in Moldova, 04 - 05 November 2002

• Project on Safety of Pulp and Paper Industries in the Kaliningrad Region

• New Project on Hazard Prevention in the Kura-River Basin

German Support for Exchange of Information and Technology