Hazardous Incident Ordinance

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The Hazardous Incident Ordinance (StöV or 12th BImSchV in Germany, StFV in Switzerland and Liechtenstein) or Industrial Accident Ordinance (IUV, Austria) is an ordinance that protects people and the environment from the consequences of sudden incidents in technical systems with dangerous leaks To regulate substances. It does not regulate gradual damage caused by excessive emissions. It implements the requirements of the European Seveso II directive in the respective national law. The Hazardous Incident Ordinance applies to all operational areas (e.g. production plants, warehouses) in which hazardous substances are present above a so-called quantity threshold. The operators of the operational areas concerned are obliged by the Hazardous Incident Ordinance to take safety precautions in order to avoid incidents from the outset, to recognize any incidents that occur immediately and to act accordingly, and to minimize their effects on people and the environment as much as possible.

Major accident regulations in Germany, Liechtenstein, Austria and Switzerland (as of January 2006)
country designation source last update Entry into force of the current version
Germany Major Accidents Ordinance BGBl. 2017 I p. 483 BGBl. 2017 I p. 3882 15th March 2017
Liechtenstein Hazardous Incident Ordinance LR 522.1 LGBl no. 2016.296 October 1, 2016
Austria Industrial accident ordinance BGBl. II No. 354/2002 , Sept. 27, 2002, pp. 2583-2590 as before Oct 1, 2002
Switzerland Hazardous Incident Ordinance SR 814.012 (Feb. 27, 1991) AS 2019 2205 August 1, 2019

While in Germany and Austria the relevant accident ordinance only applies to operational areas or systems, in Switzerland and Liechtenstein there are also traffic routes (railway systems, thoroughfares, Rhine) on which dangerous goods are transported or handled and - since 2015 - also pipeline systems ( especially high-pressure natural gas systems), included. In addition, the Swiss Hazardous Incident Ordinance also applies to the handling of genetically modified or pathogenic microorganisms. However, a special regulation has now come into force. The Swiss StFV has its origins in the major fire of Schweizerhalle in 1986, when the risks of a highly developed industry only really penetrated political awareness.

Incidents and accidents in nuclear power plants are not covered here, but by special nuclear energy legislation (e.g. Swiss Nuclear Energy Act and Ordinance).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Federal Law Gazette II No. 354/2002 : Industrial Accident Ordinance