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Natural Hazard
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Debris Flow
Earthquake
Extreme Temperature Variation
Flash Flooding
Flooding
Freeze
Heat Wave
Heavy Rainfall
High Wind
Ice Storm
Landslide
Lightning
Mudslide
Snow Storm
Soil Erosion/Scouring
Storm
Storm Surge
Submarine Landslide
Tornado
Tropical Cyclone
Tsunami
Volcanic Eruption
Wild Fire
Wind
Country of the Natural Hazard
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Afghanistan
Åland Islands
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos VALUES (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands VALUES (Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See VALUES (Vatican City State)
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova, Republic of
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar VALUES (Burma)
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinean Territory
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Reunion
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Taiwan, Province of China
Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Natural Hazard Name
Industrial Activity
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Agriculture
Building & works of engineering construction
Ceramics (bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc.)
Chemical installations - ammonia
Chemical installations - carbon oxides
Chemical installations - chlorine
Chemical installations - fluorine or hydrogen fluoride
Chemical installations - hydrogen
Chemical installations - industrial gases
Chemical installations - inorganic acids
Chemical installations - nitrogen oxides
Chemical installations - other fine chemicals
Chemical installations - sulphur oxides, oleum
Electronics & electrical engineering
Fuel storage (including heating, retail sale, etc.)
General chemicals manufacture (not listed)
General engineering, manufacturing and assembly
Handling and transportation centres (ports, airports, lorry parks, marshalling yards, etc.)
Leisure activities
LPG production, bottling and bulk distribution
Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster
Manufacture of food products and beverages
Manufacture of glass
Medical, research, education (including hospitals, universities, etc.)
Mining activities (tailings & physicochemical processes)
Offshore extraction and production
Offshore pipelines
Petrochemical / oil refineries
Pipelines
Plastic and rubber manufacture
Power supply and distribution
Processing of ferrous metals (foundries, smelting, etc.)
Processing of metals
Processing of metals using electrolytic or chemical processes
Processing of non-ferrous metals (foundries, smelting, etc.)
Production and manufacturing of pulp and paper
Production and storage of explosives
Production and storage of fertilizers
Production and storage of fireworks
Production and storage of pesticides, biocides, fungicides
Production of basic organic chemicals
Production of pharmaceuticals
Shipbuilding, shipbreaking, ship repair
Textiles manufacturing and treatment
Waste treatment, disposal
Water and sewage (collection, supply, treatment)
Wholesale and retail storage and distribution (excluding LPG)
Wood treatment and furniture
[ Other ]
[ Unknown ]
Country of the Site
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Afghanistan
Åland Islands
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos VALUES (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands VALUES (Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See VALUES (Vatican City State)
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova, Republic of
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar VALUES (Burma)
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinean Territory
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Reunion
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Taiwan, Province of China
Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Site Name
Unit Type
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Process: Reactor
Process: Heat exchanger
Process: Column
Process: Separator
Process: Dryer
Process: Cooling tower
Process: Stack
Process: Boiler
Process: Packaging
Process: Other
Process: Unknown
Storage: Atmospheric storage tank
Storage: Pressurized storage tank
Storage: Warehouse
Storage: Other
Storage: Unknown
Transport: Pipeline
Transport: (Un)loading
Transport: Pumping station
Transport: Other
Transport: Unknown
Auxiliary: Pipes and pipework
Auxiliary: Pump
Auxiliary: Compressor
Auxiliary: Other
Auxiliary: Unknown
Other: Waste disposal
Other: Other
Other: Unknown
Event
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Release: Gas, vapour, mist, or smoke release to air
Release: Gas release to water
Release: Liquid release to ground
Release: Liquid release to water body
Release: Liquid release to flood water
Release: Liquid spill on roof
Release: Solid release to ground
Release: Solid release to water
Release: Firewater runoff into ground
Release: Firewater runoff into water
Release: Release due to overflow
Release: Other
Release: Unknown
Fire: Conflagration
Fire: Pool fire
Fire: Jet fire
Fire: Vapour cloud fire / flash fire
Fire: Fireball
Fire: Fire impingement on other equipment
Fire: Fire spread
Fire: Other
Fire: Unknown
Explosion: Pressure burst
Explosion: BLEVE
Explosion: Rapid phase-transition explosion
Explosion: Runaway reaction explosion
Explosion: Dust explosion
Explosion: Explosive decomposition
Explosion: Vapour cloud explosion
Explosion: Physical explosion
Explosion: Detonation
Explosion: Deflagration
Explosion: Other
Explosion: Unknown
Dispersion: Substance in / on water
Dispersion: Substance in / on ground
Dispersion: Substance in groundwater
Dispersion: Substance in air
Dispersion: Combustion products in air
Dispersion: Combustion products in / on ground
Dispersion: Combustion products in / on water
Dispersion: Rapid spread of oil and / or chemicals due to water flow
Dispersion: Other
Dispersion: Unknown
Other: Other
Natural Hazard: Liquid sloshing
Natural Hazard: Sloshing of molten materials
Natural Hazard: Sparking
Natural Hazard: Exposure of pipelines / underground tanks
Natural Hazard: Debris impact
Natural Hazard: Floating off of storage tanks / equipment
Natural Hazard: Floating oil in drainage systems due to inundation
Natural Hazard: Sinking of floating roofs
Natural Hazard: Foundation loss do to subsidence / soil liquefaction
Natural Hazard: Heat radiation damage
Natural Hazard: Fire impingement
Natural Hazard: Ember flight due to wildfire
Natural Hazard: Water intrusion
Natural Hazard: Expansion due to high temperature
Natural Hazard: Contraction due to low temperature
Natural Hazard: Soil liquefaction
Natural Hazard: Water / mud inundation
Natural Hazard: Wave slamming
Natural Hazard: Wind pounding
Natural Hazard: Other
Natural Hazard: Unknown
Component (Structural): Complete collapse
Component (Structural): Partial collapse
Component (Structural): Collapse of support columns
Component (Structural): Damage to support columns
Component (Structural): Damage / deformation of tie-bars
Component (Structural): Buckling (tank shell, cylindrical shell, elephant foot)
Component (Structural): Bending of steel frame structure
Component (Structural): Overturning / toppling
Component (Structural): Inclining / tilting
Component (Structural): Dislodging / displacement
Component (Structural): Cracking / breaking
Component (Structural): Puncture
Component (Structural): Instrumentation damage or malfunction
Component (Structural): Sparking
Component (Structural): Pipeline break / damage
Component (Structural): Other
Component (Structural): Unknown
Component (Non-structural): Insulation damage
Component (Non-structural): Roof damage
Component (Non-structural): Puncture
Component (Non-structural): Cracks in the welds of steel tanks
Component (Non-structural): Damage to rails, ladders, vents and other protruding parts
Component (Non-structural): Damage to emergency equipment
Component (Non-structural): Breaking / tearing of anchor bolts
Component (Non-structural): Dislodging / displacement
Component (Non-structural): Pipe break / damage
Component (Non-structural): Inclining / tilting
Component (Non-structural): Damage to flange connections
Component (Non-structural): Damage to pipe joints
Component (Non-structural): Damage to couplings between tanks and pipeline
Component (Non-structural): Damage to motors and pumps
Component (Non-structural): Other
Component (Non-structural): Unknown
Building (Structural): Complete collapse
Building (Structural): Partial collapse
Building (Structural): Collapse of support columns
Building (Structural): Damage to tie-bars and joints
Building (Structural): Inclining / tilting
Building (Structural): Dislodging / displacement
Building (Structural): Other
Building (Structural): Unknown
Building (Non-structural): Insulation damage
Building (Non-structural): Roof damage
Building (Non-structural): Wall damage
Building (Non-structural): Damage to electrical and emergency equipment
Building (Non-structural): Other
Building (Non-structural): Unknown
Lifeline: Loss of water
Lifeline: Loss of cooling / refrigerating capacity
Lifeline: Loss of heating
Lifeline: Loss of process air
Lifeline: Damage to transformer stations and electrical turbines
Lifeline: Loss of electrical power / short circuit
Lifeline: Other
Lifeline: Unknown
Substance: Hazardous reaction due to contact with water
Substance: Over-pressurization
Substance: Over-heating
Substance: (self) Ignition due to high temperature
Substance: Other
Substance: Unknown
Event Sequence: Event sequence
Contributing Factor
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Equipment: Component failure
Equipment: Component malfunction
Equipment: Loss of process control
Equipment: Corrosion / fatigue
Equipment: Runaway reaction
Equipment: Unexpected reaction / phase-transition
Equipment: Blockage
Equipment: Electrostatic accumulation
Equipment: Power interruption
Measure: Containment system (e.g. walls, dikes, enclosed room)
Measure: Instrument / control / monitoring devices
Measure: Emergency water systems
Measure: Portable fire extinguishers
Measure: Back-up power
Measure: Restraining straps or chains
Measure: Anchoring mechanisms (e.g. anchor bolts, bracing)
Measure: Structural design / retrofitting for earthquakes
Measure: Bracing of pipes and connections
Measure: Flexible connections for pipes
Measure: Strapping and anchoring of emergency equipment
Measure: Emergency shut off / safety valves
Measure: Alarm systems
Measure: Water curtains for hazardous gases
Measure: Seismic detectors
Human: Operator error
Human: Operator health (e.g. death, illness, intoxication)
Human: Wilful disobedience
Human: Failure to carry out duties
Organisational: Management organization
Organisational: Management attitude
Organisational: Organized procedures
Organisational: Training / instructions
Organisational: Supervision
Organisational: Staffing
Organisational: Process analysis
Organisational: Design of plant / equipment / system
Organisational: User-friendliness (apparatus, system, etc.)
Organisational: Manufacture / construction
Organisational: Isolation of equipment / system
Organisational: Maintenance
Organisational: Testing / inspecting / recording
Other
Date
Status
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Published
List
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Date
Date
Status
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Date
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Hazard Type
Natural Hazard
Site
81.
1994/10/19
Flooding
San Jacinto River Flood
Pipeline
82.
1994/07/24
Lightning
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Pembroke Refinery
83.
1994/02/22
Heavy Rainfall
Merriespruit rain
Harmony Gold Mine
84.
1994/01/17
Earthquake
Northridge Earthquake
ARCO-Four Corners Pipeline
85.
1991/08/21
Storm
Corona Discharge - ‘St Elmo’s Fire’
anchortank
86.
1989/09/20
Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Hugo
Amerada Hess Oil Co.
87.
1989/09/18
Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Hugo
Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority
88.
1983/08/30
Wind
Slight breeze
Site 31
89.
1923
Earthquake
Tokyo Earthquake
Yokosuka Naval Base
