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• Excavation
• Natural Disaster
• Materiel or Weld Failure
• Corrosion
• Equipment Failure
• Third Party Interference
ROOT CAUSE:
NEGLECT OF RISK ANALYSIS AND RISK MANAGEMNT
About the Safety Guidelines
• Jointly developed by UNECE
countries under the Industrial
Accidents Convention and the Water
Convention
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• Ensure that land-use policies are in place to prevent and limit the
effects of accidents
• Set up appropriate consultation procedures
• Carry out a permitting process for new pipelines
• Set up a system of inspections for pipelines
• Draw up and implement external emergency plans and ensure
their review, testing, revision, and update
• Prevent third-party interference, e.g. by ensuring that
information about the location is shared between stakeholders
Key Recommendations for UNECE Countries
Or contact:
Ms. Claudia Kamke
Environmental Affairs Officer
UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
claudia.kamke@unece.org