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MAJOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT [1 record]

Record 1 1991-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
  • Security
  • Occupational Health and Safety
DEF

... an event that can occur during manufacturing, use, transportation, storage, handling or disposal of dangerous substances which may result in a release in such quantities so as to cause serious damage or pose a significant risk to health, life, property or the environment in the immediate neighbourhood of the accident site. [Source: a pamphlet of the Major industrial Accidents Coordinating Committee (MIACC) entitled "Shaping Canada's Future in Prevention ... Preparedness ... Response."].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Sécurité
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
DEF

(...) événement qui peut se produire durant la fabrication, l'utilisation, le transport, le stockage, la manutention ou l'élimination de substances dangereuses. Il peut s'agir du déversement ou de la fuite de ces produits en quantités suffisamment grandes pour causer de graves dommages ou poser un grand risque pour la santé, la vie, les biens ou l'environnement à proximité des lieux de l'accident. [Source : dépliant du Comité de coordination d'accidents industriels majeurs (CCAIM) intitulé "La prévention, l'état de préparation, l'intervention et l'avenir du Canada"].

Spanish

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