Risk identification on the example of municipal sewage treatment plant

Abstract

Municipal sewage treatment plants are specific technical objects that have a serious impact on the environment and humans. Analysis and management of risk allow early detecting and eliminating threats and reduce the negative effects of risk-generating events. Only a properly conducted identification enables the correct functioning of this process. There are many methods of risk identification, some of them are of universal use, others are focused on a given type of company or activity. In the case of municipal sewage treatment plants, one should use several methods at the same time due to the complexity of processes taking place in these objects. The purpose of this paper is to present methods used to identify risks of municipal sewage treatment plants.