Challenges in Natech Risk Reduction

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Abstract

Natech refers to a conjoint natural and technological hazard or accident. This paper is concerned with Natechs involving hazards arising from the handling, processing and/or storage of hazardous materials, as well as the transportation of oil and gas by pipeline. Risk management of chemical accident hazards has generally been carried out using industrial risk management regulations and practices , engineering safety codes and standards, environmental regulations, and land use planning. However, there is evidence that existing regulations and practices may not EHH VXIIFLHQWW LII WKHH SDUWLFXODUU FRQGLWLRQVV DVVRFLDWHGG ZLWKK Natechs have not been factored in. Awareness of the need to better address Natech risk has been on the rise; never-WKHOHVVWKLVVLVVQRWWUHHHFWHGGVXIIFLHQWO\\LQQWKHHODZVVDQGGUH-gulations of individual countries, and a general framework for the governance of Natech risk is lacking. This paper provides an overview of Natechs, their characteristics, and the problems associated with Natech risk management. Palabras claves Natech, industria, accidentes químicos, gestión de riesgos, gobernanza de riegos. Resumen 1DWHFKKVHHUHHHUHHDDXQDDDVRFLDFL³QQHQWUHHORVVSHOLJURVVQDWXUD-les y los peligros o accidentes industriales. Este documento se ocupa de Natechs que involucran peligros derivados de la manipulación, procesamiento y/o almacenamiento de materiales peligrosos, así como del transporte del petróleo y el gas por oleoductos o gasoductos, respectivamente. En general la gestión de riesgos de accidentes químicos se ha hecho a través de normas y prácticas de gestión de riesgos industriales, códigos de ingeniería y estándares de seguri-GDG UHJXODFLRQHVV DPELHQWDOHVV \\ SODQLLFDFL³QQ GHOO XVRR GHH la tierra. Sin embargo, hay evidencia que la existencia de UHJXODFLRQHVV \\ SU¡FWLFDVV VHJXUDVV QRR VRQQ VXXFLHQWHVV VLL ODVV FRQGLFLRQHVVHVSHF­­FDVVDVRFLDGDVVDD1DWHFKVQRRVHHWLHQHQQ en cuenta. La conciencia de abordar mejor el riesgo Na-WHFKKKDDLGRRHQQDXPHQWRQRRREVWDQWHHVWRRQRRVHHKDDUHHHMDGRR ORRVXXFLHQWHHHQQODVVQRUPDVV\\UHJXODFLRQHVVGHHFDGDDSD­VV\\ en general hay una ausencia de un marco general para la gobernanza del riesgo Natech. Este artículo propone una visión general de los riegos Natech, sus características y los problemas asociados con su manejo.

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Cruz, A. M. (2012). Challenges in Natech Risk Reduction. Revista de Ingeniería, (37), 79–86. https://doi.org/10.16924/revinge.37.12

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