Differences in the risk profiles and risk perception of flammable liquid hazards in San Luis Potosi, Mexico
| Autor: | Israel Razo Soto, Roberto Briones Gallardo, Alfredo Ávila Galarza, Claudia Yazmín Ortega Montoya, Ricardo Medina Cerda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Flammable liquid
Emergency management Social perception business.industry Worst-case scenario Vulnerability Building and Construction Accidental release Hazard Risk perception chemistry.chemical_compound Geography chemistry Environmental protection Urbanization Preparedness Major concern area Safety Risk Reliability and Quality business Safety Research Environmental planning |
| Zdroj: | Case Studies in Fire Safety. 2:37-44 |
| ISSN: | 2214-398X |
| Popis: | The pace of urbanization and industrialization in developing countries is rapidly increasing. Unfortunately, regulatory and private-sector control of hazards has not always kept pace. This work identifies the level of emergency preparedness in chemical industries and evaluates the spatial distribution of hazards using a worst-case release scenario. Consequently, we identified potentially exposed urban communities and evaluated the social perception of a hazard. This research characterizes risk scenarios in a case study of the industrial area in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Intervention zones of major concern are recognized when deficiencies in emergency preparedness join a poor social perception of hazards in communities that are potentially exposed. The worst-case scenario radii of flammable chemicals range from 425m to 733m. Potentially exposed communities have a limited perception of chemical risk and no training in emergency response. Proximity to an industrial area influences communities towards a better recognition of hazards. However, communities far from the industrial area have higher exposure to low preparedness worst-case scenarios for flammable chemicals and have a larger level of vulnerability because of their lack of risk perception. |
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