Open AccessAccidents at Hazardous Installations in Japan
Author(s) -
Takashi Tsuruda
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of disaster research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.332
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1883-8030
pISSN - 1881-2473
DOI - 10.20965/jdr.2007.p0259
Subject(s) - hazardous waste , scope (computer science) , forensic engineering , engineering , waste management , environmental science , computer science , programming language
We review recent accidents at hazardous installations in Japan using reports from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency and National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster of Japan. The number of reported accidents (fires and hazardous material leakages as defined in Japan) has been increasing since 1994. Researchers have studied a variety of fires and explosions to identify their causes and improve the management of hazardous materials and installations. Attentions have been widely focused on the Refuse Derived Fuel silo explosion in August 2003 and Tomakomai tank fires in September 2003. Two accidents that were beyond the scope of fire prevention plan at that time.