MUNICIPALITIES WITH ESTABLISHMENTS WITH A RISK OF SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT

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    Fabrizio Vazzana, Francesca Pepe

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    Abstract

    The indicator allows to identify the areas where there is a particular concentration of establishments at risk of major accidents, providing useful information for land planning, in particular for the destination and use of land. In 2024, the municipalities in which there are 4 or more RIR (Risk of Major Accident) establishments are 29, distributed in 12 regions: approximately 1/4 of the establishments at risk of major accidents in Italy are located in them. The regions in which the largest number of these municipalities are found are: Sicily (5 municipalities), Lazio (4 municipalities), Lombardy (4 municipalities) and Piedmont (4 municipalities). Among the municipalities characterized by the presence of a high number of establishments, Ravenna stands out with 26 establishments and Genoa with 13 establishments, followed by Trecate with 10, Naples and Venice with 9, Filago with 8 and Augusta, Anagni, Catania and Livorno with 7 establishments.

    Description

    The indicator shows the list of municipalities in whose territory there are establishments at risk of major accidents with notification obligation (lower and upper threshold establishments), as well as the number of establishments present in each municipality. With this indicator, the area of ​​analysis has been narrowed by taking as a reference a territorial reality less extensive than the region or province or the municipality. From the analysis of the indicator it is possible to draw further considerations on the map of the dangers of major accidents in our country. This information allows, in fact, to better highlight, going down to the municipality level, the areas in which there is a particular concentration of establishments at risk of major accidents. The presence of an establishment at risk of major accidents in a municipality also conditions the planning of the territory, and, in particular, the destination and use of the land. In fact, it is necessary to maintain appropriate safety distances between establishments at Risk of Major Accident (RIR) and the surrounding residential and commercial areas (article 22 of Legislative Decree 105/15).

    Purpose

    Provide elements for the identification of areas with a high concentration of establishments at risk of major accidents present on the national territory.

     
    Policy relevance and utility for users
    It is of national scope or it is applicable to environmental issues at the regional level but of national relevance.
    It can describe the trend without necessarily evaluating it.
    It is simple and easy to interpret.
    It is sensitive to changes occurring in the environment and/or in human activities
    It provides a representative picture of environmental conditions, environmental pressures, and societal responses
    It provides a basis for international comparisons.
    Analytical soundness
    Be based on international standards and international consensus about its validity;
    Be theoretically well founded in technical and scientific terms
    Presents reliability and validity of measurement and data collection methods
    Temporal comparability
    Spatial comparability
    Measurability (data)
    Adequately documented and of known quality
    Updated at regular intervals in accordance with reliable procedures
    Readily available or made available at a reasonable cost/benefit ratio
    An “adequate” spatial coverage
    An “appropriate” temporal coverage
    Main regulatory references and objectives

    Identification of areas with a high concentration of industrial plants at risk of major accidents pursuant to articles 19 and 22 of Legislative Decree 105/2015.

    DPSIR
    Pressure
    Indicator type
    Descriptive (A)
    References

    ISPRA-MASE, Inventario Seveso 

    ISPRA, Annuario dei dati ambientali - Vari anni

    Limitations

    It depends on the timeliness and accuracy of the information that reaches ISPRA from the managers, now subjected to a validation process before approval.

     
    Further actions

    None

    Frequenza di rilevazione dei dati
    Continua
    Fonte dei dati
    ISPRA
    MASE (Ministero dell'ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica)
    Data availabilty

    All information comes from the National Inventory of establishments likely to cause major accidents, provided for by Article 5, paragraph 3 of Legislative Decree 105/15. https://www.rischioindustriale.isprambiente.gov.it/seveso-query-105/Default.php

    Spatial coverage

    Regionale, Provinciale, Comunale

    Time coverage

    2023-2024

    Processing methodology

    All information is taken from the National Inventory of establishments likely to cause major accidents, provided for by Article 5, paragraph 3 of Legislative Decree 105/2015. The inventory allows the extraction of an Excel file that allows to extrapolate after different steps, the data necessary for updating the indicator.

    Qualità dell'informazione

    This is information provided by managers to the competent Authorities (including MASE, through ISPRA) pursuant to specific obligations set out in Legislative Decree 105/15, which provides for administrative and criminal sanctions in the event of failure to declare. The data is then collected, validated and processed by ISPRA, also through comparison with the information held by the regions and regional agencies with territorial jurisdiction. The information is easily available and updated at regular intervals and has adequate spatial coverage. The indicator is of national scope and applicable to environmental issues at regional level and of national significance.

    State
    Undefinable
    Trend
    Undefinable
    State assessment/description

    Al 31 dicembre 2024, i comuni in cui sono presenti 4 o più stabilimenti RIR sono 29, distribuiti in 12 regioni: in essi è ubicato circa 1/4 degli stabilimenti a rischio di incidente rilevante presenti in Italia. Le regioni in cui si ritrova il maggior numero di questi comuni sono: la Sicilia (5 comuni), il Lazio (4 comuni), la Lombardia (4 comuni) ed il Piemonte (4 comuni). Tra i comuni caratterizzati dalla presenza di un numero elevato di stabilimenti si rilevano Ravenna con 26 stabilimenti e Genova con 13 stabilimenti, seguite da Trecate con 10, Napoli e Venezia con 9, Filago con 8 e Augusta, Anagni, Catania e Livorno con 7 stabilimenti.

    Trend assessment/description

    Rispetto al periodo precedente di valutazione (dicembre 2023) il numero di comuni con almeno 4 stabilimenti RIR è leggermente diminuito. Comunque non ci sono state significative variazioni del numero e del tipo di industrie sottoposte agli obblighi imposti dalla normativa “Seveso”. Sebbene il numero dei comuni sia leggermente diminuito, si registra una riduzione delle attività rispetto al semestre precedente, che passa da 205 a 193.

    Comments

    The choice of the threshold value of 4 establishments was made for practical reasons and does not prefigure a specific regulatory orientation regarding the criteria for identifying areas with a high concentration of establishments at risk of major accidents. The data available are, in addition to the name of the municipalities, the number of establishments for each of the selected municipalities. From the analysis of the indicator it is possible to draw further considerations on the map of the dangers of major accidents in our country. In fact, this information allows us to highlight more, going down to the municipality level, the areas in which there is a particular concentration of establishments at risk of major accidents (figure 1).

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    Figura 1: Comuni con almeno 4 stabilimenti Seveso

    Headline

    Tabella 1: Elenco comuni del territorio nazionale in cui ricadono 4 o più stabilimenti soggetti al D.Lgs 105/2015 (agg. 31.12.2024)

    Data source

    Inventario ISPRA

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