Risicokaart.nl allows you to discover the risks in your area by entering your post code or place of residence. You can see whether there is an increased risk in your area of, for instance, an aviation accident, natural fires or floods and you receive advice about what you must do in such a case.
Accidents involving hazardous substances
Accidents involving hazardous substances are large-scale accidents on industrial sites. There are many companies using hazardous substances that pose such a risk. The risk may affect a large or small area within the surroundings. Companies posing a risk to a very small area are not indicated on the risk map.
The consequences partly depend on the substance involved in the accident.
Hazardous substances
There are different types of hazardous substances. It would be going too far to mention them all here. A substance is a hazardous substance if it is toxic, flammable or explosive, or if it has a combination of these characteristics.
Type of risk or disaster
What do we see on the risk map?
- Accidents involving hazardous substances
- Accidents involving hazardous substances are large-scale accidents on industrial sites.…
- Transport of Hazardous Substances
- Many types of hazardous substances are transported. Transport takes place…
- Aviation accident
- A risk is posed by an aircraft or helicopter crashing.…
- Accident on water
- Vessels may have to deal with fires, explosions and collisions;…
- Traffic accidents
- The risk in the case of rail transport is a…
- Accidents in tunnels
- Accidents in tunnels are more dangerous than in the open…
- Flood
- The water may come from several sources: the sea or…
- Natural fires
- A natural fire may develop quickly and unpredictably during a…
- Earthquakes
- Areas where there are possible earthquake risks are indicated on…
- Violation of public order and mass panic
- Panic in a crowd results in various risks. People may…
- Vulnerable objects
- Vulnerable objects are buildings that may have large numbers of…
