Environmental Risk Classification and Management for Chemical Industry Parks

In view of the importance of building up the environmental risk management system for chemical industry parks (CIPs) and in reference to US EPA’s general guidance on risk management programs for chemical accident prevention, the basic framework of environmental risk management for CIPs was proposed. The idea of risk classification was applied to the management of CIPs, and the three-level risk management solutions put forward. The method was applied to identify risks of a chemical industry park in Henan Province, in which the enterprises were classified into three risk levels. The results showed that two enterprises were of first-level environmental risk sources, one of second level and four of third level out of the 19 facilities in the park. For the enterprise with high-level risk, environmental risk receptor investigation, public participation and preparation of emergency response plans should be strengthened besides the daily risk management, so as to control the serious environmental pollution incidents within their incubation periods, and effectively prevent environmental pollution accidents and reduce environmental hazards.