This document contains a summary of perceived needs and practices in relation to competency requirements and training programmes for Seveso inspectors of EU Member States and other Seveso countries to support effectiveness of oversight and enforcement of the Seveso Directive on major hazard sites. The information was gathered mainly through a survey of a cross-section of individual Seveso inspectors from various countries and a workshop of representatives of Seveso inspection authorities across Europe. The study found that there are no standard universally applicable requirements for competency and training of Seveso inspectors. Nonetheless, Seveso inspection programmes generally consider that Seveso inspectors must have some form of basic training and training on the job as a foundation for their work with periodic training to update and diversify their skill sets. This report describes the range of competency requirements, training content and delivery mechanisms offered over the period of study, as experienced by a number of individual Seveso inspectors, and described by inspection authorities of various EU Member States and affiliates.

WOOD Maureen; 

2015-01-28

Publications Office of the European Union

JRC56697

978-92-79-43969-8 (print),    978-92-79-43968-1,   

1018-5593 (print),    1831-9424 (online),   

EUR 26912,    OP LB-NA-26912-EN-C (print),    OP LB-NA-26912-EN-N (online),   

https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC56697,   

10.2788/20361 (print),    10.2788/2029 (online),