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Risk Management Information SystemA Spatial Planning Tool for Chemical Disaster Management
Risk Management Information SystemA Spatial Planning Tool for Chemical Disaster Management
SENES Consultants India
International Conference on Environmental Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
May 10, 2011
The Concern
• The worst industrial accident occurred
in Bhopal in December 1984;
• Exposure to Methyl Isocyanate (MIC)
leaking from Union Carbide Plant
caused significant number of deaths
and injuries;
• World wide rethink on chemical risk
from hazardous installations;Iconic photograph titled “Burial of an unknown child” -by Raghu Rai, Bhopal 1984
The Concern
• No information available from Union Carbide on the nature of hazards
present within premises;
• People unaware on how to react to be able to minimize exposure to MIC;
• Hospitals & medical professionals did not know what gas was released
and how to treat victims;
• There was no immediate notification of the accident to the
Administration;
• There was no Emergency Response Plan & the Administration could not
respond to accident on time;
• Key issues in managing chemical risk;
• Need for GIS-enabled integrated information systems and
modelling tools;
• The Risk Management Information System (RMIS);
Presentation Flow
• Technological risk events
typically unfold in matter of
hours – short response time
• Requires updated information
from diverse sources to assess
damage
• Prediction needs solving of
complex algorithms and spatial
analysis
The Issues
• Management of a chemical risk
scenario is information
intensive;
• Models require high processing
power;
• Strong spatial dimension;
Why we require information system support?
• Provide end point effect
distances for different
incidents;
• Hazard footprints displayed for
better visualization;
• Risk maps shown as contours;
• But, not closely coupled with
GIS;
ALOHA /MARPLOT
EFFECTS
ARIPAR
Gaps in existing tools
Key Features:
•Aggregate information on industries, chemicals, hazards,
vulnerability, emergency responders in a single database;
•Provides for spatial analysis and better understanding of chemical
risks;
•Transparent mechanism for sharing risk related information;
•Integrated with QRA based consequence analysis models for
providing decision support to risk management actors;
Risk Management Information System (RMIS)
RMIS – Key Benefits
• High scale of Maps – better representation of hazards and
vulnerabilities;
• Hazard Data and Maps can be updated / managed in a distributed
manner or centrally;
• [ Active ] Modeling of accident scenarios – MCLS or any quantity
of chemical;
• Live Meteorology Information while the risk event is unfolding;
Building the RMIS• Industrial town of Haldia in
West Bengal;
• Identifying and mapping chemical hazards;
• Mapping elements at risk;
• Appending information in a central database;
• Integrating Risk Analysis Models for prediction of accident scenarios;
RMIS Interface
Navigation Tools
Navigation Tools
Spatial Data Tools
Spatial Data Tools
Map AreaMap Area
Scale BarScale Bar
Layers, Search and Legend Tabs
Layers, Search and Legend Tabs
Info Tool
Info Tool
Meteorology Data Feed
Meteorology Data Feed
Wind Rose
Wind Rose
Hazard Modeler
Hazard Modeler
Custom Built User Controls integrated with the web interface
RMIS Interface (contd…)
Layer Management
RMIS Interface – Search Function
Search ResultsSearch ResultsSearch by Chemical Nature & Quantity
Search by Chemical Nature & Quantity
RMIS Interface – Meteorology
Daily and Seasonal Wind Patterns
Daily and Seasonal Wind Patterns
RMIS Interface – Hazard Modeler
Setting up atmospheric data
RMIS Interface – Hazard Modeler (contd…)
Preparing the hazard model
RMIS Interface – Hazard Modeler (contd…)
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Vulnerability Data
Vulnerability DataHazard FootprintHazard Footprint
Affected roads and intersections
Affected roads and intersections
Conclusion
• The RMIS has been developed as a versatile and integrated
information system that can assist decision makers to
effectively plan for and manage a chemical risk event
• It will help in reducing the odds of another Bhopal!
