Safety distances: Definition and values

The quantitative risk assessment of a hydrogen generation unit

“…At locations further than safe distance the risk is assumed to be acceptably low by an accidental event related to the hazardous installation [16].…”

Safety distance assessment of industrial toxic releases based on frequency and consequence: A case study in Shanghai, China

“…The worst-case scenario is usually the reference scenario in this approach. The safety distance calculated tends to be very large when a fairly high inventory is involved [7]. The main criticism against this approach usually focuses on its ignorance of the frequency of the accidents [6].…”

Exploring the Possibility to Assess and Reduce the Risk Due to Hazardous Materials Transportation by Deploying Roadside Safety Barriers

“…In the safety engineering, the terms "safety distance" and "separation distance" are used to denote a distance at which a hazard source can be placed and after an accident causes no destruction or risk of any kind to living beings and their facilities (EIGA 2007;Marangon et al 2007;Bangash 2009;Cozzani et al 2009). In what follows the term "safety distance" will be applied to a minimum separation between an explosion on road (near the road) and a roadside object which will mitigate explosion effects and prevent damage to the object.…”