Prevention of environmental accidents
Some CERN installations can have an impact on the surrounding environment in case of accidents, such as the demineralised water production plants, the surface treatment workshops, and the cooling towers. Special attention is given to those installations to reduce their inherent hazards and minimise the associated risks and potential impacts.
A key asset in preventing environmental accidents is the reactivity as well as the proactive behaviour of the CERN Fire and Rescue Service, whose members have been trained to intervene in case of environmental events.
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CERN's Fire & Rescue Service. (Image: CERN) |