Question

write down four risk reduction measures required to prevent disasters in industries.

Answer 1

In Industries accidents/disaster mainly occur due to technical failure or irresponsible handling of hazardous material. Following are the risk reduction measures that can be followed to prevent such disasters :

1) Densely populated residential areas should be separated far away from industrial areas

2) People staying in the vicinity of industries should be aware of the storage of toxins or hazardous substances and their possible effects in case if an accident occurs

3) Fire warning and fighting systems should be improved

4) Storage capacity of toxic substances should be limited

5) Pollution dispersion qualities in the industries should be improved