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The Piemonte region demonstrator

Paolo Gallo

Chie f Se nio r Analys t, CSI, Pie mo nte , Italy

Luca Viarengo

Analys t, CSI, Pie mo nte , Italy

Describes the Piemonte region demonstrator within the REMSSBOT project. Indi-cates which is the fi eld of the application of the demonstra-tor (the management of the technical and administrative procedure monitoring the industrial plants with relevant risk of accident), and who are the partners of the project. Highlights both the technical and the physical structure of the demonstrator. Lists what kind of data and information are at present available within the information system and points out what are the benefi ts coming from the system’s use and the future perspectives.

Field of application

T h e fi eld of a p p lica t ion ch osen for t h e P iem on t e r e gion d em on st r a t or is a sy st em a ble t o su p p or t t h e m a n a gem en t of t h e a d m in -ist r a t ive a n d t ech n ica l in vest iga t ion p r oce-d u r es p r ov ioce-d in g r e gu la t ion s con cer n in g in d u st r ia l p la n t s, w h ich ca r r y sign ifi ca n t r isk of a ccid en t , gen er a t ed by sp ecifi c in d u s-t r ia l a cs-t iv is-t ies ch a r a cs-t er ised by s-t h e ss-t or a ge a n d / or t h e p r ocessin g of r eleva n t q u a n t it ies of h a za r d ou s su b st a n ces.

T h e in for m a t ion sy st em m a n a ges d a t a a n d in for m a t ion a b ou t p la n t s, ch em ica l

su b st a n ces, le gisla t ion , en v ir on m en t a l a n a ly -sis a n d m ea su r em en t s.

Sever a l p u blic in st it u t ion s a r e in volved in t h e t ech n ica l a n d a d m in ist r a t ive p r oced u r es, ea ch on e collect in g a n d p r ocessin g r eleva n t in for m a t ion .

In or d er t o p r ov id e m or e effect ive en v ir on -m en t a l p r ot ect ion a n d p eop le sa fet y, it is im p or t a n t t o sh a r e t h e in for m a t ion on r isk y in d u st r ia l p r ocesses (E E C d ir ect ive 82/ 501 a n d n a t ion a l d ecr ee n o. 175/ 88) a m on g t h e d iffer en t p u blic b od ies op er a t in g in t h e t er r i-t or y a n d i-t o d issem in a i-t e in for m a i-t ion i-t o i-t h e p u blic.

All t h e P iem on t e RE MSSBOT p a r t n er s t a k e p a r t , w it h d iffer en t r oles a t d iffer en t levels (r e gion a l, p r ov in cia l a n d loca l level), in t h e in vest iga t ion p r oced u r e for m on it or in g r isk y p la n t s. T h ey a ct b ot h a s d a t a p r ov id er s a n d d a t a u ser s.

Objectives

T h e gen er a l ob ject ive is t o m a k e r ea lly effec-t ive a n in for m a effec-t ion sy seffec-t em effec-t o su p p or effec-t a co-op er a t ive d ecision p r ocess a m on g d iffer en t p u blic b od ies, geogr a p h ica lly d ist r ibu t ed , p a r t icip a t in g in t h e in vest iga t ion p r oced u r e for m on it or in g r isk y p la n t s or in ca se of a n em er gen cy com in g fr om a r eleva n t a ccid en t .

T h is scop e ca n b e a ch ieved by d efi n in g a n d t est in g a gen er a l a r ch it ect u r e, t elem a t ic solu -t ion s, in for m a -t ion ser v ices a n d a wor k in g m et h od ology.

T h e in for m a t ion sy st em t o b e d evelop ed sh ou ld b e con sid er ed a s a n exp er im en t , on a sp ecifi c geogr a p h ic a r ea a n d on a w ell-d efi n ed a n d b ou n d ed p r oblem , of a gen er a l m et h od for t r a n sfer r in g a n d sh a r in g r eleva n t

k n ow led ge on t h e en v ir on m en t a m on g d iffer -en t in st it u t ion s.

Project partners in Piemonte

T h e p r oject p a r t n er s for t h e P ied m on t d em on -st r a t or a r e t h e CSI-P iem on t e, t h e r e gion a l a gen cy for t h e IT ser v ices, m a in con t r a ct or of t h e p r oject a n d t wo of CSI’s m a in cu st om er s, w h ich a r e a lso CSI ow n er s, Re gion e P iem on t e a n d P r ov in cia d i Tor in o, w h o a ct a s sp on sor -in g p a r t n er s.

F u r t h er m or e, t h e P r ov in cia d i Alessa n d r ia is in volved in t h e RE MSSBOT p r oject a s a loca l p a r t n er, t oget h er w it h t h e ARPA – Agen -zia Re gion a le p er la P r ot e zion e Am b ien t a le (T h e Re gion a l Agen cy for t h e E n v ir on m en t P r ot ect ion ) – su b -p r ov in cia l De p a r t m en t of Gr u glia sco.

E a ch of t h e p a r t n er s a gr eed on sh a r in g in for m a t ion t h u s b ecom in g a r e gion a l en v i-r on m en t a l d a t a p i-r ov id ei-r (RE DP ). At t h e sa m e t im e, ea ch RE DP is a lso in t er est ed in b ein g a r e gion a l en v ir on m en t a l d a t a u ser (RE DU).

T h e m a in u ser s of t h e p r oject a r e p u blic officia ls a n d t ech n ica l sp ecia list s fr om loca l p u blic b od ies, co-op er a t in g in t h e p r oced u r es a n d in vest iga t ion s: t h e r e gion , t h e p r ov in ces of Tu r in a n d Alessa n d r ia , a n d ARPA – su b -p r ov in cia l De -p a r t m en t of Gr u glia sco.

Mor eover, t h e u ser s p lay a sign ifi ca n t r ole w it h in t h e eva lu a t ion a ct iv it y of t h e p r oject r esu lt s.

T h e eva lu a t ion is su b -d iv id ed in t o t wo p h a ses: ver ifi ca t ion of t h e d evelop ed p r ot o-t y p e a n d d em on so-t r a o-t ion of o-t h e r esu lo-t s of o-t h e p r oject . In t h e fi r st p h a se u ser s b elon gin g t o t h e P iem on t e r e gion a n d t h e p r ov in ce of Tu r in a r e m a in ly in volved .

Demonstrator description

Technical architecture

T h e P iem on t e r e gion d em on st r a t or h a s t o b e ava ila ble t o t h e u ser s b ot h in a P C a n d in a UN IX wor k st a t ion en v ir on m en t , d u e t o t h e d iffer en t op er a t ion a l sit u a t ion s.

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A C/ S (clien t -ser ver ) a r ch it ect u r e is n eed ed , a llow in g t h e clien t t o con n ect t h e CDS ser ver, t o n av iga t e t h r ou gh t h e CDS, t o select a n d p r esen t t h e in for m a t ion . A Web b r ow ser u sin g IN TRAN E T t ech n ology is a n a dv isa ble p r op osa l for t h e u ser in t er fa ce, a t lea st con cer n in g m et a d a t a (n av iga t ion ,

select ion , d isp lay ). T h e d isp lay of t h e r ea l d a t a a ccessed by t h e sy st em h a s t o b e p er -for m ed in it s p r op er en v ir on m en t , e.g. E SRI Ar cView is r eq u est ed , on t h e clien t p la t for m , for m a n a gin g t h e d isp lay of geogr a p h ic d a t a a n d p er for m in g sp a t ia l a n a ly ses.

T h e sy st em p r ov id es d iffer en t gr a n t s a n d p r iv ile ges t o t h e u ser d e p en d in g on t h e u ser gr ou p t h ey b elon g t o.

Physical architecture

Con cer n in g t h e p h y sica l a r ch it ect u r e, t h e sy st em is st r u ct u r ed a s follow s: a CDS cen -t r a lised d a -t a b a se, loca -t ed a -t CSI-P iem on -t e is con n ect ed w it h P iem on t e r e gion a n d p r ov in ce of Tu r in d a t a b a ses t h r ou gh a MAN n et wor k . Wh er ea s ARPA – Gr u glia sco a n d t h e p r ov in ce of Alessa n d r ia a r e con n ect ed v ia ISDN con n ect ion s, a s sh ow n in F igu r e 2.

Available information

T h e in for m a t ion p r ov id ed t h r ou gh t h e RE MSSBOT P ied m on t d em on st r a t or a r e b ot h t ext u a l for m s a n d t a bles a n d im a ges a n d geogr a p h ica l d a t a (fi les in E SRI .e00 for m a t ). We b

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T h e u ser in t er fa ce a llow s t h e u ser s t o m a n a ge t h e sea r ch a ct iv it ies by p u t t in g in con -st r a in t s con cer n in g w h o, w h a t , w h er e a n d w h en cla u ses.

Usin g t h e w h a t con st r a in t t h e u ser s a r e a ble t o q u er y d a t a a n d in for m a t ion t h r ou gh k ey wor d s b elon gin g t o t h e GE ME T (Gen er a l E u r op ea n Mu lt ilin gu a l E n v ir on m en t a l T h e-sa u r u s) t h ee-sa u r u s of con t r olled t er m s p r o-v id ed by t h e E E A-E u r op ea n E n o-v ir on m en t a l Agen cy.

T h e list of select a ble w h o, w h a t a n d w h er e con st r a in t s, ca n b e d iffer en t ly or d er ed eit h er in a n a lp h a b et ica l list , a s d efa u lt , or in a st r u ct u r ed list , con n ect in g ea ch t er m w it h it s ow n b r oa d er / n a r r ow er r ela t ed t er m , or a geogr a p h ica l v iew, i.e. t h e r e p r esen t a t ion t h r ou gh a m a p of t h e ob ject loca t ion .

F u r t h er m or e t h e sea r ch p r oced u r e is bu ilt in su ch a w ay t h a t t h e con st r a in t list is in cr e-m en t a l.

At p r esen t , t h e u ser s of t h e RE MSSBOT P ied m on t d em on st r a t or a r e a ble t o r et r ieve: • d a t a sh eet s a n d r e p or t s gen er a t ed by p a r a

m et r ic q u er ies on p la n t s, su b st a n ces, m ea su r em en t s (t h ese d a t a b elon g t o t h e d iffer -en t d a t a p r ov id er s a n d a r e loca t ed a t t h eir ow n d a t a b a ses);

• t ext s a s t oxic su b st a n ce d escr ip t ion for m s; • geogr a p h ic in for m a t ion (GIS) for sp a t ia l

a n a ly ses; • im a ges (GIF ).

Benefits and future perspectives

T h e p r oject en a bles p u blic b od ies t o sh a r e in for m a t ion in or d er t o a ssess p ossible r isk a n d t o p r ot ect t h e en v ir on m en t fr om p la n t a ccid en t r isk s. F u r t h er m or e, t h e a ct ion of P u blic Ad m in ist r a t ion on t h e t er r it or y ca n b e or ga n ised in a m or e effect ive a n d efficien t w ay, w it h a r ea lly lim it ed im p a ct on d a t a p r ov id er s.

F u t u r e p er sp ect ive in t h e sa m e a p p lica t ion fi eld con cer n t h e en h a n cem en t a n d im p r ove-m en t of in for ove-m a t ion ser v ices, t h e ext en sion of t h e sa m e ser v ices t o n ew u ser s a n d t h e n ecessit y of n ew p r ov id er s. In ot h er w id er

a p p lica t ion fi eld s t h e p er sp ect ive is t o a p p ly t h e RE MSSBOT solu t ion t o t h e in for m a t ion in t er -ch a n ge b et w een d iffer en t p u blic b od ies e.g. Re gion e-P iem on t e a n d ARPA, a n d t o t h e GAIA p r oject (a n It a lia n in t er r e gion a l p r oject w h ose a im is t o d evelop a n et con n ect in g en v ir on m en t a l in for m a t ion of t h e p a r t n er r e gion s).

Directory UMM :Data Elmu:jurnal:E:Environmental Management and Health:Vol09.Issue1.1998:

The Piemonte region demonstrator

Paolo Gallo

Luca Viarengo

Field of application

Demonstrator description

Benefits and future perspectives

Further reading