Risk assessment and risk management are based on the use of sound scientific principles to assess the risks posed by individual products. Bulk chlorine has been shipped in Europe for almost 50 years without a single fatality. Here, management of chlorine is especially important, since the quantity of chlorine handled in plants is around three times higher than that leaving factories in products. This is due to the fact that the majority of chlorine is used within the industrial fence for the production of inter- mediates. A current focus is on reducing storage of chlorinated products at plants, and developing better process control procedures.
Most chlorine is used at the site of manufacture.
Most chlorine is used at the site where it is made, and is not stored or transported at all. However, since it is used by industry to make such a diverse range of products, it is inevitable that some must be transported. Stringent safety measures are taken during transport. Chlorine is transported in specially-designed steel containers, ranging from cylinders carrying a few kilograms of chlorine to road and rail tank wagons containing several tonnes. Euro Chlor has in place a Europe-wide chlorine transport emergency system which provides expert technical assistance where needed.