[LIMITED DISTRIBUTION – JRC E.2.] [JRC 109980] 3. UNDERSTANDING DISASTER RISK 2: HAZARD RELATED ISSUES 3.12. TECHNOLOGICAL RISKS: CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS Coordinating Lead author: Elisabeth Krausmann European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Italy, elisabeth.krausmann@jrc.ec.europa.eu Lead Author: Maureen Heraty Wood European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Italy, maureen.wood@jrc.ec.europa.eu Contributing Authors: Mark Hailwood LUBW Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg, Germany Lee Allford European Process Safety Centre, United Kingdom Zsuzsanna Gyenes European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Italy, zsuzsanna.gyenes@jrc.ec.europa.eu