Statistical analysis of accidents at filling stations

Abstract

Introduction. The number of accidents at gas stations has increased lately. Gas stations provide maintenance and fueling services. Gas stations are dangerous because they store fire hazardous automobile fuel, as well as equipment under pressure that may contain explosive gases. For safety reasons, it is necessary to analyze the causes of these accidents. The purpose of the work is to conduct a statistical analysis of accidents at gas stations to identify patterns of accidents.Analysis. The article presents the statistics of accidents at service gas stations in the Russian Federation for 10 years from 2012 to 2021. The data is provided by the National Crisis Management Centre of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (Emercom of Russia). The analysis of accidents at gas stations is broken down by the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Causes of fires are indicated; ignition sources are considered, locations of fires and facilities are listed. Fires at gas stations were considered taking into account the categorization of objects in accordance with government decree “On Application of a Risk-Oriented Approach to Organization of Certain Types of State Control (Supervision)”.Conclusion. The statistics, provided and analyzed in the article, can serve as the basis for a scientific research project on the fire safety of gas stations.