Abstract
After terrorist acts committed in the United States and then in Europe, Seveso sites have been identified among critical infrastructures, which can led, in case of deliberate attacks, not only to human and material damage but also to fear and loss of confidence within the public with regard to chemical industry. For the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures, as well as for the assessment of the need to improve their protection, the Directive 2008/114/EC has been issued. At national level, this Directive has been recently implemented by the Legislative Decree 61/2011. Some provisions contained in this Decree establishes a direct link between safety and security issues for Seveso sites, and implies, as a consequence, the need to harmonize converging aspects or conciliate potential conflicting elements. Objective of this paper is, therefore, to propose a reflection on which aspects could be successfully integrated between safety and security for Seveso sites, as well as which opportunities exist to fill existing gap by research improvements.
