Expert Judgment within the Framework of Risk Assessment of Industrial Processes

Contemporary society wants to create optimal conditions for the lives of their citizens and to ensure sustainable development. It is not possible to achieve this objective without reaching the required level of perceived security in global. One of the fields which threaten the lives and property of citizens and damage the environment is anthropogenic crisis phenomena which also include industrial accidents. Preventing their occurrence and consequent reaction are the key issues in adjusting the level of the security not only for the citizens in Slovakia and the EU but also worldwide. Faculty of Special Engineering at the University of Zilina addresses partial issues in the area of prevention of major industrial accidents which are necessary to be solved. Currently, this issue is solved within the project APVV 0043-10 „Complex Model of Risk Assessment of Industrial Processes“ (MOPORI). This paper deals with the problem of expert judgment within the process of risk assessment solved within the framework of the mentioned project. Key-Words: major industrial accidents, prevention, SEVESO directive, risk assessment, expert judgement 1 Foundations and Results of the