Safety around Schiphol
The interactive atlas provides a picture of the safety situation around Schiphol. Which area runs the highest risk and how high is that risk? What limits are set by the policy? And what has changed between 1997 and 2000?
What can you see on the map?
The map shows the risk contours for 1997 and 2000. These contours show the areas where the probability of a fatal accident caused by an incident with an aeroplane is greater than 1 in 1 million. Within this area, the probability of being killed as a result of an aviation accident is greater in the year 2001 for approximately 4000 people than is considered to be acceptable for other branches. (See the comments under 'policy'.)
- See also the indicator External safety risks around Schiphol airport, 1990-2001
- Start interactive atlas: Safety around Schiphol
- General introduction to Schiphol: Interactive noise and safety atlas.
Comments on risk contours
A risk contour links points with the same risk. The maps show the local risk. The local risk is one of the measures used in the external safety policy (see also introduction to risks). The local risk is defined as the probability that a person who is at a location permanently without protection will die as a direct consequence of an incident at a particular establishment. In this case, this would be an incident with a plane using Schiphol Airport. A local risk of 10-6 a year means that the probability per year of a fatal incident at that location is 1 in 1,000,000. It is possible to determine, for the area circumscribed by each of the contours, the surface area, the number of homes, the number of people who live there, etc. (see also local risk in the Netherlands).
Policy
The aim of the general policy for local risk is to reduce the risk to a maximum of 1 in 1 million by 2010. This policy applies to all business activities, with the exception of Schiphol. The basic position for Schiphol is that, in time, people will no longer be allowed to live in the 5x10-5 contour (probability of a fatal accident of 1 in 20,000), that no more building will be allowed within the 10-5 (1 in 100,000) contour and that there should be no worsening of the general safety situation.
- See also the indicators Local risk in the Netherlands, 2001 and External safety risks around Schiphol airport, 1990-2001.
Other maps
In addition to the comparison of the various risk contours for the years 1997 to 2000, you can also change the background to the map. As a result, it is possible to establish a picture of the housing and population densities within the contours and in the Schiphol region.
