ABSTRACT
It is good accident prevention practice to ensure that all possible lessons are learnt from an accident. In this paper an attempt is made to apply this principle to the Jet Oil terminal plant at Kalochori in February 1986 and to present action taken by the state and the company itself to further the increase of safety in Greek industry. The widely accepted principle that a majority of accidents are a result of human error is confirmed by this first major technological accident in Greece. The lesson learnt from this is the need to change the method of working, training, instruction, inspection etc.—in other words to improve risk management.
