The present paper describes the development of an accident and incident database for the Biodiesel
Industry for the period 2003eNovember 2013. The work performed is related to the collection of data
from different documental sources and the subsequent setting of a database containing general information
about adverse events, its sequence, mitigation, causes, and human, environmental and material
consequences occurring at biodiesel facilities during the last ten years. This database comes to fill a gap
existing in this field. Availability of these data will allow applying risk analysis tools, having a management
tool to check organization performance, generating lessons learned to avoid accident recurrence
and identifying those accidents more likely to occur. Data statistical analysis shows that the
frequency of accidents at biodiesel plants has an increasing tendency, being fires and explosions the main
type of accidents that occurred. Immediate causes and consequences of the accidents have also been
analyzed. Finally, some conclusions are drawn concerning the need of maintaining an update accidental
and incidental database, and improving biodiesel plants safety based on information obtained.