工业灾难是指由工业企业的疏忽、玩忽职守等造成的灾难。

其中比较著名的有：

• 乌克兰:1986年4月26日车诺比事件；
• 印度：1984年12月3日博帕尔事件 ；
• 日本：水俣病；
• 中国：
  • 2005年吉林化工厂爆炸；
  • 2007年4月18日辽宁钢厂钢水包脱落事件。

This article lists notable industrial disasters, which are disasters caused by industrial companies, either by accident, negligence or incompetence. They are a form of industrial accident where great damage, injury or loss of life are caused.

Other disasters can also be considered industrial disasters, if their causes are rooted in the products or processes of industry. For example, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was made more severe due to the heavy concentration of lumber industry facilities, wood houses, and fuel and other chemicals in a small area. The Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents is designed to protect people and the environment from industrial accidents. The Convention aims to prevent accidents from occurring, to reduce their frequency and severity, and to mitigate their effects. The Convention addresses primarily industrial accidents in one country that affect the population or the environment of another country. The Convention was drafted following the Seveso disaster and Sandoz disaster.