This new consultative document
seeks views on proposed new regulations, titled ‘The Control of Major Accident
Hazards Regulations 2015’ to implement all but the land use planning aspects and
Article 30, ‘Heavy Fuel Oils’ of Council Directive 2012/18/EU (Seveso III
Directive) on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous
substances. Article 30 has already been implemented in Great Britain via a
consequential amendment to the COMAH Regulations 1999, this change will be
incorporated into the COMAH Regulations 2015.
The
Consultative Document also seeks comments on the new public information
requirements and the initial assessment of the costs and benefits of the
proposed changes as set out in the impact assessment.
The key
areas of change are:
·
Scope – due to the move from the classification system
‘Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply)’ (CHIP) to the new
classification system ‘Classification, Labelling and Packaging’ (CLP).
·
Public Information – all COMAH sites to make certain information
about their sites and hazards permanently and electronically available to the
public.
Other areas of change relate to
safety reports, notifications, emergency plans, some changes in definition of
key terms (e.g. presence of dangerous substances) and broader duties in
relation to domino effects, particularly sharing information with neighbouring
sites.
View the consultative document 
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Respond to the consultation using the online questionnaire or download a form 
to complete.
to complete.
This consultation began on 2 May 2014 and ended on 27June
2014
Responses should be sent by 27 June 2014 to:
Karen
Tollet
Health and Safety Executive
Health and Safety Executive
5S2
Redgrave Court
Merton Road
Redgrave Court
Merton Road
Bootle
L20 7HS
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