Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
15.14.20 Fresh air
and preparations shall be classifi ed for the purposes of
this Schedule according to regulation 5 of the Chemicals
(Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply)
Regulations 2002.
In the case of substances and preparations with
properties giving rise to more than one classifi cation, for
the purposes of these regulations the lowest thresholds
shall apply.
Suitable and suffi cient steps must be taken to ensure,
so far as is reasonably practicable, that every workplace
has a suffi cient supply of fresh or purifi ed air and any
plant used for this purpose must be fi tted with a visible
or audible device to provide a warning if it fails.
15.14.21
Temperature and weather protection
15.15.1
Regulation 4 - General duty
Suitable and suffi cient steps must be taken to ensure,
so far as is reasonably practicable, that the temperature
in any indoor place of work is reasonable during working
hours. Every place of work outdoors should be arranged
to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that it pro-
vides protection from adverse weather (taking account of
any protective clothing or equipment provided for use).
Every operator of a site that comes within the scope of
the COMAH must take all measures necessary to pre-
vent major accidents and limit their consequences to
persons and the environment.
15.15.2
Regulation 5 - Major accident prevention
policy
15.14.22 Lighting
Operators must prepare a document setting the policy
relating to the prevention of major accidents. The policy
must:
Suitable and suffi cient lighting should be provided in
every place of work and traffi c route. Wherever reasonably
practicable, this should be by natural light. The colour of
artifi cial lighting should not affect or change the percep-
tion of any safety signs or signals and secondary lighting
should be provided where there would be a risk to health
and safety from the failure of primary artifi cial lighting.
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Guarantee a high level of protection for persons and
the environment by appropriate means, structures
and management systems
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Include suffi cient particulars to demonstrate that
the operator has established a safety management
system
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Be kept up to date and revised when establishment
or installation is changed
15.15
The Control of Major Accident
Hazards Regulations 1999 (SI 743)
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Implemented by the operator.
These regulations shall apply to an establishment where
dangerous substances listed in the following tables are
present in the quantities shown. The regulations expli-
citly do not apply to:
15.15.3
Regulations 7-8 - Safety report
Prior to the start of construction of an establishment
which will come within the scope of COMAH, the opera-
tor must produce a report containing information relating
to the prevention of major accident hazards and the limi-
tation of their consequences from the site to the compe-
tent authority (normally the health and safety executive).
The operator must also provide any further informa-
tion that the competent authority may request.
Where a safety report has been sent to the
competent authority the operator must review it:
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The transport of those substances including tempo-
rary storage and vehicles
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The transport of those substances in a pipeline or
pumping station
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An establishment which is under the control of:
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The Secretary of State for the purposes of the
Ministry of Defence
The service authorities of a visiting force
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Substances that create a hazard from ionizing radia-
tion on a licensed site
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Extractive industries concerned with exploration for,
and the exploitation of, minerals
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At least every 5 years
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When there is a change of circumstances or infor-
mation affecting the plan
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Whenever the operator makes a change to the
safety management system.
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Waste landfi ll sites.
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These regulations shall not apply in Northern Ireland.
When an operator proposes to modify his site or instal-
lation he must, before making any changes, review, and
where necessary revise, the safety report prepared in
Table 15.3 shows categories of substances and prepa-
rations not specifi cally named in Table 15.2. Substances
