Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 15.2
Criteria for sites that come within the scope of the Act
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Dangerous substances
Quantity in tonnes
Ammonium nitrate (as described in Note 1 of this Part)
350
2500
Ammonium nitrate (as described in Note 2 of this Part)
1250
5000
Arsenic pentoxide, arsenic (V) acid and/or salts
1
2
Arsenic trioxide, arsenious (III) acid and/or salts
0.1
0.1
Bromine
20
100
Chlorine
10
25
Nickel compounds in inhalable powder form (nickel monoxide, nickel dioxide, nickel sulphide, trinickel
disulphide, dinickel trioxide)
1
1
Ethyleneimine
10
20
Fluorine
10
20
Formaldehyde (concentration
90%)
5
50
Hydrogen
5
50
Hydrogen chloride (liquefi ed gas)
25
250
Lead alkyls
5
50
Liquefi ed extremely fl ammable gases (including LPG) and natural gas (whether liquefi ed or not)
50
200
Acetylene
5
50
Ethylene oxide
5
50
Propylene oxide
5
50
Methanol
500
5000
4,4-Methylenebis (2-chloraniline) and/or salts, in powder form
0.01
0.01
Methylisocyanate
0.15
0.15
Oxygen
200
2000
Toluene diisocyanate
10
100
Carbonyl dichloride (phosgene)
0.3
0.75
Arsenic trihydride (arsine)
0.2
1
Phosphorus trihydride (phosphine)
0.2
1
Sulphur dichloride
1
1
Sulphur trioxide
15
75
Polychlorodibenzofurans and polychlorodibenzodioxins (including TCDD), calculated in TCDD equivalent
0.001
0.001
The following carcinogens:
4-Aminobiphenyl and/or its salts, benzidine and/or salts, bis(chloromethyl) ether, chloromethyl methyl
ether, dimethylcarbamoyl chloride, dimethylnitrosomine, hexamethylphosphoric triamide,
2-naphthylamine and/or salts, 1,3-propanesultone and 4-nitrodiphenyl
0.001
0.001
Automotive petrol and other petroleum spirits
5000
50 000
