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Occupational Safety and Health (Employers’ Safety and Health General Policy Statements) (Exception) Regulations 1995. Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards) Regulations 1996. Occupational Safety and Health (Safety & Health Committee) Reg. 1996. Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Packaging and labeling of Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 1997. Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer) Regulations 1997. Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer) Order 1997. Occupational Safety and Health (Prohibition of Use of Substance) Order 1999. Occupational Safety and Health (Use & Standards of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health) Reg. 2000.
Preliminary; Application, Interpretation, Obligation of Manufacturer and Employee Identification and Notification of an Industrial Activity Non-major Hazard Installation Report on Industrial Activity and Preparation of Emergency Plan for Major Hazard Installation Notification of Major Accident Penalty Schedule
Regulations which is known as Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards) Regulations 1996 is enforced on 1 February 1996.
These Regulations apply to all industrial activities except :
a nuclear installation an installation under the armed forces
a vehicle or vessel transporting hazardous substance to or from the site of an industrial activity
an industrial activity where quantity of
an employee or person appointed by the manufacturer and who has been approved by the Director General to prepare a written report ;
 for the purpose of Schedule 3 means information which
is necessary for the assessment of the potential effects of a major accident and which, in the circumstances of the case :  is reasonably required by the inquirer to assess the risks to his health and safety created by such an industrial accident and to know and understand what action he should take in the event of an accident; and  where the information is to be disclosed by a
Hazardous substance –
any substance which is within any criteria laid down in Schedule 1
any substance listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2
Industrial activity an operation carried out in an industrial installation referred to in Schedule 4 involving one or more hazardous substances, and includes on-site storage and on-site transport which are associated with the operation
a storage of hazardous substances
Local Authority – any city council, municipal council, district council, town council, town board local council, rural board or other similar local authority established by
an occurrence including a major emission, fire or explosion resulting from uncontrolled development in the course of an industrial activity, which leads to serious danger to persons, whether immediate or delayed, inside or outside an installation, or to the environment, and involving one or more hazardous substance;
Major Hazard Installation an industrial activity which produces, processes, handles, uses, disposes of or stores, permanently or temporarily, one or more hazardous substances equal or exceed the threshold quantity;
Manufacturer an employer or occupier having control of an industrial activity;
Port Authority any port authority established under any written law;
a mixture or solution of two or more substances;
Site the whole of an area of land under the control of a manufacturer and includes a pier, jetty or similar structure, whether floating or not; or
a structure, whether floating on water or not, which is under the control of a manufacturer;
Threshold Quantity  in relation to a given hazardous substance or a category(s) of hazardous substances, means the quantity(s) which is or are equal to the amount set out in Schedule 2.
Every manufacturer who undertakes an industrial activity shall:
comply with the requirements of these Regulations;  as soon as he becomes aware of an imminent danger, take immediate action to rectify the situation; and  establish and maintain a good management system for controlling any major accident.
co-operate with the manufacturer in complying with the requirements of these Regulations;  act to endanger himself or to cause bodily injury to himself or other persons or damage to life and property; and
Every manufacturer needs to identify an industrial activity within his control and submit to the Director General the Notification of Industrial Activity Form specified in the Schedule 5 : within three months after the commencement of these Regulations in respect of an existing installation or an installation which is under construction; or
in respect of a new installation after the commencement of these Regulations, within a month before the construction thereof.
The authority will determine whether the installation:
is a major hazard installation even though quantity of hazardous substance less than threshold quantity, if the authority feels that installation may cause a major accident.
is not a major hazard installation even though equal or exceed threshold quantity, if the authority feels that installation is incapable of causing a major accident.
**Any change of the status of installation shall be notified to the authority.
This part shall apply to :
 an industrial activity in which there is involved, or
be involved :-
 for a hazardous substance listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2, a quantity of the hazardous substance which is less than the threshold quantity specified therein; or  for substances and preparations falling within a category or categories specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2, a total quantity of the substances and preparations in the category or categories which is less than the threshold quantity specified therein and which is not determined as a major hazard 12 installation; and
identify possible major accident hazards show adequate steps taken to :  prevent any major accident or minimize its consequences to people and the environment;  provide people working on site with information, training and equipment necessary to ensure their safety; and
prepare and keep up to date an adequate onsite emergency plan.
** The authority may request additional information or whatever required to demonstrate that installation is safe operation.
This part shall apply to : an industrial activity in which there is involved, or likely to be involved :
for a hazardous substance listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2, a quantity of the hazardous substance which is equal to or exceed the threshold quantity specified therein; or for substances and preparations falling within a category(s) specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2, a total quantity of the substances and preparations in category(s) which is equal to or exceed the threshold quantity specified therein and which is not determined as a non-major hazard installation;
Require preparation of safety report by Competent Person.
The manufacturer shall not undertake any industrial activity to which this Part applies, unless he has consulted a Competent Person to prepare a written report containing the information specified in Schedule 6 and has sent a copy of the report at least three months before commencing that activity.
Where the manufacturer has commenced an industrial activity before the commencement of these Regulations or has commenced construction of an industrial installation for the purpose of an industrial activity six months before 15 commencement of these Regulations, the
Any modification to the industrial activity to which relates which can materially affect the Competent Person must sent a
particulars in the report, a
prepare a further written report and has review may specify.
copy of the report to the Director General who will it and direct the manufacturer to within such time as he submit further information
The manufacturer shall be entitled to take urgent to or prevent
and remedial action with respect to an industrial activity in order to put an end imminent danger to life or property.
Required to submit an on-site and off-site emergency plan  The manufacturer shall prepare and keep an upto-date and adequate on-site emergency plan and include the name of the person who is responsible for safety and the names of those who are authorized to take action in the event of an emergency.
The manufacturer shall ensure that the on-site emergency plan prepared is constantly updated and that every person on the site who is affected by the plan is informed of its relevant provisions.
The manufacturer shall prepare and submit the on-site emergency to the Director General at least three months before the commencement of the industrial activity or within three months
Updating Review of an On-site Emergency Plan
Where the manufacturer has prepared an on-site emergency plan and the industrial activity concerned is continuing, the manufacturer shall update the on-site emergency plan as part of the report.
The Director General may review the on-site emergency plan submitted to him, and shall, if he is of the opinion that the plan submitted is not satisfactory, direct the manufacturer in writing to improve the emergency plan within such time as he may specify.
The manufacturer shall inform the local authority or port authority of that area that his industrial activity is considered capable of producing a major accident hazard and of the need for the preparation of an off-site emergency plan for the area surrounding his site.  The manufacturer shall
inform the authorities within three months of the commencement, or within three months of the date of the determination for an industrial activity which has been determined as a major hazard installation;   provide the authorities with the information relating to the industrial activity under his control; and afford to the local authority or port authority upon request all reasonable facilities needed.
 The manufacturer has to ensure that persons outside the site who
likely to to be affected by a major accident occurring at the site, are supplied with at least the information specified in Schedule 3. The manufacturer shall endeavour to enter into an agreement with the authorities to disseminate the information specified in Schedule 3 to the persons concerned but the manufacturer shall remain responsible for the accuracy, completeness and form of the information supplied.
The manufacturer shall ensure that the information supplied is updated and re-supplied at appropriate intervals.
The manufacturer shall take all necessary steps before commencing the industrial activity except for an industrial activity which has already commenced before the commencement of these Regulations or which has been determined as a major hazard installation, it shall be a sufficient compliance if the manufacturer takes the necessary steps within six months after the commencement of the Regulations or from the date of the determination.
Where a major accident occurs on a site, the manufacturer shall notify the nearest occupational safety and health office of the accident quickly shall provide : the following information relating to the accident as soon as it becomes available :
the circumstances of the accident; the hazardous substances involved; the date available for assessing the effects of the accident on persons and the environment; and the emergency measures taken; and
a statement of the steps envisaged to alleviate medium or long term effects of the accident, and prevent the recurrence of such an accident.
The manufacturer who commits an offence against any of the provisions of these Regulations for which no corresponding penalty is provided by the Act shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding RM50,000 or to an imprisonment of not more than two years or to both.
Any employee who commits an offence against any of the provisions of these Regulations for which no corresponding penalty is provided by the Act shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding
Very Toxic Substances (a) Substances which correspond to the line 1 of the table below; and (b) Substances which correspond to the line 2 of the table below which, owing to their physical and chemical properties, are capable of producing major accident hazards similar to those caused by the substances mentioned in line 1 :
Other Toxic Substances Substances with the following values of acute toxicity as shown in the table below and having physical and chemical properties capable of producing major accident hazards:
L D 50 (oral) L D 50cutaneous) ( L C50 mg/ kg body weight kg body weight l (inhalation) mg/ mg/ 1. < ≤ 25 L D 50 200 < ≤ 50 L D 50 400 < 0.5 LC50≤ 2
Flammable gases  substances which in the gaseous state at normal pressure and mixed with air become flammable and the boiling point of which at normal pressure is 20 °C or below;
Highly flammable liquids  substances which have a flash point lower than 21°C and the boiling point of which at normal pressure is above 20 °C and;
Flammable liquids  substances which have a flash point lower than 5.5 °C and which remain liquid under pressure and where under particular processing conditions such as high pressure and high temperature, may create major
Explosive Substances substances which may explode under the effect of flame or which are more sensitive to shocks or friction than dinitrobenzene.
Oxidizing Substances substances which give rise to highly exothermic reaction when in contact with other substances particularly flammable substances.
For the purpose of this schedule: • LD50 (oral) - a dose of a substance in mg/kg of body weight that produces death in 50% of a given experimental animal population; • LD50 (cutaneous) - a dose of a substance in mg/kg of body weight that produces death in 50% of a given animal population; and Hazardous Substance) ( •(Back to a concentration of a substance in air that is LC50 -
LIST OF SUBSTANCES AND QUANTITIES
The quantities set out below relate to each installation or group of installations belonging to the same manufacturer where the distance between the installations is not sufficient to avoid, in foreseeable circumstances, any aggravation of major accident hazards. The quantities apply in each case to each group of installations belonging to the same manufacturer where the distance between the installations is less
Part 1 : Named Substances
Where a substance or group of substances listed in Part 1 also falls within a category of Part 2 the quantities set out in Part 1 shall be used. Substance Threshold Quantity
Group 1 - Toxic Substances (quantity ≤ 1 tonne)
Aldicarb kilograms 4-Aminodiphenyl kilogram Amiton Anabasine kilograms Arsenic pentoxide, arsenic (V) acid and salts kilograms 100 500 100 1 1 kilogram
Azinphos-methyl 100 kilograms Benzidine kilogram Benzidine salts Beryllium (powders, compounds) kilograms Bis (2-chloroethyl) sulphide kilogram Bis (chloromethyl) ether kilogram Carbofuran kilograms Carbophenothion kilograms Chlorfenvinphos kilograms 4-(Chloroformyl) morpholine 100 100 100 1
1 1 kilogram 10 1 1
Cycloheximide kilograms Demeton kilograms Dialifos kilograms
00-Diethyl S-ethylsulphinylmethyl phosphorothioate kilograms 00-Diethyl S-ethylsulphonylmethyl phosphorothioate kilograms 00-Diethyl S-ethylthiomethyl phosphorothioate kilograms 00-Diethyl S-isopropylthiomethyl phosphorothioate kilograms 00-Diethyl S-propylthiomethyl phosphorothioate 100 kilograms Dimefox kilograms
EPN kilograms Ethion kilograms Fensulfothion kilograms Fluenetil kilograms Fluoroacetic acid kilogram Fluoroacetic acid, salts Fluoroacetic acid, esters kilogram Fluoroacetic acid, amides kilogram 4-Fluorobutryic acid 1 kilogram 4-Fluorobutryic acid, salts
100 100 100 100 1 1 kilogram 1 1
4-Fluorocrotonic acid, amides kilogram 4-Fluoro-2-hydroxybutyric acid 4-Fluoro-2-hydroxybutyric acid, salts kilogram 4-Fluoro-2-hydroxybutyric acid, esters kilogram 4-Fluoro-2-hydroxybutyric acid, amides kilogram Glycolonitrile (hydroxyacetonitrile) kilograms 1,2,3,7,8,9-Hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin kilograms Hexamethylphosphoramide kilogram Hydrogen selenide kilograms
1 1 kilogram 1 1 1 100 100 1 10
2-Naphthylamine kilogram
Nickel metal, oxides, carbonates and sulphide as powders 1 tonne Nickel tetracarbonyl kilograms Oxydisulfoton Oxygen difluoride kilograms Paraoxon (Diethyl 4-nitro-phenyl phosphate) kilograms Parathion kilograms Parathion-methyl kilograms Pentaborane Phorate 10 100 kilograms 10 100 100 100 100 kilograms 100 kilograms
Promurit (1-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-3kilograms triazenethio-carboxamide) 1,3-Propanesultone kilogram 1-Propen-2-chloro-1,3-diol diacetate kilograms Pyrazoxon kilograms Selenium hexafluoride kilograms Sodium selenite kilograms Stibine (Antimony hydride) kilograms Sulfotep kilograms 100 10
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) kilogram Tetramethylene-disulphotetramine kilogram Thionazin kilograms Tirpate (2,4-Dimethyl-1,3-dithiolane-2kilograms carboxadihyde 0-methylcarbamoyloxime) Trichloromethanesulphenyl chloride kilograms 1-Tri(cyclohexy)stannyl-1 H-1,2,4-triazole kilograms Triethylenemelamine kilograms Warfarin kilograms 10
Acetone cyanohydrin (2-Cyanopropan-2-ol) 200 tonnes Acrolein (2-Propenal) Acrylonitrile Allyl alcohol (2-Propen-1-ol) tonnes Allyamine tonnes Ammonia tonnes Bromine tonnes Carbon disulphide tonnes
Group 2 - Toxic Substances (quantity ≥ 1 tonne)
200 tonnes 20 tonnes 200 200 100 10 200
Formaldehyde (concentration > 90%) tonnes Hydrogen chloride (liquefied gas) tonnes Hydrogen cyanide tonnes Hydrogen fluoride tonnes Hydrogen sulphide tonnes Methyl bromide (Bromomethane) tonnes Nitrogen oxides Propyleneimine Sulphur dioxide Sulphur trioxide tonnes
20 250 20 50 50 200 50 tonnes 50 tonnes 20 tonnes 20
Group 3 - Highly Reactive Substances
Acetylene (Ethyne) tonnes Ammonium nitrate (a) tonnes
Ammonium nitrate (the form of fertilizer) (b) 1,000 tonnes 2,2-Bis(tert-butylperoxy) butane (concentration >70%) 50 tonnes 1,1-Bis(tert-butylperoxy) cyclohexane (conc. >80%) tonnes Tert-Butyl peroxyacetate (concentration >70%) tonnes Tert-Butyl peroxyisobutyrate (concetratrion >80%) 50 tonnes
Diethyl peroxydicarbonate (concentration >30%) 50 tonnes 2,2-Dihydroperoxypropane (concentration >30%) 50 tonnes Di-isobutyl peroxide (concentration >50%) tonnes Di-n-propyl peroxydicarbonate (concentration >80%) tonnes Hydrogen tonnes Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (concentration >60%) tonnes Methyl isobutyl ketone peroxide (concentration >60%) tonnes Oxygen Peracetic acid (concentration >60%) tonnes 500 tonnes 50
50 50 10 5 50
Group 4 - Explosive Substances
Barium azide Bis (2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-amine Chlorotrinitrobenzene Cellulose nitrate (containing >12.6% nitrogen) tonnes Cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine tonnes Cyclotetramethylene-trinitramine tonnes Diazodinitrophenol tonnes Diethylene glycol dinitrate tonnes Dinitrophenol, salts tonnes
50 tonnes 50 tonnes 50 tonnes 50 50 50 10 10 50 40
Lead azide Lead styphnate (lead 2,4,6-trinirotesorcinoxide) 50 tonnes Mercury fluminate tonnes N-Methyl-n,2,4,6-tetranitroaniline tonnes Pentaerythritol tetranitrate tonnes Nitroglycerin Picric acid (2,4,6-Trinitrophenol) tonnes Sodium picramate tonnes Styphnic acid (2,4,6-trinitroresorcinol) tonnes 1,3,5-Triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene tonnes Trinitroanisole 2,4,6-Trinitroanisole tonnes
10 50 50 10 tonnes 50 50 50 50 50 tonnes 5041
NOTE : (a) This applies to ammonium nitrate and mixtures of ammonium nitrate where the nitrogen content derived from the ammonium nitrate is more than 28% by weight and aqueous solutions of ammonium nitrate where the concentration of ammonium nitrate is more that 90% by weight. (b) This applies to straight ammonium nitrate fertilizers and compound fertilizers where the nitrogen content derived from the ammonium nitrate is more than 28% by weight (a compound fertilizer contains ammonium nitrate together with phosphate and/or potash). (Back to Hazardous Substance) (Back to Major Hazard Installation)
Part 2 : Categories of Substances and Preparations not specifically named in Part 1
The quantities of different substances and preparations of the same category are cumulative. Where there is more than one category specified in the same entry, the quantities of all substances and preparations of the specified categories in that entry shall be summed up. Categories of Substances Threshold Quantity
1. Substances and preparations which are classified 5 tonnes as ‘very toxic’ as in item 1 of Schedule 1 2. Substances and preparations which are classified 10 tonnes as ‘toxic’ as in item 4 of Schedule 1 3. Substances and preparations which are classified 43 10 tonnes as ‘explosive’ as in item 4 of Schedule 1
Gaseous substances and preparations, including 50 tonnes those in liquefied form, which are gaseous at normal pressure and which are classified as ‘highly flammable’ as in paragraph (a) of item 3 of Schedule 1 6. Substances and preparations (excluding gaseous 5,000 tonnes substances and preparations covered in item 5 above), which are classified as ‘highly flammable’ or ‘extremely flammable’ as in paragraph (b) of item 3 of Schedule 1 7. Flammable substances as defined in paragraph (c) of 200 tonnes item 3 of Schedule 1
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ITEMS OF INFORMATION TO BE COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC
Name of the manufacturer and the address of the site of industrial activity.
Identification by position held of person giving the information.
Confirmation that the site is subject to these Regulations and that the report referred to in sub-regulation 15 (1) been submitted to the Director General.
An explanation in simple terms of the activity undertaken on the site.
The common names or the generic names or the general danger classification of the substances and preparations involved on the site which could give rise to a major accident with an indication of their principal hazardous characteristics.
General information relating to the nature of a major accident hazard including its potential effects on the population and the environment.
Adequate information on how the population concerned will be warned and kept informed in the event of an accident.
Adequate information on the actions the population concerned should take and on the behaviour they should adopt in the event of an accident.
Confirmation that the manufacturer is required to make adequate arrangements on site, including liaison with the emergency services, to deal with accidents and to minimise their effects.
A reference to the off-site emergency plan drawn up if any to cope with any off-site effects from a major accident. This shall include advice to co-operate with any instruction or request from the emergency services at the time of a major accident.
(Back Details of where further relevant information can be to Further Relevant Information) ( obtained, subject to the requirements of confidentiality Back to Inform the Public)
laid down in any
Installation for the production, processing or treatment of organic or inorganic chemicals using for these purposes amongst others, the followings :
         
alkylation hydrogenation extraction hydrolysis amination by ammonolysis solvation carbonylation oxidation mixing
codensation polymerization esterification dehydrogenation sulphonation distillation halogenation and manufacture of halogens desulphurization, manufacture and transformation of sulphur-containing compounds nitration and manufacture of nitrogen-containing compounds manufacture of phosphorus-containing compounds formulation of pesticides and of pharmaceutical products
Installation for distillation, refining or other processing of petroleum or petroleum products.
Installation for the total or partial of solid or liquid substances by incineration or chemical decomposition.
Installation for the production, processing or treatment of energy ases, for example light petroleum gas, light natural gas and synthetic natural gas.
Installations for the dry distillation of coal or lignite.
Installations for the production of metals or nonmetals by a wet process or by means of electrical energy.
Installations for the bottling of flammable and toxic substances defined under paragraphs (a),
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1994 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARDS) REGULATIONS 1995 NOTIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY FORM I, the undersigned, hereby give notices of the industrial activity concerned particulars of which are as given below:
A. Particulars of Installation
1 Na eo M n fa tu r . m f a u c re 2 Ad re so In ta tio . d s f s lla n 3 Da o c m e c mn o o e tio . te f o mn e e t f p ra n 4 Na ea da d s o lo a a th rityo . m n d re s f c l u o r p rt a th rityh v gs tu ry o u o a in ta to ju d tio o e th a aw e ris ic n v r e re h re in ta tio iss a d s lla n itu te 5 De c tio o th in u tria a tiv . s rip n f e d s l c ity c rrie o o in n e tob c rrie o a d n r te d d ea d n
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B. Quantity of Hazardous Substances at the Installation
Substances M aximum N ature of H azardous Q uantity likelySubstances (raw Criteria as on site materials, indicated in finished product, Schedule 1 or 2 intermediate product or byproduct)
Note : (a) Each substance listed in the table above shall be attached with a Material Safety Data Sheet (b) Use additional sheet if required
C. Particulars of Manufacturer making the notification
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Name : NRIC No. : Designation : Address : Date :
I certify that the information provided is true and correct to the best of my knowledge / I have ceased operation. * …………………………… (Signature) * Delete whichever is inapplicable.
Please tick√) ( Industrial Installations processes applicable to your installation 1. Installations for the production, processing or treatment of organic or inorganic chemicals using these purposes, amongst others - alkylation - amination by ammonolysis - carbonylation - condensation - dehydrogenation - esterification - halogenation and manufacture of halogen
- hydrogenation - hydrolysis - oxidation - polymerization - sulphonation - desulphurization, manufacture and transformation of sulphur-containing compounds - nitration and manufacture of nitrogencontaining compounds - formulation of pesticides and pharmaceutical products - distillation
- extraction - solvation - mixing 2. Installation for distillation, refining or other process in processing of petroleum or petroleum products. 3. Installation for the total or partial disposal of solid or liquid substances by incineration or chemical decomposition. 4. Installation for the production, processing or treatment of energy gases, for example, light petroleum gas, light natural gas and synthetic natural gas. 5. Installation for the dry distillation of coal or ignite 6. Installation for the production of metals or non-metals by a wet process or by means of electrical energy. 7. Installations for the bottling of flammable and toxic substances defined under items 1,2 and 3 of Schedule 1, for example, light petroleum gas, ammonia, chlorine and acetylene.
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY
Information relating to every hazardous substance involved in the industrial activity and its relevant quantity as listed in Schedule 2, namely :
the name of the hazardous substance as given in Schedule 2 or, for a hazardous substance included under a general designation, the name corresponding to the chemical formula of the hazardous substance; a general description of the analytical method available to the manufacturer in determining the presence of the hazardous substance or references to such methods in the scientific literature; a brief description of the hazards which may be created by the hazardous substance; and the degree of purity of the hazardous substance and the names of its main impurities and their percentages;
Information relating to the installation, namely:  a map of the site and its surrounding area to a scale large enough to show any feature that may be significant in the assessment of the hazard or risk associated with the site;  a scale plan of the site showing the locations and quantities of all significant inventories of the hazardous substance;  a description of the processes or storage involving the hazardous substance and an indication of the conditions under which it is normally held;  the maximum number of persons likely to be present on site;  information about the nature of the land use 58 and the size and distribution of the population in the vicinity of the industrial
Information relating to the system of management system for controlling the industrial activity, namely –
 the staffing arrangements for controlling the industrial activity with the name of the person responsible for safety on the site and the names of the persons who are authorised to set emergency procedures in motion and to inform outside authorities;  the arrangements made to ensure that the means provided for the safe operation of the industrial activity are properly designed, constructed, tested, operated, inspected and maintained; and  the arrangements for training persons working on the site; and
Information relating to a potential major accident in the form of risk assessment which contains the following :
 a description of the potential sources of a major
accident and the conditions or events which could be significant in giving rise to one;  a diagram of the plant in which the industrial activity is carried on sufficient to show the features which are significant as regards the potential for a major accident or its prevention or control;  a description of the measures taken to prevent, control or minimise the consequences of a major accident;  information about the prevailing meteorological conditions in the vicinity of the site;  an estimate of the number of people on-site and off-site who may be exposed to the hazards considered in the report; and
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