Guidance
Relevance: Controls on activities that could result in major environmental impacts through emergency situations (e.g. fires, explosions) and accidental releases (e.g. major spills and leaks of hazardous substances).
The Competent Authority has published the following relevant guidance:
- A guide to the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999, (L111)
- Major accident prevention policies for lower tier COMAH establishments, (HSE Information Sheet CIS3)
- Chemical sites and safety reports – what you need to know, (IND(G)286)
- Preparing safety reports: Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999, (HSG 190)
- Emergency planning for major accidents: Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999, (HS(G) 191)
- Charging for activities under the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH) a guide (available from HSE.
- Guidance on the interpretation of major accidents to the environment for the purposes of the COMAH Regulations, ISBN 0 11 753501 X, available on the DEFRA web site.
These documents are available from HSE Books.