Regulations No. 259 of 2001 regarding procedures for industrial accident risk assessment and risk reduction measures. Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazardous substances Hazards EIA Inspection Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force from the 1st of July 2001. Abstract This Regulation determines: 1. the procedures for risk assessment of such industrial accidents as are related to dangerous chemical substances and dangerous chemical products (hereinafter – dangerous substances) and which exist or may exist at one or more installations and in the infrastructure of such installations in the territory of an undertaking (company), institution or other organization; 2. industrial accident risk reduction measures; and 3. dangerous substances (depending on their quantity and the degree of danger) to which this Regulation applies. This Regulation applies to establishments where the dangerous substances referred to in Annex 1 of this Regulation, or dangerous substances belonging to the group of dangerous substances or hazard class referred to in Annex 1 of this Regulation are found or may be found or may be created as a result of uncontrolled chemical processes in quantities that are equivalent to the minimum qualifying quantities indicated in Annex 1 of this Regulation, or exceed such quantities. This Regulation does not apply to: 1. military establishments or installations in the possession of the Ministry of Defence; 2. activity with ionising radiation sources; 3. transportation of dangerous consignments outside the territory of a installation; 4. transportation of dangerous substances through pipelines; 5. surveys and extraction of mineral resources in mines, quarries or boreholes; and 6. waste landfill sites and dumps. Dangerous substances are present or may be present in establishments in the form of raw materials, products, auxiliary materials by-products, intermediate products or waste, or may be produced as a result of uncontrolled chemical processes. Full text English