Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.R. No. 93 of 2000).

Materia

Tierra y suelos, Desechos y sustancias peligrosas

Palabra clave

Peligros Manejo de tierras Control de la contaminación Sustancias peligrosas Inspección Acceso-a-la-información Recopilación de datos/informes Institución

Área geográphica

Islas del Océano Atlántico, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Atlántico Norte, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Septentrional

Resumen

These Regulations impose requirements with respect to the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances. They implement Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances, except Article 12 (which relates to land use planning) and apply to establishments (as defined in regulation 2(1)) where dangerous substances are present in quantities equal to or exceeding those specified in column 2 of Parts II or III of Schedule 1, except that regulations 7 to 14 apply to establishments where such substances are present in quantities equal to or exceeding those specified in column 3 of those Parts. They, among other things: (a) impose a duty on the operator of an establishment to take all measures necessary to prevent major accidents and limit their consequences for persons and the environment; (b) impose a duty on the operator to prepare a major accident prevention policy document containing specified information and to revise it in specified circumstances; (c) require the operator to notify the competent authority of specified matters at specified times; (d) require the operator to send at specified times a safety report to the competent authority containing specified information, to revise that report in specified circumstances, and not to start the construction or operation of the establishment until (s)he has received from the competent authority the conclusions of its examination of the report; (e) require the operator to review and revise the safety report in specified circumstances; (f) require the operator to prepare an on-site emergency plan for specified purposes and containing specified information.

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Inglés

Página web

www.opsi.gov.uk

Referencias - Legislación

Implementa

Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances.

Legislación | Unión Europea | 1996

Palabra clave: Control de la contaminación, Sustancias peligrosas, Inspección, Acceso-a-la-información, Recopilación de datos/informes, Institución, Salud pública

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Enmendado porr

Control of Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. No. 305 of 2005).

Legislación | Reino Unido | 2005

Palabra clave: Peligros, Manejo de tierras, Control de la contaminación, Sustancias peligrosas, Inspección, Acceso-a-la-información, Recopilación de datos/informes, Institución

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Landfill (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. No. 161 of 2013).

Legislación | Reino Unido | 2013

Palabra clave: Control de la contaminación, Contaminación del suelo/calidad, Eliminación de desechos, Sustancias peligrosas, Residuos peligrosos, Monitoreo, Infracciones/sanciones, Gestión de desechos

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Control of Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. No. 74 of 2014).

Legislación | Reino Unido | 2014

Palabra clave: Peligros, Manejo de tierras, Control de la contaminación, Sustancias peligrosas, Hidrocarburos, Contaminación oleosa

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX