Major-accident prevention policy, safety management system and internal emergency plan
18.—(1) Where an applicant intends to operate a Category A waste facility, prior to start of operation of that facility the operator must draw up a major-accident prevention policy, put into effect a safety management system to implement that policy, and must also put into effect an internal emergency plan specifying the measures to be taken on site in the event of an emergency.
(2) That policy and system must be in accordance with Schedule 3.
(3) The major-accident prevention policy must—
(a)be drafted with reference to the objectives in Schedule 3; and
(b)provide the name and contact details of a safety manager responsible for the implementation and periodic supervision of the policy.
(4) The internal emergency plan shall have the following objectives—
(a)to contain and control major accidents and other incidents so as to minimise their effects, and in particular to limit damage to human health and the environment;
(b)to implement the measures necessary to protect human health and the environment from the effects of major accidents and other incidents;
(c)to communicate the necessary information to the public and to the relevant services or authorities in the area; and
(d)to provide for the rehabilitation, restoration and clean-up of the environment following a major accident.
(5) Copies of the major-accident prevention policy, the safety management system and the internal emergency plan must be provided to the department which is responsible for emergency planning of the local authority in whose area the Category A waste facility is located.