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

SCHEDULE 4 Purpose and contents of safety reports

Part II Minimum Information to be Included in Safety Report

3.  Description of installation:

(a) a description of the main activities and products of the parts of the establishment which are important from the point of view of safety, sources of major accident risks and conditions under which such a major accident could happen, together with a description of proposed preventative measures;

(b) description of processes, in particular the operating methods;

(c) description of dangerous substances:

(i) inventory of dangerous substances including—

• the identification of dangerous substances: chemical name, the number allocated to the substance by the Chemicals Abstract Service, name according to International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry nomenclature;

• the maximum quantity of dangerous substances present;

(ii) physical, chemical, toxicological characteristics and indication of the hazards, both immediate and delayed, for people and the environment;

(iii) physical and chemical behaviour under normal conditions of use or under foreseeable accidental conditions.