The Management of Extractive Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2010

Regulation 20(4)

SCHEDULE 4 INFORMATION TO BE COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC CONCERNED

1.  Name of operator and address of the waste facility.

2.  Identification, by position held, of the person providing the information.

3.  Confirmation that the waste facility is subject to these Regulations and, when applicable, that the information relevant to the elements referred to in regulation 13(2) has been submitted to the planning authority.

4.  An explanation in clear and simple terms of the activity or activities undertaken at the site.

5.  The common names or the generic names or the general danger classification of the substances and preparations involved at the waste facility as well as waste which could give rise to a major accident, with an indication of their principal dangerous characteristics.

6.  General information relating to the nature of the major‑accident hazards, including their potential effects on the surrounding population and environment.

7.  Adequate information on how the surrounding population concerned are to be warned and kept informed in the event of a major accident.

8.  Adequate information on the actions the surrounding population concerned should take, and on the behaviour they should adopt, in the event of a major accident.

9.  Confirmation that the operator is required to make adequate arrangements on site, in particular liaison with the emergency services, to deal with major accidents and to minimise their effects.

10.  A reference to the external emergency plan drawn up to cope with any off‑site effects from an accident, which should include advice to co‑operate with any instructions or requests from the emergency services at the time of an accident.

11.  Details of where further relevant information can be obtained, subject to any duty of confidentiality which prohibits disclosure.