The Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations 1988

PART II amendments to schedule 3 to the principal regulations

7.  In Column 1 Group 1 for the entry “Cobalt (powders, compounds)” substitute “Cobalt metal, oxides, carbonates, sulphides, as powders”, and opposite thereto in Column 2 for “100 kilograms” substitute “1 tonne”.

8.  In Column 2, opposite the entry for “Methyl isocyanate” in Column 1 Group 1, for “1 tonne” substitute “150 kilograms”.

9.  In Column 1 Group 1 for the entry “Nickel (powders, compounds)” substitute “Nickel metal, oxides, carbonates, sulphides, as powders”, and opposite thereto in Column 2 for “100 kilograms” substitute “1 tonne”.

10.  In Column 1 Group 1, after the entry for “Phosacetim”, insert the entry “Phosgene (Carbonyl chloride)”, and opposite thereto in Columns 2, 3 and 4 insert “750 kilograms”, “75—44—5” and “006—002—00—8” respectively.

11.  In Column 2, opposite the entry for “Chlorine” in Column 1 Group 2, for “50 tonnes” substitute “25 tonnes”.

12.  In Column 1 Group 2 delete the entry for “Phosgene (Carbonyl chloride)” and delete the entries opposite thereto in Columns 2, 3 and 4.

13.  In Column 2, opposite the entry for “ Sulphur dioxide” in Column 1 Group 2, for “1,000 tonnes” substitute “250 tonnes”.

14.  In Column 1 Group 2, after the entry for “Sulphur dioxide”, insert the entry “Sulphur trioxide”, and opposite thereto in Columns 2 and 3 insert “75 tonnes” and “7446—11—9” respectively.

15.  In Column 1 Group 3 for the asterisk next to the entry for “Ammonium nitrate” substitute “(a)”, and opposite that entry in Column 2 for “5,000 tonnes” substitute “2,500 tonnes”.

16.  In Column 1 Group 3, after the entry for “Ammonium nitrate” insert the entry “Ammonium nitrate in the form of fertilizers (b)”, and opposite thereto in Column 2 insert “5,000 tonnes”.

17.  In Column 1 Group 3, after the entry for “Hydrogen” insert the entry “Liquid oxygen” andopposite thereto in Columns 2, 3 and 4 insert “2,000 tonnes”, “7782—44—7” and “008—001—00—8” respectively.

18.  In Column 1 Group 3 delete the asterisk next to the entry for “Sodium chlorate”, and for the asterisked footnote below the table substitute the following footnotes—

“(a) This applies to ammonium nitrate and mixtures of ammonium nitrate where the nitrogen content derived from the ammonium nitrate is > 28% by weight and aqueous solutions of ammonium nitrate where the concentration of ammonium nitrate is > 90% by weight.

(b) This applies to straight ammonium nitrate fertilizers which comply with Council Directive 80/876/EEC “on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to straight ammonium nitrate fertilizers of high nitrogen content” and to compound fertilizers where the nitrogen content derived from the ammonium nitrate is > 28% by weight (a compound fertilizer contains ammonium nitrate together with phosphate and/or potash).”