The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015

Purposes of safety reports

8.  Every operator of an upper tier establishment must prepare a safety report for the purposes of—

(a) demonstrating that a major accident prevention policy and a safety management system for implementing it have been put into effect in accordance with the information set out in Schedule 3;

(b) demonstrating that the major accident hazards and possible major accident scenarios in relation to the establishment have been identified and that the necessary measures have been taken to prevent such accidents and to limit their consequences for human health and the environment;

(c) demonstrating that adequate safety and reliability have been taken into account in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of any installation, storage facility, equipment and infrastructure connected with the establishment’s operation which are linked to major accident hazards inside the establishment;

(d) demonstrating that an internal emergency plan has been prepared in accordance with regulation 12, which includes sufficient information to enable an external emergency plan to be prepared;

(e) providing sufficient information to the competent authority to enable decisions to be made regarding the siting of new activities or developments around establishments.