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Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (COMAH)
The
Control
of Major Accident Hazard Regulations 1999 (COMAH) require
a site operator to produce on-site emergency plans for
establishments where a dangerous substance is stored in quantities
listed in Schedule 1 of the Regulations or if a specified dangerous
substance could be produced in threshold quantities following the
loss of control of an industrial chemical process.
Medway Council is responsible for producing an off-site plan
that outlines the co-coordinated response of agencies to an
emergency that has off-site implications. The on-site and off-site
plans need to correspond to ensure that an effective multi-agency
response to an emergency affecting the site and the surrounding
area is achieved.
The objectives of these, as determined in the COMAH regulations,
are to:
- contain and control incidents so as to limit damage to people,
the environment and property;
- implement the measures necessary to protect people and the
environment from the effects of major accidents;
- communicate the necessary information to the public and to the
emergency services and authorities;
- provide for the restoration and clean–up of the environment
following a major accident.
It is a requirement of the COMAH regulations that the emergency
plans, on-site and off-site, should be tested and reviewed at least
once every three years.
A major accident, as defined in the COMAH regulations, means “an
occurrence (including in particular, a major emission, fire or
explosion) resulting from uncontrolled developments in the course
of the operation of any establishment and leading to serious danger
to human health or the environment, immediate or delayed, inside or
outside the establishment and involving one or more dangerous
substances”.
There are currently three top-tier COMAH sites within
Medway:
Download the Medway Council offsite emergency plan for
National Grid LNG Grain (pdf 1MB).
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