Health and Safety Executive

Category: COMAH

Control of major accidents and hazards

Changes to COMAH arising from CHIP 2008

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

This Local Authority Circular (LAC) alerts inspectors to changes to the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999,

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RR718 - Buncefield Explosion Mechanism Phase 1 (Volumes 1 and 2)

Thursday, June 25, 2009

The Buncefield explosion (11 December 2005) resulted in tremendous damage to the outlying area and huge fires involving 23 large oil fuel tanks.

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The use of floor scanning techniques for the examination of storage tanks

Monday, June 22, 2009

This SPC draws inspectors’ attention to a contract research report (RR4811) on the use of floor scanning for the

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COMAH / Gas Cost Recovery Review Group

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Agenda and minutes for the meeting on 30 October 2008 in Rose Court, London are now available.

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Societal Risk: Initial briefing to Societal Risk Technical Advisory Group

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The Societal Risk Technical Advisory Group is made up of a small number of academic, industry and government

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Changes to the regulation of underground gas storage

Monday, April 27, 2009

A change in the regulation of underground gas storage has taken place. Gas storage in depleted reservoirs is now within

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Changes to COMAH - gas storage

Monday, April 27, 2009

COMAH Regulations now apply to underground gas storage in natural strata.

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Audits: semiconductor manufacturing plants

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Information for HSE staff - plans to audit all semiconductor manufacturing plants in Britain, concentrating on the

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Operation of auger feed devices

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Guidance circular for HSE staff following a recent serious accident which occurred while an operator was working on a

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Updating and improving the National Population Database

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

In 2004 Staffordshire University delivered the National Population Database for use in estimating populations at risk under the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (COMAH).

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Buncefield Investigation Board publishes Final Report

Thursday, December 11, 2008

The Buncefield Major Incident Investigation Board published its Final Report today.  The report is

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Amendment to the enforcement provisions of COMAH

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

This Semi-Permanent Circular (SPC) provides guidance for inspectors on a change to the enforcement provisions in regulation 20

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Implementing the Buncefield MIIB Emergency arrangements report

Friday, November 14, 2008

The guidance in this report, on Major Incident Investigation Board (MIIB) recommendations 1 and 3-6,

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New chemicals at work portal

Thursday, November 13, 2008

There is a new chemicals portal page to help users navigate quickly to their area of interest.  The page

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British Safety Council Conference

Friday, October 31, 2008

Hilton London Euston, December 4 – 09:00 to 12:40. The conference will share the results of BSC commissioned research examining how organisations

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Report of explosion at Corus UK Ltd in 2001

Thursday, October 23, 2008

This report concerns the events of 8 November 2001 at the premises of Corus UK Ltd, Port Talbot,

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Location and design of buildings at major accident hazard establishments

Friday, October 10, 2008

The purpose of this SPC is to provide ongoing inspection guidance on the location and design of

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Career in HSE: Nuclear Inspectors

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

15 Nuclear Inspector job vacancies are now available in a variety of disciplines - deadline

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Public consultations alerts

Friday, September 19, 2008

Sign up email or mobile phone text alerts to be informed about new consultations, reminders and

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Carbon capture storage (CCS) website launched

Monday, July 21, 2008

Carbon capture & storage (CCS) is the process of capturing the CO2 that is emitted when fossil

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