Following the incident at the Buncefield Oil Storage Depot in December 2005, the Health and
Category: COMAH
Public consultation - land use planning
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Proposals for revised policies for HSE advice on development and control around large-scale petrol
Rupture of a crude oil storage tank
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
This safety alert is drawn up to spread the lessons learnt from the major oil release of
HSE asks for review of planning application
Friday, January 26, 2007
HSE has asked the Secretary of State to call in a Tower Hamlets planning application.
Managing human performance
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Human factors are environmental, organisational and job factors as well as human and
Revitalising procedures for major hazards
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Guidance for employers responsible for major hazards on how to develop procedures that
COMAH charging review group meeting
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
The agenda and the notes of the COMAH Charging Review Group meeting, held on the 10th October
National Grid’s ‘Exercise Neptune’ report
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
National Grid’s report on the 2006 National Emergency Co-ordinator (NEC) emergency
Buncefield - one year on
Monday, December 11, 2006
This table charts the activities to date carried out by HSE and other members of the
HSE marks Buncefield anniversary
Monday, December 11, 2006
A year on since the explosion and fire that devastated the Buncefield fuel depot
The causes of major hazard incidents
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
A review of the existing literature on the causes of major hazard incidents and the relevant control
Globally harmonised system for chemicals
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
All over the world there are presently different laws that control how the hazardous
PADHI - HSE’s land use planning methodology
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
HSE’s land use planning methodology has been updated for 2006.
Developing process safety indicators
Monday, October 16, 2006
This guidance is aimed at senior managers and safety professionals within major hazard organisations
Buncefield Joint Task group calls for immediate action
Thursday, October 12, 2006
A joint Industry and COMAH Competent Authority (CA) Task Group today called for
Surface Engineering, COMAH Application & Main Duties information sheet
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
This information sheet includes information on how surface engineering sites holding very toxic, environmentally dangerous and toxic substances come into the scope of the COMAH regulations. It also describes: how some sites may have been brought into COMAH as a result of CHIP3; COMAH application rules specifically for surface engineering sites; substances in plating bath mixtures; the main [...]
Buncefield Investigation Board announces changes to investigation work at the Buncefield site
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
The Buncefield investigation has reached an important landmark with on-site evidence gathering reduced, but the overall investigation continues unabated. Virtually all the physical evidence required for forensic examination has now been removed from the site.
Read the Buncefield press release.
SLC/2006/06: Action on receipt of electronic COMAH safety reports
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
The purpose of this SLC is to advise staff of the action to be taken on receipt of safety reports in
Buncefield Adjournment debate held, Wednesday 19th July, 2006
Monday, July 24, 2006
Mike Penning, Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead, obtained an Adjournment debate on ‘Health and Safety Executive inquiry into Buncefiield oil depot fire in Hemel Hempstead’, which took place on the morning of 19th July 2006. The debate was attended and contributed to by local representatives from both national and European government, and the Government’s [...]
Buncefield initial report published
Thursday, July 13, 2006
The report contains summary and up-dated information on the work previously described in the three Progress Reports. The Board have also taken this opportunity to draw some broad early conclusions, and to indicate issues requiring special attention going forward. Several annexes of detailed information accompany the report.
Read the latest Buncefield report
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