What is an upper tier COMAH site?
There are two levels of COMAH site: Lower Tier sites, which hold a smaller hazardous inventory; and Upper Tier sites, which have larger hazardous inventories, and are considered to be more potentially hazardous.
What is a Seveso company?
A Seveso establishment is an establishment which has an activity linked to handling, manufacturing, using or storing dangerous substances (i.e. refineries, petrochemical sites, oil depots or explosives depots).
What are Comah sites?
► A COMAH site is one that stores a sufficient quantity of dangerous substances to fall into the definition of an ‘Upper Tier’ or ‘Lower Tier’ site. ► Schedule 3 of the Regulations provides the substances and stored quantities that may qualify a site as a COMAH establishment.
How many COMAH sites are there in the UK?
950 sites
Around 950 sites in Great Britain fall under the COMAH regime (12% of all Seveso sites in the EU). Sites qualify due to the nature and quantities of materials that they handle.
What does Mapp stand for in COMAH?
major accident prevention policy document
This sheet provides information to those who control the operation of establishments where COMAH applies referred to as operators in the regulations. It explains the requirement for ‘lower-tier’ establishments to prepare and keep a major accident prevention policy document, or MAPP document for short.
What caused the Seveso disaster?
Abstract—The accident which occurred during the production of TCP at Seveso. Italy, was possibly caused by an unforeseeable exothermic reaction with increase of temperature, slow decomposition of the reaction mass, formation of gas and rise in pressure.
How was the Seveso disaster cleaned up?
Borrowing techniques from the nuclear industry, the plant was sealed, dismantled and the most heavily contaminated waste packed into 41 lead-lined barrels and removed from the site in September 1982 by contractors Mannesmann Italiana.
Is COMAH a legal requirement?
All operators of upper-tier establishments are required to prepare a safety report. Its purpose is to show that you have put in place arrangements for the control of major accident hazards and to limit the consequences to people and the environment of any that do occur.
Who regulates COMAH?
COMAH establishments are regulated by the COMAH Competent Authority (CA), comprising the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).
Why is COMAH important?
COMAH aims to prevent and mitigate the effects of major accidents involving dangerous substances which can cause serious damage/harm to people and/or the environment. COMAH treats risks to the environment as seriously as those to people.
What should be in a Mapp?
The MAPP should include a commitment to provide and maintain a management system to address the following issues: a) organisation and personnel; b) identification and evaluation of major hazards; c) operational control; d) management of change; e) planning for emergencies; f) monitoring performance; g) audit and review …
