The Health and Safety Commission said the new regulations will broaden the scope to take into account recent industrial accidents and the results of research on carcinogens and substances dangerous for the environment.
It also said the amendments would broaden the application of the regulations at mines, quarries, boreholes, and landfill sites.
The key revision regards changes to the lists of named dangerous substances, including:
Dr Mike Tonge, Head of the Health and Safety Executive’s Major Hazards Policy Group, said: “The changes to COMAH brought about by these amendments reflect the lessons learnt from accidents in France, the Netherlands and Romania, and EC recommendations about the major accident potential of high and medium-potency carcinogens and substances dangerous for the environment.”
The amendments were laid before Parliament on 7th April this year and come into force on 30th June.
By David Hopkins
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