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Regulations under OSHA 1994

Occupational Safety and Health (EmployersSafety and HealthGeneral Policy Statements) (Exception) Regulations 1995.

Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industrial MajorAccident Hazards) Regulations 1996.

Occupational Safety and Health (Safety & Health Committee)Reg. 1996.

Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Packaging andlabeling of Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 1997.

Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer)Regulations 1997.

Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer) Order1997.

Occupational Safety and Health (Prohibition of Use of Substance)Order 1999.

Occupational Safety and Health (Use & Standards of Exposure ofChemicals Hazardous to Health) Reg. 2000.

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Arrangement of Regulations

Preliminary; Application, Interpretation,

Obligation of Manufacturer and Employee

Identification and Notification of an Industrial

Activity Non-major Hazard Installation

Report on Industrial Activity and Preparation of

Emergency Plan for Major Hazard Installation

Notification of Major Accident Penalty

Schedule

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Regulations which is known as Occupational Safety andHealth (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards)

Regulations 1996 is enforced on 1 February 1996.

These Regulations apply to all industrial activities except :

a nuclear installation

an installation under the armed forces

a vehicle or vessel transporting hazardous substance to or

from the site of an industrial activity

an industrial activity where quantity of hazardous

substance equal or less than 10% of threshold

quantity of hazardous substance(s).

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Competent Person an employee or person appointed by the manufacturer and who has

been approved by the Director General to prepare a written report ;

Further Relevant Information

for the purpose of Schedule 3 means information which isnecessary for the assessment of the potential effects of a major

accident and which, in the circumstances of the case :

is reasonably required by the inquirer to assess the risks to his

health and safety created by such an industrial accident and to

know and understand what action he should take in the event of anaccident; and

where the information is to be disclosed by a manufacturer, the

information is such as it is reasonable for him to disclose having

regard to the requirements of law and his commercial interests;

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Hazardous substance

any substance which is within any criteria laid down in Schedule 1

any substance listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2

Industrial activity -

an operation carried out in an industrial installation referred to in

Schedule 4 involving one or more hazardous substances, andincludes on-site storage and on-site transport which are associatedwith the operation

a storage of hazardous substances

Local Authority any city council, municipal council, district council, town council,

town board local council, rural board or other similar local authorityestablished by any written law and includes any authority in chargeof a Federal Territory established by any written law;

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Major Accident

an occurrence including a major emission, fire or explosion resultingfrom uncontrolled development in the course of an industrial

activity, which leads to serious danger to persons, whetherimmediate or delayed, inside or outside an installation, or to theenvironment, and involving one or more hazardous substance;

Major Hazard Installation

an industrial activity which produces, processes, handles, uses,disposes of or stores, permanently or temporarily, one ormore hazardous substances equal or exceed the thresholdquantity;

Manufacturer

an employer or occupier having control of an industrialactivity;

Officer

occupational safety and health officer appointed;

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Port Authority

any port authority established under any written law;

Preparation

a mixture or solution of two or more substances;

Site

the whole of an area of land under the control of a manufacturerand includes a pier, jetty or similar structure, whether floating ornot; or

a structure, whether floating on water or not, which is under thecontrol of a manufacturer;

Threshold Quantity in relation to a given hazardous substance or a category(s) of

hazardous substances, means the quantity(s) which is or are equal tothe amount set out in Schedule 2.

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Every manufacturer who undertakes an industrial activity shall: comply with the requirements of these Regulations;

as soon as he becomes aware of an imminent danger, takeimmediate action to rectify the situation; and

establish and maintain a good management system for

controlling any major accident.

Every employee shall:

co-operate with the manufacturer in complying with therequirements of these Regulations;

act to endanger himself or to cause bodily injury to himself orother persons or damage to life and property; and

notify the manufacturer as soon as he becomes aware of anypotential hazard that is capable of generating a major accident andshall notify an officer of the potential hazard.

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Every manufacturer needs to identify an industrial activity

within his control and submit to the Director General the

Notification of Industrial Activity Form specified in the

Schedule 5: within three months after the commencement of these

Regulations in respect of an existing installation or an

installation which is under construction; or

in respect of a new installation after the commencementof these Regulations, within a month before the

construction thereof.

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The authority will determine whether the installation:

is a major hazard installation even though quantity of

hazardous substance less than threshold quantity, if

the authority feels that installation may cause a majoraccident.

is not a major hazard installation even though equal

or exceed threshold quantity, if the authority feels that

installation is incapable of causing a major accident.

**Any change of the status of installation shall benotified to the authority.

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This part shall apply to : an industrial activity in which there is involved, or is liable to

be involved :-

for a hazardous substance listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2,a quantity of the hazardous substance which is less thanthe threshold quantity specified therein; or

for substances and preparations falling within acategory or categories specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2,a total quantity of the substances and preparations in

the category or categories which is less thanthethreshold quantity specified therein and which is notdeterminedas a major hazard installation; and

an installation which is determined as non-major hazardinstallation by the Director General.

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Need to do the following :

identify possible major accident hazards

show adequate steps taken to :

prevent any major accident or minimize its consequences

to people and the environment;

provide people working on site with information,training and equipment necessary to ensure their

safety; and

prepare and keep up to date an adequate on-site emergency

plan.

** The authority may request additional information or

whatever required to demonstrate that installation is safeoperation.

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This part shall apply to :

an industrial activity in which there is involved, or likely to beinvolved :

for a hazardous substance listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2, a

quantity of the hazardous substance which is equal to orexceed the threshold quantity specified therein; or

for substances and preparations falling within acategory(s) specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2, a totalquantity of the substances and preparations in category(s)which is equal to or exceed the threshold quantityspecified therein and which is not determined as a non-major hazard installation;

an industrial activity which is determined as a major hazard

installation by the Director General.

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Require preparation of safety report by Competent Person.

The manufacturer shall not undertake any industrial activity towhich this Part applies, unless he has consulted a Competent

Person to prepare a written report containing the information

specified in Schedule 6 and has sent a copy of the report at least

three months before commencing that activity.

Where the manufacturer has commenced an industrial activity

before the commencement of these Regulations or has

commenced construction of an industrial installation for the

purpose of an industrial activity six months beforecommencement of these Regulations, the manufacturer shall

send a copy of the report within twelve months of the date of

the determination.

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Modification

Any modification to the industrial activity to which the report

relates which can materially affect the particulars in the report, a

Competent Person must prepare a further written report and has

sent a copy of the report to the Director General who will review

it and direct the manufacturer to submit further information

within such time as he may specify.

The manufacturer shall be entitled to take urgent and remedial

action with respect to an industrial activity in order to put an end

to or prevent imminent danger to life or property.

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On-site Emergency Plan

Required to submit an on-site and off-site emergency plan

The manufacturer shall prepare and keep an up-to-date andadequate on-site emergency plan and include the name of theperson who is responsible for safety and the names of those

who are authorized to take action in the event of anemergency.

The manufacturer shall ensure that the on-site emergency planprepared is constantly updated and that every person on thesite who is affected by the plan is informed of its relevantprovisions.

The manufacturer shall prepare and submit the on-siteemergency to the Director General at least three monthsbeforethe commencement of the industrial activity or withinthree months from the date of the determination for anindustrial activity which has been determined as a major

hazard installation.

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Updating Review of an On-site Emergency

Plan

Where the manufacturer has prepared an on-site

emergency plan and the industrial activity concerned is

continuing, the manufacturer shall update the on-site

emergency plan as part of the report.

The Director General may review the on-site emergency

plan submitted to him, and shall, if he is of the opinion

that the plan submitted is not satisfactory, direct themanufacturer in writing to improve the emergency plan

within such time as he may specify.

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Off-site Emergency Plan

The manufacturer shall inform the local authority or port authority

of that area that his industrial activity is considered capable ofproducing a major accident hazard and of the need for thepreparation of an off-site emergency plan for the area surroundinghis site.

The manufacturer shall-

inform the authorities within three months of thecommencement, or within three months of the date of thedetermination for an industrial activity which has beendetermined as a major hazard installation;

provide the authorities with the information relating to the

industrial activity under his control; and afford to the localauthority or port authority upon request all reasonable facilitiesneeded.

The authorities may upon receiving the information prepare andkeep an up-to-date and adequate off-site emergency plan.

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Inform the Public

The manufacturer has to ensure that persons outside the site who are

likely to to be affected by a major accident occurring at the site, aresupplied with at least the information specified in Schedule 3.

The manufacturer shall endeavour to enter into an agreement with

the authorities to disseminate the information specified in Schedule 3 to

the persons concerned but the manufacturer shall remain responsible

for the accuracy, completeness and form of the information supplied. The manufacturer shall ensure that the information supplied is

updated and re-supplied at appropriate intervals.

The manufacturer shall take all necessary steps before commencingthe industrial activity except for an industrial activity which has

already commenced before the commencement of these Regulations orwhich has been determined as a major hazard installation, it shall be a

sufficient compliance if the manufacturer takes the necessary steps

within six months after the commencement of the Regulations or fromthe date of the determination.

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Where a major accident occurs on a site, the manufacturer shallnotify the nearest occupational safety and health office of theaccident quickly shall provide :

the following information relating to the accident as soon as itbecomes available :

the circumstances of the accident;

the hazardous substances involved;

the date available for assessing the effects of the accident onpersons and the environment; and

the emergency measures taken; and

a statement of the steps envisaged to alleviate medium or longterm effects of the accident, and prevent the recurrence of such anaccident.

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The manufacturer who commits an offence against any of

the provisions of these Regulations for which no

corresponding penalty is provided by the Act shall, on

conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding RM50,000 orto an imprisonment of not more than two years or to both.

Any employee who commits an offence against any of the

provisions of these Regulations for which no corresponding

penalty is provided by the Act shall, on conviction, be liable

to a fine not exceeding RM1,000 or to an imprisonment of

not more than three months or to both.

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Very Toxic Substances

(a) Substances which correspond to the line 1 of the table below; and

(b) Substances which correspond to the line 2 of the table below

which, owing to their physical and chemical properties, are capable ofproducing major accident hazards similar to those caused by thesubstances mentioned in line 1 :

INDIC TIVE CRITERI

LD50 (oral)

mg/kg body weight

LD50 (cutaneous)

mg/kg body weight

LC50

mg/l (inhalation)1. LD50 5 LD50 10 LC50 0.1

2. 5LD50 25 10LD50 50 0.1LC50 0.5

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LD50 (oral)mg/kg body weight

LD50 (cutaneous)mg/kg body weight

LC50mg/l (inhalation)

1. 25LD50 200 50LD50 400 0.5LC50 2

Other Toxic Substances

Substances with the following values of acute toxicity as shownin the table below and having physical and chemical propertiescapable of producing major accident hazards:

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Flammable Substances

Flammable gases

substances which in the gaseous state at normal pressureand mixed with air become flammable and the boiling

point of which at normal pressure is 20 C or below;

Highly flammable liquids

substances which have a flash point lower than 21Cand the boiling point of which at normal pressure is

above 20 C and;

Flammable liquids

substances which have a flash point lower than 5.5 Cand which remain liquid under pressure and whereunder particular processing conditions such as high

pressure and high temperature, may create major

accident hazards.

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Explosive Substances

substances which may explode under the effect of flame or whichare more sensitive to shocks or friction than dinitrobenzene.

Oxidizing Substances

substances which give rise to highly exothermic reaction when incontact with other substances particularly flammable substances.

For the purpose of this schedule:

LD50 (oral) - a dose of a substance in mg/kg of body weight thatproduces death in 50% of a given experimental animal population;

LD50 (cutaneous) - a dose of a substance in mg/kg of body weight

that produces death in 50% of a given animal population; and

LC50 - a concentration of a substance in air that is estimated toproduce death after inhalation for four hours in 50% of a givenexperimental animal population.

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LIST OF SUBST NCES ND QU NTITIESThe quantities set out below relate to each installation or

group of installations belonging to the same manufacturerwhere the distance between the installations is not

sufficient to avoid, in foreseeable circumstances, any

aggravation of major accident hazards. The quantities

apply in each case to each group of installations belongingto the same manufacturer where the distance between the

installations is less than 500 meters;

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Part 1 : Named Substances

Where a substance or group of substances listed in Part 1 also falls

within a category of Part 2 the quantities set out in Part 1 shall beused.

Substance Threshold Quantity

Group 1 - Toxic Substances (quantity 1 tonne)

Aldicarb 100 kilograms

4-Aminodiphenyl 1 kilogram

Amiton 1 kilogram

Anabasine 100 kilograms

Arsenic pentoxide, arsenic (V) acid and salts 500 kilograms

Arsenic trioxide, arsenious (III) acid and salts 100 kilograms

Arsine (Arsenic hydride) 10 kilograms

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Azinphos-methyl 100 kilograms

Benzidine 1 kilogram

Benzidine salts 1 kilogram

Beryllium (powders, compounds) 10 kilograms

Bis (2-chloroethyl) sulphide 1 kilogram

Bis (chloromethyl) ether 1 kilogram

Carbofuran 100 kilograms

Carbophenothion 100 kilograms

Chlorfenvinphos 100 kilograms

4-(Chloroformyl) morpholine 1 kilogram

Chloromethyl methyl ether 1 kilogram

Cobalt (metal, oxides, carbonates and 1 tonne

sulphides as powders

Crimidine 100 kilograms

Cyanthoate 100 kilograms

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Cycloheximide 100 kilograms

Demeton 100 kilograms

Dialifos 100 kilograms00-Diethyl S-ethylsulphinylmethyl phosphorothioate 100 kilograms

00-Diethyl S-ethylsulphonylmethyl phosphorothioate 100 kilograms

00-Diethyl S-ethylthiomethyl phosphorothioate 100 kilograms

00-Diethyl S-isopropylthiomethyl phosphorothioate 100 kilograms00-Diethyl S-propylthiomethyl phosphorothioate 100 kilograms

Dimefox 100 kilograms

Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride 1 kg

Dimethylnitrosamine 1 kilogramDimethyl phosphoramidocyanidic acid 1 tonne

Diphacinone 100 kilograms

Disulfoton 100 kilograms

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EPN 100 kilograms

Ethion 100 kilograms

Fensulfothion 100 kilograms

Fluenetil 100 kilograms

Fluoroacetic acid 1 kilogram

Fluoroacetic acid, salts 1 kilogram

Fluoroacetic acid, esters 1 kilogram

Fluoroacetic acid, amides 1 kilogram

4-Fluorobutryic acid 1 kilogram

4-Fluorobutryic acid, salts 1 kilogram

4-Fluorobutryic acid, esters 1 kilogram

4-Fluorobutryic acid, amides 1 kilogram

4-Fluorocrotonic acid 1 kilogram

4-Fluorocrotonic acid, salts 1 kilogram

4-Fluorocrotonic acid, esters 1 kilogram

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4-Fluorocrotonic acid, amides 1 kilogram

4-Fluoro-2-hydroxybutyric acid 1 kilogram

4-Fluoro-2-hydroxybutyric acid, salts 1 kilogram

4-Fluoro-2-hydroxybutyric acid, esters 1 kilogram

4-Fluoro-2-hydroxybutyric acid, amides 1 kilogram

Glycolonitrile (hydroxyacetonitrile) 100 kilograms

1,2,3,7,8,9-Hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin 100 kilograms

Hexamethylphosphoramide 1 kilogram

Hydrogen selenide 10 kilograms

Isobenzan 100 kilograms

Isodrin 100 kilograms

Juglone (5-Hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione) 100 kilograms

4,4-Methylenebis (2-chloroaniline) 10 kilograms

Methyl isocyanate 150 kilograms

Mevinphos 100 kilograms

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2-Naphthylamine 1 kilogram

Nickel metal, oxides, carbonates and sulphide as powders 1 tonne

Nickel tetracarbonyl 10 kilograms

Oxydisulfoton 100 kilograms

Oxygen difluoride 10 kilograms

Paraoxon (Diethyl 4-nitro-phenyl phosphate) 100 kilograms

Parathion 100 kilograms

Parathion-methyl 100 kilograms

Pentaborane 100 kilograms

Phorate 100 kilograms

Phosacetim 100 kilogramsPhosgene (Carbonyl chloride) 750 kilograms

Phosphamidon 100 kilograms

Phosphine (Hydrogen phosphide) 100 kilograms

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Promurit (1-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-3- 100 kilograms

triazenethio-carboxamide)1,3-Propanesultone 1 kilogram

1-Propen-2-chloro-1,3-diol diacetate 10 kilograms

Pyrazoxon 100 kilograms

Selenium hexafluoride 10 kilograms

Sodium selenite 100 kilograms

Stibine (Antimony hydride) 100 kilograms

Sulfotep 100 kilograms

Sulphur dichloride 1 tonne

Tellurium hexafluoride 100 kilograms

TEPP 100 kilograms

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2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) 1 kilogram

Tetramethylene-disulphotetramine 1 kilogram

Thionazin 100 kilograms

Tirpate (2,4-Dimethyl-1,3-dithiolane-2- 100 kilograms

carboxadihyde 0-methylcarbamoyloxime)

Trichloromethanesulphenyl chloride 100 kilograms1-Tri(cyclohexy)stannyl-1 H-1,2,4-triazole 100 kilograms

Triethylenemelamine 10 kilograms

Warfarin 100 kilograms

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Substance Threshold Quantity

Group 2 - Toxic Substances (quantity 1 tonne)

Acetone cyanohydrin (2-Cyanopropan-2-ol) 200 tonnes

Acrolein (2-Propenal) 200 tonnes

Acrylonitrile 20 tonnes

Allyl alcohol (2-Propen-1-ol) 200 tonnes

Allyamine 200 tonnesAmmonia 100 tonnes

Bromine 10 tonnes

Carbon disulphide 200 tonnes

Chlorine 10 tonnesDiphenyl methane di-isocynate (MDI) 200 tonnes

Ethylene dibromide (1,2-Dibromoethane) 50 tonnes

Ethyleneimine 50 tonnes

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Formaldehyde (concentration > 90%) 20 tonnes

Hydrogen chloride (liquefied gas) 250 tonnes

Hydrogen cyanide 20 tonnes

Hydrogen fluoride 50 tonnes

Hydrogen sulphide 50 tonnes

Methyl bromide (Bromomethane) 200 tonnes

Nitrogen oxides 50 tonnes

Propyleneimine 50 tonnes

Sulphur dioxide 20 tonnes

Sulphur trioxide 20 tonnes

Tetraethyl lead 50 tonnes

Tetramethyl lead 50 tonnes

Toluene di-isocynate (TDI) 100 tonnes

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Substance Threshold Quantity

Group 3 - Highly Reactive Substances

Acetylene (Ethyne) 50 tonnes

Ammonium nitrate (a) 500 tonnes

Ammonium nitrate (the form of fertilizer) (b) 1,000 tonnes

2,2-Bis(tert-butylperoxy) butane (concentration >70%) 50 tonnes

1,1-Bis(tert-butylperoxy) cyclohexane (conc. >80%) 50 tonnes

Tert-Butyl peroxyacetate (concentration >70%) 50 tonnes

Tert-Butyl peroxyisobutyrate (concetratrion >80%) 50 tonnes

Tert-Butyl peroxy isopropyl carbonate (conc. >80%) 50 tonnes

Tert-Butyl peroxymaleate (concentration >80%) 50 tonnesTert-Butyl peroxypivalate (concentration >70%) 50 tonnes

Dibenzyl peroxydicarbonate (concentration >90%) 50 tonnes

Di-sec-butyl peroxydicarbonate (concentration >80%) 50 tonnes

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Diethyl peroxydicarbonate (concentration >30%) 50 tonnes

2,2-Dihydroperoxypropane (concentration >30%) 50 tonnes

Di-isobutyl peroxide (concentration >50%) 50 tonnes

Di-n-propyl peroxydicarbonate (concentration >80%) 50 tonnes

Hydrogen 10 tonnes

Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (concentration >60%) 5 tonnes

Methyl isobutyl ketone peroxide (concentration >60%) 50 tonnes

Oxygen 500 tonnes

Peracetic acid (concentration >60%) 50 tonnes

Propylene oxide 50 tonnes

Sodium chlorate 20 tonnes

Ethylene oxide 5 tonnes

Ethyl nitrate 50 tonnes

3,3,6,6,9,9-Hexamethyl-1,2,4,5-tetroxacy- 50 tonnes

clononane (concentration >75%)

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Substance Threshold Quantity

Group 4 - Explosive Substances

Barium azide 50 tonnes

Bis (2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-amine 50 tonnes

Chlorotrinitrobenzene 50 tonnes

Cellulose nitrate (containing >12.6% nitrogen) 50 tonnes

Cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine 50 tonnes

Cyclotetramethylene-trinitramine 50 tonnes

Diazodinitrophenol 10 tonnes

Diethylene glycol dinitrate 10 tonnes

Dinitrophenol, salts 50 tonnes

Ethylene glycol dinitrate 10 tonnes

1-Guanyl-4-nitrosaminoguanyl-1-tetrazene 10 tonnes

2,2,4,4,6,6-Hexabitrostilbene 50 tonnes

Hydrazine nitrate 50 tonnes

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Lead azide 50 tonnes

Lead styphnate (lead 2,4,6-trinirotesorcinoxide) 50 tonnes

Mercury fluminate 10 tonnes

N-Methyl-n,2,4,6-tetranitroaniline 50 tonnesPentaerythritol tetranitrate 50 tonnes

Nitroglycerin 10 tonnes

Picric acid (2,4,6-Trinitrophenol) 50 tonnes

Sodium picramate 50 tonnes

Styphnic acid (2,4,6-trinitroresorcinol) 50 tonnes

1,3,5-Triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene 50 tonnes

Trinitroanisole 50 tonnes

2,4,6-Trinitroanisole 50 tonnes

Trinitrobenzene 50 tonnesTrinitrobenzene acid 50 tonnes

Trinitrocresol 50 tonnes

2,4,6-Trinitrophenetole 50 tonnes

2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene 50 tonnes

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NOTE :

(a) This applies to ammonium nitrate and mixtures of

ammonium nitrate where the nitrogen content derived fromthe ammonium nitrate is more than 28% by weight andaqueous solutions of ammonium nitrate where theconcentration of ammonium nitrate is more that 90% byweight.

(b) This applies to straight ammonium nitrate fertilizers andcompound fertilizers where the nitrogen content derived fromthe ammonium nitrate is more than 28% by weight (acompound fertilizer contains ammonium nitrate together withphosphate and/or potash).

(Back to Hazardous Substance)

(Back to Major Hazard Installation)

(Back to Non-Major Hazard Installation)

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Part 2 : Categories of Substances and Preparations not

specifically named in Part 1

The quantities of different substances and preparations of the same

category are cumulative. Where there is more than one categoryspecified in the same entry, the quantities of all substances andpreparations of the specified categories in that entry shall be summedup.

Categories of Substances Threshold

Quantity

1. Substances and preparations which are classified 5 tonnes as very toxic as in item 1 of Schedule 1

2. Substances and preparations which are classified 10 tonnes

as toxic as in item 4 of Schedule 13. Substances and preparations which are classified 10 tonnes as explosive as in item 4 of Schedule 1

4. Substances and preparations which are classified 10 tonnes as oxidizing as in item 5 of Schedule 1

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5. Gaseous substances and preparations, including 50 tonnesthose in liquefied form, which are gaseous at normal

pressure and which are classified as highly flammableas in paragraph (a) of item 3 of Schedule 1

6. Substances and preparations (excluding gaseous 5,000 tonnes substances and preparations covered in item 5 above),

which are classified as highly flammable or extremelyflammable as in paragraph (b) of item 3 of Schedule 1

7. Flammable substances as defined in paragraph (c) of 200 tonnesitem 3 of Schedule 1

(Back to Non-Major Hazard Installation)

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Name of the manufacturer and the address of the site ofindustrial activity.

Identification by position held of person giving the

information. Confirmation that the site is subject to these Regulations and that

the report referred to in sub-regulation 15 (1) been submitted to theDirector General.

An explanation in simple terms of the activity undertaken on thesite.

The common names or the generic names or the general dangerclassification of the substances and preparations involved on thesite which could give rise to a major accident with an indication oftheir principal hazardous characteristics.

ITEMS OF INFORMATION TO BE

COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC

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General information relating to the nature of a major accidenthazard including its potential effects on the population and theenvironment.

Adequate information on how the population concerned will be

warned and kept informed in the event of an accident.

Adequate information on the actions the population concernedshould take and on the behaviour they should adopt in the event ofan accident.

Confirmation that the manufacturer is required to make adequatearrangements on site, including liaison with the emergency services,to deal with accidents and to minimise their effects.

A reference to the off-site emergency plan drawn up if any tocope with any off-site effects from a major accident. This shallinclude advice to co-operate with any instruction or request fromthe emergency services at the time of a major accident.

Details of where further relevant information can be obtained,subject to the requirements of confidentiality laid down in anynational legislation.

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Installation for the production, processing or treatment of organic

or inorganic chemicals using for these purposes amongst others,

the followings :

alkylation

hydrogenation

extraction

hydrolysis

amination by ammonolysis

solvation

carbonylation

oxidation

mixing

INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS

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codensation

polymerization esterification

dehydrogenation

sulphonation

distillation halogenation and manufacture of halogens

desulphurization, manufacture and transformation of sulphur-containing compounds

nitration and manufacture of nitrogen-containing compounds

manufacture of phosphorus-containing compounds

formulation of pesticides and of pharmaceutical products

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Installation for distillation, refining or other processing of

petroleum or petroleum products.

Installation for the total or partial of solid or liquid substances by

incineration or chemical decomposition.

Installation for the production, processing or treatment of energy

ases, for example light petroleum gas, light natural gas and

synthetic natural gas.

Installations for the dry distillation of coal or lignite.

Installations for the production of metals or non-metals by a wet

process or by means of electrical energy.

Installations for the bottling of flammable and toxic substances

defined under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of Schedule 1, for

example, light petroleum gas, ammonia, chlorine and acetylene.

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I, the undersigned, hereby give notices of the industrial activity

concerned particulars of which are as given below:

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1994OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (CONTROL

OF INDUSTRIAL MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARDS)REGULATIONS 1995

NOTIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY FORM

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A. Particulars of Installation

1. Name of Manufacturer

2. Address of Installation

3. Date of commencement of operation

4. Name and address of local authority orport authority having statutoryjurisdiction over the area whereinstallation is situated

5. Description of the industrial activitycarried on or intended to be carried on

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B. Quantity of Hazardous Substances at the Installation

Substances MaximumQuantity likelyon site

Nature ofSubstances (rawmaterials,

finished product,intermediate

product or by-product)

HazardousCriteria asindicated in

Schedule 1 or 2

Note :

(a) Each substance listed in the table above shall be attached with aMaterial Safety Data Sheet

(b) Use additional sheet if required

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C. Particulars of Manufacturer making the notification

1) Name :2) NRIC No. :

3) Designation :

4) Address :

5) Date :

I certify that the information provided is true and correct to the bestof my knowledge / I have ceased operation. *

(Signature)

* Delete whichever is inapplicable.

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FORM A

Industrial InstallationsPlease tick ()

processes applicable

to your installation

1. Installations for the production, processing ortreatment of organic or inorganic chemicalsusing these purposes, amongst others -

- alkylation

- amination by ammonolysis

- carbonylation

- condensation

- dehydrogenation

- esterification

- halogenation and manufacture of halogen-

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- hydrogenation

- hydrolysis

- oxidation

- polymerization

- sulphonation

- desulphurization, manufacture andtransformation of sulphur-containingcompounds

- nitration and manufacture of nitrogen-

containing compounds- formulation of pesticides and

pharmaceutical products

- distillation

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- extraction

- solvation

- mixing

2. Installation for distillation, refining or other process inprocessing of petroleum or petroleum products.

3. Installation for the total or partial disposal of solid or liquidsubstances by incineration or chemical decomposition.

4. Installation for the production, processing or treatment of

energy gases, for example, light petroleum gas, light naturalgas and synthetic natural gas.

5. Installation for the dry distillation of coal or ignite

6. Installation for the production of metals or non-metals by awet process or by means of electrical energy.

7. Installations for the bottling of flammable and toxicsubstances defined under items 1,2 and 3 of Schedule 1, forexample, light petroleum gas, ammonia, chlorine andacetylene.

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The report shall contain the following information:

Information relating to every hazardous substance involved in theindustrial activity and its relevant quantity as listed in Schedule 2,namely :

the name of the hazardous substance as given in Schedule 2 or, for ahazardous substance included under a general designation, the namecorresponding to the chemical formula of the hazardous substance;

a general description of the analytical method available to themanufacturer in determining the presence of the hazardous substance or

references to such methods in the scientific literature;

a brief description of the hazards which may be created by the hazardoussubstance; and

the degree of purity of the hazardous substance and the names of itsmain impurities and their percentages;

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE

REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY

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Information relating to the installation, namely:

a map of the site and its surrounding area to a scale large enoughto show any feature that may be significant in the assessment of

the hazard or risk associated with the site;

a scale plan of the site showing the locations and quantities of allsignificant inventories of the hazardous substance;

a description of the processes or storage involving the hazardoussubstance and an indication of the conditions under which it isnormally held;

the maximum number of persons likely to be present on site;

information about the nature of the land use and the size anddistribution of the population in the vicinity of the industrial

activity to which the report relates; and

information on the nearest emergency services (fire station,hospital, police station, community hall etc.)

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Information relating to the system of management system for

controlling the industrial activity, namely

the staffing arrangements for controlling the industrialactivity with the name of the person responsible for safetyon the site and the names of the persons who are authorisedto set emergency procedures in motion and to inform

outside authorities;

the arrangements made to ensure that the means providedfor the safe operation of the industrial activity are properlydesigned, constructed, tested, operated, inspected and

maintained; and

the arrangements for training persons working on the site;and

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Information relating to a potential major accident in the form ofrisk assessment which contains the following :

a description of the potential sources of a major accident andthe conditions or events which could be significant in giving riseto one;

a diagram of the plant in which the industrial activity is carriedon sufficient to show the features which are significant asregards the potential for a major accident or its prevention orcontrol;

a description of the measures taken to prevent, control orminimise the consequences of a major accident;

information about the prevailing meteorological conditions inthe vicinity of the site;

an estimate of the number of people on-site and off-site whomay be exposed to the hazards considered in the report; and

the consequences to the surrounding areas in the form ofappropriate risk measures where possible.