In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

In these regulations,—

The requirements of these regulations do not apply to any substance that is required for the motive power or control of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship and is contained in the fuel system, electrical system, or control system of the vehicle, aircraft, or ship.

This regulation overrides all other provisions of these regulations.

The requirements of these regulations do not apply to any fuel gas supplied or used in a gas distribution system, gas appliance, or gas installation, when subject to the Gas Act 1992.

In subclause (1),—

This regulation overrides all other provisions of these regulations.

There are 3 levels of emergency management requirements for hazardous substances.

Level 1 requirements apply to hazardous substances in quantities equal to or greater than minimum quantities stated in Schedule 1.

The higher levels relate to greater quantities (with the quantities depending on the hazard classifications of the substances concerned).

The levels are therefore cumulative, with the higher levels including all the requirements of the level or levels below them.

A person must comply with this Part when selling or supplying to another person a quantity of a hazardous substance of a particular hazard classification equal to or greater than the quantity specified for hazardous substances of that classification in Schedule 1.

This regulation applies to a place if a hazardous substance of a particular hazard classification is held there in a quantity equal to or greater than the quantity specified for hazardous substances of that classification in Schedule 1.

A person in charge of a place to which this regulation applies must ensure that this Part is complied with in respect of each substance concerned.

The following information must be provided with the substance concerned:

The information required by regulation 8 must be so provided that it is available to a person handling the substance concerned within 10 seconds.

The information required by regulation 8 must meet the standards of comprehensibility, clarity, and durability required by regulations 34 to 36 of the Hazardous Substances (Identification) Regulations 2001.

While a hazardous substance is being transported by land, it does not have to comply with regulations 8 to 10 if it is labelled or marked in compliance with Land Transport Rule 45001: Dangerous Goods 1999 (made under the Land Transport Act 1998).

While a hazardous substance is being transported by sea, it does not have to comply with regulations 8 to 10 if it is labelled or marked in compliance with Maritime Rule 24A Carriage of Cargoes-Dangerous Goods (made under Part 3 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994).

While a hazardous substance is being transported by air, it does not have to comply with regulations 8 to 10 if it is labelled or marked in compliance with Civil Aviation Rule 92: Carriage of Dangerous Goods (made under Part 3 of the Civil Aviation Act 1990).

A person must comply with regulations 16 to 19 when selling or supplying to another person a quantity of a hazardous substance of a particular hazard classification equal to or greater than that specified for hazardous substances of that classification in Schedule 2 if—

A person required by regulation 6 to comply with Part 2 when selling or supplying a quantity of a hazardous substance to another person must also, if asked to do so by the other person, give the other person the documentation required by regulations 16 and 17.

This regulation applies to a place of work—

A person in charge of a place of work to which this regulation applies must either—

The person must also comply with Part 2.

While a hazardous substance is being transported by land, it does not have to comply with regulations 16 to 19 if it is accompanied by documents that comply with Land Transport Rule 45001: Dangerous Goods 1999 (made under the Land Transport Act 1998).

While a hazardous substance is being transported by sea, it does not have to comply with regulations 16 to 19 if it is accompanied by documents that comply with Maritime Rule 24A Carriage of Cargoes-Dangerous Goods (made under Part 3 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994).

While a hazardous substance is being transported by air, it does not have to comply with regulations 16 to 19 if it is accompanied by documents that comply with Civil Aviation Rule 92: Carriage of Dangerous Goods (made under Part 3 of the Civil Aviation Act 1990).

A person required by regulation 12 or regulation 14 to comply with this regulation in relation to a quantity of hazardous substances of a particular hazard classification must provide the following information with the quantity:

To the extent that any information required by subclause (1) is different for different hazardous substances of the same classification, it must be provided—

A person required by regulation 12 or regulation 14 to comply with regulation 16 in relation to a quantity of a flammable substance, an oxidising substance, or an organic peroxide must also provide with the quantity a description of the steps to be taken to control a fire involving the substance, including the types of extinguishant to be used.

Documentation required by regulation 16 or regulation 17 must be provided in accordance with regulation 48 of the Hazardous Substances (Identification) Regulations 2001, and regulation 48 applies with all necessary modifications.

The requirements of regulations 16 and 17 are additional to those of Part 2.

Every place must have the number of fire extinguishers specified in Schedule 3 if the hazardous substances present, or likely to be present, exceed the quantities in Schedule 3.

If substances of 2 or more hazard classifications are held in the place, or reasonably likely to be held in it on occasion,—

References in Schedule 3 to volumes of gaseous hazardous substances must be read as references to volumes of those substances as they would be at—

In the case of a motor vehicle transporting hazardous substances, the fire extinguishers required by regulation 21 must be in or on the vehicle.

In any other case, every fire extinguisher required by regulation 21 must be so located that the distance of travel between it and the substances concerned is no more than 30 metres.

Each fire extinguisher required by regulation 21 must be able, when used by one person, to put out a fully ignited pool, 50 mm deep and at least 6 m² in area, of a flammable liquid with properties equivalent to those of n-heptane.

Regulations 21 to 23 do not limit or affect any information requirement relating to fires in Part 2 or this Part.

This regulation applies to a place if—

Subject to regulations 36(3) and 42(2), a person in charge of a place to which this regulation applies must ensure that the requirements of this Part are complied with.

If the third column of Schedule 4 specifies a weight and a volume as alternative quantities for hazardous substances in gaseous form,—

The requirements of this Part are additional to those of Parts 2 and 3.

A place to which this Part is applied by regulation 25(1) must have in it a single emergency response plan relating to all the hazardous substances held in it or reasonably likely to be held in it on occasion.

An emergency response plan must describe all of the reasonably likely emergencies that may arise from the breach or failure of the controls on hazardous substances of the hazard classifications concerned.

An emergency response plan must, for each reasonably likely emergency,—

An emergency response plan—

All equipment and materials described in an emergency response plan, and all responsible people described in an emergency response plan who are on duty, must—

An emergency response plan must be available to every person identified under regulation 29(b) as being responsible for executing the plan or a specific part of it, and to every emergency service provider identified in it.

The information in an emergency response plan must meet the standards of presentation required by Part 2 of the Hazardous Substances (Identification) Regulations 2001.

An emergency response plan must be tested at least every 12 months; and the test must demonstrate that every procedure or action in the plan is workable and effective.

If there is a change to the persons, procedures, or actions specified in an emergency response plan, the plan must be tested within 3 months of the change; and the test must demonstrate that—

The carrying out and the results of every test must be documented; and the documentation must be retained at least 2 years.

An emergency response plan can be part of any other management documentation for an emergency whether—

In this regulation and regulations 36 to 41, unless the context otherwise requires,—

A place to which regulation 25 applies must have a secondary containment system if the quantity of any pooling substances of a particular hazard classification held in it is equal to or greater than the quantity specified in Schedule 4.

The system must comply with regulation 37, regulation 38, regulation 39, or regulation 40, depending on—

If 2 or more containers of different capacities (as described in regulations 37 to 39) are held at one place, the system must have a capacity of at least the sum of each container category.

Subclause (1) does not apply to a place that is a vehicle.

If the pooling substances held in a place above ground are in containers each of which has a capacity of 60 litres or less,—

If the pooling substances held in a place above ground are in containers 1 or more of which have a capacity of more than 60 litres but none of which has a capacity of more than 450 litres,—

If the pooling substances held in a place above ground are in containers 1 or more of which have a capacity of 450 litres or more, the secondary containment system must have a capacity of at least 110% of the capacity of the largest container.

Subclause (1) applies to a container that is so connected to some other container or containers that leakage from it will cause the other container or containers to empty, as if its capacity is the sum of the capacities of all the connected containers.

If the pooling substances held in a place are in 1 or more below ground containers, the secondary containment system must have a capacity at least equal to the total pooling potential.

In subclause (1), below ground container—

There must be instituted or capable of being instituted in or in respect of a secondary containment system required by these regulations, controls that—

Every place where there is held a quantity of a hazardous substance that is equal to or greater than the quantity specified for hazardous substances of that hazard classification in Schedule 5 must have signage that—

Subsection (1) does not apply to—