Reporting to competent authorities

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11. Reporting to competent authorities

11.1. General

11.1.1. A major hazard control system should include the principal

requirement for works managements to report in writing to the competent

authorities within a specified time period. The requirement should include:

(a) notifying the existence of, or proposal for, a major hazard installation;

(b) reporting about the hazards of the major hazard installation and their control

(safety report);

(c) immediate reporting of major accidents.

11.2. Objectives of the reporting system

11.2.1. Reporting to the competent authorities should be arranged in such a

way that the information can be used:

(a) inside the installation:

– to create awareness of the hazards of the particular installation;

– to inform the workers concerned;

– to decide on the appropriate level of safety and the required safety

provisions;

(b) outside the installation:

– to inform the competent authorities;

– to support decisions on land-use planning and siting;

– to assist the competent authorities in setting priorities for inspection of the

major hazard installation;

– to give guidance in the preparation of the off-site emergency plan;

– to inform the public nearby.

11.3. The notification of major hazard installations

11.3.1. Works managements should notify the competent authorities of the

existence of, or proposal for, major hazard installations. In the case of a new

development, notification should precede the start of work on the installation.

Notification should take place within the time period specified by the competent

authorities.

11.3.2. This notification should include information on:

(a) works management;

(b) the installation;