Introduction to Fire Safety Management

Introduction to Fire Safety Management
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Procedures for reporting major accidents or near 
misses, particularly those involving failure of protec-
tive measures, and their investigation and follow-up 
on the basis of lessons learnt
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Procedures for periodic systematic assessment of 
the major accident prevention policy and the effec-
tiveness and suitability of the safety management 
system; the documented review of performance of 
the policy and safety management system and its 
updating by senior management.
15.15.5 Regulations 10–12 – Off-site emergency 
plan
The local authority, in whose area there is an establish-
ment, shall prepare an emergency plan in respect of that 
establishment. The off-site emergency plan shall be pre-
pared no later than 6 months (or such longer period, not 
exceeding 9 months, as the competent authority may 
agree in writing) after:
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The receipt by the local authority of a notice from 
the competent authority informing the local authority 
of the need to prepare an off-site emergency plan in 
respect of the establishment
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The time an on-site emergency plan is required to 
be prepared for the establishment pursuant to regu-
lation 9.
Once the plan has been prepared it must be tested and 
reviewed every three years.
A person who has prepared an emergency plan 
must immediately implement the plan when either a 
major accident occurs or when an uncontrolled event 
occurs which could reasonably be expected to lead to a 
major accident.
A local authority may charge the operator a fee for 
performing its functions under the Act.
15.15.6 Regulation 14 – Provision of information 
to the public
The operator of an establishment that comes within the 
scope of COMAH must provide any persons mentioned 
in the emergency plans with information relating to the 
safety measures provided on site and the role they may 
play in the event of an emergency.
The operator must also make salient information 
available to the public.
The operator must consult the local authority in 
whose area the COMAH site is situated but remains 
responsible for the accuracy, completeness and form of 
the information he supplies.
The information that is provided by the operator must 
be reviewed if there is a relevant change of circumstances 
or new information or in any case within three years.