Introduction to Fire Safety Management

15.15.7 Regulation 15 – Provision of information 
to competent authority
When requested to, site operators must provide suffi cient 
information to demonstrate that they have taken all meas-
ures necessary to comply with these regulations, and the 
information shall be so provided within such period as 
the competent authority specifi es in the request.
15.15.8 Regulation 16 – Provision of information 
to other establishments
The competent authority shall, using the information 
received from operators of sites where the likelihood or 
consequences of a major accident may be increased 
because of the location and proximity of other COMAH 
sites, pass appropriate information to other sites includ-
ing information relating to their major accident pre-
vention policy documents, safety reports and on-site 
emergency plans.
15.16
The Control of Substances 
Hazardous to Health Regulations 
2002 (SI 2677)
This section summarises the key requirements of 
the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 
Regulations 2002 (COSHH) as amended by the COSHH 
(Amendment) Regulations 2004.
COSHH defi nes substances hazardous to health as 
a substance:
➤
Which is listed in Part 1 of the ASL (see previous 
section on CHIP)
➤
For which the HSC has approved a workplace expo-
sure limit
➤
Which is a biological agent
➤
Which is a dust of any kind within specifi ed concen-
trations in air
➤
Which because of its chemical or toxicological 
properties and the way it is used or is present in the 
workplace creates a risk to health and safety.
The term ‘workplace exposure limit’ (WEL) means the 
exposure limit approved by the HSC for that substance 
in relation to the specifi ed reference period when calcu-
lated by a method approved by the HSC as contained in 
the HSE publication ‘EH40 – Workplace Exposure Limits’ 
as updated from time to time (currently EH40 2006).
COSHH does not apply:
➤
To lead or asbestos which are covered by other spe-
cifi c regulations

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