Annex 10

(Art. 3)

Measures for establishments handling substances, preparations or special wastes

When adopting general safety measures, the person responsible for an establishment handling substances, preparations or special wastes must:

1. as far as possible, replace dangerous substances or preparations with less dangerous ones, or limit the quantities thereof and as far as possible, avoid hazardous processes, methods or operating procedures;
2. design load-bearing structures in such a way that no additional serious effects arise as a result of the stresses to be expected in the event of a major accident;
3. install adequate warning and alarm systems;
4. install suitable and reliable measurement or control systems, which, insofar as required for safety reasons, are multiple, of different types and operate independently of each other;
5. install the necessary safety equipment and take the necessary structural, technical and organisational protective measures;
6. monitor equipment and the operation of safety-critical components and carry out regular maintenance and inspections and document the checks;
7. store substances, preparations or special wastes in an orderly manner, taking account of their properties, and keep up-to-date records of their quantities and location;
8. deploy a sufficient number of suitably qualified staff, inform them about high-risk methods and processes used in the establishment, train them to prevent, limit and respond to major accidents, and ensure that the level of expertise is maintained in the event of staff changes;
9. document any significant operational failures, their causes and the measures adopted, and retain the documents for a sufficient length of time;
10. control access to the establishment;
11. provide sufficient own resources for responding to major accidents, draw up an emergency plan for major accidents and discuss it with the emergency services, and carry out periodic exercises on the basis of this plan.