Major accident prevention policies

Regulate the design and operation of defined major hazard installations. All necessary measures are required to prevent and limit the consequences of major accidents. Operators of upper-tier sites must produce a detailed Safety Report those of lower-tier sites must prepare a Major Accident Prevention Policy. 

It is the duty of the company to prepare a Major Accident Prevention Policy (MAPP). This will set out the policies for ensuring the safe operation of the plant and the protection of employees and the environment. It will include details of the safety management organisation that will implement the policy. 

A written major-accident prevention policy has been established that includes the operator s overall aims and principles of action with respect to the control of major-accident hazards. 

Hawksley, XL. 1999. Developing a major accident prevention policy. Journal of hazardous materials 65 109 121. 

With respect to guidehnes and standards that include provisions applicable to the prevention of accidents resulting in severe injuries or fatalities, it is my view that the Europeans are the world s leaders. Very little safety literature applies specifically to preventing serious injuries. But, at http //mahbsrv.jrc.it/NewProducts-SafetyManagementSystems.html, you will find Guidelines on a Major Accident Prevention Policy and Safety Management System as Required by Council Directive 96/82/EC (Seveso II). This document was issued by the European Commission—Joint Research Centre, Institute for Systems Information and Safety, Major Accident Hazards Bureau in Luxemburg. 

Management systems Development of Major Accident Prevention Policy (MAPP) Elements of Safety Management Systems and Bibliography. 

Guidelines on a Major Accident Prevention Policy and Safety... 

The COMAH Regulations require dutyholders to set out a Major Accident Prevention Policy (MAPP). This would be the logical place to record policies relating to process safety management. Dutyholders also need fo ensure that they have effective arrangements to implement each element of the policy. 

COMAH requires that every relevant operator must prepare and keep a major accident prevention policy document setting out the policy with respect to the prevention of major accidents. The policy must be designed to guarantee a high level of protection for persons and the environment by appropriate means, structures and safety management systems . 

The safety management systems should include the general organisational structure, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for determining and implementing the major accident prevention policy. 

Procedures for the ongoing assessment of compliance with the objectives set by the operator s major accident prevention policy and safety management system... 

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 including information relating to their major accident prevention policy documents, safety reports and on-site emergency plans. 

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