(1) | The duty holder of a high hazard establishment must prepare a comprehensive, site-specific, safety report, which must be— |
(a) | developed during the design phase and be continually updated until the start date of operations; and |
(b) | maintained for the duration of the life of the establishment. |
(2) | The safety report must demonstrate a suitable and sufficiently documented plan to ensure— |
(a) | that reliable built-in safety has been incorporated into the— |
(iv) | maintenance of any equipment and infrastructure used in the establishment; and |
(i) | the major incident prevention policy; |
(ii) | the process safety management system; |
(iii) | the organisational and necessary measures to prevent major incidents and to limit their consequences; |
(iv) | the on-site emergency plan. |
(3) | The safety report must also contain information regarding an off-site emergency plan to take the necessary measures in the event of a major incident. |
(4) | The duty holder of a proposed high hazard establishment must submit to the chief inspector a— |
(a) | preliminary safety report at the design stage of that establishment; and |
(b) | final safety report within a reasonable time before the establishment starts operations. |
(5) | The duty holder must send a safety report to the chief inspector within 36 months after the entry into force of these Regulations. |
(6) | Every duty holder must review the safety report— |
(b) | prior to any change to the establishment; or |
(c) | whenever there is a change in the process safety management system which could have significant repercussions with respect to the prevention of major incidents or the limitation of the consequences of major incidents: |
Provided that the updated copy of the safety report, revised under this subregulation, is sent to the chief inspector within 60 days.