JSP 498 Control of Major Accident Hazard Regulations

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JSP 498
MAJOR ACCIDENT
CONTROL REGULATIONS
Edition 4.0
Published by DSEA-DOSR-MACR,
Part of the Defence Safety and Environment Authority
Fir 3b, #4304, MOD Abbey Wood South
Bristol, UK, BS34 8JH
MAJOR ACCIDENT CONTROL REGULATIONS COMPETENT AUTHORITY
DSEA/DOSR/008/003
Supersedes Edition dated April 2008
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RECORD OF CHANGES
Amendment DSEA Amendment Summary Inserted Date
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Authority
This Joint Service Publication, JSP 498 Edition 4 Major Accident Control Regulations
supersedes JSP 498 dated April 2008. It is Published and issued under the authority
of the Defence Safety and Environment Authority (DSEA), on behalf of the Defence
Board.
Sponsor
Comments and queries concerning this publication should be addressed to:
DSEA-DOSR-MACR CA
Fir 3b, #4304
MOD Abbey Wood South
Bristol
BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
Copyright
This work is crown copyright and the intellectual property rights of this publication
belong exclusively to the Ministry of Defence. However, material or information
contained in this publication can be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or
transmitted in any form provided it is used for the purposes of furthering safety
management.
Status
All hard copies of JSP 498 Edition 4 are uncontrolled.
JSP 498 Edition 4 Major Accident Control Regulations will be updated whenever
additional or improved guidance becomes available. Readers are encouraged to
assist in the continued update of this document by informing the DSEA of any
required changes.
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CONTENTS
PRELIMINARY MATERIAL Page
Front Cover (title page) (i)
Conditions of Release (ii)
Amendment record .......................................................................... (iii)
Authority ................................................................................... (iv)
Contents (this list) (v)
Foreword (vi)
Preface ......................................................................................... (vii)
MAJOR ACCIDENT CONTROL REGULATIONS PART 1
Chapter
1 Major Accident Control Regulations
MAJOR ACCIDENT CONTROL REGULATIONS PART 2
Chapter
2 The MACR Competent Authority
3 Major Accident Prevention Policy
4 Safety Report
5 On-Site Emergency Plan
6 Assessment, Inspection and Audit
7 Environmental risk Assessments
MAJOR ACCIDENT CONTROL REGULATIONS PART 3
Chapter
8 Off Site Emergency Plans
9 MAPP Completion Guidance
10 Safety Report Completion Guidance
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Foreword
The Secretary of State for Defence (SofS) through his Safety & Environmental
Protection (S&EP) Policy Statement requires Top Level Budget Holders and
Trading Fund Chief Executives to conduct defence activities with high standards of
S&EP. They are expected to achieve this by implementing robust, comprehensive
Safety & Environmental Management Systems.
As Director of the Defence Safety and Environment Authority (DSEA), I am
responsible for providing MOD regulatory regimes for S&EP in the Land, Maritime,
Nuclear and OME domains. The regulations set out in this JSP are mandatory and
full compliance is required, except as set out in JSP 815. It is the responsibility of
commanders and line managers at all levels to ensure that personnel, including
contractors, involved in the management, supervision and conduct of defence
activities are fully aware of their responsibilities.
DSEA regulators are empowered to enforce these regulations.
D Apple ate
g
D Applegate
Director
Defence Safety and Environment Authority
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Preface
Joint Service Publication (JSP) 498 – Major Accident Control Regulations lays down
the framework and regulations, standards and guidance for the control of Major
Accident Hazards within defence. JSP 498 is to be used by all members of the
Armed Forces, civilian employees and others, including contractors. It does not
replace legislative obligations and full reference is to be made to national and
international regulation and legislation and where applicable Host Nation
requirements. Deliberately written in plain English, the publication avoids the use of
'legal jargon' and provides full references where applicable.
It is the Defence Safety and Environment Authority requirement that the highest
standards of safety and environmental management shall be delivered. This is
achieved through the development of its regulations and policies into a robust and
comprehensive Safety and Environmental Management System, articulated in a
series of Joint Service Publications (JSPs) endorsed by the DSEA. There are clearly
hazards and risks whenever dangerous substances are present and a Major
Accident involving dangerous substances can have catastrophic consequences for
personnel, the environment and for Defence capability. Thus the control of Major
Accident Hazards (dangerous substances) is essential if the MOD is to fulfil its
common-law duty of care obligations, and fulfil its statutory obligations while
maintaining Defence capability.
JSP 498 specifies the DSEA’s regulations for the Control of Major Accident Hazards
and the mitigation of the effects in the event of an Accident occurring. It also defines
the responsibilities of the key stakeholders and specifies the required methodology
for assuring the Secretary of State for Defence that the arrangements for the Control
of Major Accident Hazards are consistent with his safety policy statement.
JHenderson
J Henderson
MACR CA
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Chapter 1 JSP 498
CHAPTER 1
MAJOR ACCIDENT CONTROL REGULATIONS
CONTENTS
Para
1 Introduction
5 Major Accident Definition And Criteria
7 Scope
12 Existing MACR Establishment
13 MACR Establishments Moving From TTS to LTS
14 New MACR Establishments
16 Interpretation
17 Abbreviations
18 Duties of Head of Establishment
19 Application to Detached Units and Outstations
20 Discounting Hazardous Installations
21 Application Overseas
24 Application to Visiting Forces
Annex
1A Classification of Dangerous Substances
Appendix 1A1 Major Accident Control Regulations Named Substances
Appendix 1A2 Major Accident Control Regulations Generic Substances
1B Qualification Flowchart
1C Terminology
1D Abbreviations
1E Major Accident Control Regulations Proforma
1F Declaration of Conformity for Major Accident Prevention Policy
1G Declaration of Conformity for Safety Report
1H Application to Detached Units and Outstations
INTRODUCTION
1 This JSP sets out the Major Accident Control Regulations (MACR) for the
MOD. MACR implements arrangements to achieve results at least as good as
those achieved by non-MOD controlled sites which fall within scope of the Control
of Major Accident Hazard Regulations 1999 (COMAH) as amended.
2 COMAH is UK legislation made under the Health and Safety at Work etc.
Act (HSWA) 1974. It has been developed in response to a European Union (EU)
Directive (96/82/EC) as amended by EU Directive (2012/18/EU) under the terms
of the European Communities Act 1972 and for technical legal reasons cannot be
applied to the Military Forces or Defence Establishments of Member States.
3 However, the established policy of the Secretary of State (S of S) where
legislation does not apply and where appropriate, measures will be introduced in
MOD to achieve as good as or better results than those demanded by statute.
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4 MACR discharges that policy in the context of prevention of a Major
Accident (MA) and the mitigation of consequences to human health and or the
environment should one occur. The MACR Competent Authority (CA) (see
Chapter 2) is empowered by Permanent Under Secretary (PUS) via Director
Defence Safety & Environment Authority to maintain and regulate MACR.
MAJOR ACCIDENT DEFINITION AND CRITERIA
5 MACR defines an MA as an occurrence (in particular, a major emission, fire
or explosion) resulting from uncontrolled developments during the operation of
any MACR qualified establishment, that leads to serious danger to human health
and or the environment, whether immediate or delayed, inside or outside of the
establishment and involving one or more dangerous substances.
6 An accident meeting any one of the following criteria is classified as an MA
and must be notified to the MACR CA:
6.1 Any fire, explosion or accidental discharge of a dangerous substance
involving a quantity of at least 5% of the qualifying quantity for the
establishment (see paragraph 7).
6.2 Any fire, explosion or accidental discharge involving more than 50
Tonnes of a petroleum product (see serial 34 of Appendix 1A1).
6.3 Injury to persons and damage to property caused by an accident directly
involving a dangerous substance that results in one of the following events:
(a) A death.
(b) Six persons injured within an establishment and kept in hospital for
at least 24 hours.
(c) One person outside the establishment kept in hospital for a period
of 24 hours.
(d) Dwellings outside the establishment damaged and unusable as a
result of the accident.
(e) The evacuation or confinement of persons for more than two hours.
Calculated by Persons x Hours with a value of at least 500.
(f) The interruption of off-site drinking water, electricity, gas or
telephone services for more than two hours. Calculated by Persons
x Hours with a value of at least 1000.
6.4 Immediate damage to the environment as follows:
(a) Permanent or long term damage to terrestrial habitats within the
following levels:
(i) 0.5 hectare (ha) or more of a habitat of environmental or
conservation importance protected by legislation.
(ii) Ten or more ha of more widespread habitat, including
agricultural land.
(b) Significant or long term damage to fresh water or marine habitats
within the following levels:
(i) 10 km or more of river or canal.
(ii) 1 ha or more of a lake or pond.
(iii) 2 ha or more of delta.
(iv) 2 ha or more of coastline or open sea.
(c) Significant damage to an aquifer or underground water of 1 ha or
more.
(d) Damage to property within the following levels:
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