1

Regulations under OSHA 1994

Occupational Safety and Health (Employers Safety and Health General Policy
Statements) (Exception) Regulations 1995.

Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards)

Regulations 1996.

Occupational Safety and Health (Safety & Health Committee) Reg. 1996.

Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Packaging and labeling of Hazardous

Chemicals) Regulations 1997.

Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer) Regulations 1997.

Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer) Order 1997.

Occupational Safety and Health (Prohibition of Use of Substance) Order 1999.

Occupational Safety and Health (Use & Standards of Exposure of Chemicals

Hazardous to Health) Reg. 2000.

Regulations which is known as Occupational Safety

and Health (Control of Industrial Major Accident
Hazards) Regulations 1996 is enforced on 1 February
1996.
These Regulations apply to all industrial activities
except :
a nuclear installation
an installation under the armed forces
a vehicle or vessel transporting hazardous
substance to or from the site of an industrial activity
an industrial activity where quantity of hazardous
substance equal or less than 10% of threshold
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Competent Person - an employee or person appointed

by the manufacturer and who has been approved by
the Director General to prepare a written report ;
Further Relevant Information - for the purpose of
Schedule 3 means information which is necessary for
the assessment of the potential effects of a major
accident and which, in the circumstances of the case :
is reasonably required by the inquirer to assess the
risks to his health
and safety created by such an
industrial accident and to know and understand what
action he should take in the event of an accident; and
where the information is to be disclosed by a
manufacturer, the
information is such as it is
reasonable for him to disclose having
regard to
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the requirements of law and his commercial interests;

Hazardous substance any substance which is within any criteria laid down in
Schedule 1
any substance listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2
Industrial activity an operation carried out in an industrial installation referred
to in Schedule 4 involving one or more hazardous substances,
and includes on-site storage and on-site transport which are
associated with the operation
a storage of hazardous substances
Local Authority - any city council, municipal council, district
council, town council, town board local council, rural board or
other similar local authority established by any written law and
includes any authority in charge of a Federal Territory
established by any written law;

Major Accident - an occurrence including a major

emission, fire or explosion resulting from uncontrolled
development in the course of an industrial activity,
which leads to serious danger to persons, whether
immediate or delayed, inside or outside an installation,
or to the environment, and involving one or more
hazardous substance;
Major Hazard Installation - an industrial activity which
produces, processes, handles, uses, disposes of or
stores, permanently or temporarily, one or more
hazardous substances equal of exceed the threshold
quantity;
Manufacturer - an employer or occupier having control
of an industrial activity;
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Port Authority - any port authority established under

any written law;
Preparation - a mixture or solution of two or more
substances;
Site
the whole of an area of land under the control of a
manufacturer
and includes a pier, jetty or similar
structure, whether floating or
not; or
a structure, whether floating on water or not,
which is under the
control of a manufacturer;
Threshold Quantity - in relation to a given hazardous
substance or a category(s) of hazardous substances,
means the quantity(s) which is or are equal to the
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amount set out in Schedule 2.

Every manufacturer who undertakes an industrial activity shall :

comply with the requirements of these Regulations;
as soon as he becomes aware of an imminent danger, take
immediate action
to rectify the situation; and
establish and maintain a good management system for
controlling any major accident.
Every employee shall :
co-operate with the manufacturer in complying with the
requirements of these Regulations;
act to endanger himself or to cause bodily injury to himself or
other persons or damage to life and property; and
notify the manufacturer as soon as he becomes aware of any
potential hazard that is capable of generating a major accident
and shall notify an officer of the potential hazard.

Every manufacturer needs to identify an industrial

activity within his control and submit to the
Director General the Notification of Industrial
Activity Form specified in the Schedule 5 :
within three months after the commencement of
these Regulations in respect of an existing
installation or an installation which is under
construction; or
in respect of a new installation after the
commencement of these Regulations, within a
month before the construction thereof.
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The authority will determine whether the

installation :
is a major hazard installation even though
quantity of hazardous substance less than
threshold quantity, if the authority feels that
installation may cause a major accident.
is not a major hazard installation even though
equal or exceed threshold quantity, if the authority
feels that installation is incapable of causing a
major accident.
Any change of the status of installation shall be
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notified to the authority.

This part shall apply to :

an industrial activity in which there is involved, or is liable to
be involved :- for a hazardous substance listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2, a
quantity of
the hazardous substance which is less than the
threshold quantity
specified therein; or
- for substances and preparations falling within a category or
categories specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2, a total quantity of
the substances and preparations in the category or categories
which is less than the threshold quantity specified therein and
which is not determined as a major hazard installation; and
an installation which is determined as non-major hazard
installation by the Director General.

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Need to do the following :

identify possible major accident hazards
show adequate steps taken to :
- prevent any major accident or minimize its
consequences to
people and the environment;
- provide people working on site with information,
training and
equipment necessary to
ensure their safety; and
- prepare and keep up to date an adequate on-site
emergency plan.
The authority may request additional information or
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whatever required to demonstrate that installation
is

This part shall apply to :

an industrial activity in which there is involved, or likely
to be involved :
- for a hazardous substance listed in Part 1 of Schedule
2, a quantity of
the hazardous substance which
is equal to or exceed the threshold
quantity
specified therein; or
- for substances and preparations falling within a
category(s) specified in
Part 2 of Schedule 2, a
total quantity of the substances and preparations
in category(s) which is equal to or exceed the threshold
quantity specified therein and which is not determined as
a non-major hazard installation;
or
an industrial activity which is determined as a major
hazard installation by the Director General. 13

 The manufacturer shall not undertake any industrial

activity to which this Part applies, unless he has
consulted a Competent Person to prepare a written
report containing the information specified in
Schedule 6 and has sent a copy of the report at least
three months before commencing that activity.
Where the manufacturer has commenced an
industrial activity before the commencement of these
Regulations or has commenced construction of an
industrial installation for the purpose of an industrial
activity six months before commencement of these
Regulations.
Where an industrial activity has been determined as a
major hazard installation, the manufacturer
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copy of the report within twelve months of the date of

 Any modification to the industrial activity to which

the report relates which can materially affect the
particulars in the report, a Competent Person must
prepare a further written report and has sent a copy
of the report to the Director General who will review
it and direct the manufacturer to submit further
information within such time as he may specify.
The manufacturer shall be entitled to take urgent
and remedial action with respect to an industrial
activity in order to put an end to or prevent imminent
danger to life or property.
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Required to submit an on-site and off-site emergency plan

The manufacturer shall prepare and keep an up-to-date
and adequate on-site emergency plan and include the
name of the person who is responsible for safety and the
names of those who are authorized to take action in the
event of an emergency.
The manufacturer shall ensure that the on-site
emergency plan prepared is constantly updated and that
every person on the site who is affected by the plan is
informed of its relevant provisions.
The manufacturer shall prepare and submit the on-site
emergency to the Director General at least three months
before the commencement of the industrial activity or
within three months from the date of the determination
for an industrial activity which has been determined as a
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major hazard installation.

 Where the manufacturer has prepared an on-site

emergency plan and the industrial activity concerned is

continuing, the manufacturer shall update the on-site
emergency plan as part of the report.
The Director General may review the on-site emergency
plan submitted to him, and shall, if he is of the opinion that the
plan submitted is not satisfactory, direct the manufacturer in
writing to improve the emergency plan within such time as he
may specify.

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The manufacturer shall inform the local authority or

port authority of that area that his industrial activity is
considered capable of producing a major accident
hazard and of the need for the preparation of an off-site
emergency plan for the area surrounding his site.

The manufacturer shall-

-inform the authorities within three months of the

commencement, or
within three months of the date
of the determination for an industrial
activity
which has been determined as a major hazard
installation,;
- provide the authorities with the information relating
to the industrial activity under his control; and afford
to the local authority or port
authority upon
request all reasonable facilities needed. 18

The manufacturer has to ensure that persons outside the site who are
likely to to be affected by a major accident occurring at the site, are
supplied with at least the information specified in Schedule 3.

The manufacturer shall endeavour to enter into an agreement with the

authorities to disseminate the information specified in Schedule 3 to the
persons concerned but the manufacturer shall remain responsible for the
accuracy, completeness and form of the information supplied.

The manufacturer shall ensure that the information supplied is updated

and re-supplied at appropriate intervals.

The manufacturer shall take all necessary steps before commencing

the industrial activity except for an industrial activity which has already
commenced before the commencement of these Regulations or which has
been determined as a major hazard installation, it shall be a sufficient
compliance if the manufacturer takes the necessary steps within six
months after the commencement of the Regulations or from the date of
the determination.

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Where a major accident occurs on a site, the

manufacturer shall notify the nearest occupational
safety and health office of the accident quickly shall
provide :
the following information relating to the accident
as soon as it
becomes available :
- the circumstances of the accident;
- the hazardous substances involved;
- the date available for assessing the effects of the
accident on
persons and the
environment; and
- the emergency measures taken; and
a statement of the steps envisaged to alleviate
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medium or long term effects of the accident,

 The manufacturer who commits an offence

against any of the
provisions of these
Regulations for which no corresponding
penalty is provided by the Act shall, on conviction,
be liable to a
fine not exceeding RM50,000 or to
an imprisonment of not
more than two years or
to both.
Any employee who commits an offence against
any of the provisions of these Regulations for
which no corresponding
penalty is provided by
the Act shall, on conviction, be liable to a
fine
not exceeding RM1,000 or to an imprisonment of
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not more than three months or to both.

INDICATIVE CRITERIA
Very Toxic Substances
(a) Substances which correspond to the line 1 of the table
below; and
(b) Substances which correspond to the line 2 of the table
below which, owing to their physical and chemical properties,
are capable
of producing
major
accident hazardsLC50
similar to
LD50
(oral)
LD50 (cutaneous)
those caused
by the
substances
mentioned
line
1:
mg/ kg body
weight
mg/ kg body
weight in
mg/
l (inhalation)

1.

LD50

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INDICATIVE CRITERIA
Other Toxic Substances
Substances with the following values of acute toxicity as
shown in the table below and having physical and
chemical properties capable of producing major accident
hazards:
LD50 (oral)
LD50 (cutaneous)
mg/ kg body weight mg/ kg body weight
1.

25

LC50
mg/ l (inhalation)

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Flammable Substances
Flammable gases
- substances which in the gaseous state at normal
pressure and mixed with air become flammable and the
boiling point of which at normal pressure is 20 C or
below;
Highly flammable liquids
- substances which have a flash point lower than 21C
and the boiling point of which at normal pressure is
above 20 C and;
Flammable liquids
- substances which have a flash point lower than 5.5 C
and which remain liquid under pressure and
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Explosive Substances
- substances which may explode under the effect of flame or
which are more sensitive to shocks or friction than
dinitrobenzene.
Oxidizing Substances
- substances which give rise to highly exothermic reaction when
in contact with other substances particularly flammable
substances.
For the purpose of this schedule :
LD50 (oral) - a dose of a substance in mg/kg of body weight that
produces death in 50% of a given experimental animal
population;
LD50 (cutaneous) - a dose of a substance in mg/kg of body
weight that produces death in 50% of a given animal population;
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to Hazardous Substance)
(
and

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LC50 - a concentration of a substance in air that is estimated to

LIST OF SUBSTANCES AND

QUANTITIES
The quantities set out below relate to each installation
or group of installations belonging to the same
manufacturer where the distance between the
installations is not sufficient to avoid, in foreseeable
circumstances, any aggravation of major accident
hazards. The quantities apply in each case to each
group of installations belonging to the same
manufacturer where the distance between the
installations is less than 500 meters;
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Part 1 : Named Substances

Where a substance or group of substances listed in Part 1
also falls within a category of Part 2 the quantities set out in
Part 1 shall be used.
Substance

Threshold Quantity

Group 1 - Toxic Substances (quantity 1 tonne)

Aldicarb
kilograms

100

4-Aminodiphenyl
kilogram

Amiton
kilogram

Anabasine
Arsenic pentoxide, arsenic (V) acid and salts

100 kilograms

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Azinphos-methyl
kilograms

100

Benzidine

1 kilogram

Benzidine salts
kilogram

Beryllium (powders, compounds)

kilograms

10

Bis (2-chloroethyl) sulphide

kilogram

Bis (chloromethyl) ether

kilogram
Carbofuran

1
100 kilograms

Carbophenothion
kilograms
Chlorfenvinphos
kilograms

100

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100

Crimidine

100 kilograms

Cyanthoate

100 kilograms

Cycloheximide
kilograms

100

Demeton

100 kilograms

Dialifos
kilograms

100

00-Diethyl S-ethylsulphinylmethyl phosphorothioate

100 kilograms
00-Diethyl S-ethylsulphonylmethyl phosphorothioate 100
kilograms
00-Diethyl S-ethylthiomethyl phosphorothioate
100 kilograms

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00-Diethyl S-isopropylthiomethyl phosphorothioate

Dimethylnitrosamine
kilogram

Dimethyl phosphoramidocyanidic acid

1 tonne
Diphacinone

100 kilograms

Disulfoton

100 kilograms

EPN

100 kilograms

Ethion

100 kilograms

Fensulfothion
kilograms

100

Fluenetil
kilograms

100

Fluoroacetic acid
kilogram

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4-Fluorobutryic acid
kilogram

4-Fluorobutryic acid, salts

kilogram

4-Fluorobutryic acid, esters

kilogram

4-Fluorobutryic acid, amides

kilogram

4-Fluorocrotonic acid
kilogram

4-Fluorocrotonic acid, salts

kilogram

4-Fluorocrotonic acid, esters

kilogram

4-Fluorocrotonic acid, amides

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Glycolonitrile (hydroxyacetonitrile)
100 kilograms
1,2,3,7,8,9-Hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
kilograms

100

Hexamethylphosphoramide
kilogram
Hydrogen selenide
Isobenzan

1
10 kilograms
100 kilograms

Isodrin
kilograms

100

Juglone (5-Hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione)
100 kilograms
4,4-Methylenebis (2-chloroaniline)
10 kilograms

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Nickel tetracarbonyl
kilograms
Oxydisulfoton
kilograms
Oxygen difluoride
Paraoxon (Diethyl 4-nitro-phenyl phosphate)
kilograms
Parathion
Parathion-methyl
kilograms
Pentaborane
Phorate
kilograms
Phosacetim

10
100
10 kilograms
100
100 kilograms
100
100 kilograms
100

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100 kilograms

Promurit (1-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-3kilograms

100

triazenethio-carboxamide)
1,3-Propanesultone

1 kilogram

1-Propen-2-chloro-1,3-diol diacetate
kilograms
Pyrazoxon

10
100 kilograms

Selenium hexafluoride
kilograms

10

Sodium selenite
kilograms

100

Stibine (Antimony hydride)

kilograms

100

Sulfotep

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100

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)
kilogram

Tetramethylene-disulphotetramine
1 kilogram
Thionazin

100 kilograms

Tirpate (2,4-Dimethyl-1,3-dithiolane-2kilograms

100

carboxadihyde 0-methylcarbamoyloxime)
Trichloromethanesulphenyl chloride
kilograms
1-Tri(cyclohexy)stannyl-1 H-1,2,4-triazole
100 kilograms

100

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Substance
Quantity

Threshold

Group 2 - Toxic Substances (quantity 1 tonne)

Acetone cyanohydrin (2-Cyanopropan-2-ol)
200 tonnes
Acrolein (2-Propenal)
tonnes
Acrylonitrile

200
20 tonnes

Allyl alcohol (2-Propen-1-ol)

tonnes

200

Allyamine

200 tonnes

Ammonia

100 tonnes

Bromine
tonnes

10

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Ethylene dibromide (1,2-Dibromoethane)

50 tonnes
Ethyleneimine
tonnes

50

Formaldehyde (concentration > 90%)

tonnes

20

Hydrogen chloride (liquefied gas)

tonnes

250

Hydrogen cyanide

20 tonnes

Hydrogen fluoride

50 tonnes

Hydrogen sulphide

50 tonnes

Methyl bromide (Bromomethane)

tonnes
Nitrogen oxides
tonnes

200
50

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Tetraethyl lead
tonnes

50

Tetramethyl lead
tonnes

50

Toluene di-isocynate (TDI)

Substance
Quantity

100 tonnes
Threshold

Group 3 - Highly Reactive Substances

Acetylene (Ethyne)

50 tonnes

Ammonium nitrate (a)

tonnes

500

Ammonium nitrate (the form of fertilizer) (b)

tonnes
2,2-Bis(tert-butylperoxy) butane

1,000

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50

Tert-Butyl peroxyacetate (concentration >70%)

50 tonnes
Tert-Butyl peroxyisobutyrate (concetratrion >80%)
50 tonnes
Tert-Butyl peroxy isopropyl carbonate
tonnes

50

(concentration >80%)
Tert-Butyl peroxymaleate (concentration >80%)
50 tonnes
Tert-Butyl peroxypivalate (concentration >70%)
50 tonnes
Dibenzyl peroxydicarbonate (concentration >90%)
50 tonnes
Di-sec-butyl peroxydicarbonate (concentration >80%)
tonnes

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Diethyl peroxydicarbonate (concentration >30%)

50

Ethylene oxide
tonnes
Ethyl nitrate

5
50 tonnes

3,3,6,6,9,9-Hexamethyl-1,2,4,5-tetroxacy50 tonnes
clononane (concentration >75%)
Hydrogen

10 tonnes

Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (concentration >60%)

5 tonnes
Methyl isobutyl ketone peroxide (concentration >60%)
50 tonnes
Oxygen
tonnes
Peracetic acid (concentration >60%)
tonnes

500

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50

Substance
Quantity

Threshold

Group 4 - Explosive Substances

Barium azide

50 tonnes

Bis (2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-amine
tonnes

50

Chlorotrinitrobenzene
tonnes

50

Cellulose nitrate (containing >12.6% nitrogen)

tonnes

50

Cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine
50 tonnes
Cyclotetramethylene-trinitramine
tonnes
Diazodinitrophenol
Diethylene glycol dinitrate

50
10 tonnes

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10

2,2,4,4,6,6-Hexabitrostilbene
tonnes

50

Hydrazine nitrate
tonnes

50

Lead azide

50 tonnes

Lead styphnate (lead 2,4,6-trinirotesorcinoxide)

tonnes

50

Mercury fluminate
tonnes

10

N-Methyl-n,2,4,6-tetranitroaniline
tonnes

50

Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
tonnes

50

Nitroglycerin
Picric acid (2,4,6-Trinitrophenol)
tonnes

10 tonnes
50

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2,4,6-Trinitroanisole
Trinitrobenzene
tonnes

50 tonnes
50

Trinitrobenzene acid

50 tonnes

Trinitrocresol

50 tonnes

2,4,6-Trinitrophenetole
tonnes
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene

50
50 tonnes

NOTE :
(a) This applies to ammonium nitrate and mixtures of ammonium
nitrate where the nitrogen content derived from the ammonium
nitrate is more than 28% by weight and aqueous solutions of
ammonium nitrate where the concentration of ammonium nitrate is
more that 90% by weight.
(b) This applies to straight ammonium nitrate fertilizers and
compound fertilizers where the nitrogen content derived from the
ammonium nitrate is more than 28% by weight (a compound
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fertilizer contains ammonium nitrate together with phosphate

Part 2 : Categories of Substances and Preparations not

specifically named in Part 1
The quantities of different substances and preparations of the
same category are cumulative. Where there is more than one
category specified in the same entry, the quantities of all
substances and preparations of the specified categories in that
entry shall be summed up.
Categories of Substances
Quantity

Threshold

1. Substances and preparations which are classified

5 tonnes
as very toxic as in item 1 of Schedule 1
2. Substances and preparations which are classified
10 tonnes
as toxic as in item 4 of Schedule 1
3. Substances and preparations which are classified
10 tonnes
as explosive as in item 4 of Schedule 1
4. Substances and preparations which are classified
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10 tonnes
as oxidizing as in item 5 of Schedule 1

5. Gaseous substances and preparations, including

50 tonnes
those in liquefied form, which are
gaseous at normal
pressure and which are classified
as highly flammable
as in paragraph (a) of item 3 of Schedule 1
6. Substances and preparations (excluding gaseous
5,000 tonnes
substances and preparations covered in item 5 above),
which are classified as highly flammable
or extremely
flammable as in
paragraph (b) of item 3 of Schedule 1
7. Flammable substances as defined in paragraph (c) of
200 tonnes
item 3 of Schedule 1

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ITEMS OF INFORMATION TO BE COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC

Name of the manufacturer and the address of the site of

industrial activity.
Identification by position held of person giving the information.
Confirmation that the site is subject to these Regulations and
that the report referred to in sub-regulation 15 (1) been submitted
to the Director General.
An explanation in simple terms of the activity undertaken on the
site.
The common names or the generic names or the general
danger classification of the substances and preparations involved
on the site which could give rise to a major accident with an
indication of their principal hazardous characteristics.

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 General information relating to the nature of a major

accident hazard including its potential effects on the population

and the environment.
Adequate information on how the population concerned will
be warned and kept informed in the event of an accident.

Adequate information on the actions the population

concerned should take and on the behaviour they should adopt
in the event of an accident.

Confirmation that the manufacturer is required to make

adequate arrangements on site, including liaison with the
emergency services, to deal with accidents and to minimise
their effects.

A reference to the off-site emergency plan drawn up if any to

cope with any off-site effects from a major accident. This shall
include advice to co-operate with any instruction or request
from the
servicesInformation)
at the time of a major accident.
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to emergency
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Back
to Inform
thefurther
Public)
Details
of where
relevant information can be obtained,

INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS
Installation

for the production, processing or treatment of organic

or inorganic chemicals using for these purposes amongst others,
the followings :
- alkylation
- hydrogenation
- extraction
- hydrolysis
- amination by ammonolysis - solvation
- carbonylation
- oxidation
- mixing
- codensation
- polymerization
- esterification
- dehydrogenation
- sulphonation
- distillation
- halogenation and manufacture of halogens
- desulphurization, manufacture and transformation of sulphurcontaining compounds
- nitration and manufacture of nitrogen-containing compounds
- manufacture of phosphorus-containing compounds
- formulation of pesticides and of pharmaceutical products

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Installation

for distillation, refining or other processing of

petroleum or petroleum products.
Installation

for the total or partial of solid or liquid

substances by incineration or chemical decomposition.
Installation

for the production, processing or treatment of

energy gases, for example light petroleum gas, light
natural gas and synthetic natural gas.
Installations

for the dry distillation of coal or lignite.

Installations

for the production of metals or non-metals

by a wet process or by means of electrical energy.
Installations

for the bottling of flammable and toxic

substances defined under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of
Schedule 1, for example, light petroleum gas, ammonia,
chlorine and acetylene.
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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT

1994
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
(CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL MAJOR ACCIDENT
HAZARDS)
REGULATIONS 1995
NOTIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY
FORM

I, the undersigned, hereby give notices of the industrial

activity concerned particulars of which are as given below:

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A. Particulars of Installation
1. Name of Manufacturer
2. Address of Installation
3. Date of commencement of operation
4. Name and address of local authority or
port authority having statutory
jurisdiction over the area where
installation is situated
5. Description of the industrial activity
carried on or intended to be carried on

(Use Form A)

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B. Quantity of Hazardous Substances at the

Installation
Substances

Maximum
Quantity likely
on site

Nature of
Hazardous
Substances (raw
Criteria as
materials,
indicated in
finished product, Schedule 1 or 2
intermediate
product or byproduct)

Note :
(a) Each substance listed in the table above shall
be attached with a
Material Safety Data Sheet
(b) Use additional sheet if required

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C. Particulars of Manufacturer making the

notification
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

Name :
NRIC No. :
Designation :
Address :
Date :

I certify that the information provided is true and correct to the best of my
knowledge / I have ceased operation. *

(Signature)
* Delete whichever is inapplicable.

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FORM A
Industrial Installations

Please tick (

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- hydrogenation
- hydrolysis
- oxidation
- polymerization
- sulphonation
- desulphurization, manufacture and
transformation of sulphur-containing
compounds
- nitration and manufacture of nitrogencontaining compounds
- formulation of pesticides and
pharmaceutical products
- distillation

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- extraction
- solvation
- mixing
2. Installation for distillation, refining or other process in
processing of petroleum or petroleum products.
3. Installation for the total or partial disposal of solid or liquid
substances by incineration or chemical decomposition.
4. Installation for the production, processing or treatment of
energy gases, for example, light petroleum gas, light natural
gas and synthetic natural gas.
5. Installation for the dry distillation of coal or ignite
6. Installation for the production of metals or non-metals by a
wet process or by means of electrical energy.
7. Installations for the bottling of flammable and toxic
substances defined under items 1,2 and 3 of Schedule 1, for
example, light petroleum gas, ammonia, chlorine and
acetylene.

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Industrial Activity)

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ON

INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY

The report shall contain the following information :

Information relating to every hazardous substance involved in the
industrial activity and its relevant quantity as listed in Schedule 2, namely
:
- the name of the hazardous substance as given in Schedule 2 or, for
a hazardous substance included under a general designation, the name
corresponding to the chemical formula of the hazardous substance;
- a general description of the analytical method available to the
manufacturer in determining the presence of the hazardous substance
or references to such methods in the scientific literature;
- a brief description of the hazards which may be created by the
hazardous substance; and
- the degree of purity of the hazardous substance and the names of
its main impurities and their percentages;

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Information relating to the installation, namely :

- a map of the site and its surrounding area to a scale
large enough to
show any feature that may be
significant in the assessment of the hazard
or risk
associated with the site;

- a scale plan of the site showing the locations and

quantities of all
significant inventories of the
hazardous substance;
- a description of the processes or storage involving the
hazardous
substance and an indication of the
conditions under which it is normally
held;
- the maximum number of persons likely to be present
on site;
- information about the nature of the land use and the
size and
distribution of the population in the
vicinity of the industrial activity to
which the report
relates; and
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Information relating to the system of

management system for controlling the industrial
activity, namely

- the staffing arrangements for controlling the

industrial activity
with the name of the person
responsible for safety on the site and
the names
of the persons who are authorised to set emergency
procedures in motion and to inform outside
authorities;
- the arrangements made to ensure that the
means provided for
the safe operation of the
industrial activity are properly designed,
constructed, tested, operated, inspected and
maintained; and
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Information relating to a potential major accident in the

form of risk assessment which contains the following :

- a description of the potential sources of a major accident

and the conditions
or events which could be
significant in giving rise to one;
- a diagram of the plant in which the industrial activity is
carried on sufficient to
show the features which are
significant as regards the potential for a major
accident or its prevention or control;
- a description of the measures taken to prevent, control or
minimise the
consequences of a major accident;
- information about the prevailing meteorological conditions
in the vicinity of
the site;
- an estimate of the number of people on-site and off-site
who may be exposed
to the hazards considered in the
report; and
- the consequences to the surrounding areas in
the form of
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appropriate risk
measures where possible. (