Directive 1982/501 - Major-accident hazards of certain industrial activities - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Directive
Number legal act	Directive 1982/501
Original proposal	COM(1979)384
CELEX number i	31982L0501

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Council Directive 82/501/EEC of 24 June 1982 on the major-accident hazards of certain industrial activities

Official Journal L 230 , 05/08/1982 P. 0001 - 0018

Finnish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 4 P. 0023

Spanish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 3 P. 0228

Swedish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 4 P. 0023

Portuguese special edition Chapter 15 Volume 3 P. 0228

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( 1 ) OJ NO C 212 , 24 . 8 . 1979 , P . 4 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 175 , 14 . 7 . 1980 , P . 48 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 182 , 21 . 7 . 1980 , P . 25 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 112 , 20 . 12 . 1973 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO C 139 , 13 . 6 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 6 ) OJ NO C 165 , 11 . 7 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 185 , 9 . 7 . 1974 , P . 15 .

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 24 JUNE 1982 ON THE MAJOR-ACCIDENT HAZARDS OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES

( 82/501/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 100 AND 235 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ) ,

WHEREAS THE OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT POLICY WERE FIXED BY THE ACTION PROGRAMMES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT OF 22 NOVEMBER 1973 ( 4 ) AND 17 MAY 1977 ( 5 ) , AND HAVING REGARD IN PARTICULAR TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE BEST POLICY CONSISTS IN PREVENTING THE CREATION OF POLLUTION OR NUISANCES AT SOURCE ; WHEREAS TO THIS END TECHNICAL PROGRESS SHOULD BE CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED SO AS TO MEET THE CONCERN FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ;

WHEREAS THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMUNITY POLICY OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK WERE FIXED BY THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 29 JUNE 1978 ON AN ACTION PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK ( 6 ) , AND HAVING REGARD IN PARTICULAR TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE BEST POLICY CONSISTS IN OBVIATING POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS AT SOURCE BY THE INTEGRATION OF SAFETY AT THE VARIOUS STAGES OF DESIGN , CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION ;

WHEREAS THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SAFETY , HYGIENE AND HEALTH PROTECTION AT WORK , SET UP BY DECISION 74/325/EEC ( 7 ) , HAS BEEN CONSULTED ;

WHEREAS THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY AND HEALTH PROTECTION AT WORK CALL FOR PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO BE GIVEN TO CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES CAPABLE OF CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENTS ; WHEREAS SUCH ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE HAD SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR WORKERS AND , MORE GENERALLY , FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE ENVIRONMENT ;

WHEREAS , FOR EVERY INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY WHICH INVOLVES , OR MAY INVOLVE , DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AND WHICH , IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR ACCIDENT , MAY HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR MAN AND THE ENVIRONMENT , THE MANUFACTURER MUST TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO PREVENT SUCH ACCIDENT AND TO LIMIT THE CONSEQUENCES THEREOF ;

WHEREAS THE TRAINING AND INFORMATION OF PERSONS WORKING ON AN INDUSTRIAL SITE CAN PLAY A PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT PART IN PREVENTING MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND BRINGING THE SITUATION UNDER CONTROL IN THE EVENT OF SUCH ACCIDENTS ;

WHEREAS , IN THE CASE OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES WHICH INVOLVE OR MAY INVOLVE SUBSTANCES THAT ARE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN QUANTITIES , IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES WITH INFORMATION INCLUDING DETAILS OF THE SUBSTANCES IN QUESTION AND HIGH-RISK INSTALLATIONS AND SITUATIONS , WITH A VIEW TO REDUCING THE HAZARDS OF MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND ENABLING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO REDUCE THEIR CONSEQUENCES ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO LAY DOWN THAT ANY PERSON OUTSIDE THE ESTABLISHMENT LIABLE TO BE AFFECTED BY A MAJOR ACCIDENT SHOULD BE APPROPRIATELY INFORMED OF THE SAFETY MEASURES TO BE TAKEN AND OF THE CORRECT BEHAVIOUR TO BE ADOPTED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT ;

WHEREAS , IF A MAJOR ACCIDENT OCCURS , THE...

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