Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 483 of 2015).

These Regulations impose requirements with respect to the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances. The Regulations apply to establishments, as defined in regulation 2(1), where dangerous substances are present or are likely to be present in quantities equal to or exceeding the quantities specified in column 2 of Part 1 or in column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1. The competent authorities for the purposes of the Regulations are defined (also for nuclear establishments). The Regulations impose a duty on an operator to take all measures necessary to prevent major accidents and to limit their consequences for human health and the environment. The Regulations also require a local authority in whose area there is an upper tier establishment to prepare an external emergency plan with specified objectives and containing specified information.