Regulations No. 259 of 2001 regarding procedures for industrial accident risk assessment and risk reduction measures.

This Regulation determines: 1. the procedures for risk assessment of such industrial accidents as are related to dangerous chemical substances and dangerous chemical products (hereinafter – dangerous substances) and which exist or may exist at one or more installations and in the infrastructure of such installations in the territory of an undertaking (company), institution or other organization; 2. industrial accident risk reduction measures; and 3. dangerous substances (depending on their quantity and the degree of danger) to which this Regulation applies. This Regulation applies to establishments where the dangerous substances referred to in Annex 1 of this Regulation, or dangerous substances belonging to the group of dangerous substances or hazard class referred to in Annex 1 of this Regulation are found or may be found or may be created as a result of uncontrolled chemical processes in quantities that are equivalent to the minimum qualifying quantities indicated in Annex 1 of this Regulation, or exceed such quantities. This Regulation does not apply to: 1. military establishments or installations in the possession of the Ministry of Defence; 2. activity with ionising radiation sources; 3. transportation of dangerous consignments outside the territory of a installation; 4. transportation of dangerous substances through pipelines; 5. surveys and extraction of mineral resources in mines, quarries or boreholes; and 6. waste landfill sites and dumps. Dangerous substances are present or may be present in establishments in the form of raw materials, products, auxiliary materials by-products, intermediate products or waste, or may be produced as a result of uncontrolled chemical processes.
The document consists of XVI sections that contain 125 issues. Section I (issues 1-10) lays down general provisions. Section II (issues 11-18) sets forth general requirements for preparation, submission and examination of documentation. Section III (issues 19-20) specifies information to be included in the industrial accident prevention programme. Section IV (issues 21-38) specifies information to be included in the safety report. Section V (issues 39-45) establishes procedures for submission and evaluation of an industrial accident prevention programme or a safety report. Section VI (issues 46-49) establishes procedures for updating and supplementing of industrial accident prevention programmes or safety reports. Section VII (issues 50-52) regards assessment of the domino effect and requirements of installations which may cause a domino effect or be affected by it. Section VIII (issues 53-60) sets forth requirements regarding planning of installations and their surrounding territories and indication of installations in territorial planning. Section IX (issues 61-69) regards installation emergency preparedness plan. Section X (issues 70-80) sets forth procedures for evaluation of an installation emergency preparedness plan and for preparation of an external emergency preparedness plan. Section XI (issues 81-93) regards provision of information regarding protection and safety measures. Section XII (issues 94-98) regards implementation of an installation emergency preparedness plan or an external emergency preparedness plan. Section XIII (issues 99-106) regards measures for assessment and reduction of the consequences and risk of industrial accidents after an industrial accident. Section XIV (issues 107-119) regards inspection of installations. Section XV (issue 120) regards financing of evaluation. Section XVI (issues 121-125) lays down closing provisions.