PLC has assisted numerous major hazard industries in its CIMAH & Safety Case compliance....

This regulation was promulgated on 1st Feb 1996 and a grace period of one year was given to industries for conformance. Any person contravening provisions of this Act, shall upon conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding RM 10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year or both and in the case of a continuing offence, to a fine not exceeding RM 1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction. It applies to all industrial activities. The industrial activity in this regulation is defined as an operation, which carried out, by an industrial installation in term of process and storage activities involving the specified hazardous substances above specified threshold quantities. The industrial installations which fall under this regulation are:

• Installation for the production, processing or treatment of organic or inorganic chemicals.
• Installation for distillation, refining or other process in processing of petroleum or petroleum products.
• Installation for the total or partial disposal 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 installation 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.

The requirement of the Regulation operates at two levels. At the first level, any operation that involved hazardous substances at less than threshold quantity or more than 10% of the threshold quantity, is classified as non-major hazard installation. Manufacturers are required to produce documentation to demonstrate that the activities are being operated safely and also prepared an on-site Emergency Response Plan. At the second level, any operation that involved hazardous substances at or above the threshold limit are classified as major hazard installation, which requires the manufacturer to prepare a safety report called "CIMAH Report" by a Competent Person and also prepare an Emergency Response Plan covering both onsite and off-site emergency services.

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