CIMAH and the Environment

The UK′s Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards (CIMAH)Regulations 1984 implement the European Communities “Seveso” Directive(82/501/EEC). Central to these regulations are requirements for manufacturers in control of qualifying activities which meet certain indicative criteria or involve specific dangerous substances in an industrial activity to provide evidence which identifies the major accident hazards from their activities and which shows that they have taken adequate steps to prevent such major accidents and to limit their consequences to people and the environment. Provides background to a presentation at “Disaster ′93” which will outline the environmental aspects of CIMAH with particular reference to the technical difficulties and current research work involved in the assessment of major accidents to the environment.