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Order Of 17 December 2008 Concerning The General Requirements Applicable To Classified Installations Subject To Declaration Under The Heading No. 1138

Original Language Title: Arrêté du 17 décembre 2008 relatif aux prescriptions générales applicables aux installations classées soumises à déclaration sous la rubrique n° 1138

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JORF n°0298 of 23 December 2008 page 19752
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Decree of 17 December 2008 on general requirements for classified facilities under heading 1138

NOR: DEVP0827976A ELI: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2008/12/17/DEVP0827976A/jo/texte


Minister of State, Minister of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Land Management,
Considering Directive No. 99 / 13 / EC of 11 March 1999 on the reduction of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations;
Considering the environmental code, including title I of his book V;
Given the Labour Code, including articles R. 4412-1 to R. 4412-93 ;
Vu le Decree No. 96-1010 of 19 November 1996 for devices and protection systems intended for use in explosive atmospheres;
See?Decree of 20 April 1994 amended on the declaration, classification, packaging and labelling of substances;
See?Decree of 23 January 1997 modified to limit noises emitted in the environment by facilities classified for environmental protection;
In view of the decision of 10 October 2000 setting out the periodicity, purpose and extent of checks of electrical installations for the protection of workers and the content of the reports relating to such checks;
Considering the amended decision of 21 November 2002 on the reaction to fire of construction and development products;
See?arrested on 14 February 2003 relative to the performance of roofs and roof coverings exposed to an external fire;
See?Decree of 22 March 2004 relative to the fire resistance of products, construction elements and works;
Considering the opinion of the professional organizations concerned;
Having regard to the opinion of the Higher Council of Facilities classified on 16 December 2008,
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The facilities listed under heading 1138 are subject to the provisions of annexes I, II, III and IV. These provisions apply without prejudice to other legislation.

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The provisions of Annexes I, II and IV shall apply to facilities declared after the date of publication of this Order in the Official Journal, increased by four months.
The provisions of Annexes I, II and IV shall apply to existing facilities, declared before the date of publication of this Order in the Official Journal increased by four months, subject to the conditions specified in annex III.
The provisions of Annexes I, II, III and IV shall apply to classified facilities subject to declaration included in an establishment that has at least one facility subject to the authorization regime provided that such facilities are not governed by the prefectural authorization order.

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The prefect may, for a particular facility, adapt by order the provisions of the annexes under the conditions provided for in the articles L. 512-12 and R. 512-52 of the Environmental Code.

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The Director General of Risk Prevention is responsible for the execution of this Order, which will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.

  • Annex


    A N N E X E I

    GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASSED INSTALLATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT SUBMITTED WITH DECLARATION N° 1138 (EMPLOI OR STOCKING OF CHLORE)

    1. General provisions
    1.1. Compliance of the facility to the declaration

    The facility is established, carried out and operated in accordance with the plans and other documents attached to the declaration, subject to compliance with the requirements below.

    1.2. Amendments

    Any change made by the declarant to the facility, its mode of operation or its neighbourhood leading to a noticeable change in the elements of the initial reporting file shall, prior to its completion, be communicated to the prefect, who may require a new statement.

    1.3. Content of the declaration

    The statement specifies the measures taken with respect to the conditions for the use, treatment and disposal of wastewater and emanations of all kinds, as well as the disposal of wastes and residues to comply with the provisions of this Order.

    1.4. File installation classified

    The operator shall prepare and maintain a record with the following documents:
    - the declaration file;
    - plans kept up to date;
    - the receipt of declaration and general requirements;
    - prefectural orders relating to the facility in question, taken under the law relating to facilities classified for the protection of the environment, where they exist;
    ― the results of the latest effluent and noise measurements;
    - the reports of visits and controls provided for in this annex;
    the documents provided under the following items of this annex;
    ― the file containing elements related to risk (including the physical, chemical and toxicological characteristics of the chlorine used or stored, incompatibility between the products and materials used in the facility) as set out in point 3.3.
    All of these documents are made available for inspection of classified facilities and the body responsible for periodic inspection.

    1.5. Statement of accidental accident or pollution

    The operator of a facility is required to report, as soon as possible, to the inspection of classified facilities, accidents or incidents arising from the operation of the facility that are likely to affect the interests mentioned in the facilityArticle L. 511-1 of the Environmental Code.
    A record of all statements made under this section shall be maintained and made available to the inspector of classified facilities upon request.

    1.6. Operator change

    When the facility changes its operator, the new operator or its representative makes the statement to the prefect in the month following the management of the operation. This statement mentions, if it is a natural person, the name, first name and domicile of the new operator and, if it is a legal person, its name or social reason, its legal form, the address of its head office and the quality of the signatory of the declaration.

    1.7. Cessation of activity

    When a classified facility is placed at a final stop, the operator shall notify the prefect of the date of the stop at least three months before the prefect. The operator's notification includes the planned or completed site safety and rehabilitation measures.

    1.8. Periodic inspection

    The installation is subject to periodic inspection by accredited bodies under the conditions defined by the articles R. 512-55 to R. 512-60 of the environmental code.
    The purpose of these controls is to verify the conformity of the installation to the requirements referred to in Annex IV, possibly amended by prefectural order, when applicable to it.
    The operator retains the inspection report that the registered organization addresses in the classified installation file referred to in 1.4. When the report discloses non-compliance with the provisions under control, the operator shall implement the corrective actions necessary to address them. These actions and their implementation dates are formalized and retained in the above-mentioned file.

    1.9. Definitions

    For the purposes of this Order, the following means:
    - container: stretched steel receptacle containing chlorine under pressure and unit capacity less than 60 kg;
    ― technical local: local intended exclusively for the storage or use of chlorine containers. When the technical space is intended for storage, it is without direct communication with the other parts of the facility;
    ― technical cabinet: cabinet allowing the storage and/or use of chlorine containers and intended exclusively for this purpose. The dimensions of the technical safety cabinet prevent anyone from entering and staying there. It has a ventilation grid partly low and partly high. It is without direct communication with other parts of the facility;
    ― depression chlorometer: positive depression depression removal device. Chlorine welding is carried out in a gas phase by Venturi effect induced by water supply;
    ―water chlorination: a process for wastewater treatment, dosage, pool water treatment, and disinfection.

    2. Implantation, development
    2.1. Implementing rules

    The implantation as well as the outlet to the atmosphere of the premises or technical cabinets containing chlorine containers are such that in the event of leakage the chlorine cannot be sucked by any air outlet intended for ventilation or air conditioning of other premises.

    2.1.1. Storage facilities
    (local technique or technical cabinet)

    The facility is located at a minimum distance from the property limits of 10 metres.

    2.1.2. Facilities using chlorine
    (local technique or technical cabinet)

    The facility is located at a minimum distance from the ownership limits equal to:
    20 meters when chlorine is used at pressure greater than atmospheric pressure;
    10 metres when chlorine is used at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and when the installation is equipped with a leak neutralization system as defined in point 4.10;
    10 metres when a depression chlorometer is used.

    2.2. Integration into the landscape

    The operator shall make the necessary arrangements to satisfy the aesthetics of the site. The entire site is maintained in good condition of cleanliness (peinture, plantations, grass...).

    2.3. Prohibition of residential or third-party premises
    above and below the installation

    Apart from a public-receiving establishment, the facility does not surmount, nor is it surmounted by premises inhabited or occupied by third parties.

    2.4. Fire behaviour of buildings
    2.4.1. Fire response

    The construction elements of the technical premises and the soil are Class A1 according to NF EN 13 501-1 (incombustible) and compatible with chlorine.
    The evidence of the A1 character is retained and maintained at the disposal of the inspection of classified facilities and the body responsible for periodic inspection.

    2.4.2. Fire resistance

    The technical premises in which chlorine is stored or used have the following minimum fire resistance characteristics:
    – exterior walls and separative walls: REI 60;
    • floors: REI 60;
    – doors and closures: EI 60.
    When using a technical cabinet, the wall separating the cabinet from other buildings is REI 60 fire resistance features.
    The evidence of fire resistance properties is retained and maintained at the disposal of the inspection of classified facilities and the body responsible for periodic inspection.

    2.4.3. Roofs and roof covers

    The roofs and roof covers of the technical premises meet the BROOF class (t3).

    2.5. Accessibility

    The facility has access to the fire and rescue services at all times. Access to the chlorine facility means an opening linking the public track and the site's interior sufficiently sized to allow the operation of emergency equipment.
    Vehicles whose presence is related to the operation of the facility station without causing any discomfort for the accessibility of emergency equipment from the external traffic lanes to the repository, even outside the operating and opening hours of the facility.

    2.6. Ventilation

    Without prejudice to the provisions of the Labour Code, the premises in which chlorine is used or stored are properly ventilated, in normal operating phase.
    The outlet to the atmosphere of ventilation is placed as far as possible from the buildings inhabited or occupied by third parties and the mouths of external air aspiration.

    2.7. Electrical installations

    The operator shall maintain at the disposal of the inspection of classified facilities the evidence that its electrical installations are carried out in accordance with the applicable rules, maintained in good condition and verified, taking into account the risk of corrosion due to the possible presence of chlorine. Electrical sheaths and other pipes are not a possible cause of ignition or leakage and are appropriately protected against shocks, the spread of flames and the action of the products present in the part of the facility in question.

    2.8. Landing of equipment

    Metal equipment shall be grounded in accordance with applicable regulations and standards.

    2.9. Retention of work areas and premises

    The soil of areas and premises for the storage or handling of hazardous materials for humans or likely to create pollution of water or soil is watertight and equipped so that it can collect wash water and spilled material accidentally, so that the liquid cannot flow out of the area or area.
    The materials collected are preferably recovered and recycled, or if impossible, processed in accordance with point 5.5 and part 7.

    2.10. (*)
    2.11. Isolation of the collection network

    All measures are taken to collect all water and discharges that may be polluted during a disaster, including water used during a fire, so that they may be recovered or treated to prevent pollution of soils, sewers, streams or natural environment. This containment can be achieved by internal or external devices to the storage cells of the deposits covered. Internal devices are prohibited when dangerous substances are stored.
    In the event of an external containment device at the repository, the channeled materials are collected, in a gravitary way or through autonomous lifting systems, and then converge to this specific capacity. In the event of the use of autonomous lifting systems, the operator is able to justify at any time a rigorous maintenance and maintenance of these devices. Regular tests are also conducted on these equipment.
    In case of internal containment, the flow holes are in default closed position. In the event of external containment, the flow holes from these devices are equipped with an automatic shut-off device to ensure this containment when waters that are likely to be polluted are carried. Any means are put in place to avoid the spread of the fire by these flows.
    The extinction waters so confined during a fire are analyzed to determine if a treatment is necessary before discharge.
    The volume required for this containment is determined, in particular, depending on the quantity and nature of the stored materials, their absorption capacity, and the speed and means of intervention.
    The provisions of this item shall not apply to water chlorination facilities.

    2.12. Development and organization
    storage and employment premises

    Storage and employment facilities are arranged and organized based on the risks posed by the substances or preparations stored, as identified in point 4.1. Predetermined locations are designed for ground positioning and keeping chlorine receptacles in vertical position, tap upwards. All measures are taken to avoid their fall and shocks.
    The storage conditions allow the containers to be kept safe from the weather and any source of inflammation. The temperature of the installation is permanently below 50 °C.

    3. Operation, maintenance
    3.1. Operation monitoring

    The operation shall be carried out under the direct or indirect supervision of a person named by the operator and having knowledge of the conduct of the facility and the dangers and disadvantages of the products used or stored in the facility.

    3.2. Access control

    Persons outside the facility do not have free access to facilities. In addition, in the absence of operating personnel, this access is prohibited to unauthorized persons.

    3.3. Knowledge of products, labelling

    Without prejudice to the provisions of the Labour Code, the operator shall have the documents enabling it to know the nature and risks of hazardous products present in the facility, in particular safety data sheets.
    Containers shall bear in legible characters the name of the products and, where appropriate, the hazard symbols in accordance with the labelling of hazardous substances and chemical preparations.

    3.4. Cleanliness

    The premises are maintained clean and regularly cleaned, including so as to avoid clusters of dangerous, polluting or fuel materials. Cleaning equipment is suitable for product risks.

    3.5. State of stockpiles of dangerous goods

    The operator maintains a state of the nature and quantity of the inmate hazardous products to which a general storage plan is attached. This condition is available for inspection of classified facilities and fire and rescue services.
    The presence of hazardous or combustible materials in the workshops is limited to operational requirements.

    3.6. Periodic inspection of electrical installations

    All electrical installations are maintained in good condition and are controlled, after installation or modification, by a competent person. The periodicity, object and extent of the checks of the electrical installations and the contents of the reports relating to these checks are determined by the above-mentioned decision of 10 October 2000.

    3.7. Operating conditions

    Operations involving hazardous handling and the conduct of facilities (especially in normal operation, during start-up, stop and maintenance phases) are subject to written operating instructions.
    Any handling on the receptacles is carried out by operators named by the operator and systematically equipped with respiratory protection devices.
    These instructions include:
    - the operating modes;
    - the frequency of verification of the safety and limitation or treatment devices generated;
    - maintenance and cleaning instructions;
    maintaining the amount of chlorine required for the operation of the facility in the premises;
    - when the installation has a neutralization system, the verification of the amount of product required for neutralization in case of leakage and its quality;
    – the conditions for the conservation and storage of products;
    – the frequency of leakage control and tank fixations.
    Before any intervention on the chlorine receptacles begins, the operator appointed by the operator shall control:
    the presence and effectiveness of chlorine-specific respiratory protection apparatus;
    – availability of means of communication and alert of emergency services.
    The absence of chlorine leakage is verified after any intervention on the chlorine receptacles and following the opening of the faucets of these chlorine receptacles or their recommissioning.
    For facilities classified within a public-receiving facility, all branching and disconnection operations are performed outside the public opening hours except in the event of an emergency.

    4. Risks
    4.1. Risk location

    The operator shall identify and report on a conventional panel, under its responsibility, the parts of the facility that, because of the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the material being implemented, stored, used or produced, are likely to cause a claim that may have direct or indirect consequences on the interests of the facilityArticle L. 511-1 of the Environmental Code.
    A suitable signage on the access door to any local or technical cabinet that stores or uses chlorine warns of danger and prohibits access to unauthorized persons.

    4.2. Individual protection

    Without prejudice to the provisions of the Labour Code, personal protective equipment, adapted to the risks presented by the installation and allowing the intervention in the event of a loss, are kept close to the installation and location of use or made available to authorized operators on a permanent basis. These materials are easily accessible, maintained in good condition and verified periodically. Operators are trained in the use of these materials.
    Any emergency response requires a breathing device.

    4.3. Prevention and control
    4.3.1. Detection systems

    Each technical room or technical cabinet has a chlorine detector. The operator lists these detectors with their functionality and determines maintenance operations to maintain their efficiency over time.
    Beyond the 5 ppm threshold, the detectors trigger a sound or visual alarm in the control room or equivalent device.
    These detectors are maintained in good condition and are subject to verification every three months. The follow-up is recorded in a register held at the disposal of the inspection of classified facilities and the body responsible for periodic inspection. A guidance document describes the corrective actions to be implemented in the event of detection.
    These detectors may not be installed when the installation is more than 50 metres from any residential or permanent work place outside the site or any establishment receiving the public. They are nevertheless established within six months when such a permanent place of residence or a permanent place of work or a public-receiving establishment is located less than 50 metres from the facility.

    4.3.2. Fire fighting means

    The facility is equipped with appropriate fire-fighting means at risk, including:
    a means to alert fire and rescue services;
    – plans of premises facilitating the operation of fire and rescue services with a description of the hazards for each premises;
    - one or more fire appliances (for example, logs, poles) public or private, including one located not more than 200 metres at risk, or water points, basins, tanks, etc., with a capacity to fight fires that may occur near the facility;
    - extinguishers distributed inside the facility when it is covered, on the outside areas and in locations with specific risks, close to the clearances, well visible and easily accessible. Extinguishing agents are appropriate to the risks to be combated and compatible with stored materials.
    Fire protection facilities are properly maintained and maintained in good working condition. They are subject to periodic audits (a minima once a year) which are recorded in a register held at the disposal of the inspection of classified facilities and the body responsible for periodic inspection.
    Fire control means are capable of operating effectively regardless of the temperature of the repository, especially during freezing times.

    4.4. (*)
    4.5. Prohibition of fires

    In parts of the facility with fire or explosion risks, it is prohibited to bring fire in any form, except for the construction of work that has been the subject of a fire permit. This prohibition is displayed in apparent characters.

    4.6. Permit of intervention, fire permit

    In the parts of the facility referred to in point 4.1, repair or development work leading to an increase in risk (including use of a flame or hot spring, purge of circuits) may only be carried out after the issuance of an intervention permit and possibly a fire permit and by complying with the rules of a particular record.
    The intervention permit and, possibly, the fire permit and the particular record shall be established and shall be subject to the operator or the person appointed by the operator. When the work is carried out by an outside company, the intervention permit and possibly the fire permit and the particular safety record of the facility are co-signed by the operator and the outside company or the persons designated by them.
    After the completion of the work and prior to the resumption of the activity, a facility verification is performed by the operator or its representative.

    4.7. Safety signs

    Without prejudice to the provisions of the Labour Code, safety instructions specifying the terms and conditions of application of the provisions of this Order shall be established, kept up-to-date and brought to the attention of staff in places frequented by staff.
    These instructions include:
    - the prohibition of the provision of fire in any form, including the prohibition of smoking, in the parts of the facility referred to in point 4.1 and at risk of fire or explosion;
    - the requirement of the intervention permit for the parts of the facility referred to in 4.1;
    - emergency shutdown and installation safety procedures (electricity, fluid networks)
    - measures to be taken in the event of leakage on a container or piping containing dangerous substances, including the conditions of release provided for in 5.7;
    – the precautions to be taken for the use and storage of incompatible products;
    - means of extinction to be used in the event of a fire;
    - the alert procedure with the telephone numbers of the facility's response officer, fire and rescue services, etc.;
    - the modalities for the implementation of segregation devices of the collection network, as provided for in paragraph 2.11;
    - the obligation to inform the inspection of facilities classified in the event of an accident.
    Staff receive training on the risks posed by the storage or use of chlorine, as well as on how to avoid them. He knows the procedures to be followed in the event of an emergency and conducts training exercises at least every two years.

    4.8. Employment
    4.8.1. General provisions

    The operator maintains the list of chemical processes implemented in the facility, identifying potentially hazardous processes.
    Except for water chlorination, the operator shall prepare a document including at least the following:
    - physical, chemical and toxicological characteristics of the products implemented;
    ― characteristics of major chemical reactions with estimation of the associated risk potential;
    ― incompatibility between products and materials used in the installation;
    - operating modes;
    – installation safety instructions. These include, in particular, explicit measures to be taken in the event of a process drift in relation to safe operating conditions.

    4.8.2. Specific provisions for use
    a depression chlorometer

    The chlorometer is attached directly to the chlorine receptacle faucet. Any other installation configuration of the chlorometer, including the connection of a multi-tight chlorometer, is prohibited in the absence of a properly dimensioned neutralization system. The sealing of the valve-chlorometer is ensured by an appropriate seal, replaced during each dismantling of the chlorometer.

    4.8.3. Provisions specific to the implementation of chlorine
    at pressure greater than atmospheric pressure

    Chlorine pipes are made of metallic materials compatible with chlorine. Unless technically impossible, the assemblies are made by welding. Chlorine containers are connected to the fixed parts by a metal lyre. The use of other materials, with a level of safety equivalent to metallic materials, must be limited.
    Pressure chlorine pipes are as short as possible and as small as possible in diameter, with a view to minimizing chlorine emission flow to the atmosphere. They are protected from shocks and risks of aggression.
    When pressured liquid chlorine pipes are outside, only double metal wraps are used. Each end of the double envelope is equipped with a chlorine detector.
    In case of chlorine detection beyond the threshold defined in point 4.3.1, a stop valve, located either directly on the valve of the chlorine receptacle or just after the metal lyre of connection to the fixed parts, is closed automatically.

    4.9. Storage

    The facility is only intended for storage of chlorine.
    The containers are permanently equipped with a hat whose impact resistance conforms to current standards and a protective cap screwed on the outlet connector, equipped with a seal.

    4.10. Treatment of leaks

    The operator defines the means of processing and isolation of defective or runaway tanks and establishes a specific procedure. The container is positioned to minimize the possibility of leaking in liquid phase.
    The operator has a minima of a safety bell to confine a localized leak to the container faucet. It is implemented by experienced operators and equipped with respiratory protection devices.
    When the operator also sets up an automatic neutralization system, the latter is dimensioned to limit the chlorine concentration after neutralization to a concentration less than 5 ppm. In the particular case of chlorine cylinders equipped with a depression chlorometer mounted directly on the valve for use in gas phase, the neutralization system is dimensioned to treat a leak of diameter equivalent to 1 mm in gas phase.
    Demonstration of the dimensioning of the neutralization system is made available to the inspection of classified facilities and the body responsible for periodic inspection.

    4.11. Nitrogen trichloride

    For facilities using chlorine, the operator shall ensure to its supplier the supply of a chlorine whose nitrogen trichloride content is less than 20 mg per kg of liquid chlorine. The elements to ensure this content are made available to the inspection of classified facilities and the body responsible for periodic inspection.

    5. Water

    Only 5.6 and 5.8 are applicable to water storage facilities and chlorination facilities.

    5.1. Abductions

    Water sampling facilities in the natural environment are equipped with total water quantity measuring devices. These measures are regularly noted, and the result is recorded and held at the disposal of the inspection of classified facilities.
    The connection to a water table or the public drinking water distribution network is equipped with a device that prevents the return of water that can be polluted.
    The use of the fire water network is strictly reserved for disaster and rescue exercises, and for maintenance or maintenance operations outside of the network.

    5.2. Consumption

    All measures are taken to limit water consumption.
    Open cooling circuits are prohibited beyond a flow of 10 m3/d.

    5.3. Collection network

    The collection network is separative in nature to isolate polluted waste water from non-polluted rainwater. Residual water discharge points are as small as possible and are arranged to allow easy sampling.

    5.4. Measurement of rejected volumes

    The amount of water released is measured monthly or, if not, measured from the measurement of water taken from the public distribution network or in the natural environment.

    5.5. Release limit values

    Without prejudice to the authorization of dumping in the public network (art. L. 1331-10 of the Public Health Code), wastewater discharges are the subject as a need for treatment to meet the following, controlled limit values, unless otherwise specified in the standard, on undetected and non-filtered raw effluent, without prior dilution or mixture with other effluents:
    (a) In all cases, before release to the natural environment or to a network of collective sanitation:
    pH (NFT 90 008): 6.5-8.5 (9,5 in the case of alkaline neutralization);
    temperature < 30 °C.
    (b) In the case of release to a group remediation network with a sewage station, where the maximum effluent flow is likely to exceed 15 kg/d of MEST or 15 kg/d of DBO5 or 45 kg/d of DCO:
    (NF EN 872): 600 mg/l;
    DCO (NF T 90 101): 2,000 mg/l (1);
    DBO5 (NF EN 1899): 800 mg/l.
    (c) In the case of rejection in the natural environment (or in a group remediation network without a purification plant):
    (NF EN 872): the concentration does not exceed 100 mg/l if the daily flow does not exceed 15 kg/j, 35 mg/l beyond, 150 mg/l in the case of lagoon purification;
    ∙ DCO (NFT 90 101): concentration does not exceed 300 mg/l if daily flow does not exceed 100 kg/d, 125 mg/l beyond;
    ― DBO5 (NF EN 1899): concentration does not exceed 100 mg/l if daily flow does not exceed 30 kg/d, 30 mg/l beyond.
    In all cases, releases are compatible with the quality or quality objectives of watercourses.
    (d) Specific pollutants: before released into the natural environment or in an urban collective sanitation network:
    - phenol index (XP T 90 109): 0.3 mg/l if the flux is greater than 3 g/j;
    AOX (NF EN ISO 9562): 5 mg/l if the flow is greater than 30 g/j;
    arsenic and compounds (NFT 90-026): 0.1 mg/l if the flux is greater than 1 g/j;
    - total hydrocarbons (NFT 90 114): 10 mg/l if the flux is greater than 100 g/j;
    - total metals (NFT 90 112): 15 mg/l if the flux is greater than 100 g/j.
    These limit values are met on average daily. No instantaneous value exceeds double the concentration limit values.

    (1) This limit value is not applicable when the authorization for release in the public network provides a higher value.

    5. 6. Prohibition of cluster discharges

    Direct or indirect discharge even after wastewater purification in an underground table is prohibited.

    5. 7. Prevention of accidental pollution

    Arrangements are made to ensure that there is no accident (e.g., vessel rupture or bowl), dumping of hazardous materials in public sewage or natural environment. Evacuation of effluent collected according to the provisions of point 2. 11 is done either under the conditions provided for in item 5. 5 above, either as waste under the conditions set out in paragraph 7 below.
    Devices for the shut-off of run-off water drainage systems are established to maintain the flow of a transport accident on the site. A directive sets out the modalities for the implementation of these devices.

    5. 8. Epandage

    Waste spread, effluent and by-products is prohibited.

    5. 9. Operator monitoring of pollution released

    The operator is implementing a character monitoring program, either representative pollutant emissions among those referred to in point 5. 5, either representative parameters of these, allowing it to intervene as soon as the emission limits are or may be exceeded.
    A measurement of the concentrations of the different pollutants referred to in point 5. 5 is carried out at least every three years by an organization approved by the Minister responsible for the environment. These measurements are carried out on a representative sample of the operation on a day of the installation, consisting either by a continuous sampling of half an hour or by at least two instantaneous samplings spaced half an hour. In the event that such a sample is not available, an assessment of the capacity of the treatment equipment to meet the limit values is carried out. A flow measurement is also performed or estimated from consumption, if it is greater than 10 m 3 / j.
    The pollutants referred to in point 5. 5 that are not likely to be issued by the facility are not subject to the periodic measures provided for in this item. In this case, the operator shall be at the disposal of the inspection of classified facilities the technical elements to verify the absence of such products from the facility.

    6. Air, odours

    Articles 6. 1 to 6. 3 are not applicable to storage facilities and water chlorination facilities.

    6. 1. Capture and purification of releases to the atmosphere

    Facilities that can release smoke, gas or odours are equipped with devices to collect and channel emissions as much as possible. These devices, after purification of the gases collected as required, are equipped with obturable and accessible holes (conformed to the provisions of NF X44-052) for sampling for analysis or measurement.
    The outlet of the chimneys is far from the maximum of buildings inhabited or occupied by third parties and the mouths of fresh air aspiration and do not contain obstacles to the diffusion of the gas (Chinese hatches,...). Release points are as small as possible.
    Dilution of effluents is prohibited unless the prefect expressly authorizes. It may not be authorized for purposes only to respect concentration limit values.
    Facilities that are likely to release toxic gases or vapours are equipped with devices to collect and channel emissions, including purge points carried out in connection/disconnection operations, in remote locations to the maximum of the dwellings. Atmospheric outlets do not contain barriers to the diffusion of gases.
    All measures are taken to minimize the release of toxic gases, liquefied gases or vapours to the free air.

    6. 2. Limit values and conditions of release

    The gaseous effluents respect the limits defined below, expressed in the standard temperature conditions (273 Kelvins) and pressure (101, 3 kilopascals) after deduction of water vapour (dry gas) and measured according to the methods defined in point 6. 3.
    The emission limits expressed in concentration relate to a quantity of gaseous effluent that has not undergone dilution other than those possibly required by the processes used. For metals, the limit values apply to the total mass of an emitted substance, including the share in the form of gas or steam contained in the gaseous effluent.
    (a) Pulses (*).
    (b) Volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
    (b1) Definitions.
    We hear:
    ― volatile organic compound (VOCs) any organic compound, excluding methane, having a vapour pressure of 0, 01 kPa or more at a temperature of 293, 15° Kelvin or having a corresponding volatility under special conditions of use;
    ― organic solvent any VOCs used alone or in combination with other agents, without undergoing any chemical modification, to dissolve raw materials, products or wastes, or used as cleaning solvents to dissolve dirt, or as dissolvent, dispersing, viscosity corrector, surface tension corrector, plasticizer or protective agent;
    - consumption of organic solvents the total amount of organic solvents used in a facility over a twelve-month period, reduced the amount of VOCs recovered internally for reuse;
    - reuse the use for technical or commercial purposes, including as a fuel, of organic solvents recovered in a facility. Do not enter the definition of reuse the recovered organic solvents that are permanently evacuated as waste;
    - use of organic solvents the amount of organic solvents, in pure state or in preparations, which is used in the exercise of an activity, including recycled solvents inside or outside the facility, which are counted each time they are used for the exercise of the activity;
    ― VOC broadcasts any VOC emissions in air, soil and water, which do not take place in the form of channeled emissions. For the specific case of VOCs, this definition covers, unless otherwise specified, delayed emissions due to solvents in finished products.
    b2) Emission limit values.
    Exemptions to the diffuse emission limits of VOCs listed below may be granted by the Prefect, if the operator demonstrates the acceptable nature of the risks to human health or the environment and uses the best available techniques.
    I. ― General case (for activities not covered by Directive No. 99 / 13 / EC of 11 March 1999, that it would be appropriate for everyone to distinguish).
    If the total time flow of VOCs exceeds 2 kg/h, the total carbon limit value of the overall concentration of all compounds is 110 mg/m 3. In addition, if annual solvent consumption is more than 5 tonnes per year, the annual stream of diffuse emissions does not exceed 25% of the amount of solvents used.
    II. (*).
    III. ― VOC, NOx, CO and CH emission limit values4 in case of use of a heat oxidation channeled emission purification technique.
    In the case of the use of an oxidation technique for VOC removal, the VOC emission limit value expressed in total carbon is 20 mg per m 3 or 50 mg per m 3 if the purification yield is greater than 98%. The reference oxygen content for the verification of compliance with the emission limit values is that measured in effluent from oxidation equipment. In addition, the operator will ensure compliance with the emission limit values defined below for nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and methane (CH) 4 ) :
    NOx (NO equivalent) 2 ) : 100 mg per m 3 ;
    CH4 50 mg per m 3;
    CO: 100 mg per m 3.
    IV. • Volatile organic compounds with risk phrases.
    If the total hourly flux of the organic compounds listed below exceeds 0, 1 kg / h, the emission limit value of the overall concentration of these compounds is 20 mg / m 3:
    - chloracetic acid;
    2, 4 dichlorophenol;
    1, 2 trichloroethane.
    In case of mixture of compounds both targeted and not covered in this list, the limit value of 20 mg/m3 is only applicable to compounds listed in this list and a value of 110 mg/m 3, expressed in total carbon, is required for all compounds.
    VI. Implementation of a VOC emission control scheme.
    The channeled and diffuse emission limits for VOCs defined in I and II above are not applicable to releases of VOC emission control facilities as defined below.
    Such a scheme ensures that the total flow of VOC emissions from the facility does not exceed the flow that would be achieved by strict application of the channeled and diffuse emission limit values defined in this Order. The diagram is developed from a reference emission level of the facility corresponding to the level achieved if no VOC emission reduction measures were implemented on the facility.
    The installation or parts of the facility in which one or more of the substances referred to in paragraphs IV and V above are implemented may be subject to an emission control scheme. The residual concentration of substances in items IV and V remains subject to compliance with the limit values in IV and V.
    (c) (*).
    (d) The discharge point exceeds at least one metre the buildings within a 15 metre radius.
    (e) Odors:
    Without prejudice to the provisions of the Labour Code, facilities and warehouses that can generate odour emissions are arranged as much as possible in confined premises. Gaseous effluents diffused or channeled from odour emissions are recovered and transported to a gas purification facility. All necessary measures are taken to limit odours.

    6. 3. Operator monitoring of pollution released

    (a) General case:
    The operator is implementing a character monitoring program, either representative pollutant emissions among those referred to in point 6. 2, either representative parameters of these, allowing it to intervene as soon as the emission limits are or may be exceeded.
    A measurement of the discharge rate and concentration of pollutants referred to in point 6. 2 is carried out, according to the standard methods in force, at least every three years. However, pollutants that are not likely to be issued by the facility are not subject to periodic measurements. In this case, the operator shall be at the disposal of the inspection of classified facilities the technical elements to attest to the absence of these products in the facility.
    The measures are carried out by an organization approved by the Minister responsible for the environment when it exists. Measuring appliances are calibrated using span gases before each measurement and allow to free themselves from interfering gas disturbances.
    In the absence of a standardized specific method and when the compounds are in particulate or vesicular form, the isocintic sampling conditions described in NF X 44-052 are met.
    These measurements are carried out over a period of approximately half an hour, under conditions representative of the operation of the facility.
    In the event of an impossibility, related to activity or equipment, to perform a representative measure of discharges, an assessment of the operating conditions and capacities of the purification equipment to meet the limit values is carried out.
    (b) VOC cases:
    When the installation solvent consumption is greater than one ton/year, the operator puts in place a solvent management plan, including the installation solvent inputs and outputs. This plan is made available for inspection of classified facilities, as well as any supporting documentation regarding solvent consumption (including invoices, supplier name).
    Continuous monitoring of all VOC channeled emissions excluding methane is performed if, on the entire facility, one of the following conditions is met:
    – the maximum VOC time flow excluding methane, expressed in total carbon, exceeds:
    - 15 kg/h in the general case;
    – 10 kg/h if VOC-loaded gas purification equipment is required to meet the pipeline emission limit values;
    – the maximum VOC time flow excluding methane, referred to in IV of point 6. 2 of this annex, or presenting a risk phrase R45, R46, R49, R60 or R61, or halogenated compounds with a risk phrase R40, exceeds 2 kg/h (in sum of the compounds).
    However, in agreement with the prefect, this continuous monitoring can be replaced by the monitoring of a representative parameter, correlated to emissions. This correlation is then confirmed periodically by a measurement of emissions.
    In other cases, instantaneous sampling is performed.
    When the installation is equipped with an oxidator, compliance with the NOx, methane and CO emission limit values set out in III is verified once a year in continuous and stable operation.

    7. Waste
    7. Recovery, recycling, disposal

    The operator eliminates or disposes of waste produced under conditions that ensure the interests of the operatorArticle L. 511-1 of the Environmental Code. It ensures that the facilities used for this disposal are regularly authorized for this purpose.

    7. 2. Circuit controls

    The operator shall be bound to the registry, waste disposal declaration and monitoring slip obligations under the conditions set by the regulations.

    7. 3. Waste storage

    Wastes produced by the facility are stored in conditions that prevent pollution risks (e.g. prevention of flares, runoffs, soil infiltration and odours).
    The quantity of waste stored on the site does not exceed the monthly capacity produced or, in case of external processing, a normal batch of shipment to the disposal facility.

    7. 4. Non-hazardous waste

    Non-hazardous waste (e.g. wood, paper, glass, textile, plastic, rubber) and uncleaned by toxic or pollutant products may be recovered, valued or disposed of in licensed facilities.
    The only authorized disposal modes for packaging waste are reuse, recycling or any other action to obtain usable materials or energy. This provision is not applicable to packaging waste holders that produce a weekly volume of less than 1,100 litres and deliver them to the municipal collection and processing service.

    7. 5. Hazardous wastes

    Hazardous wastes are disposed of in regulated facilities under the Environmental Code under conditions that ensure environmental protection. A register of hazardous wastes produced with minimal nature, tonnage and disposal is maintained. The operator shall issue a tracking slip as soon as it delivers these waste to a third party and is able to justify its disposal. The supporting documents are kept for five years.

    7. 6. Burning

    The burning of waste in the open air is prohibited.

    8. Noise and vibration
    8. Noise limit values

    For the purpose of this Order, it is called:
    ―emergence: the difference between the level of continuous pressure weighted equivalent of ambient noise (operating installation) and residual noise (in the absence of the noise generated by the installation);
    - regulated areas of emergence:
    ― the interior of buildings inhabited or occupied by third parties, existing on the date of the declaration, and their closest external parts (course, garden, terrace);
    ―constructible areas defined by urban planning documents that are opposable to third parties and published on the date of the declaration;
    ― the interior of buildings inhabited or occupied by third parties that have been implanted after the date of the declaration in the building areas defined above, and their possible closest exterior parts (course, garden, terrace), excluding those of buildings located in areas intended to receive artisanal or industrial activities.
    For existing facilities, reported no later than four months after the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, the date of the declaration is replaced, in the above definition of regulated emerging areas, by the date of this Order.
    The facility is constructed, equipped and operated in such a way that its operation cannot be caused by air or solidian noises that could compromise the health or safety of the neighbourhood or create a nuisance for the neighbourhood.
    The sound emissions emitted by the facility are not at the origin, in the regulated emerging areas, of an emergence greater than the eligible values defined in the following table:

    EXISTING LEVEL
    in areas
    Regulated emergence
    (including installation noise)
    EMERGENCE ADMISSIBLE
    for the period from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
    except Sundays and holidays
    EMERGENCE ADMISSIBLE
    for the period from 22 to 7 a.m.,
    Sundays and holidays
    Higher than 35 and less than or equal to 45 dB (A)
    6 dB (A)
    4 dB (A)
    Higher to 45 dB (A)
    5 dB (A)
    3 dB (A)

    In addition, the limit of ownership of the facility does not exceed, when in operation, 70 dB (A) for the day period and 60 dB (A) for the night period, unless the residual noise for the period under review is greater than that limit.
    In case the particular noise of the establishment is marked tone within the meaning of point 1. 9 of the schedule toarrested on 23 January 1997, in an established or cyclical manner, its duration of appearance may not exceed 30% of the duration of operation of the establishment in each of the diurnal or nocturnal periods defined in the table above.
    When several classified facilities, subject to reporting under different headings, are located within the same facility, the overall noise level emitted by these facilities meets the limits above.

    8. 2. Vehicles, construction equipment

    Transport vehicles, handling equipment and construction equipment used inside the facility are in accordance with the provisions in force for limiting their sound emissions. In particular, construction equipment conforms to an approved type.
    The use of all acoustic communication devices (e.g. sirens, tellers, speakers) is prohibited for the neighbourhood, unless their use is exceptional and is reserved for the prevention and reporting of serious incidents or accidents.

    8. 3. Vibrations

    The applicable technical rules are set out in Appendix II.

    8. 4. 4. Operator monitoring of sound emissions

    When measurements are made to verify compliance with these provisions, they shall be carried out using the method defined in the annex to thearrested on 23 January 1997. These measurements are performed under representative conditions of the operation of the facility for at least half an hour.

    9. Rehabilitation at the end of operation

    In addition to the provisions of item 1. 7, the operator shall rehabilitate the site so that there is no danger. In particular:
    – all hazardous products and all wastes are valued or evacuated to duly authorized facilities;
    - tanks containing products that may pollute the water are poisoned, cleaned, degassed and, where applicable, decontaminated. They are if possible removed, if not, and in the specific case of buried tanks, they are rendered unusable by filling with inert solid material.

    (*) A model was established for the drafting of general requirements for reporting facilities. Some provisions of this model, which are not justified for facilities under heading 1138, have been deleted. However, the numbering was retained to allow a homogeneity between the general requirements of all the headings of the nomenclature.



    A N N E X E I
    TECHNICAL REGULATIONS
    VIBRATION


    The facility is built, equipped and operated so that its operation is not at the origin of vibrations in the surrounding constructions that could compromise the health or safety of the neighbourhood or create a nuisance for the neighbourhood.
    The particulate velocity of the emitted vibrations measured by the method defined in this annex shall not exceed the values defined below.


    1. Limit values of particulate speed
    1.1. Continuous or assimilated sources


    Are considered continuous or assimilated sources:
    - all machines emitting vibrations continuously;
    ― sources emitting pulses at fairly short intervals without limiting the number of emissions.
    The limit values applicable to each of the three components of the vibration movement are as follows:


    FREQUENCES
    4 Hz - 8 Hz
    8 Hz - 30 Hz
    30 Hz - 100 Hz

    Resistant constructions.

    5 mm/s

    6 mm/s

    8 mm/s

    Sensitive constructions.

    3 mm/s

    5 mm/s

    6 mm/s

    Very sensitive constructions.

    2 mm/s

    3 mm/s

    4 mm/s


    1.2. Repeated pulse sources


    All sources emitting, in limited numbers, pulses at fairly short intervals but greater than 1 s and less than 500 ms are considered to be repeated pulses.
    The limit values applicable to each of the three components of the vibration movement are as follows:


    FREQUENCES
    4 Hz - 8 Hz
    8 Hz - 30 Hz
    30 Hz - 100 Hz

    Resistant constructions.

    8 mm/s

    12 mm/s

    15 mm/s

    Sensitive constructions.

    6 mm/s

    9 mm/s

    12 mm/s

    Very sensitive constructions.

    4 mm/s

    6 mm/s

    9 mm/s


    Regardless of the nature of the source, where the frequencies corresponding to the particulate speeds commonly observed during the measurement period are approaching 0.5 Hz frequencies of 8, 30 and 100 Hz, the limit value to be retained is that corresponding to the immediately lower frequency band. If vibrations involve frequencies outside the 4-100 Hz interval, a qualified body approved by the Minister responsible for the environment should be used.


    2. Construction classification


    For the application of particulate speed limits, constructions are classified into three categories according to their level of resistance:
    • Resistant constructions: constructions of classes 1 to 4 defined by Circular No. 23 of 23 July 1986 on mechanical vibrations emitted in the environment by installations classified for environmental protection;
    • sensitive constructions: constructions of classes 5 to 8 defined by circular 23 of 23 July 1986;
    ― very sensitive constructions: constructions of classes 9 to 13 defined by circular 23 of 23 July 1986.
    The following constructions are excluded from this classification:
    - nuclear reactors and their associated installations;
    - general safety facilities except for the constructions that contain them;
    – dams, bridges;
    • water castles;
    - the long-range transport facilities of gases or liquids other than water, as well as the pressure water pipes greater than one metre;
    – storage tanks for gas, liquid hydrocarbons or cereals;
    - railway or road tunnels and other underground works of similar importance;
    ― harbour works such as dikes, docks and works located at sea, including drilling platforms,
    constructions for which the study of vibration effects is entrusted to a qualified body. The choice of this body is approved by inspection of classified facilities.


    3. Method of measurement
    3.1. Basic elements


    The movement in one point of a construction is recorded in three rectangular directions, one vertical, the other two directions being defined in relation to the horizontal axes of the work studied without taking into account the azimut.
    The sensors are placed on the main element of the construction (window support of a carrying wall, support point on the metal frame or concrete in the case of a modern construction).


    3.2. Measuring apparatus


    The measuring string to be used allows the recording, depending on time, of the particulate speed in the frequency band from 4 Hz to 150 Hz for the amplitudes of this speed between 0.1 mm/s and 50 mm/s. The chain dynamic is at least 54 dB.


    3.3. Operational conditions


    The sensors are completely supportive of their support. They are not installed on coatings (e.g. zinc, plaster, tiles) that can act as vibration filters or cause parasites vibration if these coatings are not well in solidarity with the main element of the construction. The operator, if possible, performs a measure of existing agitations, outside the operation of the source.


    A N N E X E I I
    APPLICABLE PROVISIONS
    EXISTING INSTALLATIONS


    The provisions of Appendix I are applicable to existing facilities according to the following schedule:


    AN APRÈS PUBLICATION
    Official Journal
    DIX-HUIT MOIS
    after publication
    Official Journal

    1. General provisions.
    3. Operation maintenance.
    4. Risks (excluding paragraph 4.3.2. on fire appliances and point 4.8).
    5. Water (except 5.3).
    6. Air, odor.
    7. Waste.
    8. Burns and vibrations.
    9. Rehabilitation.

    2. Implantation, development
    (except 2.1, 2.4, 2.9 and 2.11).
    4.8. Employment.


    The provisions in the table above are not applicable to existing facilities.


    A N N E X E I V
    REQUIREMENTS OF THE RUSSIAN
    OF PERIODIC CONTROLS


    The control set out in item 1.8 of Schedule I shall include the following provisions (the points mentioned refer to Appendix I):


    1. General provisions
    1.4. File "categorized installation"


    "The operator shall prepare and maintain a record with the following documents:
    - the declaration file;
    - the receipt of declaration and general requirements;
    ― prefectural orders for the facility in question, taken under the law relating to facilities classified for environmental protection, where they exist. »
    Subject of control:
    Presentation of the statement file.
    Presentation of the receipt of the declaration and general requirements.
    Presentation of prefectural orders relating to the installation, where applicable.


    2. Implantation, development
    2.1. Implementing rules
    2.1.1. Storage facilities
    (local technique or technical cabinet)


    "The facility is located at a minimum distance from the ownership limits of 10 metres. »


    2.1.2. Facilities using chlorine
    (local technique or technical cabinet)


    "The facility is located at a minimum distance from the ownership limits equal to:
    20 metres when chlorine is used at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure;
    - 10 metres when chlorine is used at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and when the installation is equipped with a leak neutralization system as defined in 4.10;
    – 10 meters when using a depression chlorometer. »
    Subject of control:
    Respect for distances.


    2.3. Prohibition of residential or third-party premises
    or inhabited above and below the facility


    "Unlike an institution receiving the public, the facility does not surmount or exceed premises inhabited or occupied by third parties. »
    Subject of control:
    Except for public-receiving establishments, lack of premises occupied by third parties or inhabited above or below the facility.


    2.4. Fire behaviour of buildings
    2.4.1. Fire response


    "The construction elements of the technical premises and the soil are Class A1 according to NF EN 13 501-1 (incombustible) and compatible with chlorine.
    The evidence of the A1 character is retained and maintained at the disposal of the inspection of classified facilities and the body responsible for periodic inspection. »
    Subject of control:
    Presentation of the document justifying the A1 character of the materials.


    2.4.2. Fire resistance


    "The technical premises in which chlorine is stored or used have the following minimum fire resistance characteristics:
    – exterior walls and separative walls REI 60;
    – REI floor 60;
    – EI 60 doors and closures.
    When using a technical cabinet, the wall separating the cabinet from other buildings is REI 60 fire resistance features.
    The evidence of fire resistance properties is retained and maintained at the disposal of the inspection of classified facilities and the body responsible for periodic inspection. »
    Subject of control:
    Presentation of the document certifying fire resistance properties.


    2.5. Accessibility


    "The facility has continuous access to allow fire and rescue services to be operated. Access to the chlorine facility means an opening linking the public track and the site's interior sufficiently sized to allow the operation of emergency equipment. »
    Subject of control:
    Presence of access to fire and rescue services.


    2.12. Storage planning and organization
    and employment premises


    "Predetermined locations are arranged for the ground positioning and the maintenance of chlorine receptacles in vertical position, valve upwards. All measures are taken to avoid their fall and shocks. »
    Subject of control:
    Vertical position of chlorine receptacles, valve upwards.


    3. Operation, maintenance
    3.2. Access control


    "People outside the facility do not have free access to facilities. In addition, in the absence of operating personnel, this access is prohibited to unauthorized persons. »
    Subject of control:
    Presence of a device prohibiting access to facilities to unauthorized persons.


    3.3. Knowledge of products, labelling


    "The receptacles bear in legible characters the name of the products and, where appropriate, the hazard symbols in accordance with the labelling of hazardous substances and chemical preparations. »
    Subject of control:
    Showing the name of the products and symbols of legible danger on the packagings.


    3.4. Cleanliness


    "The premises are maintained clean and regularly cleaned, in particular to avoid clusters of dangerous, polluting or fuel materials. »
    Subject of control:
    Lack of amass of dangerous, polluting or fuel in the premises.


    3.5. State of stockpiles of dangerous goods


    "The operator maintains a state of the nature and quantity of the inmate hazardous products to which a general storage plan is attached. This condition is available for inspection of classified facilities and fire and rescue services. »
    Subject of control:
    Presentation of the current state of hazardous stock and the general storage plan.


    4. Risks
    4.1. Risk location


    "The operator shall identify and report on a conventional panel, under its responsibility, the parts of the facility that, because of the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the material being implemented, stored, used or produced, are likely to cause a claim that may have direct or indirect consequences on the interests referred to in L. 511-1 of the Environmental Code.
    A suitable signage on the access door to any local or technical cabinet that stores or uses chlorine warns of danger and prohibits access to unauthorized persons. »
    Subject of control:
    Presentation of the installation plan indicating the different hazard zones.
    Presence of risk signalling in danger areas, in accordance with the plan indications.


    4.2. Individual protection


    "Without prejudice to the provisions of the Labour Code, personal protective equipment, adapted to the risks presented by the installation and allowing the intervention in the event of a loss, are kept close to the installation and location of use or made available permanently to authorized operators. These materials are easily accessible, maintained in good condition and verified periodically. Operators are trained in the use of these materials. »
    Subject of control:
    Verification of the presence of individual protective equipment.


    4.3. Prevention and control
    4.3.1. Detection systems


    "Every technical room or technical cabinet has a detector. The operator lists these detectors with their functionality and determines maintenance operations to maintain their efficiency over time.
    Beyond the 5 ppm threshold, the detectors trigger a sound or visual alarm in the control room or equivalent device.
    These detectors are maintained in good condition and are subject to verification every three months. The follow-up is recorded in a register held at the disposal of the inspection of classified facilities and the body responsible for periodic inspection. A guidance document describes the corrective actions to be implemented in the event of detection.
    These detectors may not be installed when the installation is more than 50 metres from any residential or permanent work place outside the site or any establishment receiving the public. They are nevertheless established within six months when such a permanent place of residence or a permanent place of work or a public-receiving establishment is located less than 50 metres from the facility. »
    Subject of control:
    Presence of a detector in each room or technical cabinet.
    Presentation of the monitoring of the detector check.
    For installations that do not have detectors, check the absence of dwellings or work premises or facilities receiving the public within a radius of 50 metres around the facility.


    4.3.2. Fire fighting means


    "The facility is equipped with appropriate fire-fighting means at risk including:
    a means to alert fire and rescue services;
    – plans of premises facilitating the operation of fire and rescue services with a description of the hazards for each premises;
    - one or more fire appliances (for example, logs, poles) public or private, including one located not more than 200 metres at risk, or water points, basins, tanks, etc., with a capacity to fight fires that may occur near the facility; [...]
    ― extinguishers distributed inside the repository when covered, on the outside areas and in places with specific risks, close to the clearances, well visible and easily accessible. [...]
    Fire protection facilities are properly maintained and maintained in good working condition. They are subject to periodic audits (a minima once a year) which are recorded in a register held at the disposal of the inspection of classified facilities. »
    Subject of control:
    Presence of a way to alert fire and rescue services.
    Presence of local plans.
    Presence and installation of at least one fire unit.
    Presence and installation of at least one extinguisher.
    Presentation of an annual property control document.


    4.7. Safety signs


    "Without prejudice to the provisions of the Labour Code, safety instructions specifying the terms and conditions of application of the provisions of this Order shall be established, kept up-to-date and brought to the attention of staff in places frequented by staff.
    These instructions include:
    - the prohibition of the provision of fire in any form, including the prohibition of smoking, in the parts of the facility referred to in point 4.1 and at risk of fire or explosion;
    - the obligation of the "intervention permit" for the parts of the facility referred to in 4.1;
    - emergency shutdown and installation safety procedures (electricity, fluid networks)
    - measures to be taken in the event of leakage on a container or piping containing dangerous substances, including the conditions of release provided for in 5.7;
    – the precautions to be taken for the use and storage of incompatible products;
    - means of extinction to be used in the event of a fire;
    - the alert procedure with the telephone numbers of the facility's response officer, fire and rescue services, etc.;
    - the modalities for the implementation of segregation devices of the collection network, as provided for in paragraph 2.11;
    - the obligation to inform the inspection of facilities classified in the event of an accident. »
    Subject of control:
    Display of safety instructions in places frequented by staff.


    4.8. Employment
    4.8.2. Specific provisions for use
    a depression chlorometer


    "The chlorometer is attached directly to the chlorine receptacle faucet. Any other installation configuration of the chlorometer, including the connection of a multi-tight chlorometer, is prohibited in the absence of a properly dimensioned neutralization system. [...]


    4.8.3. Implementation-specific provisions
    chlorine at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure


    "In case of chlorine detection beyond the threshold defined in point 4.3.1 above, a stop valve, located either directly on the chlorine receptacle faucet, or just after the metallic connection lyre to the fixed parts, is closed automatically. »
    Subject of control:
    For facilities using depression chlorometers and not equipped with a neutralization system, verification of the absence of a multi- receptacle chlorometer connection.
    For facilities with chlorine at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, verification of the presence of a stop valve.


    4.9. Storage


    "The local is only intended for chlorine storage.
    The containers are permanently equipped with a hat whose impact resistance conforms to current standards and a protective cap screwed on the outlet connector, equipped with a seal. »
    Subject of control:
    Verification of the exclusive use of the local for storage.
    Permanent presence of the hat on the container and a protective cap screwed on the outlet connector, equipped with a seal.


    4.10. Treatment of leaks


    "At minima, the operator has safety bells to confine a localized leak to the container faucet. [...]
    When the operator also sets up an automatic neutralization system, the latter is dimensioned to limit the chlorine concentration after neutralization to a concentration less than 5 ppm. In the particular case of chlorine cylinders equipped with a depression chlorometer mounted directly on the valve for use in gas phase, the neutralization system is dimensioned to treat a leak of diameter equivalent to 1 mm in gas phase.
    Demonstration of the dimensioning of the neutralization system is made available to the inspection of classified facilities and the body responsible for periodic inspection. »
    Subject of control:
    Presence of a security bell.
    For installations equipped with a neutralisation system, presentation of the dimensioning demonstration.


    4.11. Nitrogen trichloride


    "For facilities using chlorine, the operator shall ensure to its supplier the supply of a chlorine whose nitrogen trichloride content is less than 20 mg per kg of liquid chlorine. The elements to ensure this content are made available to the inspection of classified facilities and the body responsible for periodic inspection. »
    Subject of control:
    Presentation of elements to ensure that the nitrogen trichloride content is consistent.


Done in Paris, 17 December 2008.


For the Minister and by delegation:

Director General

risk prevention,

L. Michel


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