The purpose of the law
§ 1 the aim of this law is to prevent serious
chemical accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents
to human health and the environment.
Expression in law
section 2 of this Act, the following expression is used with the below specified
importance.
Serious chemical accident: accident involving one or more dangerous
substances involved, for example. emission, fire or explosion,
caused by uncontrolled chain of events in connection with
the operation of the activities covered by this law, and that
causes immediate or delayed, serious risk to
human health or the environment, inside or outside
the business.
Dangerous substances: substances and mixtures, which the Government has
announced regulations on the present as a raw material or
as products, by-products, waste products and
intermediate products, including those which can reasonably be
formed in the event of an accident.
Activities: the entire area under a
operator's management or control or more
operator's common management or control, and which
There are dangerous substances in one or more installations,
including both the geographical area as joint or
related infrastructures or activities.
Facility: technical unit within an establishment, either
above or below ground level, where hazardous substances are manufactured,
used, handled or stored. This includes all
equipment, constructions, pipelines, machinery,
Tools, individual industrial railways, docks, bridges,
Piers, warehouses or similar structures, floating or
fixed, as are necessary for the operation of the plant.
"Operator" means any natural or legal person who
operates or holds an establishment or facility, or who
otherwise have the right to make critical financial or
other decisions concerning the company's or facility's technical
operation. If several operations with a common owner is
co-located, must be regarded as a single operation and
the common owner operator.
Inventory: occurrence of a certain quantity of dangerous substances for
warehousing, storage or warehousing. Law (2015:233).
The scope of the law
section 3 of this Act apply to activities in which certain dangerous
substances are present. Activities belongs to a lower or higher
requirement level, depending on the dangerous substances concerned and in
what amount of the present. The Government may announce
regulations on the dangerous substances referred to and which
a lot of these as required for a business to belong
the lower or upper tier.
With the presence of dangerous substances "means the actual or
expected the presence of such substances in an activity or
the presence of such substances that may reasonably be expected to
occur in an uncontrolled process or at a
uncontrolled reaction in a layer. Law (2015:233).
section 4 of the Act shall not apply to the
1. the hazards created by ionizing radiation that emanates
from topics,
2. the management of dangerous substances covered by the law
(2006:263) on the transport of dangerous goods and that is taking place outside
activities,
3. the carriage of dangerous substances that occur in bulk in vessels
When the shipment is made in the ship's fixed tanks, or dangerous
substances used as propellant in vessels, outside the
activities covered by this law,
4. the carriage of dangerous substances in pipelines outside the
activities covered by this law, or
5. military activities.
Law (2015:233).
§ 5 in the case of activities that may give rise to serious
chemical accidents shall apply in addition to this law, including those in
other teams.
When it comes to protection against ill-health and accidents at work, as well as in
such respects otherwise mainly refers to the working environment
apply the provisions of the work environment Act (1977:1160).
Obligations of operators
section 6, an operator shall prevent risks of
serious chemical accidents. In the case of a serious
chemical accident has occurred is an operator required
to limit their consequences for human health and the environment.
General care-demanding rules, applicable to the operator,
see Chapter 2. the environmental code.
section 7 of the activities covered by this law shall
the responsible party shall submit a written notification to the
the County Administrative Board in the county where the business is located.
A notifiable activities may commence not earlier than six
weeks after the notification has been made, if not
the County Administrative Board decides otherwise.
If the activity is subject to authorisation under
the Environment Act, the Government may provide for
limitations of the notification requirement. Law (2015:233).
8 § the operator shall draw up a programme of action for
how serious chemical accidents must be prevented.
The action programme will be implemented through a
security management system.
The action programme shall be submitted to the Administrative Board in the County
where the business is located. Law (2015:233).
9 § the Government may provide that it shall be prohibited to
construction without permission or change an activity covered
of this law, even if the permit is not required under the environmental code.
The application for authorisation referred to in the first subparagraph shall be considered by the
land and Environment Court. An action for such a condition is
application objectives under the Environment Act. The Government may provide that
application for permit for certain types of activities shall
be reviewed by the provincial government. Law (2010:939).
section 10 Of activities belonging to the upper tier to a
the security report is drawn up.
The safety report shall be submitted to the Administrative Board in the County
where the business is located. Law (2015:233).
11 repealed by law (2015:233).
Plan for internal emergency response
section 12 of the Operators whose activities are associated with higher
requirement level shall, in consultation with the municipality and the employees as well as
other staff can affect the safety set up an internal
plan for rescue operations. The plan shall be submitted to
the County Administrative Board in the county where the business is located.
Law (2015:233).
Some appropriations
12 a § Government or authority Government
determines may provide for what the documents
specified in 7, 8, 10 and 12 sections should contain, when they are
updated and when and how they should be submitted to
the County Administrative Board.
Government or authority the Government determines may
also provide for the measures a
operators to take in connection with the internal
emergency plan. Law (2015:233).
The influence from the environment
section 13 of the security process to the operator, in addition to
the conditions of their own activities, also take into account
other factors in the environment that may affect safety.
The proximity to other activities covered by the Act,
in particular, be taken into account.
In the investigation of whether there are factors referred to in the first
paragraph, the operator shall consult with State and
municipal authorities, organizations and individuals that may have
interest in the matter. If necessary for the investigation, the
the operator may request assistance from the regulator
in accordance with section 21.
These factors and measures should be reported in the application and in
the safety report.
Government or authority the Government determines may
provide for the consultation provided for in the second paragraph,
happen and derogating from these consultation obligations. Law (2015:233).
13 a section About the investigation in accordance with section 13 indicates that two or more
activities may interact to the relevant
operators Exchange appropriate information in order to
take into account the nature and extent of the overall hazard of a
serious chemical accident in its programme of action,
safety management systems, safety reports and internal
emergency plans.
The operators covered by the first paragraph, the
jointly develop information and submit it to the municipality
or the communities where activities are located. Law (2015:233).
Information
section 14 of The municipality where a business is located shall ensure that
public access to up-to-date information on the
activities covered by this law.
For activities that are part of the upper tier should
the data also indicate which
security measures to be taken and how the people who
at risk to be affected should behave in the event of an accident. This
also applies in relation to people in another municipality.
The responsible party shall bear the costs related to
information to be provided. Law (2015:233).
14 (a) § Government or authority Government
determines may provide for the information to be
provided pursuant to 13A and 14 sections and about how it will be disseminated.
Law (2015:233).
Supervision
General supervision
15 § the Swedish civil contingencies Agency and
the County Government (regulatory authorities) to have oversight over to
This Act and the regulations that have been announced, with the support of
the law is followed.
Government or authority the Government determines may
provide for supervision according to this law.
Law (2015:233).
16 repealed by law (2015:233).
17 repealed by law (2015:233).
section 18 of the provincial Government shall adopt a protection plan for the
activities covered by this law. On the basis of
the inspection plan to the County Board draw up an inspection programme
for each activity. Law (2015:233).
Fees for supervision
§ 18 a Government or authority Government
determines may provide for fees for Government
costs for supervision according to this law.
The Government may provide that an authority may
decide that its decision to charge fees in accordance with this
law or by regulations given pursuant
This Act shall take effect immediately. Law (2015:233).
Access to supervision
section 19 for regulatory oversight has regulatory authority entitled to receive
access to a business. The regulator has also
the right to receive information and access to the documents
need for regulatory oversight.
The police authorities shall provide the necessary assistance to
the supervisory authority shall have access to an activity.
Injunctions and prohibitions
section 20 of The regulator may announce the orders and
ban needed on a case-by-case basis to ensure that
This law or regulations given pursuant
the law is followed. The same applies to judgments and decisions under
the environmental code.
Injunctions and prohibition shall not restrict a decision or
Decree of authorization in an application goal under the Environment Act that has
the force of res judicata in accordance with Chapter 24. section 1 of the environmental code.
More intervention measures beyond what is necessary in the specific case
must not be used.
section 21 regulatory authority may upon such investigation of effects
the provisions of section 13 shall submit to an operator or any
else to provide the information needed for the investigation.
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section 22 of the decision on the injunction or prohibition may be subject to a penalty.
Questions about to impose penalty payments examined by the land and Environment Court.
Law (2010:939).
Enforcement at the felandes expense
section 23 If an operator does not do what he or she is
guilty of according to the injunction, the
authority shall take action at his or her expense.
Other provisions
section 24 If there are special reasons, a regulatory agency
decide that the decision shall apply even if the appeal.
Appeal
section 25 Swedish civil contingency or
the County Board's decision under this Act or under the
rules given by virtue of this law,
be appealed to the land and Environment Court under Chapter 21. 1 §
second subparagraph, environmental code.
Decision on the inspection plan and inspection programme shall not
be appealed. Law (2015:233).
Transitional provisions
1999:381
1. This law shall enter into force on 1 July 1999.
2. For existing activities covered by the Act, notification
According to section 7 is submitted to the regulatory authority no later than 1 January
2000, as well as the safety report and the internal plan for
rescue operations at the latest by 1 January 2001. For existing
activities not covered by the Council directive on
major-accident hazards of certain industrial activities, 82/501/EEC,
However, the safety report and the internal plan for
rescue operations be submitted to the supervisory authority at the latest by 1
February 2002.
