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Crackdown on Hazardous Substances (HS) Regulations
The documentation an inspector asks for on storage tanks, pressure piping and vessels, and what happens when a plant cannot produce it.
Hazardous substances
Since 1 December 2017, hazardous substances in the workplace have been managed under the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017, enforced by WorkSafe. The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996 remains in force alongside them, administered by the Environmental Protection Authority. WorkSafe has focused on making sure compliance certifiers enforce the regulatory requirements, and as a result some certifiers have been removed from the Register of Compliance Certifiers for negligence. Some of our clients have recently been required to provide documentation retrospectively to regain certification for HS piping and vessels designed by others.
Compliance certifiers typically look for the following records:
For Storage Tanks
- Design Certificate or PS1 Producer Statement for the Design of the Tank, Foundation and Bund.
- A Construction Review Certificate or PS4 Producer Statement (by the Engineer).
- Hydrostatic (Leak) test for the tank and secondary containment (bund).
For Pressure Piping / Vessels
- Design Verification Certificate.
- Hydrotest Certificate.
- QA Dossier for pressure equipment (Certified drawings, materials certificates, welding procedures etc).
- PN19 and inspection Certificates for pipe and vessel supports.
We are available to help you meet these requirements for new and existing Hazardous Substances installations.
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