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EC Directives

  • REACH[5]
    REACH is the acronym used to describe the new EU Chemical policy which is currently under negotiation. This new policy has been developed to deal with growing concern about chemicals and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is responsible for the coordination of the UK position.
  • Existing Substances Regulation (ESR) [6]
    EC Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 of 23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances.
  • PIC Procedure[7]
    Regulation EC No. 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals. It gives importing countries the opportunity to refuse, or apply conditions to, imports of certain dangerous chemicals

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SPC/Tech/Gen/33 - Integrity of Pipework Systems Project - UK Refineries[10]

Link URLs in this page

  1. Restricted pipe movement within perlite vacuum insulated static cryogenic tanks of a capacity above 1 000 litres.https://www.hse.gov.uk/chemicals/cryogenicalert.htm
  2. Pipework failure at an oil refineryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/chemicals/idsalert.htm
  3. Leak Sealing Repair clampshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/chemicals/rclamps.htm
  4. Fire and Explosion Risk - Reactive Monomershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/chemicals/fireexpl.htm
  5. REACHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/chemicals/reach.htm
  6. Existing Substances Regulation (ESR) https://www.hse.gov.uk/chemicals/esr.htm
  7. PIC Procedurehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pic/index.htm
  8. Chemicals Publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/chindex.htm
  9. Information Sheetshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/comahind.htm
  10. SPC/Tech/Gen/33 - Integrity of Pipework Systems Project - UK Refinerieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/chemicals/spctechgen33.htm
  11. GOV.UKhttp://www.gov.uk/
  12. REACH micrositehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/reach/index.htm
  13. Chemical classificationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/chemical-classification/index.htm
  14. PIChttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pic/index.htm
  15. COMAHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/index.htm
  16. Regulating major hazardshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/regulating-major-hazards/index.htm
  17. Nuclear industryhttp://www.onr.org.uk/
  18. Major Hazards (COMAH)https://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/index.htm
  19. Chemical classificationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/chemical-classification/index.htm
  20. Protecting your Skinhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/skin/index.htm
  21. Asthmahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/asthma/index.htm
  22. COPDhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/copd/index.htm
  23. Metalworking fluidshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/metalworking/index.htm
  24. Nanotechnologyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/nanotechnology/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

PIC
prior informed consent
REACH microsite[12]
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of CHemicals
PIC
Prior Informed Consent
COMAH
Control of major accident hazards
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Updated 2022-11-10