COMAH Report

Tender description

South Tees Site Company (STSC) Ltd, manages the former Thai Owned SSI (UK) and former SSI UK (In Liquidation) site on behalf of the Official Receiver. SSI UK (In Liquidation) removed significant quantities of COMAH Dangerous Substances; however, the Redcar site remains a Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Upper Tier Establishment due to the continued presence of Crude Coal Tar and Benzole Absorbing Oil in excess of the Upper Tier Qualifying Quantities. Under the COMAH Regulations, an Upper Tier Establishment is required to review and update their Safety Report at least every 5-Years or whenever a significant change occurs on site. STSC require a new safety report to be written. Information related to the Dangerous Substances held on Site must be in accordance with the provisions laid out in the Seveso III Directive, which is implemented through COMAH 2015. The Seveso III Directive came into force on 13th August 2012 and has been implemented through COMAH on 1st June 2015. Changes include the re-classification of chemicals to align them with the United Nations' Globally Harmonised System (GHS) for the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemical Substances and Mixtures.