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Ordinance of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs concerning the designation of dangerous installations and the responsibilities of owners of such installations with regard to major accidents (Major Accident Ordinance)

Jurisdiction Austria
Year 1991
Published in German
Original/other title [German] Verordnung des Bundesministers für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten über die Bezeichnung gefahrengeneigter Anlagen und über die den Inhaber einer solchen Anlage in bezug auf Störfälle treffenden Verpflichtungen (Störfallverordnung)
Serial title Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich
Source 28 Nov. 1991, Year 1991, No.216, p.2519-2528.
Descriptors [Primary] Austria, dangerous substances, major hazards
[Secondary] emergency organization, law, list of chemical substances, responsibilities of employers, total loss control
Subject category Fires, explosions and major hazards
Abstract This Ordinance (No. 593) came into force on 1 Dec. 1991. Contents: definitions; prevention of major hazards (safety responsibilities; prevention of major hazards (safety responsibilities; prevention of major hazards in dangerous installations; limitation of the effects of major accidents; other responsibilities of owners; hazard evaluation by specific types of installations; emergency plans; notification requirements); miscellaneous. In annex: list of dangerous substances (with threshold quantities in kg); list of types of dangerous installations.
CIS No. 94-433
Database ID 62059

 

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