Without prejudice to the application of Art. 4.5.4, the regional safety report must contain at least following information to the extent this is available:
- Information on the management system and on the organisation of the establishment with a view to the prevention of serious accidents. This information must cover the points contained in article 10 of the agreement of cooperation.
- presentation of the environment of the establishment:
- a description of the site, including the geographical position, the meteorological, geological and hydrographic information, including historical aspects relevant to safety;
- the identification of external sources of danger and vulnerable objects in the environment as well as the information available on these sources;
- a description of the zones which could be affected by a serious accident;
- description of the plant:
- identification of installations and activities inside the establishment which could cause a seri-ous accident;
- description of the activities and products from parts of the establishment which are important from a safety perspective;
- description of the procedures and operating methods;
- description of hazardous substances:
- a list of the hazardous substances which consists of:
- the description of the hazardous substances: chemical name, CAS number, name according to IUPAC Nomenclature;
- the maximum quantity of the hazardous substances present or that can be present;
- physical, chemical, toxicological characteristics and information both on immediate and sub-sequent dangers to persons and the environment;
- the physical and chemical behaviour under normal conditions of use or with foreseeable accidents;
- Identification and analysis of serious accidents with potential consequences for the surround-ing area (persons and environment) and prevention resources:
- detailed description of the scenarios for possible major accidents and the circumstances in which these can occur, including a summary of the incidents that can play an important part in the triggering of these scenarios, irrespective of whether the causes are inside or outside the installation;
- a description of the possible causes of serious accidents and of the circumstances in which such a serious accident could occur, accompanied by a description of the preventive action taken;
- quantification of the risks, as indicated in the SR guideline manual, associated with scenarios described in point a);
- an appraisal of the extent and severity of the consequences of identified serious accidents;
- a description of the technical parameters of importance to the safety of the installations and of the equipment intended for the safety of the installations;
- Measures for protection and taking action to reduce the consequences of a serious accident:
- a description of the technical parameters of importance to the safety of the installations and of the equipment intended for the safety of the installations;
- description of the equipment installed in the plant to limit the consequences of major accidents; organisation of alarm and intervention;
- description of mobilizable resources, internal or external;
- description of the internal emergency plan referred to in article 15 of the agreement of cooperation;
- A description and appraisal of the preventive and consequence-limiting measures of a technical and organisational nature to be taken by the initiator, including the period during which that will be completed;
- a plan of alternatives that can reasonably be taken into consideration as regards location, site, procedure and quantities of hazardous substances, included the zero alternative and the closure of the installation;
- a statement of the difficulties, technical absences or missing knowledge that the initiator and/or the experts may have experienced with the collection and processing of the required in-formation and the consequences of this for the scientific nature of the report;
- A non-technical summary of the information provided as described in 1° up to and including 8°;