Health and Safety Executive

COMAH - Safety Report Assessment Manual (V2)

  • The New Safety Report Assessment Manual Main Changes [55KB]
  • SRAM Version 2 change sheet [35KB]
  • Section 1 - Statement from the Competent Authority [50KB]

    The statement, signed by the senior managers representing each part of the CA, introduces the five key principles that will govern all future Safety Report assessment.

  • Sections 2 - 7 [945KB]

    This 121-page document provides an overview and describes roles and responsibilities and the procedures the CA will use to assess Safety Reports. Section 7 provides guidance on the way in which the assessment team will decide on proportionality and setting the target agenda for assessment.

    Contents
    Section 2 Overview
    Section 3 Roles And Responsibilities
    Section 4 Assessment Procedures
    Section 5 Applications For Limiting Information In Safety Reports
    Section 6 Designating Domino Groups
    Section 7 Proportionality And Targeting Of Assessment
  • Sections 8 - 15 [1.3Mb]

    This 158 page document provides the criteria and supporting guidance to be used by the CA assessors to form judgements about the completeness of the Safety Report and a glossary of the terms used in the manual.

    Contents
    Section 8 How To Use The Criteria
    Section 9 Descriptive Aspects
    Section 10 Predictive aspects
    Section 11 Major Accident Prevention Policy & Safety Management Systems Aspects
    Section 12 Technical Aspects
    Section 13 Guidance For Environmental Assessment
    Section 14 Emergency Response Arrangements
    Section 15 Glossary

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