The European Commission has prepared an impact assessment of its proposal for a new Directive to replace Seveso II. A short summary of the assessment is also available.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has contracted an independent market research company, ORC International, to gather information which will inform its Impact Assessment on possible changes to the Seveso II Directive. Recently, ORC International sent out a questionnaire to all COMAH sites in the UK collecting information on substances held and costs associated with compliance. We would like to thank the 278 sites that completed the survey online or by post and returned it to ORC International. All responses that we have received will be treated in the strictest confidence, and it will not be possible for any individual person or company to be identified from the survey findings.
The data collected from the survey is currently being analysed, and through the collection of this information we will be able to make informed recommendations to the EC regarding any proposed amendments to Seveso. We will have completed the interim analysis in the new year, and this will help to ensure that the interests of UK businesses as a whole are represented effectively when changes to Seveso are negotiated, starting early next year.
