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Australia 

• Australia Occupational Health and Safety (Major Hazard Facilities) 2000(.HTML, 128K)

• Australia Control of Major Hazard Facilities (National Standard NOHSC:1014(1996)], National Code of Practice [NOHSC:2016(1996)]) (Link)

• Australia Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment (.HTML, 14K)

 
Canada

• British Columbia, Canada Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act (1998) (.HTML, 147K)

• Canada, Bill C-32 (1999) (Link)
  Repeals and Replaces the Canadian Environmental Protection Act with one that includes requirements for pollution prevention implementation and new procedures for the investigation and assessment of toxic substances.

• Montreal Guide De Gestion Des Risques D'accidents Industriels Majeurs À L'intention Des Municipalités Et De L'industrie (French) (1999) (.PDF, 424K)

• Risk Management Guidelines for Decision-Makers (CAN/CSA-Q850-97). A description of the major components of the risk management decision process, and their relationship to each other, in a step-by-step process. (Link)

 
China

• China Labor Requirements (.HTML, 8K)

India

• India Factories Act (.HTML, 193K)

  
Indonesia

• Indonesia Safety Act of 1970 (as amended) (.HTML, 16K)

 
Malaysia

• Malaysia Occupational Safety and Health (.HTML, 77K)

 
Philiipines

• Phillipines Rule 1090, Hazardous Materials (.HTML, 24K)

 
Singapore

• Singapore Factories Act of 1973 (.HTML, 182K)

• Code of Practice for Safety Management System for Chemical Industries (DRAFT - 1999) (.PDF, 49K)

 
South Africa

• South Africa Major Hazard Installation Regulations ( Word .DOC, 41K)

• South Africa Occupational Safety and Health Act (1993) (.txt, 102K)

South Korea

• South Korea Industrial Safety and Health Law (.HTML, 55K)

• South Korea Industrial Safety and Health Law Summary (Link)

United Kingdom

• United Kingdom Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH) (Link)

• United Kingdom, Setting Safety Standards (1996) (.PDF, 102K)

 
Venezuela

• Venezuela - Summary of legal regime affecting oil industry (.HTML, 14K)

International NGO and Industry Guidance

European Commission

• Seveso II Directive (Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances)
  * Seveso II Directive (.ZIP, 54K)
  * Seveso II - Substances Covered by Part 1 (Annex 1) (.ZIP, 63K)
  * Seveso II - Substances in the Directive (Annex 3) (.ZIP, 44K)

 
International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA)

• Responsible Care Position Paper (.HTML, 13K)
• Status of Responsible Care by Country (.HTML, 38K)
• Policy on Risk Based Decision Making (.HTML, 12K)
• Responsible Care 2000 Status Report (.PDF, 1270K)

 
International Labor Organization

• Convention 174, Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents (.HTML, 21K)
• Recommendation 181, Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents (.HTML, 4K)
• Chemical Safety in Asia: Law and Practice (Link)

 
Rio Declaration

• Agenda 21, Chapter 19 Addressing Chemical Safety (.HTML, 50K)

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