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Article I Preliminary
1)
Definitions
Competent Agency where referenced, refers to
the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment or
its designated representative, Refers to the
Presidency of Meteorology and Environment or
officially designated agency
dangerous substances For the purposes of this
regulation it refers to those substances listed in
Appendix A, Part set out in column 1, having a
concentration equal to or greater than the applicable
concentration set out in column 2.
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2)
Citation
a) This document may be cited as the National
Ambient Water Quality Standard for KSA. This
Exemptions
a) Those facilities that do not store threshold values of
dangerous substances as defined by Article II or
Appendix A (2) are exempt from the requirements of
this standard.
Scope
a) This standard applies to all facilities irrespective of
size or location, that produces, processes, uses,
stores or otherwise handles dangerous substances in
quantities equal to or in excess of those specified in
Appendix A.
Purpose
a) This standard is aimed to prevent major accidents,
such as the release of toxic materials, the release of
flammable materials, fires, explosions, major structural
failures and those which involve dangerous
substances.
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Powers of authority
a) The Competent Agency may, for the purposes of
this Standard, appoint persons to act on their behalf
as technical assessors and monitors in relation to the
powers and duties conferred on him by this standard
and/or its subsequent amendments.
b) In addition to the responsibilities conferred by
other sections contained within this standard, it shall
be the duty of a relevant party;
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Penalty fines
a) Maximum fines that may be imposed for exceeding
the applicable standard, breach of permit and failure
to comply with an abatement notice are set out in the
General Environmental Regulations.
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Enforcement procedures
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CLASSIFICATION
QUANTITIES OF DANGEROUS
SUBSTANCES PRESENT
Lower-tier Facility
Higher-tier Facility
Notification
a) The operator of a lower-tier facility shall notify the
Competent Agency if any substance listed in
Appendix A is present, or will be present, at the facility
in a quantity equal to or greater than the threshold
quantities specified in Appendix A column 1 .
b) The notification
information:
shall
include
the
following
i)
ii)
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ii)
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Lower-tier facility:
ii)
Higher-tier facility:
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Systematic hazard
assessment
identification
and
risk
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iii)
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ii)
iii)
Assess
all
possible
health
and
environmental consequences of accidents.
The assessment of the environmental
consequences should include:
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Safety report
a) The operator of higher-tier facilities shall develop a
safety report with the aim of:
i)
ii)
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ii)
iii)
description
of
the
site,
including
geographical
location,
meteorological,
geological and hydrological conditions;
description of the area surrounding it,
including sensitive environments, land use,
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Design or modification of an
establishment or storage facility
installation,
reduce
inventories
substances;
of
hazardous
ii)
iii)
moderate
process
conditions
temperatures, pressures levels);
(lower
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Emergency plan
a) The operator of a facility shall draw up an on-site
and an off-site emergency plan. For this purpose the
operator shall:
i)
ii)
iii)
ii)
iii)
arrangements
for
coordinating
resources necessary to carry out the
off-site emergency plan;
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iv) arrangements
actions; and
v)
for
off-site
mitigatory
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iii)
confirmation
regulation;
on
the
following
of
this
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i)
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relevant
information
of
the
off-site
emergency plan which deals with off-site
effects from an accident; and
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iii)
v)
of
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Inspection
a) Every facility will have an inspection or other control
measure, carried out by the Competent Agency, at a
frequency determined in accordance with the
associated hazard the facility supposes for the humans
and environment.
on
future
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iii)
iv) Ministry
of
Municipality
Resources; and
v)
and
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The threshold quantities considered for the application of this regulation refer to the maximum quantities which
are present or likely to be present at the facility at any time.
(2)
In the case a facility has no individual substance or preparation present in equal or excess amount of the
corresponding threshold quantity, the following rule shall be applied. If the sum of the rule is greater than or
equal to 1 the facility shall be considered within the scope of this standard.
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Lower-tier facilities:
qs1/Ts1 + qs2/Ts1 + qs3/Ts1+.+qsn/Ts1 1
Higher-tier facilities:
qs1/Ts2 + qs2/Ts2 + qs3/Ts2++qsn/Ts2 1
where:
(3)
qs refers to the quantity of each isolated dangerous substance (or category of dangerous substances)
considered in Part 1 or 2 of this Appendix.
Ts1 refers to the corresponding threshold quantity for each substance from column 1 of Parts 1 or 2 of
the present Appendix.
Ts2 refers to the corresponding threshold quantity for each substance from column 2 of Parts 1 or 2 of
the present Appendix.
In the case a substance has more than one of the properties specified in Part 2 of this Appendix, the lowest
threshold quantity shall apply.
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Column 1 (T1)
5
5000
1250
350
10
1
0.2
20
0.3
10
5
10
10
5
5
25
5
50
50
500
Column 2 (T2)
50
10000
5000
2500
50
2
0.1
1
100
0.75
25
50
20
20
50
50
250
50
200
200
5000
0.15
0.01
200
1
2000
2500
25000
0.2
5000
1250
5
1
15
10
0.001
10000
5000
50
1
75
1000
0.5
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Between 15,75 % and 24,5 % per weight (which corresponds to 45 % and 70 % ammonium nitrate
respectively) and with no more than 0,4% total combustible/organic materials.
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More than 24.5 % by weight, except for mixtures of ammonium nitrate with dolomite, limestone, and/or
calcium carbonate with a purity of as a minimum 90%
More than 15.75% by weight for mixtures of ammonium nitrate with and ammonium sulphate.
More than 28 % by weight (which corresponds to 80 % ammonium nitrate) for mixtures of ammonium nitrate
with dolomite, limestone, and/or calcium carbonate with a purity of as a minimum 90%
Ammonium nitrate : Refers to ammonium nitrate and preparations of ammonium nitrate which have an amount
of nitrogen as a result of ammonium nitrate of no more than 0.2% combustible substances:
Between 24.5 % and 28% by weight and with no more than 0.4% combustible materials.
More than 28 % by weight and with no more than 0.2% combustible substances.
4.
Ammonium nitrate. Refers to those materials that have been rejected during the manufacturing process or have
been returned from the final user to a manufacturer, temporary storage or reprocessing plant for reworking,
recycling or treatment for safe use.
5.
Potassium nitrate: Composite potassium nitrate composed of potassium nitrate in granular form.
6.
Potassium nitrate: Composite potassium nitrate composed of potassium nitrate in crystalline form.
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Column 1
5
50
50
50
10
5000
50
5000
10
Column 2
20
200
200
200
50
50000
200
50000
50
100
200
200
500
100
50
500
200
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Or refers to:
Very insensitive substances having mass explosion hazards that are so insensitive that there is very little
probability of initiation or of transition from burning to detonation under normal conditions of carriage.
Extremely insensitive articles which do not have a mass explosion hazard.
2.
Explosive: Refers to a substance or preparation which present a slightly risk in the event of ignition
3.
Flammable Liquids: Refers to substances and preparations having a flash point equal to or greater than 21C and
less than 55C (R10), supporting combustion.
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5.
Highly Flammable Liquids: Refers to substances or preparations which have a flash point lower than 21C and are
not extremely flammable (R11)
6.
Liquid substances and preparations which have a flash point lower than 0 C and the boiling point at normal
pressure is less than less than or equal to 35C (R12).
Gases which are flammable in contact with air at ambient temperature and pressure (R12), which are in a
gaseous or supercritical stage
Flammable and highly flammable liquid substances and preparations maintained at a temperature above their
boiling point