Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

Part IIICategories of Substances and Preparations Not Specifically Named in Part II

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Categories of dangerous substancesQuantity in tonnes

1.  VERY TOXIC

520

2.  TOXIC

50200

3.  OXIDISING

50200

4.  EXPLOSIVE (where the substance or preparation falls within the definition given in Note 2(a))

50200

5.  EXPLOSIVE (where the substance or preparation falls within the definition given in Note 2(b))

1050

6.  FLAMMABLE (where the substance or preparation falls within the definition given in Note 3(a))

5,00050,000

7a.  substance or preparation falls within the definition given in Note 3(b)(i))

HIGHLY FLAMMABLE (where the 50200

7b.  substance or preparation falls within the definition given in Note 3(b)(ii))

Highly Flammable liquids (where the 5,00050,000

8.  EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE (where the substance or preparation falls within the definition given in Note 3(c))

1050

9.  DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT in combination with risk phrases:

(i)R50: ‘Very toxic to aquatic organisms’

200500

(ii)R51: ‘Toxic to aquatice organisms’; and R53: ‘May cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment’

5002,000

10.  ANY CLASSIFICATION not covered by those given in combination with risk phrases:

(i)R14: ‘Reacts violently with water’ (including R14/15)

100500

(ii)R29: ‘In contact with water, liberates toxic gas’

50200