SCHEDULE 1LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
PART INAMED SUBSTANCES
1 | 2 |
|---|---|
Substance | Notifiable quantity tonnes |
Liquefied petroleum gas, such as commercial propane and commercial butane, and any mixtures thereof held at a pressure greater than 1.4 bar absolute | 25 |
Liquefied petroleum gas, such as commercial propane and commercial butane, and any mixture thereof held under refrigeration at a pressure of 1.4 bar absolute or less | 50 |
Phosgene | 2 |
Chlorine | 10 |
Hydrogen fluoride | 10 |
Sulphur trioxide | 15 |
Acrylonitrile | 20 |
Hydrogen cyanide | 20 |
Carbon disulphide | 20 |
Sulphur dioxide | 20 |
Bromine | 40 |
Ammonia (anhydrous or as solution containing more than 50% by weight of ammonia) | 100 |
Hydrogen | 2 |
Ethylene oxide | 5 |
Propylene oxide | 5 |
tert–Butyl peroxyacetate | 5 |
tert–Butyl peroxyisobutyrate | 5 |
tert–Butyl peroxymaleate | 5 |
tert–Butyl peroxy isopropyl carbonate | 5 |
Dibenzyl peroxydicarbonate | 5 |
2,2–Bis(tert–Butylperoxy)butane | 5 |
1,1–Bis(tert–Butylperoxy)cyclohexane | 5 |
Di–sec–Butyl peroxydicarbonate | 5 |
2,2–Dihydroperoxypropane | 5 |
Di–n–propyl peroxydicarbonate | 5 |
Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide | 5 |
Sodium chlorate | 25 |
Cellulose nitrate other than—(a) cellulose nitrate to which the Explosives Act 1875 applies; or (b) solutions of cellulose nitrate where the nitrogen content of the cellulose nitrate does not exceed 12.3% by weight and the solution contains not more than 55 parts of cellulose nitrate per 100 parts by weight of solution | 50 |
Ammonium nitrate and mixtures of ammonium nitrate where the nitrogen content derived from the ammonium nitrate exceeds 28% of the mixture by weight other than— (a) mixtures to which the Explosives Act 1875 applies; or (b) ammonium nitrate based products manufactured chemically for use as fertiliser which comply with Council Directive 80/876/EEC | 500 |
Aqueous solutions containing more than 90 parts by weight of ammonium nitrate per 100 parts by weight of solution | 500 |
Liquid oxygen | 500 |
PART IICLASSES OF SUBSTANCES NOT SPECIFICALLY NAMED IN PART I
1 | 2 |
|---|---|
Class of Substance | Notifiable quantity tonnes |
1. Gas or any mixture of gases which is flammable in air and is held in the installation as a gas. | 15 |
2. A substance or any mixture of substances which is flammable in air and is normally held in the installation above its boiling point (measured at 1 bar absolute) as a liquid or as a mixture of liquid and gas at a pressure of more than 1.4 bar absolute. | 25 being the total quantity of substances above the boiling points whether held singly or in mixtures. |
3. A liquefied gas or any mixture of liquefied gases, which is flammable in air, has a boiling point of less than 0°C (measured at 1 bar absolute) and is normally held in the installation under refrigeration or cooling at a pressure of 1.4 bar absolute or less. | 50 being the total quantity of substances having boiling points below 0°C whether held singly or in mixtures. |
4. A liquid or any mixture of liquids not included in items 1 to 3 above, which has a flash point of less than 21°C. | 10,000 |