PART 4EMERGENCY PLANS

Review and testing of emergency plans11

1

A person who has prepared an emergency plan pursuant to a duty imposed on him by these Regulations shall at suitable intervals not exceeding three years—

a

review and where necessary revise the plan; and

b

test the plan and take reasonable steps to arrange for the emergency services to participate in the test to such extent as is necessary,

and any such review shall take into account changes occurring in the establishment to which the plan relates and within the emergency services concerned, new technical knowledge, and knowledge concerning the response to major accidents.

2

The local authority shall endeavour to reach agreement with the operator and the emergency services as to how the off-site emergency plan is to be tested.