Control of Industrial

Major Hazard
(CIMAH)
Regulations 1996
DONE BY
ABDUL LUQMAN BIN PISAL
ALWERN DEE YANTONI
NYEZZELINO RONNY
NURSILYN BINTI ABDULAJID
SITI HADIJAH BINTI MOHAMAD
Background

Middle of 1970
European Community government passed regulations about major
hazard directive in chemical process facilities (SEVESO DIRECTIVE)

1984
Britain enforced the directive, known as the Control of Industrial Major
Hazard (CIMAH) regulations

1996
The government of Malaysia adopted the CIMAH regulations
TERMS Within CIMAH Regulations
1996
Competent Person - An employee or person appointed by the manufacturer and who has
been approved by the Director General to prepare a written report

Register Person An employee or person who has been appointed by an authority to

approve a report such as the report of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Manufacturer - An employer or occupier having control of an industrial activity

Officer - Occupational safety and health officer appointed

Industrial Activity - An operation carried out in an industrial installation involving one or more
hazardous substances, and includes on-site storage and on-site transport which are
associated with the operation
TERM Within CIMAH Regulations
1996
Local Authority - any council or other similar local authority established by any written law
and includes any authority in charge of a Federal Territory established by any written law

Port Authority - any port authority established under any written law

Major Accident - An occurrence including a major emission, fire or explosion resulting from
uncontrolled development in the course of an industrial activity, which leads to serious
danger to persons, whether immediate or delayed, inside or outside an installation, or to the
environment, and involving one or more hazardous substance

Threshold Quantity - In relation to a given hazardous substance or a category(s) of

hazardous substances, means
CIMAH Regulations 1996
CIMAH Objectives :
To prevent major accidents
To limit the consequences to people and environment

This regulations apply to all industrial activities, except :

A nuclear installation
An installation under the armed forces
A vehicle or vessel transporting hazardous substances to or from the site of an
industrial activity
An industrial activity where quantity of hazardous substance equal or less than
10% of threshold quantity of hazardous substance(s)
Obligation of Manufacture And
Employee
Every manufacturer who undertakes an industrial activity shall
comply with the requirements of these Regulations;
as soon as he becomes aware of an imminent danger, take immediate action
to rectify the situation
establish and maintain a good management system for controlling any major accident.
Every employee shall
co-operate with the manufacturer in complying with the requirements of these Regulations;
act to endanger himself or to cause bodily injury to himself or other persons or damage to
life and property
notify the manufacturer as soon as he becomes aware of any potential hazard that is
capable of generating a major accident and shall notify an officer of the potential hazard.
Report On Industrial Activity

The manufacturer shall not undertake any industrial activity to which this Part applies, unless
he has consulted a Competent Person to prepare a written report containing the information
specified in Schedule 6 and has sent a copy of the report at least three months before
commencing that activity.

Where the manufacturer has commenced an industrial activity before the commencement
of these Regulations or has commenced construction of an industrial installation for the
purpose of an industrial activity six months before commencement of these Regulations.

Where an industrial activity has been determined as a major hazard installation, the
manufacturer shall send a copy of the report within twelve months of the date of the
determination.
Modification

Any modification to the industrial activity to which the report relates which can materially
affect the particulars in the report, a Competent Person must prepare a further written report
and has sent a copy of the report to the Director General who will review it and direct the
manufacturer to submit further information within such time as he may specify.
The manufacturer shall be entitled to take urgent and remedial action with respect to an
industrial activity in order to put an end to or prevent imminent danger to life or property.
Update the report every 3 years
Identification and Notification of an
Industrial Activity
Every manufacturer needs to identify an industrial activity within his control and submit to the
Director General the Notification of Industrial Activity Form specified in the Schedule 5:
within three months after the commencement of these Regulations in respect of an
existing installation or an installation which is under construction; or
in respect of a new installation after the commencement of these Regulations, within a
month before the construction thereof
The authority will determine whether the installation :

is a major hazard installation even though quantity of hazardous substance less than
threshold quantity, if the authority feels that installation may cause a major accident.
is not a major hazard installation even though equal or exceed threshold quantity, if the
authority feels that installation is incapable of causing a major accident.
Any change of the status of installation shall be notified to the authority.
Notification Of Major Accidents

Where a major accident occurs on a site, the manufacturer shall notify the nearest
occupational safety and health office of the accident quickly shall provide :
the following information relating to the accident as soon as it becomes available :
the circumstances of the accident;
the hazardous substances involved;
the date available for assessing the effects of the accident on persons and the
environment; and
the emergency measures taken; and
a statement of the steps envisaged to alleviate medium or long term effects of the accident, and
prevent the recurrence of such an accident.
Inform the Public
The manufacturer has to ensure that persons outside the site who are likely to to be affected
by a major accident occurring at the site, are supplied with at least the information specified in
Schedule 3.

The manufacturer shall endeavour to enter into an agreement with the authorities to
disseminate the information specified in Schedule 3 to the persons concerned but the
manufacturer shall remain responsible for the accuracy, completeness and form of the
information supplied.

The manufacturer shall ensure that the information supplied is updated and re-supplied at
appropriate intervals.

The manufacturer shall take all necessary steps before commencing the industrial activity
except for an industrial activity which has already commenced before the commencement of
these Regulations or which has been determined as a major hazard installation, it shall be a
sufficient compliance if the manufacturer takes the necessary steps within six months after the
commencement of the Regulations or from the date of the determination.
 Classification Of Industrial Activity
Submit industrial activity report

Submit onsite Emergency

Response Plan (ERP)
CIMAH REGULATIONS

NON MAJOR HAZARD

QHS Treshold Quantity (TQ)
INSTALLATION (NMHI)

Supply information to public

Supply information to
Quantity of Hazardous
local/port authority (offsite
Substances (QHS)
ERP)

Submit document
demonstration of safe
operation (including element
of ERP)
MAJOR HAZARD INSTALLATION
10% TQ < QHS < TQ
(MHI)
Reference : Guideline of
preparation on Department of
Occupational Safety and
Health (DOSH)
 Emergency Response Plan
For incident which could affect people and the environment inside the works
On Side only
The manufacturer shall prepare and keep an up-to-date and adequate on-site emergency plan and include the name

ERP of the person who is responsible for safety and the names of those who are authorized to take action in the event of an
emergency.
The manufacturer shall ensure that the on-site emergency plan prepared is constantly updated and that every person
on the site who is affected by the plan is informed of its relevant provisions.

The manufacturer shall prepare and submit the on-site emergency to the Director General at least three months before
the commencement of the industrial activity or within three months from the date of the determination for an industrial
activity which has been determined as a major hazard installation.

For incident which could affect people and the environment outside the works
Off Side as well
shall inform the local authority or port authority of that area that his industrial activity is considered capable of producing
a major accident hazard and of the need for the preparation of an off-site emergency plan for the area surrounding his

ERP site
inform the authorities within three months of the commencement, or within three months of the date of the
determination for an industrial activity which has been determined as a major hazard installation

provide the authorities with the information relating to the industrial activity under his control; and afford to the local
authority or port authority upon request all reasonable facilities needed.
CIMAH Indicative Criteria
Indicative Criteria

Explosive Flammable
Toxic Substances Oxiding Substances
Substances Substances

Very Other Highly

Toxic Flammable Flammable
Flammable
Toxic Toxic Liquid Gas
Liquid

TQ = 10 TQ = 10
tonnes tonnes
TQ = 50 TQ = 5 TQ = Less TQ = 5000 TQ = 200 TQ = 50
tonnes tonnes than 1 tonne tonnes tonnes tonnes
PENALTY

The manufacturer who commits an offence against any of the provisions of these
regulations for which no corresponding penalty is provided by the Act shall, on
conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding RM50,000 or to an imprisonment of not
more than two years or to both.

Any employee who commits an offence against any of the provisions of these
regulations for which no corresponding penalty is provided by the Act shall, on
conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding RM1,000 or to an imprisonment of not
more than three months or to both.
Schedules
Schedule 1
Flammable substances
Explosive substances
Toxic substances
Oxidizing substances
Schedule 2
List of substances and quantities
Group 1 - toxic substances (quantity 1 tonne)
Group 2 - toxic substances (quantity 1 tonne)
Group 3 highly reactive substances
Group 4 - explosive substances
Schedule 3
Items of information to be communicated to the public
Schedule 4
Industrial installation
Schedule 5
Notification of industrial activity form
Schedule 6
Information to be included in the report on industrial activity