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On Feb 14, 2019, China MEM (Ministry of Emergency Management) published the key work arrangement on hazardous chemicals supervision and control in 2019[1]. The work arrangement focuses on oil-gas pipeline and fireworks safety supervision and non-pharmaceutical precursor chemicals supervision & control.
The main missions in the 2019 work arrangement consist of 6 parts:
Reinforce the major risk control and prevent major accidents
Conduct comprehensive hazardous chemical safety management and special chemical industries and firework safety reform.
Improve supervision and law enforcement and encourage stakeholders to self-regulate
Accelerate the formulation of regulations/standards
Vigorously promote science and technology progress, talent cultivation and social co-governance
Promote grassroots supervisory capacity
Interpretation on key missions
1. Reinforce risk control and prevent major accidents
It is required that key regions (not mentioned yet) should introduce inventories on banned, restricted and controlled hazardous chemicals.
To comprehensively launch and carry out the 3-year expert guidance service for 53 counties [2][3], with the aim to improve supervisory and management capacities.
2. Conduct comprehensive hazardous chemical safety management and reform of special chemical industries and firework regulations
Chemical industry rectification: Improve the safety on chloro-Alkali industry and screen for flammable and explosive toxic gas risks, for instance, vinyl chloride.
3. Accelerate the formulation of regulations/standards
a. Accelerate the implementation of Hazardous Chemical Safety Law and Firework Safety Management Regulation.
b. Expedite the formulation of supervision rules/regulations, including:
Regulations on supervision and management of hazardous chemicals enterprises safe production;
Safety system on oil-gas pipeline high-impact area
Guidance on hazardous chemicals enterprises safety infrastructure construction
Management measures on fireworks new technology application safety
Regulations on the standardization union of non-pharmaceutical precursor chemicals and the safe production of hazardous chemicals
c. Accelerate the formulation of imperative standards, including:
Primary safety technology requirements for hazardous chemicals operation enterprises
Guidelines on chemical process safety management
Norms on safety facility design for oil and gas pipeline construction projects
Identification of major hazard installations for fireworks
Specifications on safety technology for fireworks retail outlets/stores
d. Disseminate and promote information on published regulations/standards, including:
Identification of major hazard installations for hazardous chemicals[4][5]
Risk criteria for hazardous chemicals production unit and storage installations
