Dangerous chemical safety management is further improved

In order to reverse the frequent occurrence of accidents in the hazardous chemicals field and solve potential safety hazards in the use and transportation of dangerous chemicals, the State Council Legislative Affairs Office and the General Administration of Safety Supervision revised and improved the “Regulations on the Safety Management of Dangerous Chemicals” and recently The “Dangerous Chemicals Safety Management Regulations (Draft for Soliciting Opinions)” was published (referred to as the Exposure Draft).
The main revisions are as follows: (1) The relevant systems and measures for the safety management of hazardous chemicals production, storage, and use have been improved. The inspection and approval system for the establishment of hazardous chemicals production and storage enterprises has been further improved; the relevant provisions of the Safe Production Act have been linked, and regulations have been stipulated for the safety management of new construction, reconstruction, and expansion of construction projects for the production and storage of hazardous chemicals; Chemical safety data sheets and chemical safety labels shall comply with the relevant national standards and relevant national regulations; establish a licensing system for use of dangerous chemicals, etc. 2 Further stricter the safety management of hazardous chemicals operations. The regulations stipulate that the production enterprises and operating enterprises for highly toxic chemicals shall regularly record the records of their sales of highly toxic chemicals to the local public security departments. 3Supplement and improvement of the provisions for the safety of transportation of dangerous chemicals. The contents of the safety management of dangerous chemicals transport vehicles have been added to the regulations; the addition of hazardous chemicals for road transportation has been stipulated. The hazardous chemicals must be strictly loaded in accordance with the verified loading quality of transport vehicles, and the content of over-loading and overloading should be strictly prohibited. 4 Revised and improved the registration system for hazardous chemicals. 5 Improve the provisions on legal liability. The draft of the Exposure increases the types of illegal acts that should be punished, and increases the amount of fines for related illegal activities, and increases punishment.