This standard specifies the bases and methods for identifying major hazard installations for hazardous chemicals.
This standard is applicable to production and operation units that produce, store, use and operate hazardous chemicals.
This standard is not applicable to:
a) Nuclear facilities and plants for processing of radioactive substances, with exception of their departments that deal with non-radioactive substances;
b) Military installations;
c) Mining industry, with exception of processing processes and storage activities related to hazardous chemicals;
d) Off-site transportation of hazardous chemicals (including railway, road, waterway, air, pipeline and other transport modes);
e) Offshore oil and gas exploration activities.
2 Normative references
The following documents for the application of this document are essential. Any dated reference, just dated edition applies to this document. For undated references, the latest edition of the normative document (including any amendments) applies.
GB 30000.2 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 2: Explosives
GB 30000.3 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 3: Flammable gases
GB 30000.4 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 4: Aerosols
GB 30000.5 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 5: Oxidizing gases
GB 30000.7 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 7: Flammable liquids
GB 30000.8 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 8: Flammable solids
GB 30000.9 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 9: Self-reactive substances and mixtures
GB 30000.10 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 10: Pyrophoric liquids
GB 30000.11 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 11: Pyrophoric solids
GB 30000.12 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 12: Self-heating substances and mixtures
GB 30000.13 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 13: Substances and mixtures which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
GB 30000.14 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 14: Oxidizing liquids
GB 30000.15 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 15: Oxidizing solids
