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UPDATE: Competent Authority guidance on heavy fuel oil (HFO)

This guidance is for operators who have heavy fuel oil (HFO) on site. It refers solely to changes as a result of the introduction of HFO into named substance ’petroleum products‘ mid-February 2014.

The Heavy Fuel Oil (Amendment) Regulations 2014 implement Article 30 of Council Directive 2012/18/EU (’Seveso III‘) by amending the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH).  Read more »