Course delivered by SLR Consulting Limited

Under the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations 2015, operators are required to demonstrate that all major accident hazards (MAHs) have been identified. MAH identification is commonly carried out against a list of guidewords, or deviations, intended to identify all potential initiators of MAHs at an establishment.

Included in these guidewords are often a smaller number of environmental initiators, capturing extremes of temperature and weather. However, assessment is typically conducted on current weather patterns, on equipment often designed to older standards.

Climate change is a term used to capture long term changes in the variability and severity of weather patterns, and captures a wider range of effects on a global level. More severe weather conditions may result in equipment operating closer to design extremes, introduce new MAH initiators not previously considered, or affect the ability to operate due to occupational and supply chain issues. 

An example of where climate change has already caused issues in the process industries is flooding and COMAH operators have been required to carry out bespoke risk assessments to demonstrate emergency preparedness against flooding. These requirement are expected to expand in the near future to include other types of climate change.

The training aims to provide learners with an understanding of the potential local and global effects of climate change, to assist with the implementation of a suitable and sufficient risk assessment and adaptation plan. The training will include both presentations and workshop sessions.

Full CIA member companies are entitled to 3 FREE SPACES! All attendees must pre-register and, given the limited spaces on offer, any withdrawals with less than 5 working days’ notice will incur a £50 penalty.

Please email events@cia.org.uk  to book your free place.

The CIA Member rate is £370.00 plus VAT
The Non Member rate is £410.00 plus VAT

£40 discount for second and subsequent delegates applied at checkout 

Please note that these events are for manufacturing, storage, and distribution companies only.

Only register for this event if you are a manufacturer, storage, and distribution company.