Ministry of Emergency Management: Chemical industrial parks with high safety risk levels will implement bans or restrictions on the approval of new projects.

Release Date:

2019-08-29

Recently, the Ministry of Emergency Management issued the “Guidelines for Identifying and Addressing Safety Risks in Chemical Industrial Parks (Trial)” and the “Guidelines for Identifying and Addressing Safety Risks and Hidden Dangers in Enterprises Handling Hazardous Chemicals” (hereinafter referred to as the two guidelines), and convened a video conference to publicize, interpret, and deploy these guidelines. The ministry instructed all localities to earnestly organize and carry out work to identify and address safety risks and hidden dangers in chemical industrial parks and enterprises handling hazardous chemicals, with the aim of comprehensively enhancing the level of safety management.

The Ministry of Emergency Management has mandated the rigorous implementation of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council’s decisions and arrangements for strengthening workplace safety in the handling of hazardous chemicals. Drawing profound lessons from major and especially serious accidents such as the March 21 incident in Xiangshui, Jiangsu, the ministry is focusing on preventing and mitigating significant safety risks associated with hazardous chemicals. In accordance with the requirements of the two guiding documents, it calls for a comprehensive and thorough assessment of safety risks in chemical industrial parks and among hazardous‑chemical enterprises, with the aim of continuously enhancing safety assurance capabilities and standards, resolutely curbing major and especially serious accidents, and safeguarding the lives and property of the people.

The “Two Guidelines” emphasize that leading cadres should take the lead in organizing risk identification and control, and advocate for comprehensive risk‑hazard identification and remediation covering all personnel, the entire process, every aspect, and around the clock. They clearly define the scope of application and basic principles, enumerate specific inspection items, and establish corresponding “Safety Risk Identification and Remediation Checklist for Chemical Industrial Parks” and “Safety Risk and Hazard Identification Form for Hazardous Chemical Enterprises,” thereby addressing key questions such as how to conduct inspections, what to inspect, who is responsible, and how to implement closed‑loop management after inspection. The “Safety Risk Identification and Remediation Checklist for Chemical Industrial Parks” assigns evaluation scores across six areas—establishment, site selection and planning, layout, entry and exit criteria, supporting facilities, integrated safety management, and emergency rescue—and includes 33 inspection items. It also specifies seven special provisions under which a facility is directly deemed non‑compliant, further clarifying the requirements for chemical… The industrial park is classified into four safety risk levels based on the scoring results, enabling tiered and categorized supervision. Chemical parks with high safety risk levels will be subject to a ban on approving new projects or restrictions on project approvals. The “Safety Risk and Hidden Hazard Checklist for Enterprises Handling Hazardous Chemicals” takes the elements of chemical process safety management as its main framework, subdividing into 14 sections, including safety leadership, the safety production responsibility system, job‑specific safety education and operational skills training, design management, trial‑production management, facility‑operation safety management, work‑permit management, and change management. Drawing on lessons learned from past accidents, it sets forth stringent requirements for six categories of serious violations, while also specifying clear provisions regarding inspection methods, frequency, remediation measures, and reporting procedures. For enterprises handling hazardous chemicals that harbor significant hidden hazards, immediate corrective action is mandated; if rectification cannot be achieved in the short term, they shall be ordered by law to suspend production and operations for remediation. Should compliance with safety production standards still not be attained after such remediation, their safety production license shall be revoked in accordance with the law.

The Ministry of Emergency Management has emphasized that emergency management departments at all levels and central enterprises must comprehensively carry out publicity, education, and training on the “Two Guidelines,” guiding chemical industrial parks and hazardous‑chemical enterprises to study them diligently, master their contents, fulfill their responsibilities, and ensure effective implementation. Local emergency management departments at all levels are required to continuously monitor progress, adopt targeted measures in accordance with the principles of “one plan per park” and “one plan per enterprise,” promptly identify and address safety hazards, and effectively manage major safety risks.

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