Guidance on oil and gas: offshore pollution response legislation
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Guidance on how to comply with planning and training and for spills
and other oil pollution incidents and what will happen in the event
of an incident. Published 22 January 2013 Last updated 10 October
2019 — see all updates From: Department for Business, Energy
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Guidance on how to comply with planning and training and for spills and other oil pollution incidents and what will happen in the event of an incident.
Published 22 January 2013
Last updated 10 October 2019 — see all updates ContentsPlease note that the below noted content has now been moved onto the Oil and gas: offshore environmental legislation page Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response Co-operation Convention) Regulations 1998Every offshore installation that presents a risk of oil pollution must have an approved Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (OPEP) setting out arrangements for responding to incidents that cause marine pollution by oil. The OPEP must be prepared, submitted and implemented in accordance with the OPRC Regulations and the Department’s “Guidance Notes for Preparing Oil Pollution Emergency Plans”. Regulations
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Other Useful InformationPollution Response in Emergencies Marine Impact Assessment and MonitoringThe PREMIAM website gives guidance and sets standards for post-spill environmental marine monitoring and is intended to act as a guide and resource for UK government agencies advising incident Environment Groups, industries with the potential to cause marine pollution, and the wider UK monitoring community. For further information please contact the Business Support Team at bst@beis.gov.uk or 01224 254138 Offshore Installations (Emergency Pollution Control) Regulations 2002These Regulations provide powers to the Secretary of State to prevent and reduce pollution, and the risk of pollution, following an accident involving an offshore installation where:
The Secretary of State’s role is to monitor, and if necessary intervene, in the event of a threatened or actual pollution incident in connection with an offshore installation. RegulationsGuidance
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