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A service to keep abreast of legislation
Deplan company has a service of updating of environmental legislation "on line" as a tool to identify and dominate the environmental legislation and security applicable to the industry.
Legislation applying to the industry in general include the facilities subject to specific regulation of industrial safety.
The following are, in general, some of the most common industrial facilities affected by specific regulations for industrial safety, are requiring legalization and periodic inspections.
Pressure equipment
Let's start with the pressure equipment, applicable generally for devices without ITC, those whose maximum operating pressure is 1 kg/cm2 (excluded if P < 2 kg/cm2 and V < 10litros). Also for industrial boilers (steam, thermal fluid,...) and pipes of boiler-related fluids, as well as pressure vessels belonging to refrigerating facilities with P > 1bar and V > 15 liters and even cryogenic tanks. It is also applicable to the sector of compressed air (deposit, separators, dryers, filters...). In the case of pressure equipment, with the applicable rules is diverse:
- Directive of pressure equipment (R.D. 769/99), applicable to the design and manufacture of devices, not to your installation.
- Regulation of appliances pressure (R.D. 1244/79 and subsequent amendments) and its instructions techniques complementary (ITC), applicable facilities.
- Existing articles of the regulation of containers to pressure (R.D. 1443/69).
Storage
Another type of possible installation is the storage of chemicals. The scope of application are installations of storage, loading, unloading and transfer of hazardous chemicals (according to the regulations for the classification, packaging and labelling). The latter can be liquid and solid products (flammable, corrosive, harmful, toxic, oxidising, irritant, dangerous for the environment...) and bottles of liquefied gas, flammable, oxidizing, inert, corrosive, toxic...
The applicable law is the regulation of storage of chemical products (R.D. 379/2001).
A type of possible installation is the storage of chemicals. The scope of application are installations of storage, loading, unloading and transfer of hazardous chemicals
Oil installations
We must also mention the oil installations, for use in the own installation: the scope is the facilities of products class B ≥ 50 litres in the internal affairs or ≥ 100 liters abroad. Also the facilities of products class C and D > 1000 litres in the interior or exterior. The applicable legislation is the ITC.MIE.IP-03 (ROYAL DECREE 1523/99).
Other installations
The heating installations in buildings are applicable to facilities or groups of plants with thermal input > 15 kW and installations of water hot with thermal input > 70 kW. The applicable law is the regulation of thermal installations in buildings (R.D. 1751/98 and amending Royal Decree 1218 / 2002).
Cold storage facilities, are applicable to all facilities, except those that use cooling liquid in Group 1 (non-hazardous) with maximum power absorbed<1 kw="" en="" el="" caso="" de="" instalaciones="" frigoríficas="" y="" potencia="" máxima="" absorbida="">< 6="" kw="" en="" el="" caso="" de="" instalaciones="" acondicionadoras="" de="" aire.="" es="" aplicable="" el="" reglamento="" seguridad="" para="" plantas="" e="" instalaciones="" frigoríficas="" (r.d.="">
On the other hand, low voltage installations can be applied to facilities with rated voltage ≤ 1000 V for alternating current and 1,500 V DC ≤, as well as premises of public competition, with risk of fire or explosion and special features. The applicable law is the low voltage Electrotechnical regulation and its ITC (R.D. 842/2002).
In oil installations, for use in the installation, the field of application is the facilities of products class B = 50 liters in the interior or = 100 litres abroad.
Legislation update service
The updating of environmental legislation "on line" Deplan service constitutes an interesting tool to comply with the requirements of the standard ISO 14001 and regulation EMASII. It offers a basic service (compilation of legislation) and a personalized service (sheets of legal requirements and other requirements).
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