Case Study
ABB supports The Oil and Pipeline Agency (OPA) to comply with Competent Authority (CA) requirements
— OIL AND GAS CASE STUDY - OIL AND PIPELINE AGENCY, SOUTH WEST ENGLAND, UK Revising COMAH safety reports ABB supports The Oil and Pipeline Agency (OPA) to comply with Competent Authority (CA) requirements. OPA owns several ‘top tier’ COMAH sites for the storage and transfer of petroleum products, primarily aviation fuel. To comply with the UK COMAH regulations there is a requirement to prepare a safety report for each site. The reports should detail the nature of major accident hazards and demonstrate the adequacy of measures to prevent and mitigate such events. In addition, the safety reports must be updated every 5 years to reflect changes on the site and to include additional information required by the CA, comprising the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and Environment