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Seveso starts with applicability

Process Safety | Seveso III | Seveso: partire dal campo di applicazione — PS-202611-02
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The first Seveso check starts with substances, not the company's name.
Italian Legislative Decree 105/2015 implements Seveso III. Applicability requires assessment of classifications, quantities and the relevant Annex 1 rules, including aggregation where applicable. Labels such as “small site” or “simple warehouse” cannot establish the answer. A current inventory is an operational starting point: a new substance or changed capacity may alter the assessment.
Distinguish lower-tier and upper-tier establishments and identify the relevant duties rather than assigning identical obligations to every plant.
Who identifies inventory changes before they become a surprise?

The review should make inventory sources, classifications and assumptions traceable. Supply or storage changes also deserve attention in the competent assessment process. Applying Seveso legislation requires a specific legal and technical check: similarity to another establishment does not establish applicability to one’s own site.

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