COMAH Public Information Northern Ireland

The Public information relates to operational establishments which are subject to the 2015 Regulations because certain dangerous substances are present at or above the qualifying thresholds in the Regulations.

The information tells you about the type of business and the controls in place to minimise the likelihood of a major accident. You may take reassurance from the fact that many COMAH establishments have existed for a number of years and their operators understand the requirements placed on them to operate safely.

Although the substances used or stored at COMAH establishments can be dangerous, the establishments are strictly regulated under the COMAH Regulations 2015 and have to manage their activities in a way which reduce risks to workers and the public. Operators must take all measures necessary to prevent major accidents and to limit their consequences for people and the environment. This is achieved through appropriate plant design, process control, mitigation measures and emergency procedures.

In Northern Ireland the regulations are enforced by the Competent Authority which comprises jointly the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA).

There are two types (tiers) of establishment which are subject to COMAH, known as ‘Upper Tier’ and ‘Lower Tier’ depending on the quantity of dangerous substances they hold. Upper Tier establishments will hold greater quantities of dangerous substances meaning that additional requirements are placed on them by the Regulations.

The table below list the establishments in Northern Ireland subject to the 2015 Regulations and links to the relevant information about each site. Follow the link on the site name to access the further information.

Seveso status	Plant name	Operator Owner	Town	County
UPPER TIER	Ballylumford Power Station	EP Ballylumford Limited	Larne	Antrim
UPPER TIER	Kilroot Power Station	EP Kilroot Limited	Carrickfergus	Antrim
UPPER TIER	INB Terminals Infrastructure	INB Terminals Infrastructure (NI) Limited	Belfast	Down
UPPER TIER	Calor LPG Terminal	Calor Gas Norther Ireland Limited	Belfast	Down
UPPER TIER	Cloghan Point Oil Terminal	Cloghan Point (Holdings) Limited	Carrickfergus	Antrim
UPPER TIER	Flogas LPG Terminal	DCC Energy Limited	Belfast	Down
Lower tier	Gouldings NI Fertilisers	Gouldings Chemicals Limited	Londonderry	Derry
UPPER TIER	LSS Oil Terminal	LSS Limited	Londonderry	Londonderry
UPPER TIER	Exolum Storage Limited	Exolum Storage Limited	Belfast	Down
UPPER TIER	Bushmills Distillery	The Old Bushmills Distillery Company Limited	Bushmills	Antrim
UPPER TIER	Norbrook	Norbrook Laboratories Limited Carnbane	Newry	Armagh
Lower tier	BOC Gases Belfast	BOC Gases Limited	Belfast	Antrim
Lower tier	Shorts Brothers PLC	Shorts Brothers PLC AeroSystems	Belfast	Down
Lower tier	Brenntag Chemicals	Brenntag UK Limited	Belfast	Down
Lower tier	YARA Fertilisers	Charles Tennant and Company (Northern Ireland) Limited	Belfast	Down
Lower tier	Coolkeeragh Power Station	Coolkeeragh ESB Limited	Maydown	Londonderry
Lower tier	Greenfield Fertilisers	Greenfield Fertilisers Limited	Craigavon	Armagh
Lower tier	Kelgar Haulage (LPG)	Kelgar Limited	Dungannon	Tyrone
Lower tier	Moy Park Dungannon	Moy Park Limited	Dungannon	Tyrone
Lower tier	Orica Quarry Explosives	Orica Blast & Quarry Surveys Limited	Newtownards	Down
Lower tier	Encirc Glass	Encirc Limited	Derrylin	Fermanagh
Lower tier	TTC	Tennants Textile Colours Limited	Belfast	Down
Lower tier	Valero Oil Terminal	Valero Logistics UK Limited	Belfast	Antrim
Lower tier	Kemek Ltd	Kemek Limited	Carrickfergus	Antrim
Lower tier	Norbrook	Norbrook Laboratories Limited Armagh Road	Newry	Armagh
Lower tier	Linergy	Linergy Limited: Granville Industrial Estate	Dungannon	Tyrone
Lower tier	Linergy	Linergy Limited: Glenavy Site	Glenavy	Antrim
Lower tier	Portagas Ltd	Portagas Limited	Armagh	Armagh