Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations 2022
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60 Response to emergencies
(1) An occupier of premises where dangerous goods are stored and handled must respond to an emergency at the premises by ensuring that—
(a) immediate action is taken to assess and control any risk associated with the emergency, including making any plant or equipment associated with the emergency and the surrounding area safe so far as is reasonably practicable; and
(b) only persons essential to carrying out the action referred to in paragraph (a) remain in the vicinity of the emergency; and
(c) the risk to each person engaged by the occupier at the premises to carry out the action referred to in paragraph (a) is reduced so far as is reasonably practicable.
(2) The duties of the occupier under subregulation (1)(b) and (c) do not extend to members of the emergency services authority responding to the emergency.