# The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995, Paragraph 20: Escape of flammable substances

Extent: E+W+S
Status: prospective

(1) The sudden, uncontrolled release—
(a) inside a building—
(i) of 100 kilograms or more of a flammable liquid,
(ii) of 10 kilograms or more of a flammable liquid at a temperature above its normal boiling point, or
(iii) of 10 kilograms or more of a flammable gas; or
(b) in the open air, of 500 kilograms or more of any of the substances referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above.
(2) In this paragraph, “flammable liquid” and “flammable gas” mean respectively a liquid and a gas so classified in accordance with regulation 5(2), (3) or (5) of the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3163/schedule/2/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/reporting-of-injuries-diseases-and-dangerous-occurrences-regulations-1995/schedule-2/paragraph-20
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