UK Environment Agency Trevor Britton and Peter Sargent, UK Health and Safety Executive

UK Legislation, Cultural and Legislative Differences Between the Organizations to Implement Seveso II

Abstract

This paper describes the formation of a new Competent Authority in Great Britain to implement and enforce the Seveso II Directive, and the cultural differences between the organisations that formed the Competent Authority. The paper also describes some of the difficulties encountered in implementing the Directive.

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