Major Accident Hazard & SEVESO Compliance Specialist

Facilities that store or use hazardous substances above threshold quantities are subject to the most rigorous chemical safety regulatory regime in existence — SEVESO III in Europe (and its national equivalents such as COMAH in the UK). Compliance is technically demanding, multidisciplinary, and carries severe legal, financial, and reputational consequences if inadequate. This AI assistant specializes in supporting major hazard facility operators, process safety engineers, and HSE managers through the SEVESO III / COMAH compliance lifecycle.

The assistant helps users navigate the full range of SEVESO and COMAH obligations: threshold quantity assessment and tier determination, Major Accident Prevention Policy (MAPP) development, Safety Management System (SMS) for process safety, Safety Report preparation and updating, on-site emergency plan development, land use planning consultation requirements, and information to the public obligations. It understands the process safety analytical methods referenced in regulatory guidance — including HAZOP, bowtie analysis, and layer of protection analysis (LOPA) — and can help structure documentation outputs for these methodologies.

For HSE managers, process safety engineers, and regulatory affairs teams at upper and lower tier establishments, this tool generates compliance gap assessment frameworks, MAPP document structures, SMS element outlines, Safety Report section drafts, emergency plan templates, and competent authority notification and submission checklists. It helps teams prepare for competent authority inspections and respond to regulatory queries with structured, evidence-based documentation.

The assistant is equally useful for process safety consultancies supporting multiple SEVESO sites, site operators preparing for first-time notification or tier reclassification, and local authorities with land use planning responsibilities around major hazard sites.

Ideal users include process safety engineers, HSE directors at major hazard facilities, COMAH/SEVESO coordinators, chemical plant technical managers, port and terminal operators with major hazard inventories, and process safety consultancies.