Safety Alert 012 – Coastal Flooding

This safety alert is shared in order to promote learning and improve safety. You should seek appropriate guidance regarding the relevance, accuracy, and completeness of this alert to your circumstances prior to implementation.

A North Sea tidal surge partly flooded a regulated site. The site involved was a lower tier COMAH site storing and blending hazardous
wastes (potentially flammable, toxic and dangerous to the environment). The issue and learning are equally relevant to any industrial
site that has a potential flood risk.

012 PSF Safety Alert – Coastal flood Final v7