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	NOVEMBER 2009
		How Much Will a Carbon Tax Cost? Potential for CHP in Ireland Land Use Planning in the Vicinity of COMAH Sites Process Safety: SIL-based Systems Energy Performance in Buildings Environmental Liabilities Regulations

	April 2009
		A Carbon Tax for Ireland? Security of Ireland’s Access to Commercial Oil Supplies The Buncefield Incident: Investigation Board Report The REACH Regulation

	NOVEMBER 2009 ARTICLES
	How Much Will a Carbon Tax Cost? It is widely anticipated that the forthcoming budget will introduce a Carbon Tax. In its September 2009 report the Commission on Taxation put forward a variety of recommendations on how a Carbon Tax should be implemented, including a recommendation on an appropriate rate. More…
	Potential for CHP in Ireland Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) recently published a reported prepared by Byrne Ó Cléirigh on the potential for Combined Heat and Power (CHP) in Ireland. More…
	Land Use Planning in the Vicinity of COMAH Sites The Health & Safety Authority has recently produced a new guidance document on how land use planning decisions will be made in the vicinity of COMAH / Seveso establishments. More…
	Process Safety: SIL-based Systems Electrical or electronic items of equipment can form important elements of process safety systems. It is important that such equipment is suitable for its purpose and that the overall safety system can provide an appropriate level of protection to ensure that the risk is kept as low as reasonably practicable. More…
	Energy Performance in Buildings The EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) contains a range of provisions aimed at improving the energy performance of residential and non-residential buildings, both new-build and existing. More…
	Environmental Liabilities Regulations The recent Environmental Liability Regulations go further than the ‘polluter pays’ principle: operators are also liable for taking preventative actions if their activities cause an imminent threat of environmental damage. More…
	APRIL 2009 ARTICLES
	Security of Ireland’s Access to Commercial Oil Supplies The Irish Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources has recently published a report on a major study of Ireland’s commercial oil supplies. The study was carried out by Byrne Ó Cléirigh in partnership with the London office of Purvin & Gertz. More…
	The Buncefield Incident: Investigation Board Report Following the Vapour Cloud Explosions (VCE) at Buncefield, Hertfordshire, UK in 2005 there is a requirement for operators of bulk oil storage facilities to ensure that all necessary measures are in place to prevent a similar incident occurring at their sites. The Board of the Buncefield Investigation issued their final report in December 2008. While work is still underway to further investigate the mechanism behind the explosion, there is now sufficient information in place to allow operators to conduct assessments of the risk of similar incidents at their facilities. More…
	The REACH Regulation The European REACH Regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals) applies to all chemical substances which are manufactured, imported, placed on the market or used within the European Union, either on their own, in a preparation or in an article. The European Chemical Agency has recently published a list of the pre-registered substances under the REACH Regulation. More…

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