Construction process for new chemical plant projects

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Process for Building New Chemical Plants: 1. Feasibility study (conducted by the enterprise or through an entrusted intermediary agency). 2. Site selection (the enterprise applies to the planning or construction authorities for a site selection approval document and a land use planning permit). 3. Project approval or registration (the enterprise submits an application to the Development and Reform Commission for approval or registration). 4. Environmental impact assessment (carried out by a qualified intermediary agency commissioned by the enterprise). 5. Approval of the environmental impact assessment (the environmental protection department issues approval for the environmental impact report). 1. Request for approval of environmental impact assessment documents for construction projects； 2. Environmental Impact Assessment Report (paper version for approval, and version for public disclosure – the person filling out the environmental protection approval form for the construction project as well as the person handling the matter must sign it in person; information such as evaluation costs must be complete), along with the corresponding electronic version on a CD (the electronic version should have any content related to **confidential or trade secrets removed, along with an explanation of the reasons for such removal) ； 3. Filing documents or other valid basis for project initiation ； 4. Certificate of total amount of major pollutants (not required if the total amount does not need to be confirmed) ； 5. Confirmation of total heavy metal content (not required if confirmation of total heavy metal content is not needed) ； 6. Comments from the environmental protection administrative authorities at the project (district/municipality) level regarding public participation in the environmental impact assessment of the construction project ； 7. Comments on the environmental impact assessment for the planning of the park where it is located ； 8. The site selection opinion from the planning administration department, or the preliminary land use review opinion from the land and resources administration department ； 9. For EIA commissions dated after December 10, 2015, the construction unit must submit supporting documents that meet the requirements set forth in Document No. 162 on environmental protection. VI. Conducting a preliminary safety assessment and preparing a report on occupational disease hazards (the enterprise entrusts a qualified intermediary service agency to carry out this). VII. Review of the preliminary safety assessment report (by experts). VIII. Filing or approval of the preliminary assessment of occupational disease hazards (by the health department). 1. Application for filing or approval of the preliminary assessment of occupational disease hazards for a construction project ； 2. Pre-assessment Report on Occupational Disease Hazards for Construction Projects ； 3. Comments of the project owner on the pre-evaluation report ； 4. Comments of occupational health experts on the pre-evaluation report ； 5. Qualification certificate of the occupational disease hazard pre-assessment agency (photocopy) ； 6. Other documents and materials required by laws, administrative regulations, and rules ； 7. For construction projects involving occupational disease hazard factors related to radiation, the construction unit must submit a pre-evaluation report on radiation protection for the project. IX. Filing of the safety pre-assessment report (the enterprise files it with the safety supervision department) X. Safety review for project establishment (conducted by the safety supervision department) 1. Application form and documents for the review of safety conditions for construction projects ； 2. Demonstration report on the safety conditions of the construction project ； 3. Safety assessment report for construction projects ； 4. Approval (authorization, filing) documents for construction projects and planning-related documents (copies) issued by the investment and urban-rural planning authorities ； 5. Enterprise business license issued by the administrative department for industry and commerce, or the notice of preliminary approval of the enterprise name (copy). XI. **Approval (An approval letter is issued by the safety supervision department after the safety review is passed).** XII. Applying for a business license (The enterprise goes to the industrial and commercial administration department to obtain the license using the approval letter). XIII. Obtaining a land use certificate (The enterprise handles this at the land and resources administration department). XIV. Conducting preliminary design (The enterprise entrusts a qualified design firm to carry out this task). XV. Preliminary design review (The fire department issues a [Fire Design Review Opinion], the health department issues a [Occupational Disease Prevention Design Review Opinion], and the safety supervision department issues a [Safety Design Review Opinion]). 1. Fire design review (1) Application form for fire design review of construction projects ； (2) Legal identity documents of the construction unit, such as its business license ； (3) Permit documents for construction project planning for new construction and expansion projects ； (4) Qualification certification documents of the design unit ； (5) Fire protection design documents ； (6) Power of attorney from the construction entity and a copy of the authorized person’s ID card. 2. Review of occupational disease prevention design (1) Application for review of the design of occupational disease prevention facilities for construction projects ； (2) Approval documents for project initiation (copy) ； (3) Special chapter on the design of occupational disease prevention facilities for construction projects ； (4) Comments of the construction unit on the design document for occupational disease prevention facilities ； (5) Qualification certificate of the design unit for occupational disease prevention facilities of the construction project (photocopy) ； (6) Approval document (copy) for the review of the pre-assessment report on occupational disease hazards in the construction project ； 7. Other documents and materials stipulated by laws, administrative regulations, and rules. 3. Safety design review (1) Application form and documents for the review of safety facility design for construction projects ； (2) Copies of the design qualification certificates from each design firm ； (3) Special section on the design of safety facilities for the construction project. 16. Construction drawing design (carried out by qualified design firms commissioned by the enterprise) 17. Applying for a construction project planning permit (the enterprise goes to the planning department to obtain this permit) 18. Applying for a construction permit (the enterprise goes to the construction department to obtain this permit) 19. Fire safety inspection (after the completion of the construction project, the fire department conducts an inspection to verify compliance) 1. Project completion inspection report ； 2. Certificates of conformity for fire protection product quality ； 3. Certificates showing that building components, building materials, and interior decoration materials with fire protection requirements comply with ** standards or industry standards, as well as factory certification of conformity ； 4. Certificates of compliance for fire protection facilities and electrical fire prevention technology inspections ； 5. Legal identity certificates and qualification level certification documents of the construction, project supervision, and testing entities ； 6. Other materials required by law ； 7. Power of attorney from the project owner and a copy of the authorized person’s ID card. 20. Handling the special equipment use certificate (to be applied for by enterprises at the quality supervision department): 1. Lifting machinery: (1) \"Special Equipment Use Registration Form\" (in two copies, stamped with the official seal) ； (2) Use the organization code certificate of the user unit or the ID card of the owner of the lifting machinery (in cases where an individual citizen owns it) ； (3) Product quality certification ； (4) Installation supervision and inspection certificate or initial inspection report ； (5) List of safety management personnel and operators for special equipment (including names, ID numbers, certificate numbers for special equipment operators, as well as the types, categories, and specific tasks for which they hold certificates), or the original certificates of such personnel ； (6) Table of contents of the safety management system. 2. Boilers: (1) Two copies of the “Boiler Registration Card” (stamped with the official seal) ； (2) Relevant documents regarding safety accessories such as safety valves, rupture discs, and emergency shut-off valves ； (3) Design documents required by safety technical specifications, product quality certification, installation and operation/maintenance instructions, and certificates of supervision and inspection during manufacturing and installation processes ； (4) Inspection report on the safety performance of imported boilers (only for imported boilers) ； (5) Certificate of boiler installation quality ； (6) Boiler water treatment methods and water quality parameters ； (7) Relevant rules and regulations for the safe management of boiler use. For registering the use of the following boilers, it is sufficient to submit the documents specified in items 1 and 2 of the preceding article: (1) Steam boilers with a water capacity of less than 50L ； (2) Steam boilers with a rated steam pressure not exceeding 0.1 Mpa ； (3) Hot water boilers with a rated outlet temperature of less than 120°C and a rated thermal power of not more than 2.8 MW ； The steam (water) distribution cylinder in the boiler room is registered for use along with the boiler; it does not require a separate registration certificate. 3. Qualification licensing for gas cylinders and mobile pressure vessels – (I) Documents required for initial application: (1) “Application Form for Filling Licensing” ； (2) Business license ； (3) Organization Code Certificate ； (4) **Approval documents from relevant departments ； (5) Quality Assurance Manual ； (6) Qualification certificates for management personnel, technical personnel, and operational staff ； (7) Other relevant qualification certificates and documents that need to be submitted. (II) Materials required for applying for additional items or certificate renewal: (1) “Filling Permit Application Form” ； (2) Business license ； (3) Organization Code Certificate ； (4) **Approval documents from relevant departments ； (5) Quality Assurance Manual ； (6) Qualification certificates for management personnel, technical personnel, and operational staff ； (7) Original filling license certificate ； (8) Other relevant qualification certificates and documents that need to be submitted. 4. Pressure Vessels (1) “Use Registration Form” (two copies, stamped with the official seal) ； (2) Organization code certificate of the using unit or personal identification document (applicable to pressure vessels owned by individual citizens) ； (3) Pressure vessel product certificate (including product data sheet) ； (4) Supervision and inspection certificate for pressure vessels (applicable to those requiring supervision and inspection) ； (5) Documentation proving the installation quality of pressure vessels ； (6) Acceptance documents for pressure vessels prior to commissioning ； (7) License for the moving parts of mobile pressure vessel vehicles ； (8) Approval certificate for the installation of a medical oxygen chamber. 21. Trial production (the trial production period approved by the environmental protection authorities) 1. Application form for the registration of the trial production (use) plan for the construction project and related documents ； 2. Trial production (operation) plan for the construction project ； 3. Opinions from various design, construction, and supervision units regarding the trial production (operation) plan for the construction project and whether the conditions for trial production (operation) are met ； 4. Comments from the relevant experts organized by the project owner on the trial production (use) plan ； 5. Reports from various design firms on significant changes in the design of safety facilities ； 6. Reports from various construction units regarding the implementation of safety facility designs during the construction process ； 7. Report on the inspections carried out by the construction unit regarding missing design elements, project quality, and potential hazards in the project, as well as the implementation of corrective measures ； 8. Qualification certificates (copies) of all design and construction units involved in the construction project; qualification certificates of all supervision units or procedures for quality supervision of the construction project (copies) ； 9. Safety qualification certificates of the principal persons in charge of the construction unit and of personnel responsible for work safety, as well as practice qualification certificates of certified safety engineers (copies); list of special operation personnel; proof materials demonstrating that other employees have successfully completed safety education and training ； 10. Explanation on the provision of labor protection supplies for construction projects ； 11. Documents on the work safety responsibility system of the construction unit, list of work safety rules and regulations, list of operating safety procedures for various positions ； 12. Documents (copies) showing that the construction unit has established a work safety management organization and appointed full-time work safety management personnel. 22. Completion acceptance (opinions from the health department regarding the acceptance of occupational disease prevention facilities, opinions from the environmental protection department regarding the completion acceptance of pollution prevention facilities, and opinions from the work safety supervision department regarding the completion acceptance of safety facilities) 1. Acceptance of occupational disease prevention facilities: (i) For construction projects with moderate levels of occupational disease hazards, the construction unit is responsible for organizing the acceptance of the occupational disease prevention facilities itself. Within 30 days after the completion of this acceptance process, it must submit an application for the record-filing of these facilities to the work safety supervision and management department, in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of these regulations. The following documents and materials must be submitted: (1) Application form for the record-filing of occupational disease prevention facilities for a construction project ； (2) Notice of Filing the Pre-assessment Report on Occupational Disease Hazards for the Construction Project (copy) ； (3) Approval documents for the project establishment (copies) ； (4) Special section on the design of occupational disease prevention facilities for construction projects ； (5) Qualification certificate of the institution responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of controls against occupational disease hazards in construction projects (photocopy) ； (6) Evaluation Report on the Control Effect of Occupational Disease Hazards in Construction Projects ； (7) Review comments by occupational health experts on the evaluation report regarding the effectiveness of occupational disease hazard control ； (8) Comments of the construction unit on the evaluation report regarding the effectiveness of controls against occupational disease hazards ； (9) Report on the self-inspection upon completion of occupational disease prevention facilities for construction projects ； (10) Other documents and materials specified by laws, administrative regulations, and rules. (2) When a construction project with relatively severe occupational disease hazards is completed, the construction unit shall, in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of these measures, apply to the work safety supervision and management department for the completion inspection of the occupational disease prevention facilities in that project, and submit the following documents and materials: (1) Application for the completion inspection of the occupational disease prevention facilities in the construction project ； (2) Approval document for the pre-assessment report on occupational disease hazards in construction projects ； (3) Qualification certificate of the institution for evaluating the control effectiveness of occupational disease hazards in construction projects (photocopy) ； (4) Approval documents for project initiation (copy) ； (5) Special section on the design of occupational disease prevention facilities for construction projects ； (6) Evaluation Report on the Control Effect of Occupational Disease Hazards in Construction Projects ； (7) Comments of occupational health experts on the evaluation report on the effectiveness of controls against occupational disease hazards ； (8) Comments of the construction unit on the evaluation report regarding the effectiveness of controls against occupational disease hazards ； (9) Qualification certificates (photocopies) of the construction unit and supervision unit for occupational disease prevention facilities in the construction project ； (10) Other documents and materials specified by laws, administrative regulations, and rules. (III) When conducting the completion inspection for construction projects with serious occupational disease hazards, the project owner shall, in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of these regulations, apply to the work safety supervision and management department for the completion inspection of the occupational disease prevention facilities in such projects, and submit the following documents and materials: Application for the completion inspection of occupational disease prevention facilities in the construction project ； (1) Approval document for the design review of occupational disease prevention facilities in the construction project (copy) ； (2) Qualification certificate of the institution for evaluating the control effectiveness of occupational disease hazards in construction projects (photocopy) ； (3) Evaluation Report on the Control Effect of Occupational Disease Hazards in Construction Projects ； (4) Comments of occupational health experts on the evaluation report on the effectiveness of controls against occupational disease hazards ； (5) Review comments of the construction unit on the evaluation report on the control effectiveness of occupational disease hazards ； (6) Qualification certificates (photocopies) of the construction unit and supervision unit for occupational disease prevention facilities in the construction project ； (7) Other documents and materials required by laws, administrative regulations, and rules. 2. Environmental protection facility acceptance (1) Written request for environmental protection acceptance upon completion of the construction project ； (2) Report on the implementation of environmental protection measures for the construction project ； (3) Public announcement materials for the environmental protection acceptance of completed construction projects prepared by the acceptance monitoring or investigation agency ； (4) Acceptance monitoring or investigation report ； (5) Summary report on environmental supervision (to be submitted by construction projects requiring environmental supervision). 3. Acceptance of safety facilities (1) Application form and documents for the final acceptance of safety facilities in construction projects ； (2) Reports on the construction and supervision of safety facilities for the construction project prepared by the respective construction and supervision units ； (3) Safety acceptance evaluation report for construction project ； (4) Report by the project owner on the trial production (operation) of the construction project, which should include information such as whether any accidents occurred during the trial production (operation) period, the preventive measures taken, and the status of any corrective actions taken ； (5) Proof materials (copies) showing that the construction unit has paid work-related injury insurance premiums for its employees ； (6) Record Form for Filing the Emergency Plan for Chemical Accidents of the construction unit (copy) ； (7) If the production and storage devices (facilities) constitute a **major chemical hazard source**, a copy of the registration certificate for the **major chemical hazard source** must also be submitted. 23. Applying for a work safety license (to be applied for by hazardous **production enterprises to the provincial work safety supervision department): 1. Documents and application form for applying for a work safety license ； 2. Documents on the safety production responsibility system, safety production regulations, and list of job-specific safety procedures ； 3. Copies of the documents establishing a safety production management organization and assigning full-time safety production managers ； 4. Copies of the safety qualification certificates or special operation permits for the principal person in charge, the person responsible for safety, safety management personnel, and those engaged in special operations ； 5. Report on the allocation and use of funds related to work safety; new enterprises shall submit documents outlining the regulations regarding the allocation and use of such funds ； 6. Documentation proving the payment of work-related injury insurance premiums for employees ； 7. **Documentation proving the registration of the emergency response plan for chemical accidents** ； 8. **Copy of chemical registration certificate ； 9. Copy of the business license or copy of the official approval document from the industrial and commercial authorities ； 10. Safety assessment report issued by a qualified intermediary agency ； 11. Copy of the completion acceptance certificate for the new **chemicals production project ； 12. List of emergency rescue organizations or personnel, as well as emergency rescue equipment and facilities. 13. Copies of educational certificates and documents proving work experience of the principal responsible person, the person in charge of safety, and the person in charge of technology ； 14. **Draft for Comments on the Safety Production License for Chemical Manufacturing Enterprises** ； 15. Enterprises with **major chemical hazard sources shall also provide documentation and records proving the registration of such hazard sources and their emergency response plans. Department, enterprise, application