Is LNG used as fuel considered a hazardous chemical subject to strict regulation?

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It is certain that LNG is considered a hazardous material. However, due to the industry-specific regulatory framework in our country, the hazardous materials referred to by the safety supervision authorities pertain mainly to those within their scope of oversight – that is, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, as well as specialized enterprises involved in the storage and handling of hazardous materials. These are under the supervision of the three departments responsible for safety supervision. The hazardous materials that are subject to heightened supervision are those specified in the documents issued by these three departments. Thus, new LNG projects in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries or those involving specialized storage and handling of hazardous materials fall under their supervision. As for industrial and trade enterprises, they are under the supervision of the fourth department responsible for safety supervision, and such enterprises do not have to comply with the documents issued by the first three departments; the fourth department also has its own set of regulations applicable to industries such as steel manufacturing, metal processing, metallurgy, light industry, and textiles. Since the fourth department does not have specific regulations, those enterprises do not have to follow the documents issued by the first three departments. At present, LNG is primarily used in municipal gas supply systems, and the Ministry of Construction is responsible for overseeing the safety aspects of such systems. This ministry also does not follow the documents issued by the first three departments. Therefore, in terms of regulation, only the chemical and pharmaceutical industries and specialized enterprises involved in the storage and handling of hazardous materials, which are under the supervision of the first three departments, have hazardous materials that are subject to heightened supervision. But the State Administration of Work Safety is responsible for overall work safety across the country, and this falls under the jurisdiction of the first department. Hence, all industries must comply with the regulations related to hazardous materials issued by this department. Do you understand what I’m trying to explain? Also, I think you might be referring to the situation where many industrial enterprises install LNG vaporization stations to use LNG as fuel for their own operations. According to the regulatory framework, each enterprise is supervised by the department responsible for its industry, and that department’s own regulations apply. Currently, the situation nationwide is quite complex. LNG suppliers do not want the safety supervision authorities to get involved, as those authorities have strict requirements. Therefore, they claim that since natural gas is considered part of municipal gas supply, any enterprise that uses LNG falls under municipal gas regulations and is not subject to safety supervision by those authorities. In reality, they are trying to avoid supervision by taking advantage of the ambiguous provisions in certain regulations, such as the Regulations on the Safety Management of Urban Gas Supply. I suggest that you follow the rules and comply with the regulations set forth by the department responsible for your industry’s supervision.