COMAH isn’t a paperwork regime. It’s a framework for preventing major accidents. MAPP, SMS, MAH identification, demonstration of control. Used properly, the framework is how compliance and safety become the same job.
Getting the framework right is harder than getting it filed. We see the same implementation gaps repeatedly when we review safety cases.
Our next webinar, on July 29th, walks through them. But before that, there are three checks worth running on your own site this week.
- Does your MAH register reflect the process as it runs today, or as it ran when the safety report was first written?
- For each MAH scenario, can you put your hands on the evidence that the controls perform? PFD records, accredited test data, maintenance logs.
- Does your SMS operationalise your MAPP, or has the gap between intent and practice widened since your last review?
If any of those answers is “not sure,” the framework is doing less than it’s designed to. Our webinar will walk you through how to close the gap.
COMAH frameworks: How to build a defensible safety case
Wednesday 29th July 2026, 3PM
Presenter: Dr Mark Bunch
What we’ll work through:
- The scope of COMAH and where Seveso III principles align for European operators
- What makes a MAPP and SMS defensible under inspection, not just compliant on file
- Hazard identification, risk assessment, and demonstration of control as the backbone of the safety case
- Linking regulatory requirements to operational and engineering controls that hold up in practice
