On March 29th, 2016, Ex.Ord 43 from the Ministry of Health was
published in the Official Gazzette, which approves the Regulation
for the Storage of Hazardous Substances. This new regulation came
into force on September 26th, 2016, repealing Ex.Ord 78 from 2009
as of this date. In the event of having to modify the facilities to
meet the requirements of the order, there is a 2-year term; whereas
in the mining industry, of which inclusion into the scope of this
order is a novelty, the term can be extended to five years.
Scope
The scope set by Ex.Ord 78 will be maintained, that is: it is
applicable to the storage facilities of hazardous substances, the
latter being understood as those defined in the Chilean Standard
382 of 2013. Radioactive substances, explosives, flammable liquids
and gases, storage made in port unit, infectious substances (class
6 division 2 of the Chilean Standard 382-2012), bulk solids in
extraction industry works (if included, the substances stored
