Hazardous Substances (HS) Permit
Any person who wishes to purchase, store and/or use any hazardous substances controlled under the Environmental Protection and Management (Hazardous Substances) Regulations must obtain a Hazardous Substances Permit.
- Validity
- 5 years
- Processing time
- 30 working days upon receipt of complete and accurate submission of all required documents
- Issuing authority
- NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (NEA)
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Who needs the Hazardous Substances (HS) Permit
This licence applies to Singapore businesses registered under the following SSIC industry codes:
- Required to operateDivision 20 — MANUFACTURE OF CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
Includes: 20111 Manufacture of industrial gases and dry ice, 20112 Manufacture of basic industrial acids and alkalis, 20113 Manufacture of basic chemicals (except fertilisers and nitrogen), 20114 Manufacture of solvents
- Required to operateDivision 21 — MANUFACTURE OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS
Includes: 21011 Manufacture of pharmaceutical intermediates and fine chemicals for human use, 21012 Manufacture of pharmaceutical products and preparations for human use, 21013 Manufacture of pharmaceutical products for veterinary use, 21021 Manufacture of vaccines for human use
- Required to operateDivision 26 — MANUFACTURE OF COMPUTER, ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PRODUCTS
Includes: 26111 Manufacture of discrete devices, 26112 Semiconductor wafer fabrication, 26113 Assembly and testing of semiconductors, 26114 Manufacture of solar wafers
Required documents and prerequisites
Items the applicant typically needs ready before submitting:
- Industrial Allocation Approval
- Clearance for use of industrial premises from NEA’s Development Control Department.
- No-Objection Letter (for storage at a 3rd party warehouse)
- Letter of consent (on letterhead) from 3rd party warehouse if hazardous substances will be stored at the 3rd party warehouse’s premises.
- The letter must state the substance name, purity, maximum quantity allowed to be stored at the stated premises.
- The warehouse must have the necessary NEA Hazardous Substances Permit / Licence to store your company’s hazardous substances.
- Emergency Response Plan
- Emergency action plan detailing the company’s response to hazardous substance spills/releases, including:
- emergency contacts,
- clean-up procedure and equipment,
- containment measures,
- engaged TIWCs,
- recovery process,
- and site layout/floor plan indicating the storage location(s) of the hazardous substances.
- ACRA Business Profile
- Current ACRA business profile of company.
- CSC/PE Certification for bulk/fixed storage tanks
- Certificate of Statutory Completion (CSC) or Professional Engineer's (PE) endorsement for bulk/fixed storage tanks.
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