Sector Overview
Chemical and petrochemical facilities need operational licenses accounting for strict industrial and environmental safety standards, given the risks associated with the nature of the manufactured or stored materials.
Chemical material supply contracts carry precise terms related to safe storage and transport, and need drafting that determines each party's responsibility for any potential incident.
Regulatory Framework
This sector falls under specialized industrial and environmental safety regulations, which set operational and storage standards for chemical materials.
How We Work With This Sector
We review operational licenses and safety standards applied to the facility, and help draft supply contracts that clearly define responsibility.
Who We Work With in This Sector
Chemical and petrochemical facilities needing their licenses and safety standards reviewed.
Chemical material supply companies needing contracts accounting for safe storage and transport requirements.
We notice that some new chemical facilities focus on meeting safety standards within the facility's boundaries without adequately reviewing requirements for safely transporting chemical materials outside it, requirements needing a separate license or permit for the carrier specific to the type of material transported, not just a general commercial transport license that doesn't account for the specific nature of the cargo.
Related Services for This Sector
This connects with our energy, oil and gas law service.
For accompanying environmental compliance, this connects with our environmental and water law service.
Common Questions
Do you review safety standards for chemical facilities?
Yes, we review the facility's compliance with these standards as part of our comprehensive review of its regulatory position.
Who bears responsibility for a chemical incident during transport?
This depends on the supply contract terms and source of the incident, and we review this carefully to determine responsibility.