Chapter I: General Provisions

Article 1

To strengthen the safety risk grading, control, and supervision of hazardous chemicals used by industrial manufacturing enterprises in Guangming District and safeguard people's lives and property, these measures are established in accordance with the People's Republic of China Law on Work Safety, the Regulations on the Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals, and other relevant laws and regulations, taking into consideration the district's actual working conditions.

Article 2

These measures apply to the safety risk grading, control, and supervision of hazardous chemicals used by industrial manufacturing enterprises (hereinafter referred to as "enterprises") within the jurisdiction of emergency management departments at all levels in Guangming District.

For hazardous chemical production, operation, ammonia refrigeration, dust explosion hazards, lithium battery production/processing/storage, and other high-risk operations, where national or higher-level regulations specify otherwise, those provisions will take precedence.

Article 3

The approach to safety risk grading, control, and supervision will follow the principles of goal orientation, full coverage, balanced assessment, and focus on key areas, implementing differentiated control measures to improve overall hazardous chemical risk management within industrial manufacturing enterprises in the district.

Chapter II: Basic Information Management

Article 4

Information gathering and management of hazardous chemical usage shall be organized at the district level and implemented by subdistricts.

The District Emergency Management Bureau is responsible for:

- Building an information management system to support digital reporting, review, statistical analysis, special inspections, and risk grading of hazardous chemical usage.

- Guiding subdistrict offices in conducting investigations and refining investigation requirements.

- Conducting random inspections of information reporting and review work by each subdistrict, and issue notifications, rankings, and performance evaluations based on their progress.

Subdistrict emergency offices shall:

- Assign dedicated personnel to manage hazardous chemical information investigations and analyze data regularly.

- Update, verify, and maintain current information, coordinating with enterprises that have newly moved in, relocated, changed production, halted production, ceased operation, or modified processes to ensure timely reporting or cancellation of records.

- Integrate information investigations into routine and grid-based safety inspections, and require enterprises to submit truthful information in a timely manner.

Article 5

Emergency management departments at all levels shall require enterprises to provide detailed hazardous chemical information — types, storage volumes, inventory changes, procurement, suppliers, and storage methods and locations. For substances suspected to be hazardous chemicals, enterprises must obtain safety labels and safety data sheets from suppliers. If the substance nature is unclear, enterprises must fulfill their duty and may engage qualified labs for identification.

Article 6

Emergency management departments at all levels shall require enterprises to accurately report information on hazardous chemical storage facilities such as warehouses, tanks, and cabinets. Storage areas must comply with relevant safety standards.

If hazardous chemicals are stored inside cabinets placed within transit or intermediate warehouses, they shall be managed according to the standards applying to those warehouse types.

Chapter III: Safety Risk Identification and Grading

Article 7

Emergency management departments at all levels shall require enterprises to identify safety risks related to hazardous chemical storage and use, including risks during storage, production processes, and interaction with nearby buildings and facilities.

Article 8

Risk values and grading shall mainly be based on assessed hazards during the storage phase. Emergency management departments shall determine the risk values and levels for the storage of hazardous chemicals in accordance with methods and standards set by the Shenzhen Emergency Management Bureau (based on those officially published and implemented).

Article 9

In accordance with Articles 22 and 32 of the Regulations on the Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals, emergency management departments at all levels shall systematically promote the regular conduct of specialized safety assessments by enterprises engaged in the use of hazardous chemicals for production, and regard these assessments as an effective means of understanding risks in the production process.

Chapter IV: Safety Inspections and Grid-Based Patrols

Article 10

Emergency management departments at all levels shall focus annual safety inspection plans on high-risk enterprises (risk levels 1 and 2), with at least one special inspection per year for their storage and production facilities. Inspections for enterprises with lower risk levels shall be arranged according to available enforcement capacity.

Article 11

Subdistrict emergency offices must conduct professional safety patrols:

- At least quarterly for risk level 1 and 2 enterprises.

- At least once every six months for risk level 3 enterprises.

- At least once yearly for risk level 4 or ungraded enterprises.

For enterprises that have relocated, ceased operations, or changed production, subdistrict emergency offices must conduct special inspections focusing on hazardous waste disposal. Enterprises may not deactivate or delete their information system accounts or records until inspections are complete.

Article 12

Subdistrict emergency offices shall organize grid inspectors and other staff members to conduct safety patrols, using the Shenzhen Hazardous Chemical Safety Production Risk Monitoring and Early Warning System, following prescribed guidelines and standards.

Patrols must comprehensively cover hazardous chemical storage and use areas annually, require immediate rectification of hazards, and verify correction completion. Violations shall be handled lawfully.

Special patrols on enterprises that have relocated, ceased operations, or changed production, shall focus on proper disposal of equipment, facilities, and inventory, documenting findings with reports and photos. For identified safety hazards, enterprises shall be ordered to eliminate them immediately or rectify them within a specified period to ensure a closed-loop management process. Any violations of laws or regulations shall be investigated and handled in accordance with the law. Hazards involving hazardous waste or other safety concerns shall be promptly referred to the relevant authorities, such as environmental protection departments, for proper handling.

Emergency management departments shall adopt “Internet+” and “expert+” approaches to improve inspection effectiveness while minimizing disruption to enterprise operations, in alignment with efforts to optimize the business environment.

Chapter V: Management and Training

Article 13

Emergency management departments at all levels will promote the appointment of hazardous chemical management specialists (full- or part-time) in enterprises with graded hazardous chemical use, specifically responsible for storage and usage safety.

These specialists must have the required knowledge, management skills, and emergency response capabilities, and enterprises shall ensure they receive proper safety education and training.

Article 14

Emergency management departments at all levels should use various channels—such as the internet, books, brochures, and training institutions—to organize safety education for enterprise safety officers, safety management personnel, and hazardous chemicals warehouse managers. Assessments may also be conducted in combination with actual work practices.

Chapter VI: Supply Chain and Flow Supervision

Article 15

Emergency management departments at all levels shall urge enterprises to implement the registration of hazardous chemicals' warehouse entry and exit, inventory checks, and source information, and to report such information truthfully and accurately in the Shenzhen Hazardous Chemicals Work Safety Risk Monitoring and Early Warning System.

Article 16

Subdistrict emergency offices shall remind and urge enterprises to report hazardous waste details—such as types, storage, and disposal—through the ecology and environment department's solid waste management information system. Cases of unsafe storage or disposal shall be referred to environmental authorities for investigation.

Chapter VII: Emergency Plans and Response

Article 17

Subdistrict emergency offices shall urge enterprises with graded hazardous chemical use to prepare specialized emergency plans according to applicable emergency response regulations or incorporate them into overall emergency plans. Plans should specify command structures, responsibilities, response procedures, and specific measures tailored to chemical types, quantity, and storage venues (equipment).

Enterprises shall also develop on-site emergency response plans for hazardous chemical warehouses, and facilities and equipment using hazardous chemicals, outlining emergency duties as well as response measures and precautions. Enterprises with low chemical use and ungraded status need only prepare on-site response plans.

Article 18

Subdistrict emergency offices shall urge enterprises to formulate emergency drill plans and, based on their specific accident risk characteristics, conduct at least one comprehensive or specialized emergency drill annually, and one on-site disposal drill every six months.

Chapter VIII: Supplementary Provisions

Article 19

Key definitions:

Hazardous chemicals: Toxic, corrosive, explosive, flammable, or oxidizing chemicals harmful to humans, facilities, or the environment.

Hazardous chemicals transit warehouse: A warehouse independently established by enterprises that are not professionally engaged in the production, operation, or storage of hazardous chemicals, used for storing hazardous chemicals for the enterprise's own use, and compliant with the requirements of the Code for Fire Protection Design of Buildings (GB 50016).

Hazardous chemicals intermediate warehouse: A storage area located within a factory building, used to store hazardous chemicals (as raw materials or auxiliary materials) to meet the needs of daily continuous production. Warehouses that are independently established but do not meet the safety distance requirements specified in the Code for Fire Protection Design of Buildings (GB 50016) shall be managed as hazardous chemicals intermediate warehouses set up within production areas and shall display appropriate signage indicating their status as intermediate warehouses.

Storage cabinets: Containers for flammable liquids, corrosives, toxins, or compressed gases.

Article 20

Interpretation authority: Guangming District Emergency Management Bureau.

Article 21

Effective from April 23, 2025, valid for five years.