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Organisation Tukes has five units : Chemicals, Industry, Products, FINAS, and Information and Development. Approximately 250 Tukes employees work at our offices in Helsinki, Tampere and Rovaniemi. Tukes operates under the guidance of several minis...

The obligations of economic operators as a table Economic operators’ obligations Manufacturer Authorised resentative Importer Fulfilment service provider Distributor Makes only compliant equipment available on the market - CE marking, affixes ( ) ...

Abnormal procedure approved by Tukes Legislation on the transport of dangerous goods takes into account the special characteristics of the different forms of transport, and the technical regulations originating from international agreements are up...

New legislation on the transport of dangerous goods The new Act on the Transport of Dangerous Goods entered into force on 1 September 2023. The purpose of the new legislation is to clarify the responsibilities pertaining to the transport of danger...

Applying for a construction licence and notifications Construction of natural gas pipework and filling stations as well as natural gas storage requires a construction licence issued by Tukes. Tukes's permission is not required for smaller sites. A...

Portable fire extinguishers Portable fire extinguishers refer to portable and manually controlled extinguishers weighing a maximum of 20 kilograms. Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Portable fire extinguishers shall comply with the standar...

Inspections With inspections conducted at chemical facilities, Tukes ensures that the facility complies with the terms of the permit as well as the legislation . You can only start handling and storing dangerous chemicals after passing the commiss...

Other EU legislation potentially applying to machinery In addition to the Machinery Decree, machinery may be subject to other statutes. The relevant statutes depend on the risk assessment performed by the manufacturer. Below is a list of statutes ...

CE marking The CE marking indicates that the manufacturer or authorised representative of the product guarantees that the product conforms to the essential requirements set out in the applicable EU directives and regulations. Products equipped wit...

Surveillance Surveillance is a way for Tukes to ensure that companies comply with legislation and that the companies, equipment, chemicals, products, services and other activities monitored by Tukes are safe and comply with the requirements. The o...

Responsible persons: good practices and appointment A responsible person, operation manager or operation supervisor refers to a person employed by the company and tasked with monitoring that the operation complies with the regulations. Table of Co...

Natural gas pipework, facilities and storage Natural gas pipework consists of an entity formed by transmission, distribution and installation pipelines and storage and equipment that is related to the entity and contains natural gas. Natural gas t...

Operation and maintenance ’Operation and maintenance’ is an area of the process safety system consisting of two elements: safe operation; and property management. The goal of the area is to address process safety systematically in instructions and...

PDF Siting of production plants Guide Description: This guide describes ways to consider the risk of chemical accidents in the placement of production facilities (plants) that handle or store hazardous chemicals and the planning of off-site land u...

Commissioning inspections In the commissioning inspection, Tukes assesses whether the terms set by Tukes in the permit are realised or not. With the terms, Tukes highlights the issues in legislation to which a facility must pay particular attentio...

Conformity of gas cylinders Gas cylinders must be designed, produced, inspected and tested in accordance with the relevant standards. In Finland, the material must be able to withstand temperatures down to -40°C. For an example of the TDG markings...

Safety requirements for chemical piping Companies must ensure that their chemical piping is operating reliably and that it is used safely. The requirements for piping are included in the legislation concerning chemical safety and pressure equipmen...

PDF Safety of hydrogen handling and storage Guide Description: This guide presents hydrogen production, transmission and distribution methods and safe solutions for them. Target group: Operators Date: 23 January 2024 Table of contents Introduction...

The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) investigated what caused the explosion at Helsinki City Theatre on 29 June 2020, and the results are now ready. The explosion was caused by hydrogen gas that got into the sprinkler room from the sprinkler system’s pipes during the system’s maintenance. Together with indoor air, it formed a flammable mix of hydrogen gas and air. There have been no prior incidents in Finland, so it could not have been prepared for.

Tukes approves inspection bodies for the inspection of equipment and installations as well as the certifi-cation of persons in various fields.