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China has announced a three-year nationwide inspection of the handling of dangerous chemicals following a series of deadly accidents that claimed hundreds of lives.
The government plan calls for a clear delineation of responsibilities among regulators and greater accountability to help ensure public safety.
Deadly Tianjin warehouse explosion: review leads to China moving 10 chemical plants
The survey will evaluate the risks of dangerous chemicals during their production, storage, transport use and disposal and draw up a risk distribution map before March 2018, according to a plan released by the State Council on Tuesday.
Hazardous chemicals like ammonium nitrate, nitrocellulose and sodium cyanide will be on a special watch list, while broader information on other chemicals will be shared among regulators.
The plan calls for dedicated industrial zones where chemicals can be produced or stored, and to set up an integrated platform to reduce risks, manage safety and environmental protection, and coordinate rescue efforts. 
Factories and storage for dangerous chemicals located close to residential areas will be closed or relocated, the cabinet said.Preferential policies and funding would be provided where necessary.
The inspection plan was drawn up after a series of major chemical blasts killed hundreds of people in recent years.
Has China really learned safety lessons after massive Tianjin chemical warehouse explosions?
A massive explosion in Binhai New Area District of Tianjin in August last year was one of the nation’s deadliest and most destructive industrial accidents.
The blast, at a chemical warehouse located close to high-rise residential blocks, killed 173 people and injured some 798 residents.
Twenty five local government officials and workers were accused of dereliction of duty, abuse of power and bribe taking, according to Tianjin’s No 2 Intermediate Court last month.
The chairman of Ruihai International Logistics, owner of the chemical warehouse, was found guilty of paying bribes to obtain storage permits and was handed a suspended death sentence.


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Tianjin warehouse explosion 2015

Twin blasts at a chemical storage facility in Tianjin last year killed 173 people and left nearly 800 injured. Photo: SCMP Pictures

epa04899810 (FILE) A file picture dated 15 August 2015 shows an aerial view of a large hole in the ground in the aftermath of a huge explosion that rocked the port city of Tianjin, China. Eleven port and transport officials are being prosecuted for the chemical blasts that killed 139 people and left 34 missing in Tianjin, China, state media reported on 27 August 2015. Officials working for the port company, transport, work safety, land and customs departments are being probed for 'dereliction of duty' and 'abuse of power,' media reported. Tianjin Ruihai International Logistics is suspected of illegally storing dangerous materials. Twin blasts ripped through the Binhai New Area in the northern Chinese port of Tianjin on 12 August 2015. The cause is still under investigation. EPA/STR CHINA OUT

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