Major Accidents Ordinance (MAO)
Originally before Art. 11a.
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Art. 12 Point of contact
1 The cantons shall designate a point of contact, which is responsible for receiving notifications of major accidents at any time and immediately alerting the emergency services. 2 The cantons shall also ensure that a central office is designated, which immediately forwards notifications of major accidents to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) Emergency Desk (ASN).
Para. 2 — Amended by No I of the O of 13 Feb. 2013, in force since 1 April 2013 (AS 2013 749).
Art. 13 Information and alerts
1 The cantons shall inform the public of: a. the geographical location of establishments and transport routes; b. the adjoining areas in accordance with Article 11a paragraph 2. 2 The cantons shall ensure that, in the event of a major accident, the population affected is informed in good time and, if necessary, alerted and advised how to act. 3 They shall also ensure that neighbouring cantons and states are informed in good time and, if necessary, alerted, if major accidents could have significant effects beyond cantonal or national borders.
Art. 13 — Amended by No I of the O of 29 April 2015, in force since 1 June 2015 (AS 2015 1337).
Art. 14 Coordination of emergency services
The cantons shall coordinate the emergency services with the responsible persons’ emergency plans.
Art. 15 Coordination of inspections
As far as possible, the cantons shall coordinate the inspections of establishments and transport routes which they are required to carry out under this and other legislation.
Art. 15 — Amended by No I of the O of 29 April 2015, in force since 1 June 2015 (AS 2015 1337).
Art. 16 Provision of information to the FOEN
1 The cantons shall periodically provide the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) with information in the form of an overview of the hazard potentials and risks within their territory (risk register), together with the measures implemented. 2 To this end, the competent federal and cantonal authorities shall make the necessary information available on request. 3 The above is subject to legal requirements concerning secrecy.
Art. 16 — Amended by No I of the O of 29 April 2015, in force since 1 June 2015 (AS 2015 1337). Para. 1 — Amended by No I of the O of 29 April 2015, in force since 1 June 2015 (AS 2015 1337).