Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2014

IMPORTANCE OF ON–SITE EMERGENCY PLAN IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES–AN OVERVIEW

C S Vighnesh, M. Neelesh Chandran

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– Safety is an embedded process in the contemporary business scenario. It is an integral part of the business and not an isolated indicator. Unlike prior to 1980, Safety assumes more importance in the light of statutory requirements aiming to secure the life of the employees and to protect the community and the environment where the business is operated. Post Bhopal gas tragedy, more thrust and seriousness put in to manage the emergency situations arise in the Chemical Manufacturing Industries and thus the concept of On–site Emergency Plan came into vogue by amending the Factories Act, 1948. The trigger for the amendment was based on the Supreme Court direction in the matter of M/S. Sriram Foods and Fertilizers Vs the Govt. of India. The apex court urged the government to make some important amendments to the Factories Act 1948 in the year 1987 with incorporation of special provisions relating to hazardous process. Accordingly, the Factories Act has been amended with a new provision of Sec 41B (4) emphasizing that every occupier shall, with the approval of the Chief Inspector of Factories, draw up an On–site Emergency Plan and detailed disaster control measures for his factory and make known to the workers employed therein and to the general public living in the vicinity of the factory the safety measures required to be taken in the event of an accident taking place. Similar thrust was given under provision of Rule 13 of the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules 1989 also. The key deliverables of the On–site Emergency Plan is to prevent the emergency turning into a disaster, to ensure synchronized action from all the coordinating agencies with least possible delay in order to minimize damages to the property, people and environment and also to carryout effective rescue operation and treatment of the causalities. In this context, this paper discusses how Onsite Emergency Plan, being a critical process, plays a major role during emergency situation arise out in the course of operations, projects and maintenance in Chemical Industries.

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C S Vighnesh, M. Neelesh Chandran IMPORTANCE OF ON-SITE EMERGENCY PLAN IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES – AN OVERVIEW Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 10 October 2014

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