A Rating System for Safety & Security of Chemical Plants Proposed
(Release ID :99891)
A
Rating system for Safety & Security of Chemical Plants is proposed. The Department of Chemicals and
Petro-Chemicals has come up with a draft for the purpose. All concerned Ministries/Departments, Industrial
Associations, Industries and citizens are requested to send their suggestions
or comments by the end of this month. Such suggestions can be sent by e-mail at dirrt1@rediffmail.com ; arun.agarwal@nic.in or by
post. The department after receiving the
comments from various sources will incorporate them to come out with the final “Chemical
Plant Safety and Security Rating System”.
The Rating System aims to propagate
the need for zero accidents and to incentivize the units having best safety
operational measures.
The draft Rating System envisages a
2-stage methodology for assessment of safe & secure performance of a
facility. The first stage acts as a screening mechanism to filter
out organisations that do not meet even the basic
requirements of safety & security systems essential for a chemical,
petrochemical, and petroleum industry. The second stage is a rigorous
assessment to benchmark the various safety & security systems being
practiced by the organization against the framework stipulated in this
document.
The draft Rating System consists of
19 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and is intended to be used as an
assessment tool for rating the Chemical organizations in respect of the
practices followed by them. The draft
document envisages a star rating system to grade the chemical plants according
to their performance.
Inadequate
awareness about handling of hazardous chemicals and products may lead to
serious accidents with severe consequences on people, property and the
environment. The rating system facilitates safe & secure handling, storage
and processing of hazardous chemicals and in avoiding accidents and occupational
diseases
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(Release ID :99891)
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