EHSQL(Environment,Health,Safety , Quality & Laboratory) Technical services: Why Emergency Planning is required?

Tuesday 29 December 2015

Why Emergency Planning is required?

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The basic concept of this plan is to provide a comprehensive approach for managing emergencies. Four elements of this plan are

ØPrevention - incorporates all those activities that eleminate the probabilityof disaster occuring on-site.

ØPreparedness - includes all activities necessary to ensure a high degree of readiness

ØResponse- measures taken during an incident which minimise damage to life and property.

Ø Recovery – includes those short and long-term activities that return all systems to normal operations.

Why Emergency Planning is required?

Amar Giri <goswami248@gmail.com>

Sep 28

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On site and offsite emergency plans on chemical disaster

Why Emergency Planning is required?

After the incident of Bhopal gas disaster, the Factories Act has been amended and a new chapter i.e. Chapter IVA – provision relating to hazardous processes has been added to the Factories Act with addition of new provisions sec 41A, 41B, 41C, 41D, 41E, 41G & 41H covering all hazardous process industries. Under the provision of Sec 41B(4) 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. This is the statutory provision laid down in the act for preparation of On-site Emergency Plan to control disaster in the factories. Major accidents may cause emergency and it may lead to disaster, which may cause heavy damage to plant, property, harm to person and create adverse affects on production. Many disasters like Bhopal gas tragedy, Chernobyl nuclear disaster etc. have occurred at many places in the world causing heavy loss of life and property. Emergency situation arises all on a sudden and creates havoc and damage to person, property, production and environment. Therefore such situations and risks should be thought in advance and it should be planned before hand to tackle them immediately and control them within the shortest time.

What is emergency?

A major emergency can be defined as an accident/ incident that has potential to cause serious injuries or loss of life. It may cause extensive damage of property, serious disruption both in production and working of factory and may adversely effect the environment. The following factors may cause major emergency.

(i) Plant failure.

(ii) Human error.

(iii) Vehicle crash.

(iv) Sabotage.

(v) Earthquake.

(vi) Natural Calamities.

On-site Emergency:-

If an accident/ incident takes place in a factory, its effects are confined to the factory premises, involving only the persons working in the factory and the property inside the factory it is called as On-site Emergency.

Off-site Emergency:-

If the accident is such that it affects inside the factory are uncontrollable and it may spread outside the factory premises, it is called as Off-site Emergency.

Objectives:- The main objectives of an emergency plan are-

a. to control and contain the incident/ accident and if possible, eliminate it and

b. to minimize the effects of the incident on person, property and environment.

Each major hazardous factory should prepare an emergency plan incorporating details of action to be taken in case of any major accident/ disaster occurring inside the factory. The plan should cover all types of major accident/ occurrences and identify the risk involved in the plant. Mock drills on the plan should be carried out periodically to make the plan foolproof and persons are made fully prepared to fight against any incident in the plant. The plan will vary according to the type of industry and emergency.

Statutory Provision:-

After the Bhopal gas tragedy (1984) and supreme court direction in case of M/S. Sriram Foods and Fertilizers, the Govt. of India has made some important amendments to the Factories Act 1948 in the year 1987 with incorporation of special provisions relating to hazardous process. Under Section 41(B)(4) every occupier is to prepare On-site Emergency Plan and detailed disaster control measures for his factory. Again under provision of Rule 13 of the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules 1989, the occupier shall prepare and keep up to date On-site Emergency plan containing details how major accidents will be dealt with on the site on which the industrial activity is carried on and that plan shall include the name of the person who is responsible for safety on the site and names of those who are authorized to take action in accordance with the plan in case of emergency.

With best regards,
"Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care."
(2015)

Dr. AMAR NATH GIRI

EHSQ , NFCL
M.Sc. -Environmental Science,Ph.D -Environmental Science law & DIPLOMA AS - P.G.D.E.P.L,CES, DCA,
EX IIM LUCKNOW FELLOW, EX RESEARCH SCIENTIST
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