HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
MANAGEMENT DIVISION
ACCIDENT REPORTING PROCEDURE, CONTACT PERSONS WITH E-MAILS,
PHONE NUMBERS, THE ACCIDENT REPORTING PROFORMA AND STATUS OF COMPLIANCE WITH RESPECT
TO THE RULES
ACCIDENT REPORTING PROCEDURE (Under the Manufacture, Storage
and Import of Hazardous Chemicals(MSIHC)
Rules, 1989 )
Rule
5 - Notification of Major Accidents
(1)
Where a major
accident occurs on a site or in a pipe line, the occupier shall 1[within
48 hours notify] the concerned authority as identified in Schedule 5 of that
accident , and furnish thereafter to the concerned authority a report relating
to the accidents in installments, if necessary, in Schedule 6.
(2)
The concerned
authority shall on receipt of the report in accordance with sub-rule 1 of this
rule, shall undertake a full analysis of the major accident and sent the 2
[requisite
information within 90 days to the Ministry] of Environment and
Forests through appropriate channel].
3[(3) An occupier shall notify to the concerned Authority , steps taken to avoid any
repetition
of such occurrence on a site.]
4[(4) The concerned
Authority shall compile information regarding major accidents and make
available a copy of the same to the Ministry of Environment & Forests
through appropriate channel.
(5)
The concerned
Authority shall in writing inform the occupier, of any lacunae which in its
opinion needs to be rectified to avoid major accidents].
CONTACT PERSONS
1
Shri . R.K Vaish, Joint Secretary ,
Ministry of Environment & Forests (Phone
24360634(O) /24107660 ®, Fax: 24363577 E-Mail: vaishrk
@.nic. in ).
2
(O) 26262397(R).,
E mail -nhosabettu @ yahoo.co.uk
OR
Dr.Chhanda
Chowdhury, Addl Director,
Ministry of Environment & Forests( Telefax:23367652(O),
26265899(R) , e mail- chhanda _c @ yahoo.com.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1.
Substituted by Rule 3(a) of the MSIHC (Amendment) Rules,
1994 notified vide S.O. 2882 , dated 3.10.1994
2.
Substituted by Rule 3(b); ibid
The manufacture , Storage and
Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989.
3.
Subs by Rule 3( c ) ; of the Manufacture , Storage and
Import of Hazardous Chemical (Amendment) Rule, 1994 notified vide S.O. No.
2882, dated 3.10.1994.
4.
Inserted by Rule 3(d); ibid.
ACCIDENT REPORTING PROFORMA
SCHEDULE 6
[See rule 5(1) ]
INFORMATION TO BE
FURNISHED REGARDING NOTIFICATION OF A MAJOR ACCIDENT
Report
number…………….
of the particular accident
1. General data
(a)
Name of the
site
(b)
Name and
address of the manufacture
(Also
state telephone/telex number)
(c) (I) Registration
number
(ii)
License number
(As
may have been allotted under
any statute
applicable to the site,
e.g. the
Factories Act)
(d) (I) Nature
of industrial activity
(Mention what is
actually
manufactured
, stored etc.)
(ii)
National
Industrial Classification,
1987
at the four digit level,
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2.
Type of major
accident
Material Fire Emission of
Dangerous
Substance
Substance(s)Emitted………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Description of the major accident
(a)
Date,
shift and hour of the accident
(b)
Department/Section
and exact place where the accident took place.
(c)
The
process/operation undertaken in the Department/Section where the accident took
place.
(Attached
a flow chart, if necessary)
(d)
The
circumstances of the accident and the dangerous substance involved.
4. Emergency measures taken and measures
envisaged
to be taken to alleviate short term
effects of
the accident
5. Causes of the major accident.
Known (to be specified)
Note known
Information
will be supplied as soon as
Possible
6. Nature and extent of damage
(a) Within
the establishment-casualties .
……………….Killed
…………………Injured
………………Poisoned
Persons
exposed to the major accident-…………………………
Material damage
Danger
is still present
Danger no
longer exists
(b) Outside the
establishment
casulaties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Killed
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Injured
.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Poisoned
Persons exposed to the
major accident . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .
Material damage
the anger is
still present
the Danger no longer exists
7. Data available for assessing the
effects of the
accident on
persons and environment
8. Steps already taken or envisaged
(a)
to alleviate
medium or long term effects of
the accident
(b)
to prevent
recurrence of similar major
accidents
(c)
Any other
relevant information
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MSIHC
RULES (2003-04)
S.No. |
STATES |
MSIHC RULES,
1989 amended in October 1994& January 2000 |
|||
|
|
No. MAH Units 1 |
Distt, With MAH
Units 2 |
No. on-Site
Plans prepared 3 |
No of
Off-site Prepared 4 |
1.
|
Andaman
& Nicobar Islands |
Information
not received |
|||
2.
|
Andhra
Pradesh |
120 |
20 |
120 |
8 |
3.
|
Arunachal
Pradesh |
Non-industrial
Area |
|||
4.
|
|
13 |
9 |
9 |
13 |
5.
|
|
Information
not received |
|||
6.
|
|
Information
not received |
|||
7.
|
Chhatisgarh |
21 |
4 |
18 |
5 |
8.
|
Daman& Diu |
Information
not received |
|||
9.
|
Dadra &Nagar Haveli. |
Information
not received |
|||
10.
|
|
16 |
7 |
16 |
1 |
11.
|
|
12 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
12.
|
|
431 |
20 |
431 |
20 |
13.
|
Haryana |
22 |
9 |
22
|
Information
not provided |
14.
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Information not received |
|||
15.
|
Jammu &
Kashmir |
Information
not received |
|||
16.
|
Jharkhand |
Information
not received |
|||
17.
|
Karnataka |
70 |
16 |
70 |
14 |
18.
|
Kerala |
38 |
9 |
38 |
9 |
19.
|
|
Non-industrial
Area |
|||
20.
|
Madhya
Pradesh |
63 |
20
|
63 |
20 |
21.
|
Maharastra |
342 |
11 |
326 |
11 |
22.
|
Manipur |
Information
not received |
|||
23.
|
Meghalaya |
Information
not received |
|||
24.
|
Mizoram |
Non-industrial
Area |
|||
25.
|
Nagaland |
Non-industrial
Area |
|||
26.
|
Orissa |
40 |
14 |
40 |
3 |
27.
|
|
4 |
2 |
4 |
No |
28.
|
|
54
|
10 |
47 |
10 |
29.
|
Rajasthan |
112 |
18 |
109 |
11 |
30.
|
|
Non-industrial
Area |
|||
31.
|
Tamil
Nadu |
115 |
22 |
86 |
7 |
32.
|
Tripura |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
33.
|
Uttar
Pradesh |
92 |
35 |
92 |
1
|
34.
|
Uttaranchal |
13 |
5 |
13 |
Not
provided |
35.
|
|
Information
not received |
|||
|
Total |
1580 |
234 |
1521 |
136 |
No MAH Units
in States/UTs: 1) Arunachal
Pradesh 2)
5)
*Concerned Labour
Departments/Directorate of
Factories/Chief Inspectorate
of
Factories may kindly forward the
updated information to :
Dr.Chhanda Chowdhury
Addl Director, Room No. 566
Hazardous Substances Management Division
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Paryavaran Bhawan ,
C.G.O Complex
Telefax: 23367652(O)
* (To be highlighted )
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF
CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS (EMERGENCY PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE) RULE, 1996 ( 2003-04)
|
States |
SCG |
DCG |
LCG |
1 |
Andhra
Pradesh |
Constituted |
Constituted |
Constituted |
2 |
|
Constituted |
Constituted |
Constituted |
3 |
|
Constituted |
--- |
--- |
4 |
|
Constituted |
Constituted |
1 district only there is no need of
the constitution of LCG |
5 |
Chhatisgarh |
Constituted |
Constitued( 4 district) Rajnandan
is under process |
LCG for Urla
Ind Area constitued , For
other inf
not provided |
6 |
DDelhi |
Constituted |
Constituted |
Constituted |
7 |
|
constituted |
constituted |
-- |
8 |
|
constituted |
constituted |
Constituted |
9 |
Haryana |
Constituted |
---- |
---- |
10 |
Karnataka |
Constituted |
Constituted |
Constituted |
11 |
Kerala |
Constituted |
Constituted |
Constituted |
12 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Constituted |
Constituted |
Constituted |
13 |
Maharastra |
Constituted |
Constituted |
Constituted |
14 |
Meghalaya |
Constituted |
----- |
---- |
15 |
Orissa |
Constituted |
Constituted |
---- |
16 |
|
Constituted |
--- |
Constituted |
17 |
|
Constituted |
Constituted |
Constituted |
18 |
Rajasthan |
Constituted |
Constituted |
Constituted |
19 |
|
Constituted |
Non-industrial state |
|
20 |
Tamil Nadu |
Constituted |
Constituted |
Constituted |
21 |
Tripura |
Constituted |
Constituted |
Constituted |
22 |
U.P |
Constituted |
Constituted |
Constituted |
23 |
W. Bengal |
Constituted |
Constituted |
Constituted |
Non Industrial State/UT- 1) Arunachal Pradesh 2)
5)
*Concerned Labour
Departments/Directorate of
Factories/Chief Inspectorate
of
Factories may kindly forward the
updated information to :
Dr.Chhanda Chowdhury
Addl Director, Room No. 566
Hazardous Substances Management Division
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Paryavaran Bhawan ,
C.G.O Complex
Telefax: 23367652(O)
* (To be highlighted )