Summary of Key Safety Legislation

SUMMARY OF KEY SAFETY LEGISLATION
Program on Safety Legislation by A K Chaturvedi,EQMS INGENUITY (P) LTD ,

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E-mail: akchaturvedi01@eqmsingenuity.org ,www.eqmsingenuity.cpm
INTRODUCTION
1. India is one of the world’s fastest growing economies, with estimated annual GDP growth of 8%,
driven by huge expansion in industries such as chemicals, manufacturing and textiles. However,
while India has had legislation on occupational health and safety for many years, large sections of
the estimated 465 million-strong workforce are not covered by health and safety law, and safety
inspection and enforcement remain small-scale and piecemeal. As a result, work-related injury and
ill health remain enormous problems. For instance, in a 2008 report, the International Labour
Organization (ILO) estimated that in 2003, around 47,000 people were killed in workplace accidents
in India and 356,000 others died as a result of occupational illness
2. The constitution of India enshrines detailed provisions for the rights of the citizens and other
persons and for the principles in the governance of the country labeled as “Directive Principles of
State Policy”. These Directive Principles provide for securing the health and strength of employees,
men and women, that the tender age of children are not abused, that citizens are not forced by
economic necessity to enter avocations unsuited to their age or strength (Article 39), just and
humane conditions of work and maternity relief are provided (Article 42), that the Government shall
take steps, by suitable legislation or in any other way, to secure the participation of employee in the
management of undertakings, establishments or other organizations engaged in any industry
(Article 43A), for ensuring that no child below the age of 14 is employed to work in any factory or
mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment (Article 24).
3. On the basis of these Directive Principles and international instruments, the Government of India
declares its policy, priorities, strategies and purposes through the exercise of its power. The
Government is committed to regulate all economic activities within the country with a view to
ensuring that every working employee is provided with safe and healthful working conditions.
Accordingly, Govt. of India enacted the statutes relating to Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) at
workplaces namely The Mines Act, 1952 and Rules and Regulations framed thereunder; The
Factories Act, 1948 and Rules framed thereunder; Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act,
1986 and Regulations and Rules framed thereunder; The Building and Other Construction Workers
(Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 and Rules framed thereunder; The
Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 and Rules framed thereunder; The Insecticides Act,
1968 and Rules framed thereunder; The Shops and Establishments Act of State Governments; The
Beedi and Cigar Workers’ (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966; The Municipal Solid Waste
(Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986; The
Manufacture, Storage & Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989; The Electricity Act, 2003 etc.
These are some of the important statutes covering OSH aspects of workers. At present,
comprehensive safety and health statutes for regulating OSH at work places exist only in respect of
the four sectors namely, mining, factories, ports, and construction. 1.4 Under the Constitution of
India, Labour is a subject in the concurrent list where both the Central and the State Governments
are competent to enact legislation subject to certain matters being reserved for the Central
Government. Occupational Safety and Health is one of the subjects allotted to Ministry of Labour &
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Employment under the Government of India Allocation of Business Rules. The Ministry of Labour &
Employment, Govt. of India & Labour Departments of the States and Union Territories are
responsible for the safety & health of the workers. Directorate General of Factory Advice Service &
Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) and Directorate General 2 of Mines Safety (DGMS) assist the Ministry in
the technical aspects of Occupational Safety & Health in factories & port sectors and mines
respectively.
4. Although the Constitution of India contains provisions for occupational health and safety, specific
health and safety laws only apply to four industries, meaning significant sections of the country’s
huge workforce remain outside its scope. Four sectors. The constitution of India contains specific
provisions on the occupational health and safety of workers, including a duty on the government to
direct its policies towards ensuring “the health and strength of workers, men and women, and the
tender age of children, are not abused”. However, despite this, health and safety laws currently only
cover four industry sectors: factories, mines, ports and construction, and in many cases, only apply
to workplaces of a certain size.
5. The main health and safety legislation in India for manufacturing sector is the Factories Act 1948,
which is closely based on the principles and requirements of the UK’s Health and Safety at Work Act
1974. The legislation applies to factories involved in manufacturing activities that consume power
and employ ten or more people, and to non-power consuming factories employing more than 20
people. In essence, it places a general duty on factory owners to ensure, as far is reasonably
practicable, the health, safety and welfare of their staff, through steps such as the provision of safe
plant and systems of work, and suitable information, instruction, training and supervision. It also
contains specific duties on issues such as registering factories, maximum working hours, working
temperature, machinery guarding, fire safety and sanitation. In addition, the Act prohibits the
employment of children under 14 in any factory, requires factories employing more than 1,000
people to appoint internal safety officers and requires factories with more than 500 workers to
appoint welfare officers. The Act is enforced by local factory inspectorates in India’s 28 states, who
also have the power to set their own additional rules under the legislation. The other major health
and safety legislation in India includes:
• The Dock Workers (Safety, Health & Welfare Act) 1986 – which covers the health, safety and
welfare aspects of the loading and unloading of cargo, and is enforced by Inspectorates of Docks
Safety at India’s 11 major ports
• The Mines Act 1952 – which includes requirements for ensuring the health and safety and
welfare of workers in coal, metal and oil mines
• The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986 – which prohibits the employment of
children under 14 in certain specified hazardous processes, including construction work
• The Plantation Labour Act 1951 – which requires the provision of welfare facilities and
arrangements on plantations of five hectares or more where 15 people are employed, including
medical facilities, drinking water, sanitation, maximum working hours and rest periods.
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6. In addition, the Indian construction industry is subject to certain health and safety rules. In
particular, the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions
of Service) Act 1996 sets out health, safety and welfare requirements for construction companies
(“establishments”) employing 10 or more workers on projects costing more than Rs 10 lakh (one
million rupees, approximately. This includes a requirement to register the construction business
with the relevant authorities, to appoint a safety officer and establish a safety committee where 500
workers or more are employed. Breaches of the Act’s health and safety provisions can result in a
fine, imprisonment of up to three months, or both.
7. Meanwhile, the Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act 1996 allows state
governments and Union Territories to impose a 1% levy (cuss) on construction projects costing more
than Rs 10 lakh to fund state welfare schemes providing financial assistance to workers and their
families in the event of accidents.
8. In terms of the overall strategy for occupational safety and health and its enforcement, a range of
bodies are involved, a fact which pressure groups say undermines the law’s effectiveness and makes
it difficult to coordinate efforts in this area. In particular, the central government and the Ministry of
Labour oversee the formulation of national policy and legislation, while the Labour Departments of
India’s 28 States and seven Union Territories are responsible for implementing and enforcing the
Factories Act through their factory inspectorates.
9. Meanwhile, the Directorate General, Factory Advice Services and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) – an
agency of the central government – advises on the formulation of national health and safety policies
for factories and docks and liaises with the state factory inspectorates on implementation of the
Factories Act. DGFASLI also enforces health and safety legislation in India’s 11 major ports, though
its Inspectorates of Docks Safety.
10. Responsibility for health and safety in mines, meanwhile, rests with the Directorate General of
Mines Safety (DGMA), and state governments are responsible for enforcing the Plantation Labour
Act 1951.
CHALLENGES
11. Although health and safety law exists for some sectors of business and industry in India, huge tracts
of the workforce remain outside its scope, and furthermore critics say health and safety law is
poorly enforced and regulators are chronically under-resourced. For example, its 2012
report, Invisible Victims of Development: Workers’ Health and Safety in Asia, the Asian Monitor
Resource Centre (AMRC), a pressure group for better labour rights, claims that more than 90% of
India’s workforce falls outside the scope of the Factories Act, the main piece of safety legislation. It
also argues that many of the small manufacturing enterprises not covered by the Act may be
engaged in highly hazardous activities, such as the manufacture of harmful substances or work with
dangerous chemicals, and that workers in education, transport, health care and local government –
and agricultural laborers, a huge sector – have no legal health and safety protection at all.
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12. The AMRC also says health and safety enforcement is poor and regulators are severely under-
staffed, with just one factory inspector for every 506 registered factories, a situation it describes as
“grossly inadequate” for a country with a population of 1.2 billion. Indeed, official government
statistics show that in September 2011 the docks safety inspectorate of the DGFASLI employed just
42 people, while DGFASLI’s total staff numbers stood at just 263.
13. In addition, there are concerns about the effectiveness of the systems for reporting and recording
work-related injuries and cases of ill health, which commentators say make it difficult to measure
the scale of existing problems and trends. For instance, there is no requirement to report accidents
and ill health in many industry sectors, and many of India’s states are thought to fail to provide
suitable accident and ill health data returns. Indeed, the ILO is forced to estimate the number of
work-related deaths and injuries in India due to a lack of accurate official statistics. From the above,
it is clear there is much work to do be done to drive India’s occupational safety and health
performance.
COMPENSATION FOR INJURY AND ILL HEALTH

14. India also has legislation allowing certain workers and their families to claim compensation for work-
related injury and ill health. In particular, under the Employees Compensation Act 1923, employers
in charge of factories, mines, plantations, construction work, “mechanically propelled vehicles” and
certain other hazardous occupations must pay compensation to employees and their dependants in
the case of work-related fatalities and serious injuries and certain occupational accidents.
15. The Employees State Insurance Act 1948 (ESI) is a social security scheme that provides health care
and cash benefit payments in the event of employment injury (including certain occupational
diseases), sickness and maternity to employees working in “non-seasonal” factories that use power
and employ 10 or more employees. Funded by contributions from employers and employers, the ESI
scheme provides medical care for injured workers and pensions to the dependents of those who die
of work-related injury and ill health.
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KEY OHS LEGISLATION TO BE COVERE IN TRAINING PROGRAME
This training programe covers the following legislation in general.
SR. NO. NAME OF LEGISLATION
1. NATIONAL BUILDING CODE,2016
2. THE FACTORY ACT & RULES
3. THE PETROLEUM ACT ,1934 & RULES, 2002
4. THE GAS CYLINDER RULE, 2016
5. THE SMPV RULES,2016
6. INDIAN BOILER RULES,1950
7. THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLE RULES,1959
8. THE CEA (MEASURES RELATING TO SAFETY AND ELECTRIC SAFETY) RULES,2010
9. THE MANUFACTURE, STORAGE & IMPORT OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS RULES,

2000
SELECT REQUIREMENTS
The section below provides select requirements of above rules for general understanding as these
shall be referred in training. The specific interests, issues , legal cases, case examples and exercises
shall be dealt in training program by the trainer.
THE FACTORY ACT 1948 & RULES
Objective : An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories. Rules have
variations at state levels.
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Index of Content: Chapters I to XI; First, Second, Third Schedule, Forms 1 to 35
Key Definitions: Adult, Adolescent, Calendar Year, Child, Competent Person, Hazardous Processes,
Young Person, Day, Week, Power, Prime Mover, Transmission Machinery, Manufacturing Process,
Worker, Factory, Occupier, Prescribed / Qualified Medical Practitioner, Manager
▪ Approval of Plans
▪ No use of premises as a factory unless plans are approved/ license is obtained.
▪ Prior Registration and Licensing of Factories General Duties of the Occupier
▪ To ensure reasonably practicable health, safety and welfare of all workers while they are at
work in the factory
▪ Except such cases as may be prescribed, every occupier shall prepare statement of his general
policy w.r.t. Health and Safety of Workers and communicate the same to workers.
▪ General Duties of the Manufacturer as regards to articles/ substances for use in factories.
▪ To ensure as reasonably practicable the article is safe and without risk to the workers when
properly use/ carry out test & examination/ undertake steps as necessary including providing
adequate information. Fencing of Machinery
▪ (Moving parts/ Prime movers/ Fly wheels/ Stock bars/ Electric Generators/ Motors/ Rotary
Converters/ Transmission Machinery/ Any dangerous part) / Special precautions for
adjustments/ lubrication for machinery in motion / (Further safety precautions are prescribed
for dangerous machines)
• SCHEDULE I –Textiles including Cotton, Silk, Asbestos, Staple Fibre or any Artificial Fibre
and Jute.
• SCHEDULE II - Cotton ginning machinery
• SCHEDULE III - Wood working machinery
• SCHEDULE IV – Rubber and Plastic Mills
• SCHEDULE V - Centrifugal Machines
• SCHEDULE VI – Shears, Slitters and Guillotine Machines
• SCHEDULE VII – Agitators and Mixing Machines
• SCHEDULE VIII – Leather, Plastic and Rubber Stripper Machines.
• SCHEDULE IX – General (Guarding/ completely encased
▪ Hoists & Lifts
▪ Properly maintained and to be thoroughly examined by a competent person at least once in

every six months and maintenance of register in the prescribed format / Display of
maximum safe working load/ Inter locking facilities for gates
• Lifting Machines/ Chains/ Ropes/ Cranes / Lifting Tackles
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▪ Properly maintained and to be thoroughly examined by a competent person at least once in

every twelve months and maintenance of register in the prescribed format./ display of
identification mark or table showing the safe working load of lifting machines, chains, ropes,
tackles
▪ Display of load bearing table for lifting tackles
▪ Zip Cranes to have automatic safe working load indicator and other safety precautions.
▪ Pressure Vessels / Plants
Display of safe design pressure/ maximum permissible working pressure/ date of the last
examination. Safety measures such as safety valves / pressure gauges / stop valves/ suitable
drain valve/ competent person who thoroughly examined externally once in every six months
and internally once in every 12 months/ hydraulically testing not more than 4 years
Register of pressure plant/ pressure vessels .
▪ Safety Officers
▪ If numbers of workers equal to or more than 1000

▪ As notified by the State Government, in case of dangerous processes.
▪ Provisions related to Hazardous Processes
▪ Approval / permission by State Site Appraisal Committee specifically constituted by State

Govt. for initial location of the factory involving hazardous processes
▪ Specific Responsibility of the Occupier
▪ Appoint persons with qualification and experience in handling of hazardous substances
▪ Provide for medical examination of every worker employed in Hazardous process - once
before employment/ once in a period of a six months and maintain Health Register i
▪ No person to be employed first time without a Certificate of Fitness
▪ OHS Centre
▪ Retainer ship basis factory medical officers upto 50 workers
▪ Part-time factory medical officers more 51 to 200 workers
▪ Full-time factory medical officers more than 200 workers
▪ Prescribed facilities/ equipment
▪ Ambulance Van
▪ Arrangements allowed with nearby hospital in case of less than 200 workers.
▪ Specification for Facilities
▪ Dangerous Operations
▪ State Government to specify the manufacturing process or operation as dangerous
operation
▪ Notice of Certain Accidents
▪ Accidents resulting in Death or of serious nature: Within 4 hours of the happening of the
accident as per ESI Regulations 1950), to inspector, Administrative medical officer, ESI,
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District Magistrate, Police Station, Nearest Relative. ( Note : Forms for accident reporting
and time frame to report may vary from state to state).
▪ Notice of Dangerous Occurrence
▪ Dangerous occurrence (within 12 hrs. immediately following the occurrence to inspector.
▪ Notice of Certain Accidents which prevented from working for a period of 48 Hours or more
within 24 hrs. immediately following the accident to inspector, Administrative medical
officer, ESI, District Magistrate, Police Station, Nearest Relative.
THE PETROLEUM ACT, 1934 (AS AMENDED TILL 1977) AND THE PETROLEUM RULES, 1976 (AS
AMENDED TILL 2002
An act to provide the Rules relating to import, transport, storage, production, refining and blending of
petroleum
▪ Licensing Requirements
Petroleum Class B
▪ If the total quantity in possession at any one place does not exceed 2500 liters and none of
it is contained in a receptacle exceeding 1000 Litres in capacity.
Petroleum Class C
▪ If the total quantity in possession at any one place does not exceed 45,000 Liters and such
petroleum is transported or stored in accordance with the rules under Section 4.
Petroleum Class A
▪ In case it is not intended for sale and the total quantity in his possession does not exceed 30
Litres.
▪ Restriction on delivery and dispatch of petroleum
▪ Prohibition of employment of children
▪ Obtain License for Transportation in bulk of petroleum Classes A and B by road.
▪ Precaution against Static Charge
▪ Precaution against Static Charge
▪ Certificate of Electrical Installation:
▪ Certificate of Electrical Installation:
▪ Specification for Earthing are prescribed
▪ Obtain Prior Approval of Specification and Plans of premises proposed to be licensed for storage.
▪ Notice of Accident: In case of loss of life or serious injury to a person or a property. Occupier to
report accidents to CCE and other authorities during handling, transportation, storage, filling of gas
cylinders in case of loss of human life or serious injury to human life or property.
a. Chief Controller of Explosives of the area through telegraphic message followed by a letter giving
particulars of the occurrence within 24 hours
b. District Magistrate
c. Officer In-charge of the Police Station
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THE GAS CYLINDERS RULES,2016
Objective : Control on Compressed Gas Cylinder Filing, Possession, Transport, Use and Handling.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) has published Gas
Cylinders Rules, 2016 in supersession of the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2004 on 22nd November, 2016.
Important definitions of the said rules are mentioned below;
Auto LPG: liquefied petroleum gas meant for automotive fuel conforming to specificationIS:14861;
Composite cylinder: a cylinder made of resin impregnated continuous filament wound over metallic or a
non-metallic liner. Composite cylinders using non-metallic liners are referred to as all composite
cylinders;
Compressed gas: any permanent gas, liquefiable gas or gas dissolved in liquid under pressure or gas
mixture which in a closed gas cylinder exercises a pressure either exceeding 2.5 kgf/cm2 abs(1.5 kgf/
cm2 gauge) at +15° C or a pressure exceeding 3kgf/ cm2 abs (2 kgf/ cm2 gauge) at + 50° C or both
including cryogenic liquids;
Compressed Bio Gas (CBG): the mixture of hydrocarbon gases and vapours consisting mainly of
Methane in gaseous form, which has been produced by the decomposition of animal and plant waste,
purified and compressed for use as an automotive fuel and industrial application;
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG): mixtures of hydrocarbon gases and vapours, consisting mainly of
Methane or suitable mixture of Hydrogen and Methane in gaseous form, which has been compressed
for use as automotive fuel and industrial application and includes Compressed Bio Gas;
Composite CNG dispensing unit: an integrated unit comprising of CNG storage cascade,
CNG compressor and CNG dispensing unit integrally attached with each other and installed inside an
enclosure box;
Cryogenic container: a double walled insulated closed metal container having volume exceeding 500 ml
but not exceeding 1000 liters intended for filling, storage and transport of cryogenic liquid fabricated
as per codes approved by the Chief Controller;
Cryogenic liquid: liquid form of permanent gas having normal boiling point below minus150° C;
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Cylinder testing station: facilities and infrastructure for periodical testing and examination of cylinder;
Dissolved acetylene cylinder: a cylinder having a valve and with or without safety devices ,containing
porous mass, a solvent for the storage of dissolved acetylene and at least sufficient quantity of
acetylene to saturate acetone as solvent at atmospheric pressure and at a temperature of+15° C;
Dissolved gas: a gas which is dissolved under pressure in a fluid solvent appropriate to the particular
gas;
Filling pressure: the maximum permissible gauge pressure, converted to + 15° C, at which a gas cylinder
for permanent gas or gas dissolved under pressure can be filled;
Filling ratio: the ratio of the weight of a liquefiable gas introduced in the cylinder to the weight of the
water that the cylinders will hold at 15°C;
Flammable gas: any gas which, if either a mixture of 13 percent or less (by volume) with air forms a
flammable mixture or the flammability range with air is greater than 12 percent regardless of the lower
limit and these limits shall be determined at atmospheric temperature and pressure;
Gas cylinder or cylinder: any closed metal container having a volume exceeding 500 ml but not
exceeding 1000 liters intended for the storage and transport of compressed gas, including any liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG) container or compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder fitted to a motor vehicle as its
fuel tank but not including any other such container fitted to a special transport or under carriage and
includes a composite cylinder and cryogenic container, however, the water capacity of cylinder used for
storage of CNG, nitrogen, compressed air, etc., may exceed 1000 liters up to 3000liters provided the
diameter of such cylinder does not exceed 60 cm;
Gas cylinders cascade: a battery of cylinders connected with each other, a tube trailer, multiple element
gas containers and bundle of cylinders, conforming to the specifications BS EN-13769, BSEN-13807, ISO-
10961 or any other specification accepted by the Chief Controller;
High pressure liquefiable gas: a liquefiable gas having a critical temperature between - 10°C and + 70° C;
Hydrostatic stretch test: subjecting the cylinder to a hydrostatic pressure equal to the test pressure of
the cylinder and recording the permanent stretch undergone by the cylinder;
Inert gas: a gas which is resistant to chemical action under normally encountered conditions;
Liquefiable gas: a gas that may be liquefied by pressure at -10° C but will be completely vaporized when
in equilibrium with normal atmospheric pressure (760 mm. Hg) at 17.5°C which value shall be increased
to 30°C for toxic gases;
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Liquefied petroleum gas: any material, which comprises predominantly of any of the following
hydrocarbons or mixture of them with vapour pressure not exceeding 16.87 kg/cm2 (gauge) at 65° C;
Propane (C3H8), propylene (C3H6), butane ((C4H10), (n-butane and iso-butane) and butylene (C4H8);
Poisonous or toxic gas: a gas which has a maximum allowable concentration in air for human respiration
not exceeding 100 mg/m3 at 15°C and 1 kgf/cm2 absolute pressure;
Filling, possession, import and transport of cylinder:
(1) No person shall fill any cylinder with any compressed gas or import, possess or transport any cylinder
so filled or intended to be filled with such gas unless-
(a) such cylinder and its valve have been constructed to a type and standard specified in Schedule I as
amended from time to time by an order issued by Chief Controller;
(b)the test and inspection certificates issued by the inspecting authority in respect of cylinder and its
valve are made available to the Chief Controller and prior approval of the said authority is obtained.
(2) For obtaining approval, the following particulars shall be submitted to the Chief Controller, namely:-
(i) total number and serial numbers of the cylinders;
(ii) name and address of the manufacturer of the cylinders;
(iii) specification of the cylinder and the valve;
(iv) previous approval, if any;
(v) the test and inspection certificates in respect of the cylinders;
(vi) the test and inspection certificate pertaining to the valves fitted or to be fitted to the cylinder;
(vii) a scrutiny fee as per Schedule V.
(3) Any person desiring to manufacture cylinders, valves, LPG regulators attached to self-closing valves,
multi-function valves and other fittings shall obtain approval from the Chief Controller and in order to
seek such approval, submit the particulars set forth in Schedule III and a scrutiny fees as Per Schedule V
together with design drawings and calculations duly endorsed by inspecting Authority
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(4a) the cylinder has passed the hydrostatic test or hydrostatic stretch test, as the case may be, within
the period specified in these rules and the pressure applied during the test shall be the test pressure
marked on the cylinder;
(4b) the cylinder is not filled with-
(i) any liquefiable gas in excess of the filling ratio specified in IS:3710 for low pressure liquefiable
gases and IS:15975 for high pressure liquefiable gases;
(ii) any permanent gas at a pressure in excess of the pressure for which the cylinder is designed;
(4c) a separate record of the cylinder tested and filled is maintained at the filling station;
(4d) the filled cylinders are removed from the filling station and shipped off as expeditiously as possible.
Safety relief devices
(1) The cylinders manufactured in India, if fitted with safety relief devices in their bodies, shall have such
safety devices manufactured and maintained in accordance with IS: 5903.
(2) The cylinders containing obnoxious or poisonous gases shall not be provided with any safety device.
(3) The cylinders manufactured in foreign countries, approved for use in this country, if fitted with safety
relief devices shall have these devices fully maintained in accordance with the requirements of the
specification to which they were originally made.
Markings on cylinders
(1) The markings on cylinder shall be as follows:-
(a) Every cylinder shall be clearly and permanently marked in accordance with following conditions by
stamping, engraving or similar processes, namely:-
(i) on the shoulder of the cylinder which shall be reinforced by forging or other means; or
(ii) on such a part which is inseparably bound with the cylinder and which is not or only negligibly
effected by the stresses due to the gas pressure within it;
(b) the name plate shall not be affixed to the cylinder by soldering if there is a risk of corrosion or
embitterment;
(c) in conjunction with the original marking, space shall be provided for stamping the test date obtained
at the periodic inspection;
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(d) markings shall be so carried out and the letters and numerals used shall be of such shape and size
that the marking is clear and easily readable and does not give place for misreading.
Markings on valve: The valve fitted to the cylinder shall be clearly and durably marked in accordance
with the following provisions by stamping, engraving or similar processes, namely:-
i. the specification of the valve;
ii. year and month or quarter of manufacture
iii. manufacturer's symbol;
iv. working pressure;
v. the name or chemical symbol of the gas for which the valve is to be used;
vi. the type of screw threads on the outlet, in case of left handed as (L.H.);
vii. inspector's stamp;
viii. where dip tubes are provided, special indications shall be given by a clear and durable marking on
the valve or on a badge fixed between the valve and the cylinder and the total length in millimeter of
the tube shall also be indicated.
Identification colours
(1) Every person filling any cylinder with any compressed gas shall, before it is storedIS:4379 for
industrial cylinders, IS:15683 or IS:2878 for fire extinguishers and IS:3933 for medical cylinders.
(2) The cylinders used for new gases and gas which identification colours are not provided shall be
painted with the colours indicated in the following table, namely: -
Name of the gas contained in Colour of the cylinder shell Colour of band at neck end of
the cylinder cylinder
Non-flammable and non-toxic White
Non-flammable but toxic White Yellow (IS 5 shade No.356).

Flammable but non-toxic White Red (IS 5 Shade No.537)
including other than the LPG
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Flammable and toxic White Red and Yellow (IS 5 shade

Nos.537 and 356)
Gas mixture (not covered in Major gas colour Minor gas colour with and
IS:4379or IS:3933) width approximately 1/5th of
the cylinder length
Fire Extinguishers Red Red (IS:5 shades 536 and 538)
(3) No person shall in any way interfere with or change the colour painted on a gas cylinder
Labeling of cylinders:
(1) Every cylinder shall be labeled with the name of the gas and the name and address of the person by
whom the cylinder was filled with gas.
(2) Every cylinder intended to be exported shall be labeled with the name of the gas as per HAZCHEMUN
NO. in line with ISO : 7225.
(3) A warning in the following terms shall be attached to every cylinder containing permanent or
liquefiable gas, "WARNING"
(i) Do not change the colour of this cylinder.
(ii) This cylinder shall not be filled with any gas other than the one it now contains.
(iii) No flammable material should be stored in the close vicinity of this cylinder or in the same room in
which it is kept.
(iv) No oil or similar lubricant shall be used on the valves or other fittings of this cylinder.
(v) Please look for the next date of test, which is marked on a metal ring inserted between the valve and
the neck of the cylinder, and if this date is over, do not accept the cylinder for filling.
Restriction on delivery or dispatch of cylinder:
(1) No person shall deliver or dispatch any cylinder filled with any compressed gas to any other person in
India who is not the holder of a licence to possess such gas cylinder or to his authorised agent unless he
is exempted under these rules to possess compressed gas cylinder without a licence.
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(2) The gas cylinder delivered or dispatched by a person shall be of the type for which he is licensed and
shall not exceed the quantity which the person to whom it is delivered or dispatched is authorised to
possess under these rules.
(3) Nothing shall apply to the delivery or dispatch of gas cylinder to the defense forces of the Union, port
authorities or railway administration and other paramilitary forces:
Prohibition of employment of children and intoxicated person:
No child under the age of eighteen years and no person who is in a state of intoxication shall be
employed in-charge of loading or unloading or transport of any compressed gas cylinder or in any
premises licensed under these rules.
Prohibition of smoking, fire, light and dangerous substances:
(1) No person shall smoke and no fire, other than blow pipe flame for repairs, or no articles or such
other substances of flammable nature or liable to spontaneous ignition or to cause or communicate fire
or explosion shall be allowed at any time in proximity to a place where any cylinder for flammable gases
is being filled, stored or handled.
(2) No person in or near any place where cylinders containing flammable gases are filled, stored or
handled shall have in his possession matches, fuses, mobile phone or any other appliance for producing
ignition or explosion.
General precautions:
(1) The cylinder together with its valve and other fittings and the fittings and the identification colours
under these rules shall always be maintained in good condition.
(2) No oil or similar lubricant shall be used on any valves or other fittings of any cylinder.
(3) No cylinder shall be subjected to any heat treatment or exposed to a high temperature or to the Sun
or stored with any other flammable or explosive material.
(4) Every cylinder containing compressed gas shall have its valve securely closed so as to prevent
leakage.
(5) If a leak in the valve cannot be rectified by tightening the gland nut or the spindle, the cylinder
shallbe removed to an open space where it is least dangerous to life and property and the filler shall be
informed and in the case of LPG cylinder, the safety cap shall be fixed to arrest the leak and the cylinder
shall be moved to an open space.
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(6) Proper neutralization or scrubbing system shall be provided in the cylinder filling and storage area for
toxic and corrosive gases.
(7) Adequate emergency handling equipments or kits and protective equipments like hand gloves, gas
masks, breathing apparatus, goggles, gum boots shall be provided in the toxic, corrosive and flammable
gas storage shed.
(8) An efficient alarm with operating switch in the premises shall be provided in toxic and corrosive gas
storage area so that in the case of emergency, the alarm can be heard in the control room by operating
the switch in the premises.
Special precautions against accidents:
(1) No person shall commit or attempt to commit any act, which may tend to cause a fire or explosion in
or about any place where gas under pressure in a cylinders are stored handled or transported.
(2) Every person storing compressed gas cylinders and every person in charge of or engaged in the
storage handling and transport of such gas cylinders, shall at all times-
(a) comply with the provisions of these rules and the conditions of any licence relating thereto;
(b) observe all precautions for the prevention of accident by fire or explosion;
(c) prevent any person from committing any acts
Handling and use:
(1) The cylinder shall be adequately supported during handling.
(2) Conveyors, trolleys and cradles of adequate strength shall, as far as possible, be used when moving
the cylinders and care shall be taken to avoid any damage to the cylinder valve.
(3) The cylinders shall be handled carefully and not be allowed to fall upon one another or otherwise
subjected to any undue shock.
(4) Sliding, dropping or playing with cylinders is prohibited.
(5) Liquefied petroleum gas cylinder and cylinders containing liquefiable gases shall always be kept in an
upright position and shall be so placed that they cannot be knocked over.
(6) The cylinders used in horizontal position shall be so secured that they cannot roll.
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(7) Open flames, lights, mobile phones, lighting of fires, welding and smoking shall be prohibited in close
proximity to any cylinder containing flammable gases except those while in use for welding, cutting or
heating.
(8) Working places shall not be classified as storage places for the purpose of licensing.
Storage of cylinders:
(1) The cylinders shall be stored in a cool, dry, well ventilated place under cover, away from boilers,
open flames, steam pipes or any potential sources of heat and such place of storage shall be easily
accessible.
(2) The storage room or shed shall be of fire resistant construction.
(3) Thin wall cylinder such as liquefied petroleum gas cylinder and dissolved gas cylinder shall not be
stacked in a horizontal position.
Licence for import of gas cylinders:
(1) No person shall import any gas cylinders filled or intended to be filled with any compressed gas
except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted under these rules and the
relevant provisions of Foreign Trade (Development And Regulation) Act, 1992.
(2) No person shall import any valve and LPG regulator intended to be fitted on the gas cylinder except
under and in accordance with the conditions of approval or licence granted under these rules.
(3) The person importing cylinders shall have necessary infrastructure, handling transportation and
storage facility including emergency action plan and qualified and trained technical manpower.
(4) If the import of the cylinders filled with compressed gas is exceeding the quantity exempted under
these rules, licence to store compressed gas in cylinders granted in Form F is obligatory.
The said rules contain following schedule and forms;
Schedule I: Types and Standards of Cylinders or Valves and LPG Regulators Cylinders and Containers
Schedule II:
(A) The test and inspection certificates to be obtained from the Inspecting Authority in respect of
cylinders manufactured in accordance with the approved design and specification or Code.
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(B) The test and inspection certificate to be obtained from the Inspecting Authority in respect of valve
manufactured in accordance with the approved design and specification or Code.
Schedule III: Particulars to be submitted by person desiring to manufacture cylinders, valves and other
fittings
Schedule IV:
A. Facilities Required for Cylinder Testing Stations/B. Testing of cylinders
Schedule V
A. License Fees / B. Fees Other than License Fees
Form A: Declaration to be made by the Master of Ship carrying cylinders filled with compressed gas/es
before entering a port or by the ship's agent.
Form B: Application for the grant/amendment/renewal/duplicate copy of a license to import gas

cylinders, valves and LPG Regulators
Form C: Application for the grant/amendment/renewal/ duplicate copy of a license to fill and/or store
compressed gas/es in cylinders
Form D: License to import Gas Cylinders, Valves and LPG regulators by Sea
Form E: License to fill compressed gas in cylinder
Form F: License to store compressed gas in cylinders
Form G: License to dispense compressed natural gas or compressed Bio Gas in a CNG/CBG dispensing
station as automotive fuel
Schedule VI: Transport of Cylinders
THE STATIC AND MOBILE PRESSURE VESSELS (UNFIRED) RULES, 2016
Objective : Control on Manufacture, Storage, Filling, Transfer, Transport , Import of compressed gas
pressure vessels.
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The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has published new Static and Mobile
Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Rules, 2016 dated 1st December, 2016 in supersession of the earlier The Static
and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Rules, 1981.
Pressure vessel is defined as any closed metal container of any shape (whose water capacity exceeds
one thousand liters), intended for the storage and transport of any compressed/pressurized gas and
includes inter connecting parts and components upto the first point of connection to the connected
piping and fittings. These rules do not apply to:
• Any container wherein steam or other vapour is generated or

• Water or other liquid is heated by the application of fire or the products of combustion or by
electrical means,
• Heat exchangers, evaporators, air receivers, steam type digesters, steam type sterilizers, autoclaves,
reactors, calorifiers, pressure piping components such as separators or strainers and vessels
containing a Liquid under a blanket of compressed inert gas;
The key highlights of SMPV Rules, 2016 are described below:
1. Key Definitions are:
Auto LPG: Liquefied petroleum gas meant for automotive fuel conforming to IS:14861
Auto LPG dispersing station: a premise used for storing and dispensing Auto LPG as automotive fuel to
the motor vehicles
Auto LPG dispensing operator: a company recognized by the Chief Controller for management and
operations of Auto LPG dispensing station having qualification and experience
Bottling Plant: A premises where cylinders are filled with compressed gas.
Compressed Gas: Any permanent gas, liquefiable gas, or cryogenic liquid under pressure or gas mixture
which in a closed pressure vessel exercises a pressure exceeding one atmosphere (gauge) at the
maximum working temperature and includes Hydrogen Fluoride. In case of vessel without insulation or
refrigeration, the maximum working temperature shall be considered as 550 C;
Corrosion: all forms of wastage, and includes oxidation, scaling, mechanical abrasion and corrosion;
Critical temperature: temperature above which gas cannot be liquefied by the application of pressure
alone;
Cryogenic liquid: liquid form of permanent gas having normal boiling point below minus 150°C;
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Cryogenic pressure vessel” means a pressure vessel intended for storage or transportation of cryogenic
liquid and includes cold converters, vacuum insulated evaporators, vacuum insulated storage or
transport tanks and thermosyphon tanks and includes a permanently installed cryogenic pressure vessel
of 1000 litre water capacity or less for storage of cryogenic liquid;
Design pressure means the pressure used in the design calculations of vessel for the purpose of
determining the minimum thickness of the various component parts of the vessels;
Flammability range means the difference between the minimum and maximum percentage by volume
of the gas in mixture with air that forms a flammable mixture at atmospheric pressure and ambient
temperature;
Flammable Compressed Gas means gas 13 percent or less of which when mixed with air forms a
flammable mixture or whose flammable range with air is greater than 12 per cent.;
Gas Cylinder or Cylinder: any closed metal container having a volume exceeding 500 ml but not
exceeding 1000 litres intended for the storage and transport of compressed gas, including any liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG) container or compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder fitted to a motor vehicle as its
fuel tank but not including any other such container fitted to a special transport or under carriage and
includes a composite cylinder and cryogenic container, however, the water capacity of cylinders used for
storage of CNG, nitrogen, compressed air, etc., may exceed 1000 litres up to 3000litres provided the
diameter of such cylinder does not exceed 60 cm;
Liquefied Petroleum Gas includes hydrocarbon gases in liquefied state at normal ambient temperature
by the application of pressure, and conforming to the Indian Standard Specification No. IS:4576;
Mounded vessel: a storage vessel sited above ground and completely covered by a mound of earth or
similar inert material except for nozzles, manhole covers, inspection covers fitted on vessel;
NDT: Non-Destructive Testing methods like Dye Penetration Inspection, Magnetic Particle Inspection,
Ultrasonic thickness checks, Ultrasonic Flaw Detection, Radiography and other relevant Inspection
procedures carried out to detect the defects in the welds and parent metal of the pressure vessel;
Permanent gas: a gas whose critical temperature is lower than -10◦C;
Safety relief device means an automatic pressure relieving device actuated by the pressure upstream of
the valve and characterized by fully opened pop action, intended to prevent the rupture of a pressure
vessel under certain conditions of exposure;
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2. General exemptions: These rules shall apply to vessel(s) which form part of a processing plant.
3. Restriction on filling: No person is permitted to fill any compressed gas in any vessel or transport any
vessel filled with any compressed gas unless such vessel has been manufactured in accordance with an
approved type or standard or code.
4. Restriction on Manufacturing: No person shall manufacture any vessel and fitting thereof, under sub-
rule (1) including vaporizer without the prior approval of the Chief Controller.
5. Restriction on delivery and dispatch: No person shall deliver or dispatch any compressed gas filled in
a vessel to any person other than the holder possess a valid storage license.
6.Repair and modification to pressure vessels: No person shall carry out any repairs or modifications to
any vessel unless the prior approval of repairs or modifications, procedure and their method of
execution is obtained from the Chief Controller or Controller.
7. Purging of pressure vessels used for flammable gases: Before using any new vessel or before the
refilling of any existing vessel which has been made gas-free, air contained therein shall be purged by an
inert gas or by the gas for which the vessel is to be used. If the vessel is purged by means of a flammable
gas, the flammable mixture shall be vented from the vessel only after taking adequate precautions to
prevent its ignition.
8. Prohibition of employment of children and intoxicated persons: No person under the age of
eighteen years or who is in a state of intoxication shall be employed for the loading, unloading or
transport of any vessel containing compressed gas, or in any premises licensed under these rules.
9. Supervision and Operation within the licensed premises: The operation of the licensed premises
shall be under the supervision of persons having knowledge of the equipment being used in the premise
and who are trained in handling the compressed gas, and other operators shall be conversant with the
hazards associated with the compressed gas and firefighting operation.
10. Design code: Vessels shall be designed, constructed and tested in accordance with IS 2825
11. Design pressure: The design pressure of a vessel shall not be less than
(a) The vapour pressure of the gas in the vessel at 550 C, if the vessel is meant for the storage of
liquefiable gases:
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Provided that if the vessel is insulated, the vapour pressure of the gas in the vessel shall correspond to
the maximum temperature that is likely to be attained by the gas in the vessel (b) the developed
pressure of the gas in the vessel at 550 C, if the vessel is meant for the storage of a permanent gas;
(c) The maximum allowable service pressure with additional allowances for vacuum and static head or
surge due to acceleration or deceleration, as the case may be, in respect of the cryogenic liquid
proposed to be stored or transported.
Note: The static head (higher of the water column or the compressed gas column) shall also be
considered for static pressure vessels. The wind load, seismic loads shall also be considered for vertical
cylindrical vessels and horton spheres.
12. Filling capacity and filling pressure: (a) The Maximum quantity of liquefiable gas filled into any
vessel shall be limited to the filling density of the gas and shall be such that the vessel shall not be liquid-
full due to expansion of the contents with rise of the temperature to 55◦ C.
(b) No vessel shall be filled with any permanent gas in excess of its design pressure.
(c) The water capacity of the cryogenic pressure vessel shall be rated in terms of gross water capacity
and the allowable water capacity in litres at 15°C. The usable water capacity shall not exceed 95% of the
gross water capacity. An overflow pipe shall be provided at the maximum allowable capacity level as a
safeguard against filling the vessel beyond the maximum usable capacity.
13. Markings and Painting of pressure vessels. —(a) Every vessel shall have a metal plate permanently
fixed to it showing the following particulars which shall be visible from the ground level:
• manufacturer’s name,
• chief Controller’s approval number;
• vessel identification number as per the inspection certificate;
• the standard or code to which the vessel is constructed;
• official stamp of the Inspector;
• design pressure in Kg/Cm2 ;
• date of initial hydrostatic test and the subsequent test;
• hydrostatic test pressure in Kg/Cm2 ;
• water capacity in liters;
• gas capacity, if filled with liquefiable gas; and
• name or chemical symbol of the gas for which the vessel is to be used;
• design temperature in 0C Above ground vessel shall be adequately painted externally to prevent
corrosion and shall have a reflecting surface.
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14. Fittings: Each vessel shall be provided with each of the following fittings all of which should be
suitable for use with the gas at pressures not less than the design pressure of the vessel to which they
are fitted and for temperatures appropriate to the characteristics of the gas and operating conditions:
(a) Pressure relief valve connected to the vapour space;
(b) Drains;
(c) Contents gauge or maximum level indicator;
(d) Pressure gauge connected to the vapour space;
(e) Means of measuring the temperature of the contents of the vessel
15. Pressure relief:
(i) Every vessel shall be provided with two or more pressure relieving devices in accordance with the
provisions of the Design Code;
(ia) for cryogenic pressure vessels, the outer vessel shall be provided with a vacuum valve and safety
relief device (disc) to release internal pressure. The discharge area of such device shall be at least 0.34
sq.mm/litre of water capacity of the inner vessel but not exceeding 5000 mm2. The relief device shall
function at a pressure not exceeding the internal design pressure of the outer vessel;
(ii) the relief valves shall be spring loaded and shall be set-to-discharge and reach full flow conditions as
required by the Design code;
(iii) weight loaded relief valves shall not be permitted;
(iv) the relief valves be so designed that they cannot be inadvertently loaded beyond the set pressure;
(v) the design of the valves shall be such that the breakage of any part will not obstruct free discharge of
the liquid under pressure;
(vi) safety relief valves on any vessel shall be set to start-to-discharge at a pressure not in excess of 110
percent of the design pressure or maximum working pressure of the vessel and shall have a total
relieving capacity sufficient to prevent the maximum pressure in the vessel of more than 120 percent of
the design or maximum working pressure;
(via) in case of cryogenic pressure vessels, the safety relief devices shall be set to discharge in such a
manner that at least one such device shall be set at a pressure not higher than the maximum allowable
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working pressure and the other device may be set at a pressure not higher than 110 percent of the
maximum allowable working pressure.
(vii) each safety relief valve shall be plainly and permanently marked with the pressure in Kg/Cm2 at
which it is set to discharge, with the actual rate of discharge of the device in cubic metres per minute of
the gas at 150 C and at atmospheric pressure, and with manufacturer’s name. The rated discharge
capacity of the device shall be determined at a pressure of 120 percent of the design pressure or
maximum working pressure of the vessel;
(viii) connections of safety relief devices shall be of sufficient size to provide the required rate of
discharge through the safety relief valves;
(ix) safety relief valves shall be so arranged that the possibility of tampering is minimized and if the
pressure setting or adjustment is external, the safety relief valve shall be provided with suitable means
of sealing adjustment;
(x) each safety relief valve for static vessel shall be provided with angle type approved safety valve with
shut-off valve between it and the vessel. The arrangement of the shut-off valve installed between the
safety relief valve and the vessel shall be so designed as to afford full required capacity flow through at
least one of the safety relief valves. In case of cryogenic vessel the safety relief valve may be provided
with multi-way flow diverter valve;
(xi) safety relief valves shall have direct communication with the vapour space of the vessel;
(xii) for static vessels for storage of flammable, toxic or corrosive gases, relief valves shall be fitted with
extended vent pipes adequately supported and having outlets at least 2 metres above the top of the
vessel and at least 3.5 metres above the ground level and the vent pipes shall be fitted with loose-fitting
rain caps;
(xiii) relief valves shall be tested by a Competent Person for correct operation at least once in a year and
a record of such test shall be maintained. The test certificate shall be issued in the prescribed proforma;
(xiv) Safety relief valves of road tankers carrying flammable, toxic or corrosive gases shall not have
isolation valve between the vapour space and the relief valve. Such relief valves shall be provided in a
recessed cup formation with suitable rain caps. The relief valves of such tankers shall be replaced with
new valves every ten years or whenever found defective during operation or periodic testing, whichever
is earlier
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Note: All liquid and vapour connections on vessels, except those for relief valves, plugged openings, and
those where the connection is not greater than 1.4 mm diameter opening shall have shut-off valves
located as close to the vessel as practicable;
16.Periodic testing of pressure vessels in service: Except specifically exempted in this rule, all vessels
shall be hydraulically tested by a competent person at a pressure marked on the vessel at intervals of
not more than five years after the date of first test, provided that in the case of vessels, containing
corrosive or toxic gases, the periodic test shall be done at an interval of two years. Internal inspection
along with residual thickness measurement shall be carried out during the periodic testing.
17. Storage: General requirements are:
(a) Except specifically provided in these rules, all vessels meant for storage of compressed gas shall be
installed entirely above-ground, that is to say, no part of the vessel shall be buried below the ground
level.
(b) Vessels and first stage regulating equipment shall be located in the open.
(c) Vessels shall not be installed one above the other.
(d) Vessels within a group shall be so located that their longitudinal axes are parallel to each other.
(e) No vessel shall be located within the bonded area of petroleum or other flammable liquid storages.
(f) Sufficient space shall be provided between two vessels to permit fire-fighting operations.
(g) Two or more vessels installed in batteries shall be so installed that the top surface of the vessels are
on the same plane.
(h) Vessels with their dished ends facing each other shall have screen walls in between them.
(i) Notwithstanding anything contained in above rules, vessels for storage of liquefied petroleum gas and
other liquefied compressed gases, can be placed underground or covered by earth (mound) conforming
to the national or international standard accepted by the Chief Controller and the requirements
specified in Schedule III.
(j) Aboveground vessel for storage of corrosive, flammable or toxic gas in liquefied state shall be
provided with enclosure wall all around the ground. The minimum distance between vessel and
enclosure wall shall be the diameter of the vessel or five meters, whichever is less. The ground shall be
graded to form a slope away from pumps, compressors or other equipments. The height of the
enclosure wall shall be thirty centimeters on the upper side and gradually increasing to maximum sixty
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centimeters on the lower side, at the end of which a shallow sump for collection of the spilled liquid, if
any, shall be provided:
Provided that no outlet shall be provided to the sump to release the spilled liquid in common or rain
water drain.
(k) The minimum separation distance between the vessel and the sump shall be
• diameter of the vessel, in case of vessels with water capacity not exceeding forty thousand
litres;
• Fifteen metres, if the water capacity of the vessels exceeds forty thousand litres.
(n) A corrosion allowance of minimum 1.5 mm shall be provided for vessels made of carbon steel.
(o) Operations in the licensed premises during the night shall be carried out under supervision of
technically qualified and experienced personnel with adequate artificial lighting of approved type.
(p) The mounded and underground vessel installation shall conform to the requirements specified in
schedule III.
(q) The LNG installation shall conform to the requirements specified in Schedule IV.
18.Minimum separation distances from nearest properties/buildings or with other vessels etc are
provided in the following Tables:
Table 1: Minimum safety distances for corrosive, toxic or permanent flammable gases
Table 2: Minimum safety distances for non-corrosive, non-flammable or non-toxic gases
Table 3: Minimum safety distances for liquefied flammable gases
Table 4: minimum safety distances (in meters) between facilities associated with storage of liquefied
flammable gas in petroleum refinery, gas processing plants, storage terminals and bottling plants.
Table 5:Minimum safety distances (in metres) between facilities associated with storage and dispensing
of liquefied petroleum gas in liquefied petroleum gas dispensing station as automotive fuel to motor
vehicles
Table 6:Minimum safety distance for non-flammable, non-toxic, cryogenic liquids and liquefied nitrous
oxide
Table 7:Minimum safety distances for liquid carbon dioxide
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19.Earthing: (a) All vessels used for storage of flammable compressed gases shall be electrically
connected with the earth in an efficient manner.
(2) Pipelines conveying flammable liquids shall be adequately prepared for electrical continuity and
connected with the earth in an efficient manner.
20.Fire protection: All vessels used for the storage of flammable compressed gases shall be protected
against fire hazards:
(i) Provision shall be made for an adequate supply of water and fire protection in the storage area in
accordance with the provision of the rules and the regulation applicable in that area. The application of
water may be by hydrants, hoses and mobile equipments, fixed monitors or by fixed spray systems
which may be automatic. Control of water flow should be possible from outside any danger area. The
fire water system shall be designed with medium velocity sprinklers for above ground storage vessels,
filling sheds, loading or unloading area, and pump sheds having minimum spray density of 10 litre per
minute per square meter for the single largest risk area and with additional requirements for hydrant
points. In plants referred to in Table 4(A) the quantity of water available shall be sufficient for four hours
of firefighting, and in plants referred to in Table 4(B) the same shall be for two hours of firefighting. For
other installations not covered under Tables 4(A) and 4(B), the fire water storage shall be as approved
by the Chief Controller;
(ii) hydrants, where provided, shall be readily accessible at all times and so spaced as to provide for the
protection of all vessels;
(iii) sufficient length of fire hose shall be provided and shall be readily available. The outlet of each hose
line shall be equipped with a combination jet and fog nozzle. The hoses should be maintained well and
periodically inspected;
(iv) mobile equipment, fixed monitors or fixed spray systems shall be designed to discharge water at a
rate sufficient to maintain an adequate film of water over the surface of the vessel and supports under
fire conditions;
(v) consideration shall be given to the provision of mobile or fixed water spray systems giving suitable
and effective protections for vehicle loading and unloading areas;
(vi) at least two dry chemical powder type fire extinguishers of 9 kg capacity each shall be installed at
each point of access to the installations;
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(vii) In liquefied Petroleum Gas, dispensing station for fueling motor vehicles, having only underground
or earth covered (mounded) liquefied petroleum gas storage vessels, two numbers seventy kilograms
dry chemical type fire extinguishers shall be provided. In dispensing stations having above ground
liquefied petroleum gas storage vessels, hydrants with minimum water pressure of seven kilograms per
square centimetre shall be provided at convenient positions for around coverage of storage vessels and
handling area, and water sprinklers with spray density of ten litres per minute per square metre shall be
provided. The fire water pump shall be preferably diesel engine driven with capacity to deliver water at
the rate and pressure specified above. The minimum fire water storage at the premises shall be that
needed for fighting fire at least for one hour.
21.Loading and unloading facilities requirements are prescribed under Rule 27.
22.Electrical apparatus and installations:(a) No electrical wire shall pass over any storage vessel.
(b) All electrical wires installed within the safety zone of any storage vessel for the storage of flammable
compressed gases shall consist of insulated cables of approved type. The cables shall be mechanically
continuous throughout and effectively earthed away from the vessels.
(c) For pump rooms used for pumping flammable compressed gases
• All electrical motors, distribution boards, switches, fuses, plugs, sockets and other
instrumentation shall be of explosion protection construction complying with the requirements
of IS/IEC 60079-1 to 11 as amended from time to time and the frames shall be effectively
earthed;
• All electrical fixed lamps shall be enclosed in a well glass flameproof fitting conforming to IS/IEC
60079-1 amended from time to time.
(d) All electrical portable hand lamps and other instrumentation shall be of a type approved by the Chief
Controller.
(e) Vaporizers for liquefiable gases shall be indirect heating type or atmospheric heating type. The
vaporizers for flammable, toxic and corrosive gases shall be of a type approved by the Chief Controller.
23. Classification and Extent of hazardous area for flammable gases are prescribed under Rule 32.
24. Transport requirements are prescribed under rules 34 to 44.
25. Licence for storage of compressed gas No person shall store any compressed gas in any vessel
except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted under these rules.
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26.Prior approval of specification and plans of vessels and premises proposed to be licensed :(a) Every
person desiring to obtain a licence to store any compressed gas in any vessel shall submit to the Chief
Controller or Controller authorised by him Specifications and plans.
27.No Objection Certificate: (a) An applicant for a new licence other than the licence for storage of
nontoxic, on-flammable compressed gases in pressure vessels and licence in Form LS-2, shall obtain NOC
from District Authority.
28. Licence for transport of compressed gas: No compressed gas filled in a vessel shall be transported
by a vehicle except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted under these rules.
29. The Rules provides following:
SCHEDULE I: Licence Forms, Purposes, Licensing Authority and Licence Fees
SCHEDULE IV:Design, construction, testing and maintenance of dispenser, its pipe connections and
installation of auto-LPG dispensing station
SCHEDULE III: Design, fabrication, installation, operation, maintenance and periodic inspections
Underground and Mounded Vessels
APPENDIX I: Application seeking approval of fabrication shop for pressure vessels, vaporizers or fittings
APPENDIX–II Qualification and experience of inspector or competent person
APPENDIX-III: A. Application for recognition as competent person under the Static and Mobile Pressure
Vessels (Unfired) Rules, 2016.
THE MANUFACTURE, STORAGE AND IMPORT OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL RULES ,1989/1994/2000
Objectives: Safe Guards with respect to handling of hazardous substances

Enforcement Authorities
• Designated authorities are defined in Schedule 5
• Isolated storage – Central / State Pollution Control Board
• Industrial installations and isolated storage covered under the Factories Act, 1948 – Chief
Inspector of Factories
• Industrial installations and isolated storage dealing with hazardous chemicals and pipelines –
Chief Controller of Explosives
“HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL” means:
• Any chemical which satisfies any of the criteria laid down in Part I of (Schedule I) or Listed in
Column 2 of Part II of this Schedule.
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• Any chemical listed in Column 2 of Schedule 2.

• Any chemical listed in Column 2 of Schedule 3
LOW LEVEL CONTROL
▪ Adequate Steps to prevent such major accidents, limit their consequence and provide persons
working on the site - information, training and equipment
▪ Notification of Major Accident within 48 hours to the concerned authority (Schedule 5)
▪ Involving loss of life inside or outside of the installation
▪ Are 10 or more injurious inside and / or one or more injurious outside
▪ Are release of toxic chemicals or Explosion or Fire or spillage of hazardous chemical resulting in
on-site or off-site emergencies or Damaged to equipment leading to stoppage of processes or
adverse effect to the environment
▪ Obtain or develop safety data sheets as specified in Schedule 9
▪ Follow specified procedure for import
▪ Ensure transport as per Motor Vehicle Act 1988 in case involved in import
MEDIUM LEVEL CONTROLS
Not to undertake any industrial activity unless submitted and obtained written approval “notification of
site” (Schedule 7) to the concerned authority at least 3 months before commencing the activity or before
▪ Update notification of site in case of change in the threshold quantity (Increase or Decrease in the
maximum threshold quantity)
▪ Prepare and keep up-to-date on-site emergency plan (Schedule 11) including name of person who is
responsible for safety on the site and other authorized persons
▪ Conduct mock drill every six months and submit report to the concerned authority immediately
▪ Preparation of off-site emergency plan (Schedule 12) by district authorities and conduct rehearsal at
least once in a year
▪ Occupier to provide information to persons liable to be affected before commencement of the
activity about
o The nature of major accident hazards
o Safety measures and Do’s & Don'ts in event of major accident
HIGH LEVEL CONTROLS
▪ Prepare and submit to concerned authority “Safety Report (Schedule 8)” before commencing
industrial activity
▪ Carry out “Independent Safety Audit Report” with the help of an expert not associated with such
industrial activities and forward to the concerned authority within 30 Days
▪ Carry out “Safety Audit Update Report” once in a year by conducting fresh Safety Audit and submit
to the concerned Authority within 30 Days.
THE CEA ( MEASURES RELATING TO SAFETY AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLY ) REGULATION,2010
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▪ Designating person(s) to operate and carry out the work on electrical lines and apparatus: The
Supplier or consumer, or the owner, agent or manage of a mine, or the agent of any company
operating in an oil-field or the owner of a drilled well in an oil field or a contractor shall maintain a
register wherein the names of the designated persons and the purpose for which they are engaged,
shall be entered.
▪ Register of Designated person- To hold certificate of competency or electrical work permit issued by
appropriate government & Name to be entered in Register
▪ Appointment of Electrical Safety officer
– All suppliers of electricity including generating companies, transmission companies shall designate
an Electrical Safety Officer for ensuring observance of safety measures specified under these
regulations in their organization for construction, operation and maintenance of power stations,
sub-stations, transmission and distribution lines. He shall be an Electrical Engineering degree holder
with at least ten years of experience or an Electrical Engineering Diploma holder with at least fifteen
years of experience in operation and maintenance of electric plant.
– For every factory registered under Factory Act, 1948, where more than 250 KW of electrical load is
connected, the management of the factory shall designate a person having qualification for ensuring
the observance of the safety provisions made their these rules, who shall periodically inspect such
installation, get them tested and keep a record thereof .
▪ Safety Measures for Operation and Maintenance of Electrical Plants:
– Engineers and supervisors appointed to operate or undertake maintenance of a thermal power

generating station and a hydro power plant together with the associated sub-station shall hold
diploma in Engineering, or a degree in Engineering from a recognized institute
– The Technicians to assist engineers or supervisors shall possess a certificate in appropriate trade,
preferably with a two years course from an Industrial Training Institute recognized by the Central /
State Government .
– Engineers, supervisor and technicians engaged for operation and maintenance of electric plants
should have successfully undergone the type of training ( Schedule I)
– The owner of every thermal power generating station and hydro power plant together with their
associate sub-station shall arrange for training of personnel engaged in the operation and
maintenance of his generating station along with associated sub-station in his own institute or any
other institute recognized by the Central Government or the State Government.
▪ Safety measures for operation and maintenance of Transmission, Distribution system
– Engineers or supervisors shall hold diploma in electrical, mechanical, electronics and

instrumentation engineering from a recognized institute
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– The technicians to assist engineers or supervisors shall possess a certificate in appropriate trade,
preferably with a two years course from a Industrial Training Institute recognized by the Central
Government or State Government.
– Engineers, supervisors and technicians engaged for operation and maintenance of transmission and
distribution systems electrical plants should have successfully undergone the type of training (
Schedule II)
▪ General Safety Requirements
▪ General safety requirements pertaining to construction, installation, protection, operation and

maintenance of electric supply lines and apparatus:
– Sufficient Rating
– Material & Equipment to conform to IS or IEC specifications
– Equipment installation in basement – No seepage
– Earthed terminal at the point commencement of supply
– Inaccessibility of bare conductors
– Switches provided on live conductors
– Identification of panel on the front and rear side of the panel
▪ Danger Notices: The owner of every installation of voltage exceeding 250 V shall affix permanently
in a conspicuous position a danger notice in Hindi or English and the local language of the District,
with a sign and bones of a design as per IS 2551 on- Every motor, generator, transformer and other
electrical plant and equipment together with apparatus used for controlling or regulating the same
▪ Handling of electric supply line and apparatus: Every person who is working on an electric supply
line or apparatus or both shall be provided with tools and devices such as
Gloves,
Rubber shoes;
Safety belts,
Ladders,
Earthling devices,
Helmets,
Line testers,
Hand Tools
▪ No person shall work on any live electric supply line or apparatus and no person shall assist such
person on such work, unless he is designated in that behalf, and takes the safety precautions given
in Schedule III.
▪ All non-current carrying metal parts of switchgear and control panels shall be properly earthed and
insulating floors or mat conforming to IS 15652: 2006 of appropriate voltage level shall be provided
in front of the panels for the safety of operating personnel.
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▪ Supply to vehicles and cranes: Every person owning a vehicle, travelling crane, or the like to which
electricity is supplied from an external source shall ensure that it is efficiently controlled by a
suitable switch enabling all voltage to be cut off in one operation and, where such vehicle, travelling
crane or the like runs on metal rails, the owner shall ensure that the rails are electrically continuous
and earthed.
▪ Distribution of different circuits: The owner of every generating station, sub-station, junction-box or
pillar in which there are any circuits or apparatus, whether intended for operation at different
voltages or at the same voltage, shall ensure by means of indication of a permanent nature that the
respective circuits are readily distinguishable from one another .
▪ Distinction of the installation having more than one feed: by means of indication of a permanent
nature, that the installation is readily distinguishable from other installations.
▪ Display of instructions for resuscitation of persons suffering from electric shock in English or Hindi
and the local language of the District for the resuscitation of persons suffering from electric shock,
shall be affixed by the owner in a conspicuous place
▪ Precautions : No electrical work ( not exceeding 250 Volts) except

• By Licensed electrical Contractor
• Under the Direct supervision of person holding Certificate of Competency and holding a permit
issued or recognized by State Government
▪ Periodical Inspection & testing of Installations at least once in 5 years by Electrical Inspector
▪ Prior Approval by Electrical Inspector for electrical Installations exceeding 650 Volts
▪ Minimum safety working clearances specified in Schedule VII shall be maintained from bare
conductors or live parts of any outdoor sub stations
▪ Transformers with more than 2000 litres of oil OR more than 10 MVA rating are provided with fire
fighting arrangement as per IS 3034:1993 or with Nitrogen Injection Fire Protection System
▪ Interlocks & protection in all systems and circuits

– Over current protection
– Earth Leakage Protection
– Oil Temperature & winding protection in transformer to give alarm and trip ( ratings more
than 1000 KVA)
– Differential protection in transformers of capacity more than 10 MVA
▪ Manufacturer Test Certificates to be maintained for routine tests prior to Inspectors' approval
THE INDIAN BOILER ACT, 1923 / INDIAN BOILER RULES 1950
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An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to steam boilers.
Index of Content: Section 1 to 35, The Schedule
Key Definitions: Accident, Boiler (Closed vessel exceeding 22.75 Liters in capacity for generating steam
under pressure and includes any mounting or other fitting attached to such vessel which is wholly or
partly under pressure when it is shut off), Feed pipe, Owner (including any person using the boiler as
agent of the owner/ hiring of any person using a boiler which is hired or obtained on loan), Steam pipe
▪ Section 7: Registration: Owner of any boiler shall have mandatory registration as per the prescribed
Rules.
▪ Section 8: Renewal of Certificate: A certificate of authorization shall ceased to be enforced on the
expiry period/ when an accident occurs to the boiler/ when the boiler is moved/ when any structural
alteration/ addition/ renewal is made.
▪ Section 10 When the period of the certificate relating to Boiler has expired the owner shall the
entitled to use the boiler at the maximum pressure (as entered in the former certificate) provided
he has applied for renewal before the expiry
▪ Section 12: Alterations & Renewals to Boilers: No structural alteration, addition or renewals
without sanction by Chief Inspector in writing
▪ Section 19, 20 : Appeal to Chief Inspector or Appellate authority in case of grievance against order.
▪ Rule 281: Every boiler shall be provided at least with the followings:
– Two Safety valves
– Two Water level gauges
– A steam pressure gauge
– A steam stop valve
– One feed apparatus(when heating surface exceeds 200 sq. feet – two independent feed
apparatus)
– A blow down cock or valve
– Fusible plugs
– An attachment for Inspector’s test gauge
– A manhole and mud holes or sight holes
▪ Rule 377 : Hydraulic test of boilers for registration:
– Every boiler shall be hydraulically tested in the presence of an Inspector.
– The chest of all mountings subject to steam pressure shall be in place and shut tight or blank
flanged.
– The safety valves should invariably be removed and the chest opening blank flanged.
– All doors shall be properly jointed and tightened up.
– The boiler shall be completely filled with water, care being taken to allow all air to escape.
– The boiler shall be hydraulically tested after erection at site in the presence of the Inspector 1.5
times the maximum working pressure for the first inspection & 1.25 times for the subsequent
inspections
▪ Rule 392 Repairs to Boilers & steam pipes
– Repairs shall be entrusted to a firm who is recognized as a repairer under IBR.
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– The repair work shall be carried out under the supervision of Inspector
– Thickness of a patch plate shall not be less than the original thickness of the plate which it is used to
patch.
– Bulged or distorted furnaces or circular section may, if the bulge or distortion is not too great, be
pressed back to shape.
– Cracks or grooving in dished or flat end plates of cylindrical shells or in the bends of furnace flanges
in a circumferential direction may be weed out and welded.
– No stay bar shall be welded
– Smoke tubes may be welded
Rule 392 Repairs to Boilers & steam pipes:
– Repairs shall be entrusted to a firm who is recognized as a repairer under IBR.

– The repair work shall be carried out under the supervision of Inspector
– Thickness of a patch plate shall not be less than the original thickness of the plate which it is used to
patch.
– Bulged or distorted furnaces or circular section may, if the bulge or distortion is not too great, be
pressed back to shape.
– Cracks or grooving in dished or flat end plates of cylindrical shells or in the bends of furnace flanges
in a circumferential direction may be weed out and welded.
– No stay bar shall be welded
– Smoke tubes may be welded
NATIONAL BUILDING CODE,2005
▪ Classification Of Buildings
– Group A Residential
– Group B Educational
– Group C Institutional
– Group D Assembly
– Group E Business
– Group F Mercantile
– Group G Industrial
– Group H Storage
– Group J Hazardous
▪ Group G Industrial Buildings
Sub-division G-1 Buildings used for low hazard industries.
Sub-division G-2 Buildings used for moderate hazard industries.
Sub-division G-3 Buildings used for high hazard Industries
Annex A -Fire loads and fire load density for arriving at the classification of occupancy hazard,
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Annex B - Broad classification of industrial and non-industrial occupancies
Note : Different degrees of hazard of occupancy exist in different parts of a building, the most
hazardous of those shall govern the classification for the purpose unless hazardous areas are
segregated or protected.
▪ Group H Storage Buildings

– servicing, processing or repairs incidental to storage) of goods, ware or merchandise (except those
that involve highly combustible or explosive products or materials) vehicles or animals, warehouses,
cold storage, freight depots, transit sheds, storehouses, truck and marine terminals, garages,
hangers, grain elevators, barns and stables. Storage
Group J Hazardous Buildings
– Building or part of a building which is used for the storage, handling, manufacture or processing of
highly combustible or explosive materials or products
– Storage, under pressure of more than 0.1 N/mm2 and in quantities exceeding 70 m3, of acetylene,
hydrogen, illuminating and natural gases, ammonia, chlorine, phosgene, sulphur dioxide, carbon
dioxide, methyl oxide and all gases subject to explosion, fume or toxic hazard, cryogenic gases, etc;
– Storage and handling of hazardous and highly flammable liquids, liquefiable gases like LPG, rocket
propellants; other than liquids storage
– MSIHC Rules,1989/2000
▪ Fire and Life Safety Rules
– All buildings, which are 15 m in height or above, and all buildings used as educational, assembly,
institutional, industrial, storage, and hazardous occupancies and mixed occupancies with any of the
aforesaid occupancies, having area more than 500 m2 on each floor shall have a minimum of two
staircases
– No exit doorway shall be less than 1000 mm in width except assembly buildings where door width
shall be not less than
– 2000 mm. Doorways shall be not less than 2000 mm in height.
– Exit doorways shall open outwards, that is, away from the room, but shall not obstruct the travel
along any exit.
– The total occupants from a particular floor must evacuate within 2½ minutes for Type 1
construction, 1½ minutes for Type 2 construction and 1 minute for Type 3 construction. The
minimum travel distance to nearest exit shall not be more than 22.5 meter for hazardous buildings;
45 meters for industrial buildings and 30 meters for other buildings
– Emergency lighting shall be provided in the escape route powered from a source independent of
that supplying the normal lighting. The emergency lighting shall be provided to be put on within 1 s
of the failure of the normal lighting supply.
– The use of spiral staircase shall be limited to low occupant load and to a building not exceeding 9 m
in height.
– Static Water Storage Tanks- Specified capacities
– Fire Fighting Installations- All buildings depending upon the occupancy use and height shall be
protected by fire extinguishers, wet riser, down-comer, automatic sprinkler installation,
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high/medium velocity water spray, foam, gaseous or dry powder system in accordance with the
provisions of their National Building Codes.
About Faculty- A.K. Chaturvedi (Director- EQMS India Pvt. Ltd.)
• Masters in Environmental Engineering. Worked in Central Pollution Control Board as Environmental

Engineers .More than 20 years of Experience in the area of Safety ,Health & Environmental,
Management Systems, Corporate Safety Excellence Framework in India & UAE (Middle East) .
• Pioneer in India in design, implementation & measurement of enterprise level Behavioural based
safety programs and supporting safety standards including : Nestle India ( 08 Plants) ; Apollo Tyres (
05 plants) : Suzlon Energy ( Rajasthan ) - 3 Sites ; Hindustan Coca Cola beverages Ltd ( 02 Plants ) ,
Mahindra & Mahindra- Nasik , Gulbrandsen Chemicals P Ltd, Dabur India( 03 Plants ), Indus Towers,
Tata Housing besides numerous basic & advance in -company & intercompany trainings.
• Served as a Member of National Registration Board for Personnel & Training (NRBPT) constituted by
Quality Council of India.
• Member of BIS National Committee on EMS ISO 14001 (CHD 34).
• Qualified IRCA( OHSAS 18001)/ Qualified IEMA Auditor( ISO 14001)/ Qualified Auditor ( Board of EHS
Auditors, USA) in Responsible Care Management Systems ( RC 14001).
• Qualified Responsible Care ( RC 14001 ) Auditor approved by Board of Environmental , health &
safety Auditor Certification ( BEAC ) USA.
• Assisted a number of leading organizations for establishing performance driven EHS management
systems / EHS Audits including Tata Steel, DMRC construction projects, Tata Chemicals, L&T, NTPC,
Asian Development Bank , BPCL, BHEL, Mahindra & Mahindra , Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
and many more.
• Technical Expert Services to RvA Germany
• Expert services for evaluation of Environmental Projects to European Commission
• Legal Compliance Management to Shell India Markets, BP, Nokia ,Intel technologies
• Authorised first ever Master Guide on Indian Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental
Legislation, which is well recognized by industry, Government Institutions as well as Certification
agencies.
• Conducted more than 200 Training Programmes for Industry and Government officials on
Environment, Health & Safety Legislation & Systems , Behaviour Based Safety National safety
Council, Indian Chemical Council , FICCI etc
• Extensively Trained in US and Canada on Hazardous Waste Management
• Extensive experience of interaction with policy making / regulatory agencies on environmental
policies / regulations.
• Presently he is a Director-Technical, EQMS India Pvt. Ltd. a leading consulting company in India.
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SUMMARY OF KEY SAFETY LEGISLATION

Program on Safety Legislation by A K Chaturvedi,EQMS INGENUITY (P) LTD ,

COMPENSATION FOR INJURY AND ILL HEALTH

KEY OHS LEGISLATION TO BE COVERE IN TRAINING PROGRAME

This training programe covers the following legislation in general.

SR. NO. NAME OF LEGISLATION

1. NATIONAL BUILDING CODE,2016

2. THE FACTORY ACT & RULES

3. THE PETROLEUM ACT ,1934 & RULES, 2002

4. THE GAS CYLINDER RULE, 2016

5. THE SMPV RULES,2016

6. INDIAN BOILER RULES,1950

7. THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLE RULES,1959

8. THE CEA (MEASURES RELATING TO SAFETY AND ELECTRIC SAFETY) RULES,2010

9. THE MANUFACTURE, STORAGE & IMPORT OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS RULES,

THE FACTORY ACT 1948 & RULES

Index of Content: Chapters I to XI; First, Second, Third Schedule, Forms 1 to 35

▪ Hoists & Lifts

▪ Properly maintained and to be thoroughly examined by a competent person at least once in

• Lifting Machines/ Chains/ Ropes/ Cranes / Lifting Tackles

▪ Properly maintained and to be thoroughly examined by a competent person at least once in

▪ Pressure Vessels / Plants

▪ If numbers of workers equal to or more than 1000

▪ Provisions related to Hazardous Processes

▪ Approval / permission by State Site Appraisal Committee specifically constituted by State

c. Officer In-charge of the Police Station

THE GAS CYLINDERS RULES,2016

Important definitions of the said rules are mentioned below;

Filling, possession, import and transport of cylinder:

(i) total number and serial numbers of the cylinders;

(ii) name and address of the manufacturer of the cylinders;

(iii) specification of the cylinder and the valve;

(iv) previous approval, if any;

(v) the test and inspection certificates in respect of the cylinders;

(vii) a scrutiny fee as per Schedule V.

(4b) the cylinder is not filled with-

Safety relief devices

(1) The markings on cylinder shall be as follows:-

i. the specification of the valve;

ii. year and month or quarter of manufacture

iii. manufacturer's symbol;

iv. working pressure;

vii. inspector's stamp;

Non-flammable but toxic White Yellow (IS 5 shade No.356).

Flammable and toxic White Red and Yellow (IS 5 shade

(i) Do not change the colour of this cylinder.

Restriction on delivery or dispatch of cylinder:

Prohibition of employment of children and intoxicated person:

Prohibition of smoking, fire, light and dangerous substances:

Special precautions against accidents:

(c) prevent any person from committing any acts

Handling and use:

(1) The cylinder shall be adequately supported during handling.

(4) Sliding, dropping or playing with cylinders is prohibited.

(2) The storage room or shed shall be of fire resistant construction.

Licence for import of gas cylinders:

The said rules contain following schedule and forms;

A. Facilities Required for Cylinder Testing Stations/B. Testing of cylinders

A. License Fees / B. Fees Other than License Fees

Form B: Application for the grant/amendment/renewal/duplicate copy of a license to import gas

Form E: License to fill compressed gas in cylinder

Form F: License to store compressed gas in cylinders

Schedule VI: Transport of Cylinders

THE STATIC AND MOBILE PRESSURE VESSELS (UNFIRED) RULES, 2016