( Reaffirmed 1996 )

IS : 8089-

1978

Indian Standard
CODE OF SAFE PRACTICE FOR LAYOUT OF OUTSIDE FACILITIES IN AN INDUST-RIAL PLANT
( Second Reprint JUNE 1998 )

UDC

725.4

: 658.23

: 614.8

0 Copyright 1976

B~UREAU
MANAK

OF

INDIAN

STANDARDS
ZAFAR MARG

BHAVAN,

9 BAHADUR SHAH NEW DELHI 110002

Gr 2

September 1976

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Indian Standard
CODE OF SAFE PRACTICE FOR LAY OUT OF OUTSIDE FACILITIES IN AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT
Industrial Safety Advisory Committee, ISAC
Chaimaan BRIG G. R. CHAINANI &pfe&iag Directorate General, Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (Ministry of Labour, Employment & Training ), Bombay

Members SHRI B. J. RAMRAKHIANI ( Altcrnn& to Brig G. R. Chainani ) Employees State Insurance Corporation, New Delhi SHRI A. N. Ahaao DR K. M. SAXENA ( Alternate ) Indian Airlines Corporation, New Delhi SHRI U. C. BANERJEE SHRI M. S. EKBOTE( Alkmak 1 SHRIK. BARDHAN . Ministry of Defence ( DGI ) SHRIJ. P. AGARWAL ( Alternate) United Trades Union Congress, Calcutta SHRI SUSHIL BHATTACHARYA Central Mining Research Station, Dhanbad DR M. K. CHAICRABORTY DR B. SINOH (Afkmak) Ministry of Shipping & Transport SHRI N. CHAICRABORTY SHRI S. RA~HVAN ( Alkmak ) CHIEF MBCHANICAL ENQINEER, Railway Board, New Delhi NEW NORTHERN RAILWAY, DELHI Indian National Trade Union Congress, New Delhi SHRI J. S. DARA Builders Association of India, Calcutta SHRI B. K. DHAR LT-COL D. K. GHOSE ( Altemute ) Directorate General of Health Services, New Delhi DR S. L. DHIR DR A. K. BANERJEE ( Alkmate ) Central Electricity Authority, New Delhi DIRECTOR ( COMMERCIAL ) DEPUTY DIRECTOR ( COMMERCIAL) ( Alternate ) All India Trade Union Congress, Delhi SHRI B. D. JOSHI Ministry of Communications SHRZA. R. KESHAVAMURTHY SHRI B.-NANDI ( Alternate ) Indian Jute Mills Association, Calcutta SHRI H. D. KHANNA Hind Mazdoor Sabha, Bombay SI~RIS. KRISHNAN SHRI K. C. PARASHAR( Alkmnk) ( Continued on page 2 ) @ BUREAU Cojyight 1976 STANDARDS

OF INDlAN

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Members SHRI P. N. MEHROTRA Representing Standing Fire Advisory Committee Home Affairs ), New Delhi (Ministry of

SHRI G. B. MENON ( Alternate ) Department of Explosives, Nagpur &RI-I. N. MURTY SHRI K. S. SUBRAMANYAM ( Alternate ) National Safety Council, Bombay SHRIJ. R. OVALEKAR SHRI N. RAOHAVAN ( Alternate ) The Safety First Association of India, New Delhi DR N. M. PANT SHRI V. K. MURTY (Alternate ) Directorate General of Mines Safety,*Dhanbad SHRIS. S. PRA~..~D SHRI H. S. AIIUJA (Alternate) Directorate General of Ordnance Factories, Cdcutta SHRI S. G. RANADE Hindustan Steel Ltd, Bhilai SHRI S. R. C. RAO Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Bangalore SHRI T. N. REDDY Ministry of Petroleum & Chemicals SHRI P. SESHADRI SHRI JAGJIT SINGII ( Alternate I ) SHRI P. C. EASAW ( Alfernate II ) Indian Chemical ManufacturersAssociation,Calcutta SHRI D. K. SIRKAR Central Boilers Board, New Delhi TECHNICALADVISER( BOILERS ) All India Manufacturers Organization, bombay SHRI G. D. THAKOOR Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi SHRI P. K. THAKUR SHRI G. VISHWANATHAN (Alternate) Indian Cotton Mills Federation, New Delhi SHRI G. P.~ASANDANI Directorate General of Civil Aviation, New Delhi SHRI S. VENKASWAMY Director General, IS1 (Ex-oficio hfmber) DR G. M. SAXENA, Director ( Chem ) ( Secretary ) Safety Convener SHRI P.R.SURENDRANATHAN Codes Subcommittee, ISAC/S-3

Directorate General, Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes ( Ministry of Labour, Employment & Training), Bombay

Members SHRI K.C.GUPTA (Alternate to Shri P. R. Surendranathan ) SHRI K. ALIPPY SHRIV.G.BAPAT SHRIJ. K. ARANIIA ( Alternate ) SHRI J. M. KAPUR DR C.-L. MALHOTRA DR K. M. SAXENA (Alternate) SHRI 1.N. MURTy SHRIV. K. MURTY SHRI,J.Ii.UVALEKAR SHRIN. RAGHAVAN (Alternate) SHRI M.K.PATANRAR SIIRIB.K.PATNAIK SHRI A. C.SRIVASTAVA SIIRIR. L. ARORA ( Alernate)

Chief Inspector of Factories, Government of Kerala Chief Electrical Inspector, Department of Industries, Energy and Labour, Bombay Research, Designs and Standards Organization, New Delhi Employees State Insurance Corporation, New Delhi Chief Inspectorate of Explosives, Nagpur Tata Iron & Steel Co Ltd, Jamshedpur National Safety Council, Bombay Chief Inspector of Factories, Government Maharashtra Central Builcrs Board, New Delhi Directorate General of Mines Safety, Dhanbad of

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Indian Standard
CODE OF SAFE PRACTICE FOR LAYOUT OF OUTSIDE FACILITIES IN AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT 0. FOREWORD

0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution on 1 June 1976, after the draft finalized by the Industrial Safety Advisory Committee had been approved by the Executive Committee. 0.2 In the preparation of this standard, assistance has been taken from the publication Accident prevention manual for industrial operations, 1969. Ed 6. National Safety Council, Chicago, USA which is gratefully acknowledged.

1. SCOPE 1.1 This standard covers the code of safe practice for layout facilities ( enclosures, receiving and dispatching, railway sidings, footpaths, parking areas, etc ) in an industrial plant. 2. ENCLOSURES Fencing keeps out 2.1 Fenced yards and grounds have many advantages. It trespassers who may interfere with work or be injured on the property. protects transformer stations, pits, sumps, stream banks under certain A galvanized woven wire circumstances, and similar dangerous places. fence makes a good enclosure. Enough entrances should be provided to accommodate the volume of trafhc, with clearance for loaded trucks and for switchmen riding on the sides of railway wagons. 2.2 Since it is unsafe for pedestrians to USC the entrances for railways and separate gates for pedestrians, convenient to their vehicles, motor If a pedestrian transportation and to their work places, should be provided. entrance has to be located near railway tracks, part of the right of the way should be fenced to keep employees from short cutting along the tracks. Good visibility in all directions is essential at entrances. 2.3 If pedestrian entrances have to be located on busy thoroughfares or if workers cross railway tracks on which trains are operated frequently, 3 of outside roads and

IS t 8089 - 1976 traffic signals should be installed Such precautions are especially located at opposite entrances. 3. RECEIVING AND

and subways
important

or pedestrian bridges built. where parking areas have to be

DISPATCHING

3.1 Receiving and dispatching facilities should fit in with overall material flow within the company or plant, and should aid efficient~flow of materials into and out of production areas. Receiving and dispatching areas should be designed to keep building heating and cooling losses at a minimum. 3.2 Self-levelling dock loading and unloading. 4. RAILWAY SIDINGS boards, truck levellers, and cranes can facilitate

4.1 This commonly used receiving and dispatching facility requires planning, especially if bulk receiving of raw, process and maintenance materials is an economic advantage. Tank wagons containing hazardous materials, such as chlorine, caustics, acids, and other volatile, flammable, explosive and toxic materials, require proper consideration for pressure piping, break away piping, valves, pumps, derails, etc. 4.2 Each side thoroughfares, observed. 5. ROADS track should be guarded away from main and proper clearance between main plants FOOTPATHS line, public and wagons

AND

5.1 The safety engineer should always be alert to opportunities where he can assist the civil engineer in designing for maximum safety. Roads in plant yards and grounds are sources of frequent accidents unless thev are carefully laid out, substantially constructed, and well surfaced and &ined and kept in good condition. 5.2 Heavy duty motor truck hauling requires road up to 16 metres wide for two-way traffic with ample radii at curves. Gradients, in general, are limited to a maximum of 8 percent. A slight crown is necessary for drainage, with ditches to carry off water. 5.3 Road should be located at least 11 metres from buildings, especially at At loading docks an allowance of one and a half truck length entrances. is desirable to facilitate backing. 5.4 The regulation and control of traffic, signs, road layout, should conform to local and state practices. and markings

5.5 Traffic signs and signals regulating speed and movements at hazardous locations are essential. Stop signs are specified for railway crossings and 4

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entrances to main thoroughfares, and SOUND YOUR HORN signs are necessary at sharp curves ( blind corners ) where view is obstructed and at entrances to buildings. Mirrors mounted to afford views around sharp turns or corners of buildings are of great help in preventing accidents if roads have to be built close to buildings. Barricades and MEN WORKING signs are needed for construction and repair work. Speed breakers with appropriate indications shall be installed before entrance/exit of plants, sharp curves, blind corners and also before such places where speedmg vehicles would pose a particular hazard to pedestrian traffic and/ or other vehicles moving in the area. If roads are used at night, traffic signs should be made of reflective or luminous materials. 5.6 Good footpaths between outside facilities prevent injury from employees stepping on round stones or into holes and ruts on rough ground. As far as possible, footpaths should be the shortest distance from one building to another to discourage short-cutting. A footpath that has to be next to railway tracks should be separated from them by a fence or railing, Warning signs should be installed at railway crossings and other hazardous places. 5.7 Concrete is preferred for footpaths, especially in principal areas like entrances and between main buildings. Crushed rock surfaced with gravel or asphalt makes a good footpath for less used locations. 5.8 Footpaths should be kept in good condition, especially cross railway tracks, and should be cleared of ice and snow. 6. PARKING where they

AREAS

6.1 To
parking parking smooth falls on

reduce travel in the plant grounds, a desirable location for a area is between an entrance and the locker room. The entire area should be fenced. The surface of the parking area-should be and hard, to eliminate the frequent injuries that would occur from stony or rough ground. Good drainage is essential.

6.2 The use of white lines 10 to 15 cm wide to designate stalls reduces confusion and the number of backing accidents. Standard stalls are 5 metres wide and 6 metres long. The centre-to-centre distance between parked cars varies ~according to the method of parking. Be sure that parking does not encroach on approaches to corners, bus stops, loading zones, and clearance spaces for islands. Driveways should be a minimum of 8 m for two-way traffic and there should be no obstructions to viewing. 6.3 Angle parking has both advantages and disadvantages. The smaller the angle, the fewer, the number of cars that can be parked in the same area. Aisle widths can be narrower but traffic is usually restricted to one way. On the other hand, angle parking is easier for customers and it does not require a lot of room for sharp turns. 5

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6.4 The area allowed per car in parking lots varies from 20 m2 to more than 30 ma if aisles are included. Large, economically laid out areas may approach the 20 ma figure; smaller poorly configured parking areas may have a higher percentage of aisle space and may approach 30 m2 per car. A large commercial attended parking area is considered efficient if the layout keeps the space requirements to 24 In2 per car. 6.5 Separate entrances for incoming and outgoing cars facilitate orderly traffic movements. Entrances should be designated with suitable signs. Speed signs and signs limiting areas to employees or visitors should be installed as circumstances require. conform to These signs should recommended standards, and would be similar to other street and highway signs. 6.6 Traffic at exits to -heavily travelled streets should either be controlled by a traffic light, or there should be an acceleration or merging lane. 6.7 If the area is used at night, adequate lighting should be provided for safety and for the prevention of theft; about 100 lux/m2 at a height of 1 metre should be an adequate level.

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Addenda ( Page 5, clause 6.1, second sentence ) second sentence: Add the following after the

The parking stalls shall be laid out so that driving in, parking, Typical layouts opening of car doors and driving away is not obstructed. of parking stalls of staggered and non-staggered types are indicated in Fig. 1A and 1B respectively. In the layout as shown in Fig. lA, the backing in and moving out are facilitated. In the layout as shown in Fig. IB manoeuvring becomes difficult. ( Page 5, clause 6.1) Add the following new figure after 6.1:

1A

Staggered In both patterns,

1B

Non-staggered

NOTE 1 -

vehicles have to reverse into parking space.

parking areas with restricted lane widths, a slope angle of NOTE 2 -For 30 degrees is suggested. Depending upon the adequacy of lane width any angle up to 45 degrees is recommended. Fxo. 1 TYPICAL LAYOUTS OF PARKING STALLS

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