OTHER APPLICABLE ACTS AND RULES ON

EMERGENCY PLANNING PREPAREDNESS

AND REPONSE FOR CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS

BY
NARAYANA PILLAI.P.N

 THESE RULES MAY BE CALLED

THE CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS
(EMERGENCY PLANNING,
PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE) RULES
1996

DEFINITIONS
Chemical accidents:-accidents involving
sudden or unintended occurrence while
handling any hazardous chemicals causing
injury to persons or damage to properties

Hazardous chemicals:-any chemical

listed in column-2 of schedule II and III

Industrial activity:-operation or a process

carried out in an industry referred to in
schedule-IV

 Industrial pocket:- areas earmarked

for development of industries
Isolated storage:- storage of
hazardous chemicals other than
storage associated with an
installation on the same site as per
schedule -IV

 ISOLATED CHEMICAL ACCIDENT:-an occurrence

including any particular major emission ,fire or
explosion involving one or more hazardous
chemicals resulting uncontrolled development
resulting loss of life and property
Major Accident Hazard(MAH)installations:Isolated storage and Industrial activity of
hazardous chemicals in excess of threshold
quantities specified in column -3 of schedule
II and III

 MSIHC RULES:-Manufacture storage

and import of hazardous chemicals
rules1989
Offsite Emergency Plan:-Offsite
emergency plan prepared under rule
14 of MSIHC RULES
PIPE LINE:-A pipe or system of pipes
for conveyance of hazardous
chemicals
Transport:- Movement of hazardous

Constitution of central crisis

group
A group constituted by the central
govt for management of chemical
accidents and set up of a crisis alert
system
Crisis group shall be as per scheduleV
This group shall meet at least once in
6 months
Central crisis group can coopt any
person found useful for their function

Constitution crisis alert

system
Central govt shall: Set up a functional control room at
such place it deems fit
Set up an information net work with
the state and district control rooms
Appoint adequate staff and experts
to man the control room
Publish a list of MAH installations

 Publish a list of Major Chemical

Accidents in chronological order
Publish list of members of various
crisis group
Take measures to create awareness
of the public to prevent chemical
accidents

Function of the central crisis

group
Is the apex body to deal with major
chemical accidents and to provide
expert guidance for handling major
chemical accidents

Central crisis group shall: Continuously monitor the post

accident situation arising out of a
major chemical accident and suggest
measures for recurrence of such
accidents

 Post accident analysis of major

accidents and evaluate response
Review district off site emergency plan
in accordance with MSIHC Rules and
suggest measures to reduce risks
Review the progress report submitted
by state crisis group
Respond to queries addressed to it by
state and district crisis groups

 Publish a state wise list of experts

and officials who are concerned with
the handling of chemical accidents
Render in case of a chemical
accidents in a state all financial and
infra structural help as may be
necessary

Constitution of state crisis

group
State govt shall constitute a state
crisis group
Composition as per schedule-VI
Shall meet once in 3 months
May co-opt persons considered
useful

Function of state crisis

group
State crisis group shall: Review all district off-site emergency
plans in accordance with MSIHC
RULES and forward a report to
central crisis group once in 3 months
Assist state govt: in managing
chemical accident at a site
Assist state govt in planning
preparedness and mitigation of major
chemical accidents

 Continuously monitor post accident situation

arising out of a major chemical accident and
forward report to central crisis group
Review the progress report submitted by the
district crisis group
Respond to queries addressed to it by
district crisis group
Publish a list of experts and officials in the
state who are concerned with the
management of chemical accidents

Constitution of District and Local

Crisis Groups
The composition of the District crisis
group and Local crisis group shall be
as per schedules VII and VIII
respectively
District crisis group shall meet every
45 days and send a report to state
crisis group
Local crisis group shall meet every
month and send report to district
crisis group

Functions of District Crisis

Group
District Crisis Group shall: Assist in the preparation of district
off-site emergency plan
Review on site emergency plans
prepared by occupier MAH
installations
Assist district administration in the
management of chemical accidents
Continuously monitor every chemical
accident

 Ensure continuous information flow

the district to the centre and state
crisis group
Forward report of a chemical
accident if any within 15 days to the
state crisis group
Conduct a mock drill once every year
and send report of strength and
weakness of the plan to state crisis
group

Function of Local Crisis

Group
Prepare local emergency plan for the
industrial pocket
Ensure local emergency plan support
the district off-site emergency plan
Train people involved in chemical
accident management
Educate the population likely to be
affected in a chemical accident

 Conduct one mock drill every six

months

Respond to public inquiries on the

subject

NOTE
A list of 431 Hazardous and Toxic
chemicals are given under schedule
I part II IN THE RULES
A list of 27 hazardous and toxic
chemicals is given in Schedule II
indicating threshold quantities
Schedule III part II gives a list of 179
Named Toxic Chemicals with
Threshold Quantities

 Schedule III part II gives the

threshold quantities for flammable
chemicals
Schedule IV gives list of various
processes under rule 2 and 2(e)
Schedule V gives the composition of
the central crisis group
Schedule VI gives the composition of
state crisis group

 Schedule VII gives composition of

District crisis Group
Schedule IX gives the composition of
the Local Crisis Group

 THANK
YOU