NAME OF THE RULE THE MANUFACTURE, STORAGE AND IMPORT OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL RULES, 1989

THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 1986

CAME INTO FORCE ON 27th November, 1989 RULES MADE UNDER THE ACT
Reference Section - Section 6, 8 & 25

IMPORTANT RULES AND REQUIREMENT TO BE FOCUSED ON

SL. NO. CONTENTS RULE NO. RULE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT EXTRA INFORMATION
Authorities are as mentioned below :-
1. Ministry of Environment and Forest
under EPA, 1986
2. Chief Controller Exports and Imports
under Import & Export (Control) Act,
1947
3. Central Pollution Control Board or State
Polution Control Board (or Committee)
under Environment Protection Act, 1986

4. Chief Inspector of Factories appointed

under the Factories Act, 1948
5. Chief Inspector of Dock Safety
appointed under the Dock Workers
(Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 Other Reference - Column 2 of
1 Authority 2 DEFINITION 6. Chief Inspector of Mines appointed SCHEDULE 5
under the Mines Act, 1952
7. Atmoic Energy Regulatory Board
appointed under the Atomic Energy Act,
1972
8. Chief Controller of Explosives
appointed under the Indian Explosive Act
and Rules, 1983
9. District Collector or District Emergency
Authority designated by the State
Governement
10. Centre for Environment and Explosive
Safety (CEES), Defence Research and
Development of Organization (DRDO).
Department of defence Research &
Development, Ministry of Defence

An incident involving loss of life inside or

outside the installation, or ten or more
injuries inside and/or one or more
injuries outside or release of toxic
2 Major Accident 2 DEFINITION chemicals or explosion or fire or spillage
of hazardous chemicals resulting in on-
site or off-site emergencies or damage to
equipment leading to stoppage of process
or adverse affects to the environment.
Within 48 hrs of occurrence of major
accidents, Occupier shall notify to the
concerned authority as per the schedule
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR 5.
3 Reporting of Accidents 4
ACCIDENTS
An occupier shall notify to the concerned
Authority, steps taken to avoid any
repetition of such occurrence on a site.
SAFETY REPORT Reference Schedule - 8
A. For a new Industrial Activity - Occupier
shall prepare a Safety Report and submit
Reference rule- Sub rule 2 of Rule 6
atleast 90 days before commencement of
that activity.
B. For an existing Industrial activity, the
occupier shall prepare a safety report in
consultation with the concerned authority
Within 3 years, Updation of report
and submit the same within 1 year from
shall be done.
the date of commencement of the MSIHC
(Ammendment) Rules, 1994 to the
concerned authority.
SAFETY AUDIT REPORT
Safety Reports and Safety SAFETY REPORTS [AND SAFETY
4 10
Audit Reports AUDIT REPORTS] After the commencement of the
Manufacture, Storage and Import of
Hazardous Chemicals (Amendment)
Rules, 1994, the occupier of both the
new and the existing industrial activities
shall carry out an independent safety
audit of the respective industrial activities
with the help of an expert, not associated
with such industrial activities.

The occupier shall forward a copy of the

auditor's report along with his comments
Frequency of Audit - Once in a year
to the concerned Authority within 30 days
after the completion of such Audit.
The occupier shall prepare the emergency
plan required under sub-rule (1) of Rule Plan shall include the name of the
13- person who is responsible for safety
(a) in the case of a new industrial activity, on the site and the names of those
before that activity is commenced; who are authorized to take action in
PREPARATION OF ON-SITE accordance with the plan in case of an
(b) in the case of an existing industrial
5 On-siteEmergency Plan 13 EMERGENCY PLAN BY THE emergency. Reference Schedule - 11
activity within 90 days of commencing
OCCUPIER
into operation of these rules.
A detailed report of the mock drill
The occupier shall ensure that a mock
conducted under sub-rule (4) of Rule
drill of the on-site emergency plan is
13 shall be made immediately
conducted every 6 months
available to the concerned Authority.
The concerned authority shall prepare
its emergency plan required under
sub-rule (1) of Rule 14 and Reference
Schedule 12
(a) In the case of a new industrial
activity, before that activity is
PREPARATION OF OFF-SITE For the preparation of the off-site commenced;
6 Off-site Emergency Plan 14 EMERGENCY PLAN BY THE emergency plan, occupier shall be
(b) In the case of an existing industrial
AUTHORITY consulted by the concerned authority.
activity, within 6 months of coming
into operation to these rules.
1[(4) The concerned authority shall
ensure that a rehearsal of the off-site
emergency plan is conducted at least
once in a calendar year.
The occupier shall take appropriate steps The occupier shall take steps required
to inform persons outside the site either under sub-rule (1) of rule 15 to inform
directly or through District Emergency persons about an industrial activity,
Authority who are likely to be in an area before that activity is commenced,
INFORMATION TO BE GIVEN TO which may be affected by a major
Communication to public except, in the case of an existing
7 15 PERSONS LIABLE TO BE AFFECTED accident about, -
regarding major accidents industrial activity in which case the
BY A MAJOR ACCIDENT (a) the nature of the major accident
occupier shall comply with the
hazard; and
requirements of sub-rule (1) within 90
(b) the safety measures and the "Do's'
days of coming into operation of
and 'Don'ts'' which should be adopted in
these rule.
the event of a major accident
Every occupier, who has control over the
industrial activity, shall arrange or obtain
or develop information related with the Reference Schedule 9
Hazardous Chemicals in terms of SAFETY
DATA SHEETS.
Every container of a hazardous chemical
COLLECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND shall be clearly labelled or marked to
Labelling of container of a In terms of sub rule 4 of this rule
8 17 DISSEMINATION OF identify -
hazardous chemical where it is impracticable to label a
INFORMATION (a) the contents of the container ;
chemical in view of the size of the
(b) the name and address of
container or the nature of the
manufacturer or importer of the
package, provision should be made for
hazardous chemical ;
other effective means like tagging or
(c) the physical, chemical and
accompanying documents.
toxicological data as per the criteria given
at Part I of Schedule 1.
Quantities mentioned below and
DEFINITION Threshold quantities for storage of
Reference Schedule - 2
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
OCCUPIER DURING INDUSTRIAL Ammonia 60
ACTIVITY
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY TO WHICH
Isolated storage at the Ammonium Nitrate 350
9 2 (i), 4 (1) (b) , 6 (1)(b) RULES 7 TO 15 APPLY
installation
Cholrine 10
Flammable gases 50
Extremely Flammable Liquids 5000
Hydrogen Sulphide 5
Liquid Oxygen 200
Methyl Isocyanate 0.15
Quantities mentioned below and
DEFINITION Threshold quantities for application of
Reference Schedule - 3
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY TO WHICH
Ammonia 50t
RULES 7 TO 15 APPLY
Cholrine 10t
Threshold Quantity for Formaldehyde (conc. <90%) 5t
10 2 (e) (iii), 5 and 6 (1) (a)
application Hydrogen Chloride (Liquified Gas) 25t
Acetylene 5t
Ammonium Nitrate 350t
Ammonium Nitrate (As fertilizers) 1250t
Hydrogen 2t
Liquid Oxygen 200t