Quality Control in Occupational Safety and Health
Quality Control in Occupational Safety and Health
It goes without saying that industrial equipment can be dangerous when it's being used.
That's why machines are designed with safety equipment and operators wear personal
protective equipment when using them. But machinery can also present hazards when it's not
in operation. As long as energy sources such as electricity, natural gas, steam, pressurized
water, and compressed air are attached to the machine, a hazard exists. Workers who
maintain or repair the equipment, or who will be working in close proximity to it. need to be
made aware of these hazards and recognize that steps have been taken to protect them. That's
why OSHA requires a formal lockout tagout program. While it may seem that having a
formal program with multiple steps may be overkill it actually makes good sense. After all,
most companies use a variety of equipment that has very different safety practices. In
addition, any number of workers may be asked to deal with the equipment, and some will be
more familiar with it than other
b) Explain off-site emergency plan.
Off-site Emergency Plan:
1. The main objective of the plan are-
2. To save lives and injuries.
3. To prevent or reduce property losses and
4. To provide for quick resumption of normal situation or operation.
Risk Assessment: Risk assessment is most essential before preparing any off site emergency
plan. Hazardous factories and their hazard identification, other hazard prone areas, specific
risks, transportation risk, storage risks, risks by air and water pollution, catastrophic risks
such as disasters, natural calamities, acts of god, earthquake, landslide, storm, high wind,
cyclone, flood, scarcity, heavy rain, lightening, massive infection, heavy fire, heavy
explosion, volcano, heavy spill, toxic exposure, environmental deterioration etc., risks from
social disturbances, risks from the past accidents must be considered while carrying out risk
assessment for a particular area(district) from which the offsite emergency plan is to be
prepared.
report from should be brief with simple language and practical and direct any report for can
be
broadly split into three distinct parts:
1. Introductory part
2. Body Information
3. Conclusion.
1. Introduction part gives all preliminary information which has got least being with the
Occurrences of accident like:
Name of the injured person
Identification Number
Witness.
2. Body information provides data directly or indirectly relevant of actual occurrence of
accident like:
Age and Sex of the injured person
Date, Time and Shift of Occurrence
Description of the accident in brief
Part of body injured.
Immediate causes of the accident. Unsafe act / Unsafe condition.
3. Concluding part gives the option, suggestion, recommendation or advice for corrective
actions like:
Improvement of physical condition of work
use of personal protective equipment
Recommendation of doctor.
Taking into account all above points together an accident report form should be of the
following shapes.
Name of person / Age / Sex
Token no. / Shift
Time & Date of occurrence
Part of body injured
How the person was injured,
What he was doing at the time of accident
How the accident occurred
What safeguard was used to prevent accident
Witness
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accident statistics (data), then it is easy to find out the weak or key areas or target areas
where accidents are more and upon concentrating on those area it is possible to reduce the
rate considerably in coming year.
FACTORS THOSE ARE CONSIDERED IN ACCIDENT ANALYSIS
1. Agency.
2. Unsafe mechanical or physical condition.
3. Unsafe Act.
4. Types of accidents.
5. Nature of injury and.
6. Location of injury.
In analysis following factors are also considered. 1 Department.2 Category.3 Age.4 Time
EXAMPLE :- A lathe operator lost his two fingers of lett hand when it was trapped in the
nip of unguarded speed changing pulley belts when the start switch lever war accidentally
turned to on position by striking his body to the layer. Analyze the accident as per I.S
classification.
Classification Key Factors (causes)
1 Agency Speed-changing pulley-belt of the lathe
2 Unsafe Act Taking unsafe position or posture
3 Unsafe condition Unguarded pulley-belt and,
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Managing health and safety (OH&S) issues in the workplace represents an enormous
challenge due to varying human nature, skills set, process complexity & local culture
and have implications for everyone at the workplace. Effectively managing these issues
means taking account not only of legal requirements, but also the well-being of your
personnel in the organization. Purpose of OHSAS 18001 Management of health &
safety issues for an organization considering all interested parties concern is the main
challenge of the business while working with significant hazardous process & risk.
Achieving OHS performance with improved well-being is the need to assure the regulatory
bodies, customers and other stack holders due to high premium cost for any incident.
Certification to OHSAS 18001 show the commitment to the health and safety of employees,
demonstrates your ability to manage risk & hazards associated with the activities and
provide assurance to all concerned including customers and management that legal
compliance is effectively managed Implementation of OHSAS 18001 policies gives
systematic approach to minimizing health and safety risks and provide a framework for an
organization to manage its legal compliance and improve occupational health and safety
performance, including risk and opportunity identification, analysis, target setting, and
measurement Organizations are improving the health &, safety status by implementing
the universally valid international standard along with best practices beside their own
country specific health & safety legislations OHSAS 18001 is basic and globally
recognized standard for occupational health and safety management systems and is
applicable to any organization in any business sector.
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5. Doors leading to roofs will be kept locked at all times. All locks and keys will be
distributed by Facilities Management. Only certain personnel will be assigned
keys.
6. Doors leading to roofs will have a warning sign "Authorized Personnel Only"
7. All work on roofs will require a written risk assessment.
General procedure:- Safe work permits are usually made out in either duplicate or triplicate
When a duplicate system is used. one copy of the permit is retained by the issuer at the work
site and the other is held by the worker department doing the work. The permit should
always be available at the work site The permit is handed back to the issuer at the end of the
shift or when the work is completed In a triplicate permit system, the third copy is used by
the safety department to audit the work to see if the requirements of the permit are being
met.
b) Write down the conditions for reportable accidents under FA 1948, BOCW Act 1996
and ESI Act 1948.
REPOTABIE ACCIDENT (REPORTING TO STATULORY AUTHORITY)
In any factory an accident occurs which causes death or which causes any bodily injury by
reason of which the person injured is prevented from working for a period of 48 hrs or more
immediately following the accident.
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The basic steps are: Observation at site, interrogation, findings and recommendations. Some
objective questions to be considered and answered by the investigator are: Who was injured,
what was he doing at that time, where he was, who was with him, what he has to say about
happening, what part of the injured is involved, how was he injured, what was unsafe the
condition, the method the action of the injured, what does the medical report The first
requirement for the injured person is to provide him medical treatment. It is a mistake to
make him up by questions. It is advisable to wait till he recollects his thought and gets his
nerves under control. Initial story should be collected from spot-checking and interrogation
with co-workers and eyewitnesses. They should not be delay in initial inquiry. The
conditions should be kept unaltered pending the investigation, Photographs, sketches, notes
etc. will help much. Chronological questions should be ask and the concerned facts should
be collected viz. testing report. Registers, documents, instructions, defective or damage parts
etc. The facts finding should aim to determine exact causes of the accident. All causes
should be considered classified according to severity and responsibility for preventive
purpose. As the last step, suggestions and recommendation for the prevention should be
submitted in the writing emphasis should be given put to suggest engineering controls then
to suggest human responsibilities.
d) List out priority wise immediate actions of supervisor after an accidental injury.
Employee safety matters a great deal and the last thing anyone wants is to see a
coworker hurt. However, the reality is an injury can happen to anyone at any time and
without notice. The most important thing is to have a plan in place before an incident
occurs. This way your organization can spring into action and help those who are
hurt. It’s also important to ensure your organization is in compliance with federal safety
regulations. We compiled a seven-step action plan to help get you started:
1. Care for the injured employee:- The first step when an injury happens in the
workplace is to assist the injured employee and prioritize their immediate needs.
You will want to ensure the employee receives the proper medical attention and
you will need to determine what type of care is appropriate given the severity of the
incident. Minor injuries like a cut or a sprain may not require medical assistance,
whereas more severe injuries may require you to call for an ambulance or provide
transportation to a licensed medical professional. You can either consult the
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you can set up a transitional or modified job so they can return to a work routine
sooner rather than later. These transitional roles can be temporary and don’t
necessarily need to be the same as before the injury occurred. Providing a program
like this enables workers to regain their footing as an employee, while allowing
them to maintain an income and continue their connection with the company.
7. Follow up with your employee:- At the end of the day, your employee is more than
just a number; They are a vital part of your team and you want to communicate the
value they hold on a personal level. A good employer should do more than take
care of the logistics after an injury. They should also follow up with employees to
ensure they are emotionally and physically healing. Using clear and compassionate
communication with your employee can show them that you care and that you can
work together to create a realistic plan of return.
e) Write down the importance of Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA).
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Near miss Accident:- Near miss Accident: When an Incident takes place without an Injury,
it is termed as Near miss Accident.
Dangerous Occurence:- A near miss that could have led to serious injury or loss of life.
a) Compare the safety performance of the following two factories and give your
comments.
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plan and subsequent monitoring. Its different with safety audit is evident. Safety audit covers
all parts of a plant one by one, while safety picks up out bu an expert team. In case, if
employees of a chemical plant, complaint about ill-health, then expert team carries safety
survey in that plant and study the procedure of handling of chemicals, their storage
conditions, safety system in the plant to take care of gases/vapour and also team refers the
medical reports of such employees. After carrying out in depth study of that pant, team
submits their expertise comments. If toxic chemicals are really affecting the health of
exposed employees, then measure are recommended to provide safe working conditions.
C) Write down the methods of collating and tabulating data.
Methods of Collating and Tabulating Data:-
For analyzing and filing a large number of reports, key sort cards may be used. This card
contains the information of the original report. The code numbers assigned to the various
factors may be punched in the cards so that they can be sorted by a special needle. Sorting is
a hand operation
A third method of tabulation uses card tabulating machine. Here the code numbers only are
punched into the cards which can be quickly and accurately arranged into various groups.
This methods is very useful when the number of reports is very large, when many
classification and cross or sub classifications are required or when tabulation of numerical
data such as days lost etc. are necessary
Modern method of computer processing can also be utilized for such tabulation. See part 13
of Chapter5 for management information system (MIS)
Record Keeping:- Record of accidents reported to the plant management and to the
Government authorities, facts collected as a result of investigation, analysis of the facts,
conclusion about remedial measures necessary and status of implementation of those
measures must be kept in a well documented form. Computer is more useful in this regard.
In DCS system, printouts of accident situations at the time of accident should be kept out
and preserved. Safety department should design formats of safety records applicable to the
factory, train personnel to fill such records and maintain them. Records keeping may be
ordinary or computerized and in much details. Good record is always useful for,
1. Studying past accident causes and remedial measures concluded.
2. Monitoring status of implementation of safety measures
3. Taking decisions regarding future action in the matters of safety Period of maintaining
record should be decided depending on the utility of the subject matter.
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Temporary partial disablement :- If your injury prevents you from doing your usual and
customary Job while recovering, you may be eligible for temporary disability benefits, if
Your treating physician issues a report stating that you are unable to perform your usual and
customary job for more than 3-days, or you are hospitalized, or your employer does not offer
you alternate or modified work that pays your usual wages. If you are entitled to temporary
disability, you will receive a check.
Permanent partial disablement:- These are benefits paid if your injury or illness results in
permanent impairment which impacts your ability to compete in the job market. After your
last medical appointment, your primary treating physician will issue a final report, known as
a permanent & stationary report (more commonly known as a P&S report)
Contained within this report will be any permanent impairment that your physician indicates
based upon his or her final examination Next a permanent disability rating will be calculated
based upon your age and occupation at the time of your injury or illness, which is added to
your whole person impairment rating. The injured worker receives TD at the PD rate.
Happening thereof and unless the claim is preferred before him within two years of the
occurrence of the
Accident or in case of death within two years from the date of death:
Provided that where the accident is the contracting of a disease in respect of which the
provisions
Of sub-section (2) of section 3 are applicable, the accident shall be deemed to have occurred
on the first of the days during which the *[employee] was continuously absent from work in
consequence of the
Disablement caused by the disease:-Provided further that in case of partial disablement due
to the contracting of any such disease and Which does not force the *[employee] to absent
himself from work, the period of two years shall be Counted from the day the*[employee]
gives notice of the disablement to his employer: Provided further that if a *[employee] who,
having been employed in an employment for a Continuous period, specified under sub-
section (2) of section 3 in respect of that employment, ceases to be
So employed and develops symptoms of an occupational disease peculiar to that
employment within two Years of the cessation of employment, the accident shall be deemed
to have occurred on the day on which The symptoms were first detected: Provided further
that the want of or any defect or irregularity in a notice shall not be a bar to the
Compensation to be first charge on assets transferred by employer.- Where an employer
Transfers his assets before any amount due in respect of any compensation, the liability
wherefore accrued Before the date of the transfer, has been paid, such amount shall,
notwithstanding anything contained in Any other law for the time being in force, be a first
charge on that part of the assets so transferred as Consists of immovable property.
f) Explain the leading and lagging indicators of safety performance with example.
Lagging indicators are typically "output" oriented, easy to measure but hard to improve or
influence while leading indicators are typically input oriented, hard to measure and easy to
influence.
Leading and lagging indicators are two types of measurements used when assessing
performance in a business or organization. A leading indicator is a predictive measurement.
for example: the percentage of people wearing hard hats on a building site is a leading safety
indicator A lagging indicator is an output measurement, for example, the number of
accidents on a building site is a lagging safety indicator. The difference between the two is a
leading indicator can influence change and a lagging indicator can only record what has
happened.
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a) Describe the procedure for Job Safety Analysis (JSA) Give any one example.
It is a procedure of analyzing job for the specific purpose of finding the hazards and
developing suitable remedies to over come the same.
Procedure:
1. Select the job.
2. Break the job into basic elements or steps as per the sequence of operation.
3. Identify the hazards and potential accidents situations in each step
4. Develop ways or means to eliminate hazards to prevent the potential accident.
Select the Job:
1. Jobs which have caused frequent serious accident or which has got serious accident
potential
2. New Jobs.
3. Maintenance Jobs.
Breaking the Job:- Job should be broken down to basic steps or elements in proper
sequence. Steps should not be too general or too detail but should be described adequately to
explain what is being done. Persons conducting the JSA should observe closely and examine
all possibilities for accidents in each step. For identifying the hazards one may observe the
operations as many times as may be required. They also have discussion with concerned
shop floor personnel.
Solutions can be developed after analyzing the hazards and other relevant particulars
collected during JSA.
Solution may be (a) develop a new or alternate method, (b) reducing the frequency of
hazardous operation or step (c) changing the physical/ mechanical conditions that creates the
hazard, (d) suggesting suitable personal protective equipments
Job Safety breakdown sheet consisting of the following:- Four headings can be used for
JSA.
1. Name of Operation for JSA
2. Description of the operation.
3. Hazards (Potential existing)
4. Precaution/ remedies Based on JSA conducted prepare fresh job sheets/ process
sheets.
Job safety instruction sheets re issued to the supervisors and workers Supervisors are to take
action to ensure the compliance of his section.
Who is to do JSA:- A person well conversant with the job operation or process should do
JSA. A supervisor in association with senior personnel or officer can do it or a supervisor in
association with safety officer can do it or a small committee can do it.
If accidents happen even after the implementation of the remedial measures suggested in the
initial JSA revision of JSA is required.
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MCA means maximum credible accident i.e. an accident with a maximum reasonable
damage distance possibility MCAA means maximum credible accident analysis or
assessment Here probability of accident occurrence is not calculated but the probability of
maximum damaging effect (potential and distance) is calculated to assess injury to people
or/and properties in the surrounding area
(1) Type of material stored/processed (toxicity, flammability etc)
(2) Quantity of the material (it affects distance)
(3) Process or storage conditions (temperature pressure, flow etc)
(4) Location of the unit or activity with respect to adjacent population Based on
above factors. units activities are selected, accident scenarios established and
effect (domino or cascade) and damage calculations are carried out.
Following steps are employed m MCAA
1. Chemical Inventory Analysis
2. Identification of hazardous processes in individual units
3. Identification of chemical release and accident scenarios
4. Data acquisition for MCAA
5. Latest and damage calculations for the primary events
6. Analysis of past occident-of similar nation
7. Short listing of maximum credible accident scenarios These steps an explanted bens
in Brief The inventory so he identified MSIHC Rules or Rule J s of the Gujarat
factories rule (see part 10.8 of chapter -28), short listed and priorities on the basis of
hazard potential.
The chemical are classified as non-boiling liquids, gases/vapour and solids, Hazardous
processes- are also identified by above statutory provisions. Runaway reactions need due
consideration during preliminary MCAA.
C) Explain Critical Incident Review Technique (CIRT) What are its advantages"
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operation relationship and to use the information to improve equipment, operations and
procedures.
An experienced reviewer or surveyor first explains key personnel what he wants to know.
Then he asks each worker individually questions on safety matters. Workers involvement in
accidents, near misses,
mistakes, errors, difficulties in performance and probable causes of accidents are thoroughly
discussed. Their comments including preventive measures are also asked.
It has been estimated that for every mishap there are at least 400 near-misses. Information on
possible accident causes can be obtained from participants of accidents and non-participants
but having knowledge
When interviews report similar difficulties hazards or near misses with similar types of
operation or equipment's, it indicates an area to be investigated and results of investigation
can suggest the remedial measures necessary.
The methodology of Management Oversight and Risk Tree (MORT) was developed in the
early 1970s as part of the overall system safety effort for the US Department of Energy (at
the time the Atomic Energy Commission) to systematically and logically analyze a system,
or an accident, to examine and assess detailed information about the process inner-workings
and the involvement of management.
MORT applies a pre-designed logic tree to the identification of total system risks, both those
inherent in physical equipment and processes and those which arise from operation/
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maintenance inadequacies. The symbols used on a MORT are basically those used in fault
tree analysis. They include the rectangle as the general event symbol, the circle as the base
event symbol, the diamond as an undeveloped terminal event, the “and” gate, the “or” gate,
and the ellipse as a constraint symbols. The pre-deigned tree is intended to be a comparison
tool that generally describes all phrases of a safety program and is applicable to systems and
processes of all kinds.
The technique is of particular value in accident/ incident investigation as a means of
discovering system or program weaknesses or error which provide an environment
conductive to mishaps.
A variant of MORT is called the Safety Management Organization Review Technique
(SMORT). This technique is structured by means of analysis levels with associated
checklists. While MORT is based on a comprehensive tree structure, owing to its structured
analytical process, SMORT is recognized as a tree based methodologies.
SMORT analysis includes data collection based on the checklists and their associated
questions, in addition to evaluation of results. The information can be collected from
interviews, studies of documents and investigations. This technique can be used to perform
detailed investigation of accidents and near misses. It also served well as a method for safety
audits and planning of safety measures.
Safe entry or vessel entry permit:- A Vessel entry permit will only authorize entry into
vessel; separate hot work permit should be issued, if such work is done on the vessels.
Examples of vessels are tanks, drums, boilers. Furnaces reaction towers, barrels, pipe lines,
sewers, pits etc, The hazards may be presence of toxic/ inflammable vapours or gases,
suffocation due to lack of oxygen, slipping and falling etc,
Precautions:
1. Isolate entry equipment/vessel from all source through which any energy, stock or
harmful substance can get introduced by disconnecting, blanking etc, Drain clean,
wash and purge the equipment vessel to make it free from toxic/inflammable gases
and other harmful substances, Test the vessel inside and determine the presence of
explosive mixture, oxygen content etc. in case of presence of explosive mixture and
deficiency of oxygen it should be further ventilated till such time explosive mixtures
are removed or oxygen content is increased to the minimum level of 19%.
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As far as possible two main ways or other openings on the equipment/vessel should be kept
open for cross ventilation. Display copies of work permit at each entry point of vessel; if
required additionally suitable signs may be used.
Quantitative Risk Assessment: Here hazard potential is quantified, possible risk is also
determined if failure rate data available and then it is compared with the 'permissible
standard'. This will indicate whether calculated risk is lower or higher than the permissible
limit. Based on this, new control measures or modification in existing control measures can
be decided.
Values of following "Hazard potentials' can be quantified
1. Properties of the material.
2. Storage parameters.
3. Process parameters. Fundamentals of Industrial Safety and Health 19 53 Hazards &
Risk Identification, Assessment and Control Techniques
4. Manual exposures.
1. 5.Visible or measured hazards.
5. Transportation hazards.
6. Pollution hazards.
These values give 'severity' part of the risk.
Similarly values of "Control Measures provided" can be quantified depending on the poor
controls to the best controls. Proper classification of good, better and best control measures,
is necessary. These values give 'probability' part of the risk.
Then by using the formula.
Risk Severity x Probability,
The existing risk level can be calculated and identified as low, high, higher or highest risk.
This method is useful to carry out 'material wise' risk assessment. This method and other
methods using ranking matrix are used to carry out 'activity wise' risk assessment also.
MAH installation:
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Control of the causes of major industrial accidents by detecting causes and following sound
engineering and management practices e.g. good design, fabrication, installation, Operation,
maintenance, inspection and use of good safety equipment and instrumentation.
Safe Operation of major hazard installations by training to workers, following SOPs and
investigating accidents and near misses.
Emergency planning i.e. on-site and off-site emergency plans and their regular rehearsals.
Sitting and land-use planning by ensuring safe separation distances.
Inspection of MAH units by the plant management and also by the Govt. authorities at [Op
priority and more frequently. Causes of major accidents to be studied include component
failure, deviations from normal operating conditions, human and organizational errors,
outside accidental interference, natural forces, mischief and sabotage.
C) Explain the role of Government and Management in MAH control system .
Millions of chemicals are handled in industry cause harm to human beings, other living
creatures, plants, micro-organisms, property or the environment referred to as hazardous
chemicals Industrial Installations healing these chemicals have the potential to give rise to
serious injury or damage beyond the immediate vicinity of the workplace. These are known
as major accident hazards. The Ministry of Labour, Government of India, responsible for
administering the Factories Act, 1948 amended it in the year 1987 Important objectives of
the amendment were, to regulate the location of hazardous process industries in such a
manner that they do not cause adverse effects to the public in the vicinity and provide
measures for safe handling of hazardous substances. Also, the Ministry of labour
implemented through DGFASLI and Inspectorates of Factories an ILO Project.
Establishment and Initial Operation of a Major Accident Hazards Control System in India' in
the manufacturing sector in the later part of 1980s. A great deal of awareness was created
through this project among all concerned about the prevention of major accidents and
mitigation of adverse effects of such an accident.
DIRECTORATE GENERAL FACTORY ADVICE SERVICE & LABOUR
INSTITUTES
(DGFASLI) It is an attached office of the Ministry of Labour Government of India was
set up in1945.
It serves as a technical arm to assist the Ministry in formulating national policies on
occupational safety and health in factories It Itoplements ILO project on MAH Units
DGRASLI advise State Governments and factories on matters concerning safety, health.
efficiency and wellbeing of the persons at workplace. It also enforces safety and health
statutes in major ports of the country. Institute dealing with the scientific study of all aspects
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of industrial development relating to the human factors The Directorate General Factory
Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) comprises:
Headquarters situated in Mumbai
Central Labour Institute in Mumbai
Regional Labour Institutes in Calcutta, Chennai, Faridabad and Kanpur
DGFASLI organization in CLI, Mumbai functions as a socio-economic lab. &, is a
national.
d) List out the guidelines for on-site emergency response plan.
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is to be dovetailed with Off-Site Emergency Plan. This article will deal with the details of
On-Site Emergency Plan.
e) Identify the hazards associated with hot work and cold work.
f) Explain local and state levels control system for major accident
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Functions:-
It shall be the body in the industrial pockets to accidents.
To prepare local emergency plan.
Train personnel involved
Educate the population likely to be affected.
Conduct at least one full scale mock drill of a chemical accident at a site every six
months.
Composition and functions of state crisis group (SCG):
Composition:-
Chief Secretary -- Chairperson
Secretary (Labour) - Member Secretary
Secretary Environment, Health, Industries, Public Health Engineering, Transport Chairman-
SPCB
4 Industrial Safety & Health Experts. CIF
Fire Chief
Commissioner of Police
Functions:-
Apex body in the state to deal with chemical accidents.
Review all off-site emergency plans of the state.
To assist State Govt. in managing chemical accidents, planning, preparedness and
mitigation of major chemical accidents.
To monitor post accident situation.
To review progress report of DCG. Respond queries from DCG.
Publish list of expert of officials.
a) Write down the contents of “safety report” w.r.t rule 10 of MSIHC 1989.
(1) Subjects to the following paragraphs of this rule, an occupier shall not undertake any
industrial activity to which this rule applies, unless he has prepared a safely report on that
industrial activity containing the information specified in Schedule 8 and has sent a copy of
that report to the concerned authority at least ninety days before commencing that activity.
(2) In the case of a new industrial activity which an occupier commences, or by virtue of sub
rule (2) (a) (ii) of rule 6 is deemed to commence, within 6 months after coming into
operation of these rules, it shall be sufficient compliance with sub-rule (I) of this rule if the
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occupier sends to the concerned authority a copy of the report required in accordance with
that sub rule within ninety days after the date of coming into operation of these rules.
(3) In The case of an existing industrial activity, until five years from the date of coming into
operation of these rules, it shall be a sufficient compliance with sub-rule (1) of this rule in
the occupier on or before ninety days from the date of the coming into operation of These
rules sends to the concerned authority in information specified in Schedule 7 relating to that
activity. Write down the contents of "safety report" w.r.t. rule 10 of MSIHC 1989.
Element of IS 14489
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d) Define Internal audit and External audit and its legal requirements.
Internal Audit:- Internal audit refers to the department located within a business that
monitors the efficacy of its processes and controls. The internal audit function is especially
necessary in larger organizations with high levels of process complexity, where it is easier
for process failures and control breaches to occur.
External Audit:- An external audit is an examination that is conducted by an independent
accountant. This type of audit is most commonly intended to result in a certification of the
financial statements of an entity. This certification is required by certain investors and
lenders, and for all publicly-held businesses.
Legal Requirement: Rule 12-C & 68-0 of the Gujarat Factories Rules 1963 and Rule
10 & 12 of the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules 1989
need submission of safety audit reports to the concerned authorities within prescribed time.
ISO 45001: is applicable to any organization that wishes to establish, implement and
maintain an OH&S management system to improve occupational health and safety,
eliminate hazards and minimize OH&S risks (including system deficiencies), take advantage
of OH&S opportunities, and address OH&S management system nonconformities associated
with its activities.
ISO 45001: helps an organization to achieve the intended outcomes of its OH&S
management system. Consistent with the organization's OH&S policy, the intended
outcomes of an OH&S management system include:
a) continual improvement of OH&S performance;
b) fulfillment of legal requirements and other requirements;
c) achievement of OH&S objectives.
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ISO 45001: is applicable to any organization regardless of its size, type and activities. It is
applicable to the OH&S risks under the organization's control, taking into account factors
such as the context in which the organization operates and the needs and expectations of its
workers and other interested parties.
ISO 45001: does not state specific criteria for OH&S performance, nor is it prescriptive
about the design of an OH&S management system.
ISO 45001:enables an organization, through its OH&S management system, to integrate
other aspects of health and safety, such as worker wellness/wellbeing.
ISO 45001: does not address issues such as product safety, property damage or
environmental impacts, beyond the risks to workers and other relevant interested parties.
ISO 45001: can be used in whole or in part to systematically improve occupational health
and safety management. However, claims of conformity to this document are not acceptable
unless all its requirements are incorporated into an organization's OH&S management
system and fulfilled without exclusion.
f) Describe concept of plant safety inspection
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