Training Programme
on
“Chemical Emergency Planning,
Preparedness and Response”
Jointly organized by
Karnataka State Safety Institute
Supported by:
InWEnt India, New Delhi & DMI, Bhopal
on 23rd & 24 October 2010, at The Park Hotel
M.G.Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Content
1.
Executive Summary
2.
Need of the programme
3. Overall Objectives
4. Awareness
5. Programme Details
5.1 Date and venue
5.2 Registration
5.3 Technical Session
6. Conclusion
1.Executive Summary
Title
New Techniques and Strategies in Prevention and Management of
Industrial Disasters
Fields iDRM
IDRM: Disaster Management incl On- and Off-Site Emergency Plans
Target Groups
Supervisory and field officers of the Factory Directorate and
executives from Civil Defense.
H. Srinivasaiah (Trainer)
Dr. Rakesh Dubey (Speaker)
Dr. A. Koshy ( Speaker)
T.S. Sudheer (Speaker)
Dr. K.R.Prabhu (Speaker)
C.Vijay Kumar (Speaker)
K.Suresh Becon (Speaker)
R Gurumoorthy (Speaker)
G.S. Saini (Speaker)
M.D.N. Simha (Speaker)
 DMI - Disaster Management Institute, Bhopal (Cooperating
Partner)
 GTZ - Advisory Service for Environmental Management
(Cooperating Partner)
 InWEnt Capacity Building International gGmbH (Cooperating
Partner)
 Karnataka State Safety Institute, Bengaluru (Training Host)
Persons
Institutions
Event Details
Participants
Course fees
Training Provider
Institutions Involved
Course objectives
Date
Place
Sat 23.10.2010 The Park Hotel,
Sun 24.10.2010 M.G.Road
2 Days
Details
The Park Hotel,
M.G.Road
Bengaluru ,
Karnataka
Application
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No fees
Karnataka State Safety Institute (Department of Factories, Boilers,
Industrial Safety and Health), Bengaluru.
DMI, gtz, InWent, KSSI.
 Prevention of industrial disaster by selecting the right and safe
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Achieved
results/impacts
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sites before setting up of hazardous units.
Prevention of Industrial Disasters by green chemistry
(replacing the highly hazardous chemicals with non / less
hazardous chemical).
Prevention of Industrial Disasters by selecting the safe
technology and equipment.
Designing of plant / equipments by following standards
prescribed under various codes at par with Indian standards.
Effective emergency search and rescue in industrial disaster.
Guiding principles in preparation and updating of off site
emergency plans of the districts.
Role of factory directorate under environmental protection acts
and rules framed there under.
Rationalization of inspection techniques with industry and
process specific.
It has provided the valuable import on selecting right and safe
site for locating the hazardous industries to reduce the impact
of industrial / chemical disasters.
The participants were abreasted with latest alternatives as
substitutes for highly hazardous chemicals and processes.
The workshop has provided an insight into the latest
equipments integrated with safety.
It has provided the available standard codes in designing,
predictive and preventive maintenance to be followed in the
petroleum industries.
The programme provided main criteria’s to be considered in
preparation and updating of off – site emergency plans and
techniques of emergency search and rescue operations during
industrial disasters.
The programme also has provided an insight into the roles and
responsibilities of the Factory Directorate under Environmental
Protection Act.
Indicators to measure
success/impact
(The feed back forms were handed over to the organizers at the end
of the training programme).
The oral feed back from the officers is that they are immensely
benefitted by the presentations, discussions and with the narration of
their practical experiences along with case studies by the resource
persons who are all mainly senior executives from industries and
reputed institutions.
Inaugural function
The activities of the programme started at 0930 hrs as per
schedule. Sri K.S.Prabhakar IAS, Secretary to Government,
Revenue Department (Disaster Management), Government of
Karnataka was the Chief Guest and delivered the key note
address and others seated were Sri Rakesh Dubey, Director,
DMI, Bhopal, Sri. H.Srinivasaiah, Director, Dept. of Factories,
Boilers, Indl. Safety & Health, Government of Karnataka, Sri.
B.S.Ramachandra and Sri. A.R.Vijayendra, Joint Director of
Factories.
Sri. K.S.Prabhakar, Secretary to Government in his key note
address, said that the Bhopal tragedy was one of the worst
industrial disaster, to prevent this type of disaster, the factories,
Directorate plays a pivotal role, the department should be alert
and prepared to effectively manage the industrial disasters.
Further, he enlightened the officers and the dignitaries the
progress made by the Government of Karnataka particularly in
the preparation of Standard Operating Procedures for all type
of disasters like floods, terrorist attacks, building collapse,
chemical disasters, etc. He also expressed his appreciation to
the DMI, InWent and other organizations who are involved in
organizing the capacity building programmes like this. On this
occasion, he released a the hand book on “Safety Hand Book”
published by the Karnataka State Safety Institute.
Sri. Rakesh Dubey, Director, DMI, Bhopal, in his speech on
the theme of the programme explained to prevent the chemical
/ industrial disaster and said that the factory directorate is the
important functionary who monitors the working of the
hazardous industries. The factory directorate should be aware
and have an updated knowledge about the latest technologies
and techniques available to prevent the industrial accidents
/disasters. They should have a capacity to manage industrial
disasters by guiding the State and District administration in
prevention and management of industrial disasters. He was
very vocal on the need to update the off-site emergency plans,
of the state / Districts and their effective practice.
Sri. H.Srinivasaiah, Director, Department of Factories, Boilers,
Industrial Safety and Health welcomed the dignitaries and the
participants and spoke about the need for this kind of capacity
building programme, he appreciated the overwhelming support
extended by the DMI, Inwent and SDMA for conducting this
capacity building programme in karnataka.
Paper presentation
In the programme altogether 09 papers were presented and
technique / methodology in prevention of industrial disasters
including industry specific inspections. The titles of papers
presented are as per column (2) of agenda at annexure. The
presentation of each speaker with hyperlinks are loaded on
www.hrdp-idrm.in web platform for further view and use in
capacity building programmes.
2.Need of the programme
The two days programme on ‘New Technologies & Strategies in Prevention & Management of
Industrial Disaster’ was organized by the Karnataka State Safety Institute on with the resource
support received from InWEnt, gtz-Germany and technical support received from Disaster
Management Institute, Bhopal.
The programme could transfer the knowledge & experience of experts to the participants
comprising government officials and factory managers, academicians, and students of technical
institution, which will create multiple effects in the areas of Disaster Management.
3.Overall objectives
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To discuss the ways of Prevention of Industrial Disasters by New Techniques like Green
Chemistry.
To discuss various Standard Codes followed in Hazardous Industries.
To discuss the Importance of Preparing Emergency Plans.
4.Awareness:
To provide awareness on the following:
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What is industrial disaster?
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What are the hazards in industrial and factory sites?
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Preparation of Disaster Management plans & safety precautions.
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Emergency Response Precautions.
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Practical training on use of various equipments & instruments in on-site & off-site
emergencies.
5.Programme details
5.1 Date & Venue
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The program commenced on Saturday, the 23rd Oct, 2010 and concluded on Sunday the
24th Oct, 2010 successfully The Park Hotel, MG Road, Bangaluru, Karnatak
5.2 Registration
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The program started as per schedule on Saturday, the 23rd October, 2010 with registration
of participants.
5.3 Technical session
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The session by activities is listed below
Session – I : Prevention of Industrial Disasters - Techniques
 Siting of Hazardous industries
 Safer Technology & Equipment
 Green Chemistry
Session – II : Standard Codes followed in Hazardous industries
 LPG Storage and Handling installations
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POL storage and installation
Process Plants and Equipment with predictive and preventive maintenance
Session – III : Emergency Plans and Mock Exercises
 Emergency Search and Rescue in Industrial Disasters
 Legal Liability for Industrial Accidents and Disasters
 Preparation and updating of Off – Site Emergency Plans
 Standardization and strengthening of inspection and compliance of Hazardous Industries
6.Conclusions
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The presentations have provided indepth knowledge in the
topics dealt with.
The speakers have made impact with their powerpoint
presentation on the minds of the departmental officers with
effective photos and videos.
The majority of presentations were related to real applications
and case studies which generated lot of interest amongst the
participants.
Since the resource persons are all from the practical field who
have worked in different stages of execution, commission and
running of the establishments, sharing of the experiences were
of more realistic and effective.
The programme was able to further strengthen the mechanism
to establish an effective interface between the department and
the Pollution Control Board.
The participation of DMI, Inwent, GTZ, National Civil
Defence has provided a stimulus to the objective of the
department and the state for its effort to bring together such
reputed organisations as collaborators.
The participants have expressed their desire to have many more
this type of capacity building programmes in the days to come.