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    REGULATORY UPDATE - No.

    105: 2020
    SUBSCRIPTION FORM
    ENVIRONMENT HEALTH & SAFETY SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE CLIMATE CHANGE SUSTAINABILITY

    Envirotrends
    …the regulatory news & documentation services

    PESO’S CIRCULAR REGARDING SAFETY PROVISIONS TO BE


    FOLLOWED IN PREMISES APPROVED/LICENCED/ UNDER
    PETROLEUM RULES 2002, DURING THE LOCKDOWN

    Background: The Petroleum & Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) is the nodal Organization
    to look after safety requirements in manufacture, storage, transport and use of explosives and
    petroleum that comes under Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry
    of Commerce and Industry, Government of India (GoI). The Organization deals with wide range
    of subjects related to explosives, petroleum, compressed gases, pressure vessels, gas cylinders,
    Cross-Country pipelines, Liquefied Natural Gas, Compressed Natural Gas, and Auto Liquefied
    Petroleum Gas etc.

    Further, owing to COVID-19 pandemic, India is under the lockdown situation and many Industrial
    plants/Facilities/Factories are not in operational stages. Further, the incidents such as styrene gas
    leakage that occurred on 7thMay 2020, at Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, makes the
    situation worse and reminds us to strengthen India’s Legislative framework for dealing with such
    industrial accidents. In such situations, the responsibility of the Organization such as PESO enhances
    and incorporation of precautionary measures to avoid recurrence of such incidents becomes the
    prime concern.

    Now, in view of the above, the PESO, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, GoI, through its
    Circular#Mis.20/Expl/2019 dated 8th May 2020, hereby directs all the License holders covered
    under Petroleum Rules 20021, to ensure the following safety provisions before commencing the
    production after shut down:

    i. Adequate measures should be taken to prevent runaway reactions and leakage of vapours in
    the atmosphere from the storage tanks.
    ii. The Standard Operating Procedure provided at the premises shall always be strictly adhered
    to. Major Accident Hazard installations covered under the Manufacture, Storage and Import of
    Hazardous Chemical Rules 19892 shall undertake training to the employees for firefighting
    operation and conduct mock drills as stipulated under the Said Rules in presence of concern
    Authorities.
    iii. The competent person of the installation shall always ensure that the tank, valves, pipelines,
    ROV, sprinklers, sensors, firefighting facilities, earthing system, flame arrestors, vent pipes,
    pressure gauge and temperature gauges, flameproof (explosion proof) electrical equipment
    and other accessories are in fit and operational condition.

    1 For more information, please refer to the following link: https://peso.gov.in/Petroleum_rule.aspx.


    2 For more information, please refer to the following link:
    http://nagarikmancha.org/images/MANUFACTURE,%20STORAGE%20AND%20IMPORT%20OF%20HAZARDOUS%20CHEMIC
    AL%20RULES,%201989.pdf.
    www.envirotrends.net MAY 2020 1
    REGULATORY UPDATE - No. 105: 2020
    SUBSCRIPTION FORM
    iv. Industries licensed for storage of solvents in underground tanks under the Petroleum Rules 2002
    shall conduct an inventory analysis of the storage tanks and shall chart out all the safety
    precautions to be adopted for the containment of release of flammable or toxic vapor and to
    prevent Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion (BLEVE).
    v. All operations related to shutting down or resumption shall be strictly carried out under the
    supervision of competent person of the installation.
    vi. Only trained and experienced personnel should be deployed for handling operation of
    petroleum products. Training shall be imparted periodically to the working personnel of the
    installation.
    vii. No Repairs/hot works shall be carried out in the petroleum premises without the permission of
    concerned Authority. Work permit system should be strictly enforced.
    viii. All due precautions shall be taken at all times to prevent escape of petroleum into any drain,
    sewer, harbor, river or water course or over any public road or railway line.
    ix. Any leakage of petroleum or fire is noticed, immediately it should be reported to District
    Administration, nearest police station, fire brigade and other concern Authorities as stipulated in
    on site emergency plan and off site emergency plan, as submitted to above Authorities.
    x. No person shall smoke and no matches, fires, lights or articles or substances capable of causing
    ignition of petroleum shall be allowed, at any time in proximity to a place where petroleum is
    refined, stored or handled or in a vehicle's carriage or vessel in which petroleum is transported.
    xi. Petroleum Class A shall not be conveyed to the shore from, or loaded into the same vessel
    simultaneously with Petroleum Class B or Petroleum Class C without permission from the
    Licensing Authority.
    xii. The licensed premises shall be kept clean and free from all vegetation, waste material and
    rubbish.
    xiii. All the storage tanks of petroleum in bulk shall be protected against corrosion by the use of
    antirust protective coatings or cathodic protection or any other means approved by the Licensing
    Authority.
    xiv. The competent person of the installation shall ensure that all the safety equipment, interlocks
    systems and alarms system are in fit and in operating conditions at all times.
    xv. Every person storing petroleum products & other dangerous inflammable substances/solvents
    covered under the Inflammable Substance Act 19523 and every person in charge of or engaged in
    the storage, handling or transport of petroleum & non petroleum solvents as above shall at all-
    times comply with the provisions of these Rules and conditions of any License relating thereto
    and observe all precautions for prevention of accident by fire or explosion.

    If you are interested to know more about specific details provided in the Original Circular, please
    refer to the following link for your kind information:
    https://peso.gov.in/pdf/Safety%20Precautions%20for%20the%20Petroleum%20Premises.pdf

    If you have any queries or need any clarifications or more information on the above,
    Please contact our EHS Helpline on +91-11-2627 1433
    OR +91-11- 4052 5413 OR Please send query to [email protected]

    …striving for Excellence in Service, Quality and Professionalism

    3 For more information, please refer to the following link:


    https://dipp.gov.in/sites/default/files/InflammableSubstance_Act_1952_03July2018.pdf.
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