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The Manufacture, Storage And Import Rules, 1989

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These rules have been framed under the Environment Protection Act, 1986 by the Government of India, Ministry of Environment.

APPLICABILITY:-

These Rules apply to workplaces in which the hazardous chemicals are manufactured or stored.

ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY:-

The responsibility of the Inspectorate of factories under these Rules is to check enforcement of this legislation in industrial installations covered under the Factories Act, 1948. In the NCT of Delhi, there are 14 Major Accident Hazard (MAH) factories. The MAH factories are those in which the quantity of hazardous substance is more than the threshold limit prescribed under these Rules.


SALIENT FEATURES OF THIS LEGISLATION ARE:-

Labeling of containers containing hazardous substances.
Developing Material Safety Data Sheet(MSDS) of hazardous substances.
Preparation of On-site Emergency Plan for chemical disaster by MAH factories in consultation with the Factories Inspectorate, to carry out mock-drill and to modify and update from time-to-time.
Preparation of Off-site Emergency plan, for the district, for chemical disaster, by the Dy. Commissioner, with the assistance of Factories Inspectorate and other authorities mentioned in those Rules, and to carry out mock-drill and also to modify and update the Plan from time to time.
Issue of Improvement Notices by Factories Inspectorate.

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