The Tamil Nadu Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health has issued guidelines to be followed by the managements before restarting the factories involving hazardous process. These guidelines have been issued to prevent any hazardous accident that may occur in an industry dealing in hazardous operations.
The guidelines are as follows:
• All potential hazards involved in the start-up process shall be identified with respect to the materials, machinery and process and Safe Operating Procedure (SOP) shall be prepared and strictly followed.
• The operators adequately trained in the operating procedures and equipment control shall be engaged during start-up process under strict supervision of designated Safety Officers or competent persons.
• Prescribed personal protective equipments suitable to the working environment shall be provided to the persons engaged in the process.
• All types of storage tanks shall be checked for safety in terms of temperature, pressure and physical conditions.
• Proper working of all safety systems including Pressure gauges, Level gauges, Safety valves, Pressure relief valves, etc., shall be ensured and the safety equipments shall be calibrated before start-up operations.
