Msihc & caeppr

Important Provisions of MSIHC Rules and CA(EPPR) Rules

1. Manufacture, Storage & Import of
Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989
(Amended 1994, 2000)
Objective :Providing procedures and safeguards
for handling of hazardous chemicals at a site
(industry, isolated storage, pipeline) and lay down
requirements for the industry and authorities to
manage chemical emergencies.

2. Manufacture, Storage & Import of
Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989
(Amended 1994, 2000)
Provisions
Notification of Major Accidents (Rule 5),
Site Notification (Rule 7),
Updating of Notification (Rule 8),
Safety Reports and Safety Audit Reports (Rule
10),
Onsite Emergency Plan (Rule 13),
Submission of Data to Authority for Offsite Plan
(Rule 14),
Disclosure of Information (Rule 16),
Hazardous Chemicals Import Rules (Rule 18).

3. Manufacture, Storage & Import of
Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989
(Amended 1994, 2000)
 List of Specific Chemicals/Criteria
Hazardous Chemicals covered in the rules are:
• Any chemical which satisfies any of the criteria laid down in Part
1 of Schedule 1 and is listed in Column 2 of Part 2 of this
Schedule;
• Any chemical listed in Column 2 of Schedule 2;
• Any chemical listed in Column 2 of Schedule 3; where,
• Schedule 1 part 1 gives criteria for identifying toxic, flammable and
explosive chemicals and part 2 lists 684 hazardous chemicals
• Schedule 2 lists 25 chemicals and 5 categories along with two sets of
threshold quantities as qualification for applicability of various rules to
isolated storages.
• Schedule 3 lists 179 chemicals (part 1) and 6 categories (part 2) along
with two sets of threshold quantities as qualification for applicability of
various rules to industrial installations.

4. Manufacture, Storage & Import of
Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989
(Amended 1994, 2000)
Monitoring/Implementation Mechanism
Concerned Authorities identified and their roles &
responsibilities defined in Schedule 5 (Rule 3) for monitoring
and implementation.
Occupier to prepare safety report and get safety audit
conducted and submit report to concerned authority (Rule 10).
Concerned authority to review and monitor implementation of
recommendations of the audit.
Occupier to prepare and submit an on-site emergency plan
(Rule 13 & Schedule 11)

5. Manufacture, Storage & Import of
Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989
(Amended 1994, 2000)
Monitoring/Implementation Mechanism
Notification of Major Accident by occupier to concerned
authority, which after full analysis send requisite information
to MoEF. (Rule 5).
Concerned authority shall prepare and keep up-to-date an off-
site emergency plan containing details specified in Schedule 12
and carries out mock trial once in a year (Rule 14)
Concerned authority shall serve an improvement notice in case
a person has contravened the provisions of these rules,
requiring that person to remedy the contravention (Rule 19).

6. Manufacture, Storage & Import of
Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989
(Amended 1994, 2000)
 Database/Reports Generated
List of MAH Units
Safety Reports/Safety Audit Reports
On-site Emergency Plans
Off-site Emergency Plans
List of Hazardous Chemicals imported into the Country
List of Major Accidents involving Hazardous Chemicals

7. THE CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS (EMERGENCY PLANNING,
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE)
RULES, 1996
Objective : Providing administrative structure at
different levels (central, state, district and local) for
effective planning, preparedness and response to
chemical accidents.

8. THE CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS (EMERGENCY PLANNING,
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE)
RULES, 1996
Provisions :
Constitution & Functions of Central Crisis Group (CCG)
Constitution of Central Crisis Group Alert System
Constitution & Functions of State Crisis Group (SCG)
Constitution and Functions of District & Local Crisis Groups (DCG &
LCG)

9. THE CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS (EMERGENCY PLANNING,
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE)
RULES, 1996
List of Specific Chemicals/Criteria
Hazardous Chemicals covered in the rules are:
•Any chemical which satisfies any of the criteria laid down in Part 1
of Schedule 1 and is listed in Part 2 of this Schedule;
•Any chemical listed in Column 2 of Schedule 2;
•Any chemical listed in Column 2 of Schedule 3; where,
•Schedule 1 part 1 gives criteria for identifying toxic, flammable and
explosive chemicals and part 2 lists 430 hazardous chemicals
•Schedule 2 lists 25 chemicals and 2 categories along with threshold
quantities.
•Schedule 3 lists 179 chemicals (part 1) and 3 categories (part 2) along
with threshold quantities

10. THE CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS (EMERGENCY PLANNING,
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE)
RULES, 1996
Monitoring & Implementation Mechanism
CCG monitors the post accident situation arising out of major
chemical accident, conducts post accident analysis, review
district offsite emergency plans and review the progress report
of SCG.
SCG reviews the offsite emergency plans in the state, monitor
post accident situation and review the progress report of
submitted by DCG.
DCG reviews the onsite emergency plans prepared by
occupiers, monitor chemical accidents and conduct full scale
mock trial of chemical accident each year
LCG educates the population likely to be affected in a chemical
accident and conduct one full scale mock trial of a chemical
accident every six months.

11. THE CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS (EMERGENCY PLANNING,
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE)
RULES, 1996
Database/Reports/Output
State/District wise list of MAH Units
List of Chemical Accidents
Publish directory of experts/contacts for chemical emergency
management under the Central Crisis Group Alert System - RED
BOOK
On-site Emergency Plans by the Occupier
Off-site Emergency Plans by the District Authorities
Public Awareness by the Central/State/District authorities through
workshops/seminars/pamphlets, etc.