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Safety Trainings
Renyge Technologies,
H-13, 2nd Floor, Kirti Nagar, New Delhi – 110 015 (India)
E-mail: renyget@gmail.com
ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & SAFETY LEGAL
REQUIREMENTS

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© August 20, Renyge Technologies. Unpublished proprietary work available only under license. All rights reserved.
OBJECTIVES
 Providing Basic Understanding of Indian
EHS Legislation,
 Impart Brief Overview of Enforcement
Structure of Indian EHS Legislation
 Give Framework of Indian EHS Legislation
& their Coverage to strengthen your EHS
Auditing competence

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BASIC LAW STRUCTURING IN INDIA
International
Guidelines
ACTS
of
Parliament
Central Government
Concerned Ministry
Central
Enforcing
Authority
State Government
Concerned Ministry
/ Department /
Authority
Local Offices

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Basic Definitions
 Legislation: Bills passed in the Parliament as Acts, defining the
scope of legislation, functions, constitution of Appellate Authority,
roles and powers of the administrative functionaries, as well as
that of the concerned industry/ people (Acts: Enacted by
Parliament)
 Notifications: Forming Rules / Standards or issuing executive
orders under the provisions of the Act
 Rules: Specifies the requirements to implement the relevant Acts.
 Regulations: Specific requirements made under relevant rules/
acts in specific localized areas.
 Covenants: Bye-laws, court rulings, pressure groups’
requirements, etc.

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Structure of Acts
 Divided into Chapters and contains Sections
 PREAMBLE
 SHORT TITLE
 DEFINITIONS
 AUTHORITY AND ORGANIZATION
 FUNCTION OF ORGANIZATION
 PENAL PROVISIONS
 APPELLATE AND APPEAL
 COGNIZANCE OF OFFENCE
Note: There can be one or more Rules, Regulations under a Single Act; Rules
are also divided into Chapters and the Serial Nos. are called Rules Nos.
Rules are made under the provisions of related Sections.

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EHS Legislations in India
 Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996
 Factories Act, 1948, as amended upto 1987
State Factories Rules (e.g. Punjab Factories Rules, 1952 / Gujarat
Factories Rules, 1963 / West Bengal Factories Rules, 1958 etc.)
 Petroleum Act, 1934
Petroleum Rules, 2002
 Indian Explosives Act, 1884
Static & Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Rules, 1981
Indian Explosives Rules, 2008 (superseding Rules, 1983)
Gas Cylinder Rules, 2004
 Indian Electricity Act, 2003
 Central Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
 Environmental Legislations

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Environmental Legislations in India
 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution ) Act, 1974
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution ) Rules, 1975
 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution ) Cess Act, 1977
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution ) Cess, Rules, 1978
 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution ) Act, 1981
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution ) Rules, 1982
 Environment Protection Act, 1986
Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 amended till 2009
Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Trans-boundary
Movement) Rules, 2008
Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989, as
amended in 2000
Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Micro-
Organisms, Genetically Engineered Micro-Organisms or Cells Rules,
1989 amended 2008

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Environmental Legislations in India
Bio-medical waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998
Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000
Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000
Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 as amended in 2001 for Coastal
Regulation Zone
Municipal Solid Wastes (Management & Handling Rules), 2000
Batteries (Management & Handling) Rules, 2001
 e waste rules
 Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
Public Liability Insurance Rules, 1991

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BUILDING & OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
ACT,1996
 Building or other construction work" means the construction,
alteration, repairs, maintenance or demolition- of or, in
relation to, buildings, streets, roads, railways, tramways,
airfields, irrigation, drainage, embankment and navigation
works, flood control works (including storm water drainage
works), generation, transmission and distribution of power,
water works (including channels for distribution of water), oil
and gas installations, electric lines, wireless, radio;
television, telephone, telegraph and overseas
communication dams, canals, reservoirs, watercourses,
tunnels, bridges, viaducts, aquaducts, pipelines, towers,
cooling towers, transmission towers

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BUILDING & OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ACT,1996
Applicable to every establishment which employs or had
employed on any day of the preceding twelve months, fifty
or more workers in any building or other construction work
 fixing hours for normal working day, weekly paid rest day,
wages for over time, provision of basic welfare: amenities
like drinking water, latrines and urinals, crèches, first aid,
canteens, etc., for the building workers
 provision for temporary living accommodation to all
building workers within or near the work site

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ACT, 1996
Registration of establishments:
 Within sixty days from commencement
 Display at the conspicuous places
Registration of building workers as beneficiaries.- For
those who have worked at least 90 days in previous year

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ACT,1996
 Provision of DRINKING WATER.
 Not situated within six meters of any washing place,
Urinal or latrine
 Provide sufficient LATRINE AND URINAL
 Free of charges TEMPORARY LIVING
ACCOMMODATION

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ACT,1996
 Crèche where more than fifty female building workers
are ordinarily employed
 First-aid facilities
 to provide and maintain in every place wherein not
less than two hundred and fifty building workers are
ordinarily employed, A CANTEEN for the use of the
workers

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ACT,1996
 Wherein five hundred or more building workers are ordinarily
employed, the employer shall constitute a Safety Committee
- the employer shall also appoint a safety officer
- Where in any establishment an accident occurs which
causes death or which causes any bodily injury by reason of
which the person injured is prevented from working for a period
of FORTY-EIGHT HOURS or more immediately following the
accident, the employer shall NOTIFY to authority

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ACT,1996
 Provision of suitable and sufficient scaffolding when work
cannot be safely done from the ground or from any part of a
building or from a ladder
 the erection, installation, use and maintenance of hoists,
lifting appliances and lifting gear including periodical testing
and examination, precautions to be taken while raising or
lowering loads, restrictions on carriage of persons and
appointment of competent persons on hoists or other lifting
appliances

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ACT,1996
 the adequate and suitable lighting
 the precautions to be taken to prevent inhalation of dust,
fumes. gases or vapours during any grinding, cleaning,
spraying and steps to be taken to secure and maintain
adequate ventilation of every working place or confined
Space
 the safeguarding of machinery including the fencing of every
fly-wheel and every moving part of prime mover, unless it is
in such a position or of such construction as to be safe to
every worker

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ACT,1996
 the precaution to be taken in case of fire
 the limits of weight to be lifted or moved by workers
 the safe transport of workers to or from any workplace
 the steps to be taken to prevent danger to workers from live
electric wires or apparatus including electrical machinery and
tools and from overhead wires
 the keeping of safety nets, safety sheets and safety belts
where the special nature or the circumstances of work render
them necessary for the safety of the workers

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Petroleum Act, 1934 and Petroleum Rules, 2002
Petroleum Class A, B, C Classification based on Flash Point
 Storage beyond Threshold quantities require Explosives License
from the Chief Controller of Explosives
(a) Class A petroleum (Flash Point below 230C): 30 litres
(b) Class B petroleum (Flash Point 230C & above upto 650C): 2500
litres provided nothing of it is contained in a single container of 1000
litres or more
(c) Class C petroleum (Flash Point 650C & above but below 930C):
45000 litres
 Display requirements - License, Conditions of license, Extract of
Rules, Capacity, No Smoking, No Naked Lights
 License renewal every Three years

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Petroleum Act, 1934 and Petroleum Rules, 2002
 No loading / unloading of Petroleum in bulk between Sunset and Sunrise
 Supervision of operations within a storage shed
 Precautions against fire
 Earthing and bonding to prevent static discharges
 Pumping by flameproof pump (IS 2148)
 Cleanliness of installation or storage area
 Drainage arrangement to prevent accumulation of water
 Authorised persons to be in charge
 Testing of earth connections once in a year
 Housekeeping and Maintenance of the premises

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Indian Explosives Act, 1884 and Gas Cylinder Rules, 2004
 General Precautions:
(1) Cylinder together with their valves and other fittings and
identification colours under these rules shall always be
maintained in good condition.
(2) No oil or similar lubricant shall be used on any valves or other
fittings of any cylinder.
(3) No cylinder shall be subjected to any heat treatment or exposed
to high temperature or to the sun or stored with any other
flammable or explosive material.
(4) If a leak in the valve cannot be rectified by tightening the gland
nut or the spindle, the cylinder shall be removed to an open
space where it is least dangerous to life and property and the
filler shall be informed.

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Indian Explosives Act, 1884 & Gas Cylinder Rules, 2004
 Handling and Use:
(1) Cylinders shall be adequately supported during handling.
(2) Trolleys and cradles of adequate strength shall, as far a possible, be
used when moving the cylinders.
(3) The Cylinders shall be handled carefully and not allowed to fall upon
one another or otherwise subjected to any undue shock.
(4) Sliding, dropping or playing with cylinders is prohibited.
(5) LPG cylinders shall always be kept in upright position and shall be
so placed that they can not be knocked over.
(6) Cylinders used in horizontal position shall be so secured that they
cannot roll.

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Indian Explosives Act, 1884 and Gas Cylinder Rules, 2004
 Explosives Licence from Chief Controller of Explosives beyond
threshold quantity of storage:
The Possession of cylinder filled with LPG does not exceed
100kg at any time
Any other flammable but non – toxic gas, when the total number
does not exceed 25 or the total weight of gas does not exceed
200 kgs. Whichever is less, at any time.
Any non–flammable non-toxic gas, the total number does not
exceed 200 at any one time
Any toxic gas when the total quantity of cylinders does not
Acetylene gas containing cylinders in dissolved state does not

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Gas Cylinder Rules – Implementation and Auditor Notes
 Inventory of various Compressed Gas Cylinders
 Prohibition for the use of Domestic LPG Cylinders for
Commercial or Industrial purposes as per LPG Supply
Control Order, 2001 including vehicles
 In case LPG is connected in a manifold, maximum
storage allowed is 1000 kgs. in connected cylinders

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Indian Electricity Act, 2003 and Indian Electricity Rules, 1956
 TO MAKE THE GENERATION, DISTRIBUTION AND
USE OF ELECTRICITY AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE
 A PERSON TO BE DULY AUTHORISED BY THE
MANAGEMENT FOR ENSURING SAFETY
PROVISIONS LAID UNDER THE ACT & RULES
THEREUNDER.
 TO PERIODICALLY INSPECT SUCH INSTALLATION,
GET THEM TESTED AND KEEP RECORDS.
 RECORDS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE
ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR.

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Electric Supply Lines and Apparatus to be of
Sufficient Rating for Power, Insulation, Estimated
Fault Current and sufficient mechanical strength.
Relevant Indian Standard or Electrical Safety Code
to follow.
Consumer to Ensure the maintenance of installation
in safe condition and provision of Cut Out at
Consumer’s Premises.

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 Supply to Vehicles & Cranes. Provision of a suitable switch so that
entire voltage can be cut off in one operation. Rails of the EOT
Cranes to be continuous and earthed.
 Street Boxes not to have any ingress of moisture or Gas. Regular
Inspection of Street Boxes.
 Distinction of Different Circuits. There shall be means of
permanent indication that the respective circuits are readily
distinguishable.
 Accidental Charge : The circuits and apparatus to be prevented
for accidentally becoming Charged with higher voltages. AC and
DC Circuits not to come in contact with each other.
 Provisions applicable to Protective equipment
 Display of Instructions for restoration of persons suffering from
electrical shock.

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Intimation of Electrical Accident to Inspector.
Precautions by Consumers, Contractors, Workmen & suppliers;
Licenced Electrical Contractors to carry out work.
Periodic Inspection and Testing of Consumer’s Installation
Supply and Use Of Energy - Required Controls of requisite capacity
like linked switches with fuses or a circuit breaker for LV & MV
Supplies.
TRANSFORMERS –
• Provision of a linked switch with fuses or circuit breaker of
adequate capacity on Primary Side.
• A circuit breaker at Primary side for Transformers of 5000
KVA & above.
• Similar Provisions on Secondary Side of the Transformer.
• Proper Selection of Insulating Materials and no exposure of
live parts

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Indian Electricity Act & Rules – Implementation and Auditor notes
• Numbering / marking of Earth pits and its resistance
checking
• Nomination of In-charge of Electrical Safety
• Electrical Inspection Checklist
• Display of danger notices in English and Local
language
• Availability of Electrical Grade PPE’s
• Instructions / training for artificial respiration and
availability of personnel throughout the shifts
knowing the same
• Annual Transformer Oil testing for defined
parameters

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Central Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Rules, 1989
Maintenance of vehicles
Fitness Certificate and Road Worthiness
Pollution Under Control Certificate
Special provisions for transportation of dangerous goods:
 Spark Arrestor
Manner of Display of Class Labels
Driver to take precaution and to be instructed
Emergency Information Panel and Class Labels

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