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Offsite Emergency Plan
Gandhinagar
INDEX
Annexure Subject Page
1 HAZARD SCENARIOS & EMERGENCY
ORGANIZATION
1.1 Area map to scale. 13
1.2 Organization charts for different teams for 32
emergency management
2 DIRECTORY OF KEY CONTACTS
2.1 Control rooms
2.2 Industries 16
2.3 Local crisis group - Gandhinagar 28
2.4 Local crisis group - Kalol 28
2.5 District crisis group – Gandhinagar 27
2.6 Expert agencies
2.7 Police stations
2.8 Non Governmental organisations
2.9 Press and media 45
3 RESOURCES
3.1 Fire fighting facilities at MAH units 40
3.2 Resources available at fire stations 40 & 44
3.3 Medical facilities at MAH units 41 & 43
3.4 Medical facilities in district. 41 & 44
3.5 Ambulance services and hospitals 41
3.6 Private practitioners 41
3.7 Blood banks and medical test laboratories 41
& Pharmaceutical Distributors.
3.8 Personal protective equipment available at 42
MAH units
3.9 Communication & warning fcilities available at 37
MAH units
3.10 Vehicles available at MAH units 44
3.11 Availability of special rescue equipment 40
3.12 Availability of portable D.G. Set suppliers and 42
electronic invertor
3.13 List of proposed rehabilitation shelters with 43
capacity
Annexure Subject Page
4 REMEDIAL MEASURES
4.1 Indicative list of medicines / equipment
4.2 Details of chemicals properties, fire fighting 40 &
agents, antidotes, first aid and medical 41
treatment
4.3 Leak detection, neutralization & disposal
4.4 General properties of hazardous chemicals
4.5 Personal protective equipment
4.6 Brief outline of human explosure to chlorine,
its Symptosms, first aid and treatment
4.7 Burns and their treatment
5 COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND EVACUATION
ASPECTS
5.1 Demographic profile 17 & 43
5.2 Overview of shelter-in-place concepts 38
5.3 Criteria for selection of rehabilitation centers 43
for evacuees
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st August, 1996
RULES ON EMERGENCY PLANNING,
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOR
CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS
GSR 347 (E).-- In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment
(Protection) act, 1986 (29 of 1996), the central government hereby makes the following rules,
namely :--
1. Short Title and Commencement --
(1) These rules may be called the Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Prepared
ness And Response) Rules, 1996
(2) They shall come in to force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions :- In these rules unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Chemical accident" means an accident involving
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 PREAMBLE
An offsite emergency arising out chemical is one, which has the
potential to cause serious damage or loss of life beyond the plant
boundary. In addition, accidents during transportation of hazardous
chemicals by road, rail, pipeline, etc. can also cause offsite
emergencies. Emergency services such as police, fire, medical
etc. need to be prepared to handle such situations effectively. The
snowballing of a small incident into a major chemical disaster and
the subsequent effects on the life and property can be mitigated if
there is a readily implement able emergency preparedness plan
available with the concerned district authorities. In order to be in a
state of preparedness to respond to the accidents and minimize
their adverse impacts on the offsite population, Rule 14 of the
MSIHC Rules, 1989 (Amended in 2000), under EPA, 1986,
requires an Off-site Emergency Plan to be prepared by the District
Collector for every District or Industrial Area, as applicable.
1.2 LEGAL BACKGROUND – RESOLUTION OF 1986
The tragedy in Bhopal has made people all over the world aware
about the seriousness of chemical accidents. Immediately after the
incident, all the State Governments started looking into the
emergency preparedness to combat and control the chemical
disasters.
Gujarat Government has passed the resolution to constitute the
District Contingency Plan Committees for Six District where
population of Major Accident Hazard (MAH) factories is more i.e.
Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Panchmahal & Valsad.
Legal origin of Off-site Emergency Plan begins with this movement
This resolution is reproduced below :-
: RESOLUTION :
1. The number and distribution of hazardous industrial units in the State
(that is, industrial units which, in the event of an accident, are such as
to constitute a source of hazards to the community in the continuous
local area serves to emphasize the need for contingency plan to deal
with the various types of emergency that may arise owing to an
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industrial accident. The agency to which the task of drawing up a
contingency plan may be entrusted, and the form of any such plan,
are questions which have been examined by Government, after
careful considerations, Government hereby :-
(a) Constitutes for the period up to the 31stDec’1986, in relation to
Districts Ahmedabad, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat and
Valsad, a District Contingency Plan Committee for industrial
hazards (DCPC) for the drawing up of a contingency plan in
respect of each local area within the district with a significant
number of hazardous industrial units.
(b) Directs that the District Contingency Plan Committee (DCPC) shall
comprise the following members :-
1. Collector and District Magistrate Chairman
2. Municipal Commissioner / Chief Executive Member
Officers of the Local Authority / Authorities
covered
3. Commissioner of Police / District Member
Superintendent of Police
4. Chief Fire Officer of the Municipal Corporation / Member
Municipality / Local Authority covered
5. Civil Surgeon / District Health Officer Member
6. Senior Officers Incharge of the GIDC Industrial Member
Estates covered
7. A Representative of the Local Industries Member
Association / Chamber of Commerce
Nominated by the Chairman
8. Dy. Director / Asstt. Director, Industrial Safety & Member
Health Secretary
and clarifies that the Chairman shall be competent to co-opt as
members of the committee, or to invite to its meetings, such
persons as he may deem appropriate.
2. The primary objective of a contingency plan in respect of any
identified local area is that of making explicit the inter related set of
actions to be undertaken in the event of an industrial accident
posing hazards to the community. The plan must, that is to say, be
both factual and action oriented. The notes circulated under the
letters dated 25.4.1986 and 28.4.1986 specified above serves to
indicate the approach that may be adopted in the formulation of a
contingency plan for a local area. Each such contingency plan will
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need to be drawn up in a format which corresponds broadly to that
reproduced in the Annexure to this resolution ( that is, an
introductory chapter, followed identified hazards and hazards
arising from accidents in transportation, and chapter on fire, police,
health service available and on the network of communication
envisaged). The plan will include reference also to the features of
On-site Contingency Plans formulated by major hazardous units,
to the availability of emergency services within industrial estates,
to voluntary organizations that may be expected to assist in the
provision of relief in an emergency, and to the mode of updating
the plan from time to time. The draft of such a contingency plan in
respect of each local area in the District with a significant number
of hazardous units is to be drawn up by the 30th Nov’1986.
3. The head-quarters of the District Contingency Plan Committee
shall be the head-quarters of the District in question.
4. For journeys performed in connection with work of the committee,
non-official members / invitees will be entitled to draw allowances
at the rates, and subject to the conditions. Applicable under the
orders for the time being in force in respect of members of a Dist.
Level Committee. The Member Secretary of the Dist. Contingency
Plan Committee will be competent to countersign bills relating to
such claims.
5. The expenditure on this account shall be debited to the head,
Demand No. 60-(B) Social and Community Services-287: Labour
and Employment – (A) Labour – (C) Working conditions & safety –
(5) lbr-96 Safety cell for the prevention of accidents (plan) and met
from the grants sanctioned thereunder in the 1986-87 budget.
6. These issues with the concurrence of the Financial Advisor dated
17.9.1986 on this Department’s file of even number.
By Order an in the Name of the Governor of Gujarat.
(J. M. Pandya)
(Under Secretary to Govt. Labour & Employment Dept.)
MSIHC Rules’1989
By the Government of India, Department of Environment and
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Forest notification dated 27.11.1989 the rules known as the
manufacture storage and import of hazardous chemicals
rules’1989 came into force from 27.11.1989. These rules provided
definitions of hazardous chemicals, major accident, threshold
quantity etc.
Rule 13 of these rules required On Site Emergency Plan and rule
14 required preparation of Off Site Emergency Plan by the
authority.
As per schedule – 5 of these rules, District Collectors were
declared as authority for preparation of Off Site Emergency Plan
under rule 14.
Schedule – 11 of above rules prescribed details of On Site
Emergency Plan and schedule – 12 prescribes the details of Off
Site Emergency Plan. This schedule – 12 is reproduced below :-
Schedule – 12
Details to be furnished in the Off Site Emergency Plan.
1. The type of accidents and release to be taken into account.
2. Organizations involved including key personnel and responsibilities
and liaison arrangements between them.
3. Information about the site including likely locations of dangerous
substances, and plant.
4. Technical information such as chemical and physical
characteristics and dangers of the substances and plant.
5. Identify the facilities and transport routes.
6. Contact for further advice e.g. meteorological information,
transport, temporary food and accommodation, first aid and
hospital services water and agricultural authorities.
7. Communication links including phones, radios & standby methods.
8. Special equipment including fire fighting materials, damage control
and repair items.
9. Details of emergency response procedures.
10. Notify the public.
11. Evacuation arrangements.
12. Arrangements for dealing with the press and other media interests.
13. Long term cleanup.
Chemical Accidents “Emergency Planning, Preparedness and
Response” (EPPR) Rules’1996
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Lastly the Government of India published the rules known as the
chemical accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and
Response) rules’1996. They came into force from 1stAug’1996.
This rule defines of chemicals accidents, hazardous chemical,
industrial pocket, isolated storage, major chemical accident (MAH)
installation and Off-site Emergency Plan etc. Accordingly Off-site
Emergency Plan means, the Off-site Emergency Plan prepared
under rule 14 of the MSIHC rules.
Constitution
As Per Chemical Accidents “Emergency Planning,
Preparedness and Response” (EPPR) rules’1996, the
following groups have formed :-
Central Crisis Group – Chairman – Secretary, Govt. of India,
Ministry of Environment Forests.
State Crisis Group – Chairman – Chief Secretary, Gujarat State.
District Crisis Group – Chairman – District Collector of the District.
Local Crisis Group – Chairman – SDM & Dy. Collector of the
District.
1.3 OBJECTIVE & SCOPE
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the present assignment is to prepare an area
specific Off-site Emergency Plan for Gandhinagar District, which
can be practically implemented / activated at a short notice, to
ensure minimal impact on life and property due to emergencies
arising out of chemical accidents at one or more of the Major
Accident Hazard (MAH) units or during transportation of hazardous
chemicals in the area. It must be remembered that a plan is just
the beginning of the emergency preparedness activity and
certainly not the be all and end all of emergency management
procedure. The plan is more of a guideline than a ready recipe for
handling a chemical emergency. The number of possible incidents
leading to an emergency is numerous and the plan cannot possibly
include all. However, all efforts have been made to cover all the
worst-case scenarios arising out of Major Accident Hazard (MAH)
installations and having potential off-site effects.
The plan should be regularly updated when there are changes
occurring in the industrial setup, transportation aspects, key
manpower, administrative changes, etc. A plan cannot possibly be
static for all time to come. Regular drills, training of key persons,
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increasing safety awareness, etc. are extremely important areas
that must be looked into for sound preparedness.
SCOPE
The scope of the assignment is to prepare an Off-site Emergency
Plan as per the guidelines provided by the Ministry of Environment
& Forests (MoEF) and as provided in Schedule 12 of the MSIHC
Rules,1989 (Amended in 2000).
1.4 DEFINITIONS [AS PER E.P ACT, MSIHC & CHEMICAL
ACCIDENTS (EPPR) RULES]
Emergency
An emergency could be defined as an event that causes a
temporary break in the normal life of an industry or community.
Terms such as disaster, emergency, calamity, etc. are also used
depending on particular context and the circumstances.
Emergency (in factory)
An Emergency (in factory) may be defined as one or more
emergencies, which can :-
Affect one or several plants / departments.
Cause serious injury to personnel.
Result in extensive damage to property and / or loss of life.
Cause disruption, both inside and outside the work.
A Major Emergency
A major emergency in a works is one, which has the potential to
cause serious injury or loss of life. It may cause extensive damage
to property and serious disruption both inside and outside the
works. It would normally require the assistance of outside
emergency services to handle it effectively. Although the
emergency may be caused by number of different factors, e.g.
plant failure, human error, earthquake, vehicle crash or sabotage.
It will normally manifest itself in three basic forms i.e. fire,
explosion, or toxic release.
Types of Emergency
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1. Social
2. Natural calamities
- Earthquake
- Cyclone
- Flood,
- Lightening storm
3. Man made
- Civil disturbance
- War
- Riots
- Industrial
Man made emergency which are encounters in any industry are :-
- Fire
- Explosion
- Gas leak
- Poisoning
- Those arising out of abnormalities in-
operation,
- Maintenance, start up / shutdown, failure of
equipment and use of sub standard / wrong
materials
Classification of / Level of Emergencies and Management
(1) Level – 1 Emergency
The emergency which can be managed / controlled on site with the
sources of factory concerned in accordance with the on site
emergency plan.
(2) Level – 2 Emergency
The emergency which can be managed / controlled by the
concerned factory with the mutual aid arrangements and outside
resources
(3) Level – 3 Emergency
The emergency which will spill over to off site (outside factory) and
require actions from the off site emergency i.e. Local Crisis Group,
District Crisis Group.
(4) Level – 4 Emergency
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The emergency which will require assistance and help from the
State Government and Central Government.
Anatomy of an Emergency
No emergency except perhaps a catastrophic natural disaster,
occurs suddenly. Every emergency has a pattern and its main
elements could be distinguished as,
The warning phase
Emergency phase
Rehabilitation phase
Recovery phase
Reconstruction phase
The warning signals can be noted in any industrial operations, if
adequate and timely measures are not taken during the warning
phase, then it suddenly precipitates into the emergency phase
when the actual crisis occurs. The emergency phase is
distinguished by a sort of fire fighting management exercise and
relief is an essential part of this phase. The efficiency of
management of a crisis should be judged by the response tuned to
the warning signals that leads to the actual crisis and when the
crisis does occur, the speed with which it is manages and
contained. The earlier the management of crisis moves into the
rehabilitation phase from the relief phase the better would be its
progress. Efficient and timely management of the rehabilitation
phase, the recovery phase and the reconstruction phase would
ensure that a similar crisis may not occur and if it does reoccur it’s
rigors would be much less and can be contained and managed
much more efficiently.
Nature of Emergency
If there is any emergency in part of the plant / work place / industry
due to any reason, the area which may be affected due to the
emergency can be divided in the following two nature :-
Nature – I (On Site Emergency)
Effects remain limited to plants / industry boundary.
Nature – II (Off Site Emergency)
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Effect spread to neighboring industry / population.
On Site Emergency
Events likely to endanger human lives, plant and equipment, and is
beyond the control of shift personnel and facilities available in the
plant.
Requires mobilization of additional resources of other plant
department to handle the emergency.
Require help under mutual aid scheme for fire fighting and rescue
operation from near by industries.
Off Site Emergency
Events likely to endanger the human lives, plant and equipment
within the factory and also in the neighborhood and is not possible
to control with the resources available within the factory.
Requires mobilization of out side resources from Local / District
Authorities such as Hospital Facilities, Civil Defense, District
Magistrate, Police, Army, Air Force, and other agencies (may be
called into control and contain the emergency).
Accident
An Accident is an unplanned event, which has a probability of
causing personal injury or property damage or both. It may result
in physical harm (injury/ disease) to persons, damage to property,
a near miss or any combination of these effects.
Chemical Accident
Means an accident involving a fortuitous, or sudden or unintended
occurrence while handling any hazardous chemicals resulting in
continuous, intermittent or repeated exposure to death, or injury to,
any person or damage to any property but does not include an
accident by reason only of war or radioactivity.
Industrial Pocket
Means any industrial zone earmarked by the Gujarat Industrial
Development Corporation of the State Government or by the State
Government or any industrial zone having more MAH units.
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Major Chemical Accident
Means an occurrence including any particular major emission, fire
or explosion involving one or more hazardous chemicals and
resulting from uncontrolled developments in the course of
industrial activity or transportation or due to natural events leading
to serious effects both immediate or delayed, inside or outside the
installation likely to cause substantial loss of life and property
including adverse effects on the environment.
Transport
Movement of hazardous chemicals by any mean over land water
or air.
Major Accident
Means an incident involving loss of life inside or outside the
installation or ten or more injuries inside and / or one of more
injuries outside or release of toxic chemicals or explosion or fire or
spillage of hazardous chemicals resulting in on site or off site
emergencies or damage to equipment leading to stoppage of
process of adverse affects to the environment.
Disaster
Man Made Disaster
Disaster resulting from mollified intentions such as sabotage, riots,
industrial unrest, air attack etc. resulting into industrial accidents,
factory fires, explosions and escape of toxic gases or chemical
substances, river pollution, other structural collapses, air, sea, rail
and road transport accidents, aircraft crashes, collisions of
vehicles carrying inflammable liquids, oil spills at sea etc. will
require State / National level resources to combat it.
Natural Calamities
Disasters resulting from natural phenomena like earthquakes,
volcanic eruption, storm, surges, cyclones, tropical storms, floods,
lightenings, land slides, forest fires and massive insect infestation.
Also in this group, severe drought which will cause a creeping
disaster leading to famine, disease and death must be included.
These type disasters are not under the purview of this plan.
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Chemical Hazard
Chemical hazards is a hazard due to chemical (including its
storage, process, handling etc.) and it is realized by fire explosion,
toxicity, corrosiveness, radiation etc.
Disaster or Contingent Plan
The disaster or contingent plan of the area will be developed by
the District / Local Authorities based on the On-site and Off-site
Emergencies Plans of individual units in that area.
Hazard
Any situation with potential for causing injury to life or damage to
property and environment.
Hazardous Substance
Hazardous substance is also defined by the same act and
hazardous process is defined by section 2(cb) of the factories act.
Off-site Emergency Plan
The Off-site Emergency Plan deals with measures to prevent and
control emergencies affecting public and the environment outside
the premises. The manufacturer should provide the necessary
information on the nature, extent and likely effects of such
incidents.
On-site Emergency Plan
The On-site Emergency Plan deals with measures to prevent and
control emergencies within the factory and not affecting outside
public of environment.
Risk
The probability of injury to life or damage to property and the
environment will occur.
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2. AREA PROFILE
2.1 GENERAL
Off-site emergency planning not only involves detailed analyses of
accident scenarios, roles & responsibilities of individuals & teams,
management procedures, but also requires information on the
topography, climatic conditions and demographic features of the
areas surrounding the Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units. These
data are necessary to develop scenarios, which are simulation of
the actual conditions, thereby providing results, which are realistic
and help in practical planning.
2.2 TOPOGRAPHY
Gandhinagar is the capital city of Gandhinagar district as well as
Gujarat state. The District is surrounded by Kheda , Ahmedabad ,
Sabarkantha and Mehasana Districts. The Map of the District with
surrounding areas is given at Annexure 1.1
2.3 METEOROLOGICAL DATA
The climate of the District is generally similar to Ahmedabad. It is
characterized by a hot summer during May - June. and average
maximum temperature is 400 C. Major part of the year. Period from
March onwards is hot season till the arrival of southwest monsoon
in June, which lasts till the end of September, October and
November are months of post monsoon.
December & January are the coldest months of the year.
2.4 INDUSTRIAL PROFILE (LIST OF MAH CATEGORY INDUSTRY)
Gandhinagar is one of the industrialized Districts in the Gujarat.
The District is sub-divided into 4 Talukas viz. Gandhinagar,
Dehgam, Mansa and Kalol. The unique feature of the District is
that Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units are located in all these 4
Talukas. Major Accident Hazard(MAH) units have been identified
based on the information received from the Office of th Director,
Industrial Safety & Health, Gujarat and latest information
available with the Deputy & Assistant Director, Industrial Safety
& Health,Kalol & Gandhinagar respectively.(These are two
offices) As per the latest information available there are 20
functional Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units in Gandhinagar
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District. A list of these 20 functional Major Accident Hazard
(MAH) units in the Gandhinagar District is given at Table – 2.1.
Table – 2.1
Major Accident Hazard (MAH) Units in Gandhinagar District
Sr. Name of the Unit Location Activity/
No. Product
1. Vimal Pesticides Pvt. Ltd. Factory is on National Pesticides
N.H. NO. : 8 At : Limbadia Highway Between Naroda
Taluka : Gandhinagar And Chiloda Chokdi.
Factory Is Just Near
Ranasan Power Station /
Out Side Nana Chiloda
0Octroi Naka
2. Prakash Presticides Factory Is On Zak-Vehlal Pesticides
Industries Road Factory Is 11 Km.
Plot No.19/A At : Zak, Away From Naroda,
Post: Pardhol, Ahmedabad, And 14 Km.
Taluka : Dehgam Away From Dehgam
3. Hindustan Petroleum Factory Is On Sardhav L.P.G.
Corporation Ltd. Sonipur Road, Factory 1 bottling
At : Sardhav, Km. Away From Sardhav plant
Taluka : Gandhinagar Village.
4. Ambica LPG Bottling Pvt. Factory On Mansa Kalol L.P.G.
Ltd. *( found closed ) Road 2 Km Away From bottling
Kalol Mansa Road Mansa plant
At : Parabatpura
Taluka: Mansa,
5. Rajdeep Chemical Factory On Dehgam Bayad Chemical
Industries. *( found closed Road Nr. Atith Fiber 5 Km
since more than 2 years) Away From Dehgam
Dehgam Bayad Road
At:Sampa,Taluka:Dehgam
6. Shree Vallabh Chemical Factory Is On Dehgam Chemical
Dehgam Dhansura Road Dhansura Road 5 Km
At: Sanpa, Ta ; Dehgam Away From Dehgam
7. Gujarat Pesticides Pvt. Ltd. Factory Is In Kalol GIDC Pesticides
Plot No. C1/29, GIDC Kalol
Taluka: Kalol
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Table – 2.1
Major Accident Hazard (MAH) Units in Gandhinagar District of
Kalol Taluka
Sr. Name of the Unit Location Activity/
No. Product
8 Mutual chemicals pvt. Ltd. Factory is On Chhatral- Mono
Plot 1069, near sainath Kadi Road chloro
proteins ltd. Chhatral kadi aciticacid
road At : Dhanot Taluka : (MCA)
Kalol
9 IFFCO Ltd. Factory Is Near Ammonia,
Post Kasturinagar Kasturinagar on Kalol Urea
Taluka : Kalol Highway fertiliser
10 The Aravind Mills Limited Factory is at santej 20 Textile mills
At : Santej Ta.Kalol Dist: Km away from Kalol
Gandhinagar Taluka.
11 Maruti Pesticides Pvt Ltd Factory is located in Pesicides
Plot No.1731 GIDC Chhatral Chhatral GIDC `away at Unit
Ta.Kalol Dist.Gandhinagar 9 kms from Kalol
12 Umiya Agroes Factory is located in Pesicides
Plot No.1218 GIDC Chhatral Chhatral GIDC `away at Unit
Ta.Kalol Dist.Gandhinagar 9 kms from Kalol
13 Zion Chemicals Pvt Ltd Factory is at santej 22Emulisifier
At: Rakanpur Km away from Kalol Manufacturi
Ta.Kalol Dist.Gandhinagar Taluka ng
14 Saibaba sarfactants Pvt Ltd Factory is at vadsar 12Emulisifier
At:Vadsar Ta.Kalol Km away from Kalol Manufacturi
Dist:Gandhinagar Taluka ng
15 Mahalaxmi Industries Factory is located in MCA
At : Bileshwarpura Ta.Kalol Bileshwarpura `away at Manufacturi
Dist: Gandhinagar 10 kms from Kalol ng
16 Anmol Chlorochem Factory is located in Alluminium
At : Dhanot Ta,Kalol Dist: Dhanot away at 10 kms Chloride
Gandhinagar from Kalol Manufacturi
ng
17 Chemplast Industries Factory is located in Chlorinated
At:Chhatral Ta.Kalol Chhatral GIDC `away at Parafine
Dist:Gandhinagar 9 kms from Kalol
18 Aravind Poly coats Factory is at vadsar 12 Garments
At : Vadsar Ta.Kalol Km away from Kalol Manufacturi
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Dist:Gandhinagar Taluka ng
19 Rajratna Metal Inds Ltd Factory is located on Metal Tubes
At:Chhatral Ta.Kalol Chhatral Highway, away Manfg.
Dist:Gandhinagar at 9 kms from Kalol
20 Bhagwati Industries Factory is located in Tri Chloro
At:Chhatral GIDC Phase 4 Chhatral GIDC away at Acetyldehyd
Ta.Kalol Dist:gandhinagar 9 kms from Kalol -e
The directory of containing contact information of industries is
given at Annexure No. 2.2
2.5 LOCATIONS AND SURROUNDINGS OF MAJOR ACCIDENT
HAZARD (MAH) UNITS
Gandhinagar, the district headquarters houses. 20 Major Accident
Hazard (MAH) units (including HPCL, which is a large L.P.G.
bottling plant). It has good infrastructure in terms of fire fighting
(including facility available with the industries) and medical
facilities. LPG bottling plant of HPCL is located at village Sarghav
about 17 Km from Gandhinagar. LPG tankers and packed trucks
carrying empty and filled LPG cylinders have to pass through the
village. Vimal pesticides private limited, is located on National
highway no 8, at: Limbadiya 3 K.M. away from Naroda of
Ahmedabad city. This factory can affect Highway traffic.
Ambika L.P.G. bottling Pvt. Ltd. Is a small bottling plant on Mansa
Kalol road, 6 K.M. away from Mansa. It is the only MAH unit in
Mansa taluka. There is no fire station at Mansa. As per enquiry, it
is closed since more than 1 year.
2 MAH units are located at Sampa 6 K.M. away from Dehgam.
Vallabh chemical is on Dehgam Modasa road and Rajdeep
chemical pvt. ltd is on Dehgam Bayad road. As per enquiry, it is
closed since more than 2 years. Factory is dismantaled also.
Prakash pesticides industry is located at Zak 8 K.M. away from
Naroda.
Kalol* is an industrial pocket near 30 K.M. away from
Gandhinagar. It has many small and medium scale units involved
in different processes. As per the list of identified Major Accident
Hazard (MAH) units, there are 5 Major Accident Hazard (MAH)
industries in Kalol. Due to the units, movement of heavy vehicles
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(many even carrying hazardous chemicals) on the internal roads is
also very high. Kalol has a fire station, and civil hospital. The
hospital is equipped with all facilities. Heavy traffic in the area with
poor infrastructure may aggravate the problem during emergency.
IFFCO is located at Village Saij, Ahmedabad Kalol state highway.
Other factories are at Chhatral and Dhanot. Chhatral is a
developed Industrial Zone which is at a distance of 9 Kms from
Kalol Taluka whereby 10 MAH units are located in & surrounding
it.These are as shown in Table 2.1 of Kalol Taluka. Rakanpur,
Santej & Vadsar are developing Industrial area which is away at
18-22 Kms from Kalol Taluka where 4 MAH Units are working,
whose name are mentioned in Table 2.1 of Kalol Taluka.
2.6 DEMOGRAPHIC (POPULATION) PROFILE
Demographic profile of the area likely to be affected due to
accident in the nearby Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units is given
at Annexure 5.1
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3. POTENTIAL FOR OFF-SITE EMERGENCY
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION & ANALYSIS AT MAJOR
ACCIDENT HAZARD (MAH) UNITS
3.1.1 MAH Units in LCG 1
a) Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units in Gandhinagar pocket
Mansa and Dehgam are adjacent Talukas of Gandhinagar Taluka
in the District. There are three Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units
in Dehgam Taluka. Shree Vallabh chemical and Rajdeep chemical
industries (closed unit) are located at village Sampa and are
surrounded by agricultural fields on all sides. Prakash pesticides
industries is located at Zak and is also surrounded by agricultural
fields or barren land. Mansa Taluka has one unit viz. Ambika
L.P.G. bottling pvt. ltd.( at present close ) near village Parbatpura.
Vimal pesticides pvt ltd is located on national highway no 8, at
Limbadiya near to Naroda G.I.D.C. It is using Phorat and it can
affect highway traffic. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.is a
L.P.G. bottling plant and surrounded by agricultural fields & village
Sardhav (population of around ten thousand of humankind)
The accident scenarios having potential of off-site emergency from
storage at these Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units are given at
Table 3.1.
Based on the information given in this table, it can be observed
that the maximum hazard distance for all the accident scenarios of
Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units is within 3 km from the
accident site. Following points emerge from the analysis of data
given in the table and observations made during the field visit.
The nearest population centers are the respective villages near the
Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units.
Under all the above scenarios, almost all the employees of the
concerned and probably some employees in the adjacent unit will be
affected, as the case may be.
As the LPG bullets are located adjacent to one another, cascading
may also happen within the unit.
LPG bottling plants as the quantities and therefore the damage
potential is also very large. However, cascading effect amongst
other units may not occur due to ample separation distance
between them.
Several LPG tank trucks are always parked near the gates of HPCL
and also at the parking bay. This increases the hazard potential of
the area.
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Table 3.1
Major Accident Scenarios for MAH Units at Gandhinagar, Dehgam & Mansa Talukas
Storage Qty. Damage Distance (m) Toxic Popu- Areas
(MT) Disper- lation likely to
Name of sion likely be
Chemical
the Unit Lar- Total Pool Fire BLEVE UVCE D-3 F- to be affected
gest FZR IZR FZR IZR FZR IZR D- 1.5 affec-
LFL ted
Vimal Technical 0.2 8 --- ---- ----- ------ ----- ----- ---- Refer 500 Limbadia
Pesticides Pesticide
Pvt. Ltd. MSDS
Prakash Technical 0.2 8 --- ---- ----- ------ ----- ----- ---- 500 Limbadia
Presticides Pesticide
industries.
Hindustan LPG 650 500 ----- ----- 1157 2006 165.7 529.7 882 --- --- 500 Sardhav
Petroleum Mt. Mt.
Corp. Ltd.
Ambica * LPG ----- ----- 284.0 548.0 78.0 247.0 477.0 --- --- 500 Parbatpura
LPG 60 10
Bottling Pvt. Mt. Mt.
Ltd.
Rajdeep ** Ethylene 8 8 13.7 19.5 103.9 215.5 2.4 11.9 7.3 823 1.1 500 Sampa
Chemical Oxide Mt. Mt. m Km
Industries
Shree Ethylene 7.5 7.5 13.7 19.5 103.9 215.5 2.4 11.9 7.3 823 1.1 500 Sampa
Vallabh Oxide M.t M.t m Km
Chemical
* closed since more than 1 yr.. ** closed forever
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3.1.2 Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units in LCG 2 (KALOL)
a) Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units at Kalol pocket
Gujarat Industrial Development Authority (GIDC) has set up a
industrial estate at Kalol. It has a number of small and medium
scale chemical and other industries. In addition to a large number
of units handling hazardous chemicals in quantities less that those
specified under MSIHC Rules. Ranging from small units handling
chemicals there are also medium scale industries engaged in
manufacture of pharmaceuticals, etc.
Major accident scenarios of all the MAH units were identified and
results of computer simulation are presented at Table 3.2. Analysis
of the information available in this Table shows that :-
Highest damage distance due to pool fire scenario is from Ethylene
oxide storage. However, as the unit is located almost on the outskirts
of the estate, effect of thermal radiation outside the battery limit may
not be very high.
Highest damage distance due to Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour
Explosion (BLEVE) scenario will be due to failure of LPG bullet at
L.P.G. bottling plants. Presence of residential areas near the unit may
aggravate the situation.
Highest damage distance due to toxic vapour dispersion will be from
failure of 10000 MT Ammonia tanks at IFFCO, Kalol. The vapour may
travel up to almost 5 Km under the worst-case scenario. Depending
on the prevalent wind direction, the accident scenario has potential to
effect population in Kalol city, GIDC estate, railway route, National
highway. Ahmedabad city and Gandhinagar.
Major accident scenarios arising out of other units have the potential
for cascading effect, as the units are located close to each other.
However, the impact of individual scenarios will largely remain within
the estate.
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Table 3.2
Major Accident Scenarios for MAH units at Kalol Taluka
Name of the Chemical Storage Qty. Damage Distance (m) Toxic Popu Areas
Unit (MT) Disper- - likely to
sion lation be
Lar- Total Pool BLEVE UVCE D-3 F- likely Affected
gest Fire 1.5 to be
FZ IZR FZR IZR FZR IZR D- Affe-
R LFL cted
Gujarat Phorate 600 600 - - - - - - - - - 200 5 M2
Pesticides Methyl Kg. Kg.
Pvt. Ltd. Parathion 500
500 Kg.
Kg.
The Arvind Nephtha 5000 10000 29 77.3 91 149 146 056 2394 16 439 1500 11.5 KM2
Mills Ltd. Kl KL .3 Not In Use km pp Aprx
No m
w
Chlorine 900 10000 - - - - - - - - -
Kg. Kg.
Maruti DDVP 250 Kg 250 - - - - - - - - - 25 5 M2
Pesticides Fenvelerat Kg.
Pvt. Ltd. e 400
Chloropyr Kg. 400
ofos Kg.
500
Kg. 500
Kg.
Umiya Agros Methyl 500 500 - - - - - - - - - 21 5 M2
Parathion Kg. Kg.
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Monocrotp
hos 500 500
Kg. Kg.
Cyclohexe
non 500 500
Kg. Kg.
IFFCO Ltd. NH3 10000 15000 - - - - - - - .00 183 5000 5 KM2
Mt Mt 1 2 Aprx
Neptha 4550K 13650 29 77.3 91 149 146 056 2394 5K .69
L KL .3 m pp
m
Zion EO 7MT 7 MT - - - - - - - 823 1.1 50 5 M2
Chemicals m Km
Pvt. Ltd.
Saibaba EO 7.5 MT 7.5 MT - - - - - - - 823 1.1 50 5 M2
Surfactants m Km
Pvt. Ltd.
Mahalaxmi Chlorine 9 MT 31.5M - - - - - - - .16 449 200 5 KM2
Industries T km pp
m
Anmol Chloro Chlorine 9 MT 45 MT - - - - - - - .16 449 200 5 KM2
Chem km pp
m
Mutual Chlorine .9 MT 10 MT - - - - - - - .16 449 200 5 KM2
Chemicals km pp
Pvt. Ltd. m
Chem Plast Chlorine .9 MT 10 MT - - - - - - - .16 449 200 5 KM2
Industries km pp
m
Arvind Poly LPG 15 MT 30 MT 23 466 67.0 215. 428. - - - - 1200 1 KM2
Coats 8 0 5
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Rajratna LPG 40 MT 40 MT 26 510 72.0 231. 452. - - - - 1000 1 Km2
Metal 7 0 5
Industries
Ltd.
Bhagwati Chlorine .9 MT 18 MT - - - - - - - .16 449 200 5 KM2
Industries km pp
m
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3.2 TRANSPORT EMERGENCY
As can be observed from the foregoing sections, Gandhinagar
Dist. has a large number of Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units
handling a variety of hazardous chemicals.(a specialy in Kalol
Taluka) While some of the units are manufacturers of hazchem,
employing more hazchems in the process, others are end users.
Therefore, the transportation of hazardous chemical in the District
is due to the following:
Manufacturers dispatching hazchem to units within or outside the
District.
Manufacturers or other chemical industries receiving hazchem from
manufacturers located within or outside the District.
Bulk storage terminals receiving hazchem through pipelines and / or
ships and dispatching to users within or outside the District.
Transient traffic of hazchem carrier passing through the major
corridors of the District.
3.2.1 Major Corridors for Hazchem Transportation
National Highway No. 8 :- This 35 Km stretch enters the District
at Limbadiya and exits near Chandrala. It also caters to the
interstate transient traffic of hazchem and other goods.. From this
it can be observed that the movement of hazchem transportation
and also the potential for accidents involving them in the district is
very high.
Ahmedabad – Kalol State Highway :- Chandkheda to Bileshwar-
pura state highway is approx. 22 km.. Approach roads are
although good. These road are just enough for two heavy vehicles
to pass.
In addition to the above, attention also needs to be given on the
roads within Santej and Kalol G.I.D.C. While some of the roads
within these estates are motorable, others are in bad shape and
become worse during monsoon. Movement of heavy vehicles,
even carrying hazchem, within the estate is high. Poor road
conditions may not only result in transportation accidents but also
increases the travel time for first responders to reach the incident
site.
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It is a good feature that LPG bottling plants are located in isolated
areas away from the population centers, as far as safety is
concerned. However, with regard to deployment of resources and
condition of access roads, it is a negative aspect.
3.2.2 Major Hazchems Transported
Based on the results of an earlier study conducted by the Ministry
of Environment & Forest (MoEF), following are the major hazchem
transported through the District :-
Acids (Acetic, Hydrochloric, Carbon disulphide
Nitric, Sulphuric) & Alkalies
Ammonia Methanol
Benzene Motor spirit
Chlorine Naphtha
Diesel Oleum
Kerosene Solvents (Xylene, Toluene,
Aromax)
LPG/Propane Technical pesticides
3.2.3 Transportation Hazard Potential
As mentioned above, various hazardous chemicals are being
transported through out the District. With heavy transportation
activity within the district, the potential for accidents also increases
correspondingly. Accidents scenarios have been visualized for
major hazardous chemicals passing through the district and the
details are given below. This table provides likely scenario,
chemical involved, its quantity and expected area of exposure. As
transport emergency can happen anywhere in the District, the area
and population likely to get affected will depend on the location
and prevalent meteorological conditions in the area.
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Table - 3.6
Transport Accident Scenarios
Sr. Transport Accident Area Likely to be Affected
No. Scenario
1. Failure of chlorine 1 to 1. 4 Km downwind
toner
2. Failure of acid/alkali Immediate surroundings and burns to
tanker persons coming in direct contact with the
substance
3. Ammonia leak from Varying, depending on the capacity of the
cylinder cylinder but not more than 1 km
4. Ammonia leak from a Up to 3 km downwind
tanker
5. Ammonia leak from a Up to 5 Km downwind
rail tanker
6. Escape of explosive Explosion may cause over pressure upto
gases from cylinder 50 m for a short duration. However, pieces
followed by explosion of damaged cylinder may travel up to 100
m from the accident site
7. LPG leak from tanker Thermal radiation and overpressure effects
followed by fire / will be upto 200m for short duration.
explosion BLEVE may result first degree burns upto
150 m and also cause secondary fires
depending on the location of occurrence.
8. Spill/leak of flammable Thermal radiation effects of unconfined
petroleum products pool fire will be felt upto 25 m from the pool
followed by fire edge for the duration of fire.
9. Spill leak of CS2 Thermal radiation effects of unconfined
followed by fire in a pool fire will be felt upto 30 m from the pool
road tanker edge for the duration of fire. Burning of
CS2 results in formation of toxic sulphur
dioxide, effects of which may be felt upto a
distance of 2 km from the accident site
10. Spill/leak of solvents Thermal radiation effects of unconfined
and other flammable pool fire will be felt upto 15 m from the pool
chemicals such as edge from the duration of fire.
toluene, methanol,
benzene and xylene
followed by fire
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Other items that will have bearing on the extent of damage are :-
Rate of chemical release - lower rates pose lesser risks. As per the
guidelines of the Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF), we have
considered catastrophic failure of container. However, it seldom
happens in actual incidents and the material escapes from the
container at a much lesser rate.
Location : high population density - unfavourable
First response by the driver, if possible - favourable
Prompt action by response agencies – favourable
3.3 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION FOR NATURAL & OTHER MAN
MADE DISASTERS
Such hazard could occur due to :-
3.3.1 Floods & heavy rain
3.3.2 Earthquake
3.3.3 Cyclone
3.3.4 War
Leakage, spillage, escaping of toxic flammable, explosive,
reactive, poisonous chemical vapor, dust, fumes from storage,
manufacturing, handling, transportation, failure of equipment, civil
commotion, armed conflicts, sabotage, war, riots and civil
disturbances may result in toxic release, land poisoning, water
poisoning, fire or explosion or combination of all.
This will affect human being, living creatures, land and water
poisoning, damage to property and plant etc.
4. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION
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4.1 BACKGROUND
The first response team is the frontal organization that is
responsible for all types of off-site emergency preparedness and
response. The District Collector (DC) is the overall in-charge for
planning, execution and coordination of off-site emergency
management activities. District Collector (DC) has constituted
District Crisis Group (DCG) for Gandhinagar District. Local Crisis
Group (LCG) for Gandhinagar and Kalol has also been constituted.
The Local Crisis Group (LCG) consists of task-specific
coordinators who in-turn formulates and mobilizes requisite
number of action teams to provide emergency response. The
District Collector (DC) is also required to communicate with State,
National and International emergency agencies for information and
support on response strategies.
4.2 COMPOSITION & FUNCTION OF DISTRICT CRISIS GROUP
(DCG)
District Crisis Group has been constituted for Gandhinagar District,
in line with the guidelines given in Chemical Accident (CA) Rules
1996. The composition of the District Crisis Group (DCG) is given
at Figure - 4.1. It is proposed to include General Manager (Rural)
Telecom in the District Crisis Group as he will have to play an
important role in the planning and response activities. The details
of all the members of District Crisis Group are given at Annexure -
2.5.
The District Crisis Group is the apex body in the District to deal
with major chemical accidents and to provide expert guidance for
appropriately handling them. As per CA Rules, 1996, the District
Crisis Group will :-
Assist in the preparation of the District Off-site Emergency Plan.
Review all the On-site Emergency Plans prepared by the occupiers
of respective Major Accident Hazard (MAH) installations as inputs
for the preparation of the District Off-site Emergency Plan.
Assist the District administration in the management of chemical
accidents at a site lying within the District.
Continuously monitor every chemical accident.
Ensure continuous information flow from the District to the Center
and State Crisis Groups regarding accident situation and mitigation
efforts.
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Conduct at-least one full scale mock-drill of a chemical accident at
a site each year and forward a report of the strengths & weakness
of the plan to the State Crisis Group.
Meet every 45 days and send a report to the State Crisis Group.
4.3 COMPOSITION & FUNCTION OF LOCAL CRISIS GROUP (LCG)
Local Crisis Group (LCG) has been constituted for Gandhinagar
and Kalol pockets of the District, in line with the guidelines given in
CA rules 1996. The composition of the LCG is given at Figure -
4.2. The contact information of all the members of respective
LCGs is provided at Annexure 2.3 & 2. 4
The LCG is an apex body in the industrial pocket to deal with
major chemical accidents and coordinate efforts in emergency
planning, preparedness and their mitigation. As per CA Rules,
1996, the LCG will:
Prepare local emergency plan for the industrial pocket.
Ensure dove-tailing of local emergency plan with District Emergency
Plan.
Train personnel involved in chemical accident management.
Educate the population likely to be affected in a chemical accident.
Conduct at-least one full scale mock-drill of a chemical accident at a
site every six months and forward the report to District Crisis
Group (DCG).
Respond to all public inquiries on the subject.
Meet every month and forward a copy of the proceedings to the
DCG.
LCG is also responsible for providing information regarding
possible chemical accident at a site in the industrial pocket and
other related information to public on request. It will also assist the
Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units in the industrial pocket in
taking appropriate steps to inform persons likely to be affected by
a chemical accident. The MAH installations in the industrial pocket
will assist and facilitate the functioning of LCG
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FIGURE - 4.1
EMERGENCY ORGANISATION OF THE DISTRICT CRISIS GROUP (DCG)
District Collector
District Emergency authority
Chairman of DCG
Assistant. Director, Industrial Safety & Health, Gandhinagar
Labour Department
Member Secretary of DCG
Fire Officer Gandhinagar/ Kalol Dist. Superintendent of Police Regional Officer Asst. Transport Officer
Fire Service Coordinator Gandhinagar District Gujarat Pollution Control Board Transport Department
Security Coordinator Safety Coordinator Transport Coordinator
Chief Officer Executive Engineer Assi. Director of Information Supdt. Engineer GEB
Gandhinagar Notified Area Office Public Health Engg. Department PR & Information Deptt. Utilities Coordinator
Evac. & Rehab. Coordinator Public Works Coordinator Liaison & PR Coordinator
District Commandant General Manager (Rural) District Development Officer Mohanbhai L. Rami
HOME GUARD Department of Telecom Material Coordinator Director, Vimal pesticides pvt. ltd., Limbadiya.
Rescue Coordinator Communication Coordinator Associate Evacuation & Rehabilitation Coordinator
District Health Officer Mr. A V. Brahmbhatt. Civil Surgeon, Gandhinagar Kishansinh A. Thakor
Gandhinagar District Dy. Manager, (F & S) IFFCO, Kalol. Associate Medical Coordinator. Trade Union Leader, Gandhinagar.
Medical Coordinator Technical Coord. Associate Evacuation & Rehabilitation Coordinator
Mr. B. J. Kamdar Mr B.S.Amin Representative Departmental Officers
Vimal Pesticides Pvt. Ltd.Limbadiya Manager, (F & S) IFFCO, Kalol. Controller of Explosives Dy. Director of ind. safety & health office, Kalol
Technical Coordinator Technical coordinator. Associate Safety Coordinator Support Functions
P. Nagashrinivas Manoj kumar One Representative District Agriculture Officer
Manager, Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Sardhav. Safety officer, Hindustan Petro. Corp. Sardhav. O. N. G. C. , Chandkheda Gandhinagar District
Technical Co ordinator Technical Co ordinator Technical Coordinator. Associate Utilities Coord.
FIGURE - 4.2
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EMERGENCY ORGANISATION OF THE AREA LOCAL CRISIS GROUP (LCG)
ADM/SDM
Area Emergency Authority
Chairman of LCG
Assistant Director
Industrial Safety & Health, Gandhinagar
Fire Officer 2 Eminent Doctors in the Area Representatives of Industries 1 Representative of Civil Defence
Fire Services Coordinator Medical Coordinators Material coordinators Rescue Coordinator
Station House Officer 2 Transporters of Hazardous Chemicals Community Leader/Sarpanch/ Social Workers
Security Coordinator Transport Coordinators Village Pradhan Food & Water Supply Coordinators
Evac. & Rehab. Coordinators at Temporary Shelters
Block Development Officer 1 Representative of an NGO Primary Health Officer Editor of Local Newspaper
Utilities Coordinator Medical aid at Temporary Shelters Public Works Coordinator Communications Coordinator
4.4 ORGANOGRAMS FOR TYPICAL EMERGENCIES
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The prime requirement during a chemical emergency is well-coordinated efforts for effective management
and control. This calls for identification of personnel and resources that will be involved in each function of
emergency planning such as fire fighting, medical, rescue and combat, communication, etc. These
personnel will function as a team for each distinct activity and may or may not be involved in all types of
activities. The proposed organization charts for different teams for emergency management are presented
at Annexure 1.2.
With the knowledge of the area, identification of hazards due to storage and transportation of hazardous
chemicals in the area and formulation of emergency organizations at different levels, we now need to
assign appropriate roles and responsibilities to each of the identified key person for rendering effective
response during emergency. The pre-emergency activities required to be performed by each of the team
members is given in the next chapter.
5. PRE EMERGENCY PLANNING & PREPAREDNESS
FUNCTIONS
5.1 INTRODUCTION
While implementation of accident prevention measures at an industrial installation is an internal function of
the unit, there are various activities that go into planning and preparedness to effectively counter the
impacts of chemical accidents at off-site level. For such accidents, which have off-site consequences, it
becomes the responsibility of external authorities to apply countermeasure efforts and minimize the
damage to men and material. For effectively handling such situations, the response agencies need to be in
a good state of operational readiness and this requires meticulous planning on their part. While each
member needs to identify and train first and second alternate officers, who can act on their behalf during
their absence at the time of emergency, they also need to provide guidance to their counterparts in the
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local crisis group for effectively handling emergency situations. Following paragraphs discuss the pre
emergency planning and preparedness functions for each member of the District Crisis Group (DCG) and
their respective teams including counterparts in Local Crisis Group (LCG).
5.2 DISTRICT EMERGENCY AUTHORITY – DISTRICT COLLECTOR (DC)
Provide guidance for preparing the Off-site Emergency Plan for the District and approve on finalization
Ensure that yearly mock drills of offsite plan are conducted effectively and outcome is used to improve the
emergency planning and preparedness.
In association with members of District Crisis Group (DCG), identify and assess the adequacy of resources
available in the District to combat various possible emergency scenarios and prepare a plan to build the
resource base to the required level. Logistics have been worked out for typical chemical emergency scenarios
in Major Accident Response System (MARS) for each area. Help can be taken from the calculations provided
to assess and build-up the resource base to the required level.
Being chairman of the DCG, the District Collector (DC) will formulate the response objectives and strategies
for various possible off-site emergency scenarios, with assistance from all the members of DCG. Detailed
response procedures for each accident scenario have been provided separately based on the type and level
of emergency in MARS for each cluster.
In association with Chairman of Local Crisis Group (LCG), plan and organize public awareness programs to
educate the population likely to be affected in a chemical accident about the remedies, existing preparedness
in the area, do’s and don’ts during emergency, etc.
5.3 MEMBER SECRETARY – ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY & HEALTH,
GANDHINAGAR.
Assist members of the District Crisis Group (DCG) in identifying and understanding their roles and
responsibilities for emergency management.
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In addition to having good knowledge of the industries and their operations, he also has fairly good
knowledge of the area with respect to location of resources and facilities, communication and transport
network and should therefore disseminate this information to other members of the District Crisis Group &
Local Crisis Group (LCG).
Identify, provide and maintain adequate facilities in District Crisis Control Room (DCCR) and at Local
Command Post (LCP)
Assist/Deputy District Collector (DC) in organizing meeting of DCG every 45 days (as per Chemical Accident
rules)
Conduct a full-scale mock trial at least once every year, monitor progress and provide technical inputs to
improve preparedness level.
Forward the report of such trials to State Crisis Group.
Update the off-site emergency plan in consultation with the members of DCG, as and when required. The
requirement and methodology for testing and plan updation is provided in the next chapter.
5.4 COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR – GM (RURAL) TELECOM
Good communication system is critical to a successfully orchestrated response action, particularly if a
number of different agencies or organizations at the Local, District, State, and even Country level have
important roles. The goal therefore is to quickly establish secure communication links between all major
parties to a response action. The main responsibilities of communications coordinator for emergency
planning and preparedness are to:
Identify all available means of communication / warning and notification such as basic telephones, mobile
phones, walkie-talkie, cable TV, radio, etc. that can be made use of during an emergency
Also identify ham radio operators in the area, assess how they can help during an emergency and formulate a
procedure for seeking their help when required
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Identify all the members of District Crisis Group (DCG) / Local Crisis Group (LCG) who have walkie-talkie and
prepare a list of frequency and address code for contacting them during an emergency. Also prepare a list of
members with their mobile numbers so that it can be used during an emergency.
Prepare a pocket directory of key contact persons covering the members of DCG, LCG, their subordinates
who might have to be instructed for carrying out specific tasks during an emergency, representatives of
industries, experts and first & second alternates of all the members. The directory should include the name,
designation, emergency designation, organization/department, office and residential address and telephone
numbers, mobile phone numbers (if available) and contact information for access through walkie talkie. The
directory of key contacts providing name, address and phone numbers of the control rooms, industries, LCGs,
DCG, expert agencies, police stations, NGOs and press & media have been compiled in Annexure 2 which
can be used for the purpose
All the members of the DCG/ LCG should always carry such a pocket diary, so that, irrespective of their
location during an emergency at any time (say even at midnight), they can start coordinating response
activities before reaching District Emergency Control Center (DECC). The same is true for first and second
alternates of all the members.
Provide additional telephone lines with unlisted numbers to response agencies wherever required. Providing
telephones with only incoming facility may also be considered for first responders.
Arrange to establish an all call system on telephone network for notification of emergency in the areas likely
to be affected
Prepare and keep up-to-date the list and contact information of sensitive areas having concentration of
population such as educational institutions, cinema halls, hospitals, prisons, etc. which may require early
notification. As transport accidents can happen almost anywhere in the District, this will also require
identification of such areas along the major transport corridors of the District.
As the damage distances in certain chemical accident scenarios exceed 3 Km (normal audible range of an
industrial facility siren) warning and notification in far-flung areas becomes an important issue. Installation of
fixed system has its own associated problems of techno-commercial feasibility, maintenance and up-keep. In
view of this, warning and notification through vehicles mounted with siren and PA system may be considered.
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For this the communication coordinator shall, in association with transport coordinator, prepare and keep up-
to-date the location-wise list of all the government and other vehicles having siren and PA system facility.
Prepare standard message formats (in English and Gujarati) for use in radio / television broadcast or outdoor
notification through megaphones to facilitate and reduce time necessary to alert the public of a problem and
inform them of the protective actions to be taken. Sample instructions for toxic vapor release scenario could
be.
There is a chemical emergency at Name of the Unit / Location. Kindly follow these instructions :-
In case of Shelter-in-place
Everyone is advised to stay indoors
Close all doors, windows and ventilation systems
Please keep your face covered by a wet towel
If possible stay under a shower
In case of evacuation: (based on information provided by Evacuation Coordinator)
Everyone is advised to come out of their houses immediately and proceed to Name of the Assembly Point via
Name of the Route.
You are advised to bring any prescription, medicines and special personal care items with you.
Our other team members are taking adequate care of your children at the school (if applicable).
All vehicle owners are requested to take as many people as possible with them and reach Name of the
Rehabilitation Center, which has been declared as the rehabilitation center.
Following Names of transportation means / transporters have been arranged for you at Name of the
Assembly Point.
Volunteers with Yellow Jackets are there to assist you. Please feel free in telling them your problems.
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Establish a warning system for different level of emergencies. It is important to note that wailing
tones of siren for emergency purpose must be distinct from normal usage by the industries for
begin / end of shifts. Suggested modes for emergency purpose are :-
For accident scenarios having off-site consequences - Long siren of 30 seconds duration followed by short
siren of 10 seconds duration at least 10 times.
For All-Clear signal: small sirens of 10 seconds each for two minutes.
Information on communication and warning system available with various Major Accident Hazard (MAH)
units is given at Annexure 3.9.
Same system should be followed by all industries and vehicles, which are wailing sirens for notification of
an emergency. Announcements of standard messages may be carried out by vehicles, between wailing of
sirens, for the benefit of those who are not aware of the warning signals.
Once a warning system has been discussed and finalized by the District Crisis Group (DCG), the same will
be publicized for creating awareness among the local residents.
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In consultation with the Railway authority prepare a plan for warning / stopping of trains at a safe distance
during an emergency.
Assess the efficiency of the main and alternate communication system and warning system during mock
drills and update the system where required.
5.5 TECHNICAL COORDINATORS - 4 EXPERTS IN INDUSTRIAL
SAFETY & HEALTH
Technical Coordinators are the key people who have thorough understanding of the industrial processes,
chemical hazards, safety and emergency management related issues. They are usually either
entrepreneurs themselves or senior employees of major hazard units. Their responsibilities therefore
include :-
Formulation of response objectives and strategy in consultation with the District Collector (DC). This would
involve providing technical inputs on toxicity, chemical emergency management procedures, resource
requirement and deployment procedures, etc.
As hazard identification for major chemical emergency scenarios have already been worked out, the results of
computer simulation carried out for MCA scenarios at Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units as given in Chapter
3 can be used for the purpose of estimating the damage distances. Providing regular training to first
responders and support agencies.
Deciding on which areas require evacuation and residents of which locations can be suggested to take
shelter in place.
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Assisting the Evacuation Coordinator in identifying safe areas for assembly points and safe routes for their
transfer to rehabilitation shelters based on possible wind directions.
Assisting the members of the District Crisis Group (DCG) in plan testing and updating based on outcome of
the mock-trials conducted in the District.
Time is very critical in situations that require public evacuation or related protective actions and does not
permit lengthy discussions or deliberations as to whether an evacuation is warranted or how large an area
should be considered at risk. Predetermined criteria for decision making therefore greatly facilitate the
process. Whereas, pucca houses with doors, windows and ventilators closed can provide adequate
protection in scenarios where the contaminant residence time is not too long, population residing in shanty
houses will definitely need to be evacuated to safer locations. The overview of shelter-in-place concept is
given at Annexure - 5.2.
5.6 SAFETY COORDINATOR – REGIONAL OFFICER, GPCB
Regularly obtain and keep a record of meteorological conditions in different areas of the District from IMD.
Establish a link with IMD / other Met Stations in the area and also Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units who
monitor wind speed and direction on continuous basis to get the real time met data at the time of emergency.
As wind socks are available at most of the large MAH units and the simulation has been carried out for two
atmospheric stability classes, following guidelines may be used for identifying the respective damage
distances for different accident scenarios :-
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1. Atmospheric stability Class F represents light, steady winds, nighttime skies and low level of turbulence.
Therefore, damage distances corresponding to stability Class F may occur only during nighttime.
2. Atmospheric stability class D represents neutral conditions and applicable to heavy overcast conditions.
Therefore, damage distances corresponding to stability class D may occur during daytime only.
3. Higher wind speeds (>3 m/s) would further assist in contaminant dispersion and therefore the damage
distances would be lesser than those estimated during the simulation.
As can be seen from Table 2.1 the wind normally blows from South West (SW) in summer and from North
East (NE) in winter months. The data collect through the above exercise can be analyzed to obtain the
weather pattern of the area.
Put a system in place and develop capability to monitor residual contaminant concentration in air, water, soil,
food, fodder, etc. It would be required to monitor the residual concentration of toxic contaminant after
emergency to declare the area, water, soil, etc. safe for reentry / use. To begin with, capability can be
developed for various toxic chemicals used in the area and it can be extended to other toxic chemicals, which
are transported through the area.
5.7 FIRE SERVICES COORDINATOR – FIRE OFFICER
Formulate response strategy for each of the identified accident scenarios. This would involve assessment of
the use of fire-fighting equipment and media for specific chemicals involved in fire.
Based on the above, assess the requirements in terms of men and material that may be required during a
major chemical emergency.
Prepare an inventory of special fire-fighting equipment/media available with the department and the Major
Accident Hazard (MAH) units and identify sources for procurement of additional material for use during an
emergency. The details of fire fighting resources available with MAH units are given at Annexure 3.1. The
resources available with the fire stations in district are given at Annexure 3.2.
In addition to the fire fighting, develop capability to handle various scenarios of toxic chemicals release.
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Train the manpower on handling chemical emergencies (major fire / explosion / toxic release) covering
knowledge of possible chemicals accidents scenarios, use of Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs),
controlling damage during transport accidents (such as capping leaking chlorine toner by using chlorine kit),
etc.
Conduct truncated mock trials regularly
5.8 RESCUE COORDINATOR – COMMANDANT, HOME GUARDS
Based on the possible emergency scenarios, assess the requirement of men and material that may be
required during an emergency. List of special rescue equipment available with various agencies is provided at
Annexure 3.11.
Establish special rescue squads and train them for rescue of entrapped workers, members of response
agencies and also local population.
5.9 MEDICAL COORDINATOR – DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICER
Formulate mass casualty plan :- This item pertains to those emergency situations, which have the potential to
kill or injure hundreds, or possibly thousands of individuals over a short period of time. Its intent is to ensure
that medical care providers can cope with the problem as efficiently and effectively as possible. Fortunately,
many hospitals and clinics across the country already have such plans for non-chemical related emergencies
and therefore have the basic elements of a plan that can be expanded to cope up with hazardous material
emergencies. For this, it is necessary in all chemical exposure situations, to have information readily available
on:-
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Toxic effects of the substance(s) of concern by all likely routes of exposure of commonly used hazardous
chemicals in the district is provided at Annexure - 4.2
Observable symptoms of human exposures;
Special medical tests (if any) that may be advisable to assess the extent of injury;
Need to observe victims for delayed effects; and
Treatment methods or protocols recommended for various types and levels of exposure.
Public authorities should never assume that physicians or hospitals have this information on hand. Nor
should they assume that the basic first aid and health effect data given in typical material safety data sheets
would be adequate for all eventualities. It, therefore, is the responsibility of the district medical coordinator to
compile the first-aid and comprehensive treatment procedures for each toxic substance handled in the
District, which has the capability of affecting a large section of population.
Formulate a system for quick establishment of triage stations
Prepare an inventory of medical facilities available with the industries and the hospitals in the district. The
medical facilities available with Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units are listed at Annexure 3.3. Medical
facilities in district are given at Annexure 3.4. Contact information of ambulance services, hospitals, private
practitioners, blood banks, medical test laboratories & Pharmaceutical Distributors are given at Annexure
3.5 to 3.7.
Identify specific antidotes / medicines based on the common chemicals handled in the district. The most
common antidotes for chemical poisoning and the associated treatment procedure are detailed at Annexure
4.2.
Prepare an inventory of specific antidotes / medicines available with different agencies such as hospitals,
chemist shops, stockist of drugs and prepare a plan for quick procurement of the same during an
emergency
Refer Annexure 4 for remedial measures and common treatment
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procedures for exposure to chlorine and burn victims.
5.10 UTILITIES COORDINATOR – SUPERINTDENTING ENGINEER Gujarat Energy Powar Corpoation
Co. Ltd. formaly known as GEB
Prepare a list and contact information of utility sub-stations or distribution points, which need to be informed to
switch off the power supply in a particular area if required.
Identify agencies, which give portable DG sets on hire, as alternate source of power may be required during
an emergency to perform combat activities. Formulate a plan for procurement and quick deployment of such
equipment during an emergency. The list of such vendors has been compiled and presented at Annexure
3.12.
Identify and maintain a list of alternate sources of water for fire fighting.
Identify and maintain a list of alternate sources of potable water for general population at residential areas
and temporary shelters.
In consultation with the transport coordinator, prepare a plan to provide water from the above sources through
tankers, at incident site, residential areas and temporary shelters.
5.11 MATERIAL COORDINATOR – DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Procure a list of all the Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) and other combat material, from the members
of District Crisis Group (DCG), which may be required by them during an emergency. Compile the lists to
prepare an estimate of different items that will be required by response agencies.
Prepare an inventory of above material available with response agencies and industries. The details of PPEs
available with Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units are given at Annexure 3.8 for ready reference. Identify the
vendors / agencies / stockists from where the additional requirement of such material can be procured at
short notice.
Formulate a plan for distribution of PPEs and other material / equipment to response personnel, which they
may require during an emergency.
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In addition to the specific PPEs and combat equipment, also identify sources of food, wheel chairs, general
medicines, and recreation facilities that may be required at rehabilitation centers during an emergency.
Prepare a plan for procurement of above material at short notice.
5.12 EVACUATION AND REHABILITATION COORDINATOR – CHIEF OFFICER OF MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION / NOTIFIED AREA OFFICE.
In association with the technical & transport coordinators, identify main and alternate assembly points based
on different wind directions where people can assemble for getting evacuated
Also identify evacuation routes based on different wind directions through which the assembled population
can be taken to temporary shelters.
Based on possible accident scenarios, estimate the number of persons that may need to be evacuated. This
can be done from the data provided in "Demographic Profile" given at Annexure 5.1, which lists the names of
the villages along with the population data based on census records.
Based on above information, identify temporary shelters in different wind directions for accommodating the
evacuated population. The criteria for selection for rehabilitation shelters for evacuees are given at Annexure
5.3. List of proposed rehabilitation shelters is given at Annexure 3.13
In consultation with the medical coordinator, prepare a plan for evacuation of patients, for hospitals falling in
the hazard zone.
In consultation with the security coordinator, prepare a plan for shifting people in police custody, if a police
station is likely to fall in the hazard zone.
In consultation with the authorities of educational institutions, prepare a plan for evacuation of students,
teachers and other staff members, for such institutions falling under the hazard zone.
In consultation with the District Collector (DC) and the Prison Authorities, prepare a plan to evacuate
prisoners, officers and staff members, if the prison is likely to fall in the hazard zone. This scenario may only
happen during transport emergency occurring near prison.
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Note that the evacuation of people from individual residences who require special notification or assistance
(such as senior citizens and physically handicapped) can be facilitated if public officials have compiled a list of
those homes requiring personal attention. The local census data can be of great help in compilation of such
information.
5.13 TRANSPORT COORDINATOR – ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER
Various vehicles (available with the District Administration and Police Department) are fitted with sirens,
Public Address (PA) system and walkie-talkies. Prepare a list of all such vehicles available in the District and
shortlist those that can be made use of for warning general population.
Establish agreements with public and private bus companies and ambulance services for provision of
vehicles and drivers during emergency. For ambulance availability, refer Annexure 3.3 for Major Accident
Hazard (MAH) units, Annexure 3.4 for Medical facilities in district and Annexure 3.2 for fire stations. The
details of vehicles available at MAH units are provided at Annexure 3.10.
Establish agreements with public and private agencies having water tankers for provision of water to
residential areas, temporary shelters and for fire fighting under emergency situation.
Establish procedure with material coordinator for obtaining appropriate protective clothing and equipment for
its distribution to personnel who may have prolonged and excessive exposure to toxic contaminants while
performing notification or evacuation operations.
Training at least some of the drivers on emergency procedures and on use of Self Contained Breathing
Apparatus (SCBA), if entry might be necessary or may unexpectedly occur (due to shift in wind direction or
other factors) to zones with toxic air contaminants.
In association with the evacuation and rehabilitation coordinator, identify main and alternate assembly points
based on different wind directions where people can assemble for getting evacuated
Identify routes for response agencies and alternate routes for evacuation of general public for different wind
directions.
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5.14 SECURITY COORDINATOR – DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
Assess the requirement of manpower and vehicles under different emergency scenarios
Assess the requirement of Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) and other resources required for handling
chemical emergencies.
In association with the evacuation and rehabilitation coordinator, prepare a plan for evacuation of prisoners,
from prisons or police stations, for such areas, which are likely to fall in the hazard zone.
Provide training to police personnel on handling chemical emergency scenarios
5.15 PUBLIC WORKS COORDINATOR – EXECUTIVE ENGINEER - PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Compile a list of those companies or facilities that draw water from water bodies in the area of concern,
together with a list of appropriate contacts and telephone numbers at these facilities for notifying them in case
of an emergency.
In association with technical coordinators, identify scenarios where wash water from emergency operations
should not be allowed to enter rivers or surface water bodies and inform the Major Accident Hazard (MAH)
units accordingly.
Formulate a plan to contain wash water from emergency operation in dykes, tanks, etc., for further treatment
before discharge to surface water bodies.
Identify sewer shut-off points for the containment of hazardous materials that may leak or flow into sanitary and
storm sewers.
In association with the technical coordinators, formulate plan for containment of hazardous chemicals in case
of transport emergency.
Identify the material that may be required for above operation and compile a list of agencies from where it can
be procured at short notice during emergency.
In association with the veterinarian department, formulate a decontamination plan for domestic livestock and
wildlife.
Formulate a mass casualty plan for domestic livestock and wildlife.
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5.16 LIAISON & PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR – ASSI.
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION
Prepare a list of contacts with telephone numbers of media persons who need to be informed of an
emergency. A brief list is provided at Annexure 2.9 for ready reference.
5.17 CO-ORDINATION WITHIN LOCAL CRISIS GROUP
Since several individuals and agencies are involved in decision making, the coordination amongst members is a
vital requirement for the success of the plan. In order to ensure better coordination amongst the members, the
following need to be pursued :-
Clear and concise communication amongst the members.
Efficient communication and warning system.
Sequential decisions flow from the coordinator to the field personnel.
Team spirit and task orientation.
Appropriate training and retraining in emergency preparedness.
Regular and frequent field visits, mock drills, and simulation exercises at Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units.
Discussion of observations and feedback.
Motivation of field personnel.
6. CONTROL ROOMS
6.1 AIM & OBJECTIVES OF CONTROL ROOMS
It is a nodal center point of emergency authorities for fast flow of information upwards and downwards (to
& fro) incase of any kind of emergency / disaster.
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It also a some sort source of quick supply of emergency requirement for quick action to control to mitigate
effects at some extent quickly, as well as great speedy extended rescue, relief and rehabilitation
operations to save human lives, living creatures, property and environment.
It has dual objective i.e. during emergency, which show above. Others objective is during normal times.
They are as follows :-
1. Work as data bank, collection of data & keeping up to date
information.
2. Give training to personnel.
3. Building public awareness.
4. Maintain emergency equipment in working condition.
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6.2 LOCATION OF CONTROL ROOMS
Sr. Main Control Room Alternate / Shadow Control Room
No No. 1
Name Place Telephone No. Name Place Telephone No.
O R O R
1. District Collector 23259452 23254884 Local Crisis Hindustan 23270186 23231011
Crisis Group Office, 23256720 M- Group C/R petroleum 23270288 M- 94276
C/R Gandhinagar Gandhinagar corpo. ltd,
gswan107 9427306209 23270096 06395
Sardhav.
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2. Local Crisis SDM & Asst. 23259093 M- 94273 Local Crisis Hindustan 23270186 23231011
Group C/R Collector 05756 GroupC/R petroleum 23270288 M- 94276
Gandhinagar Office, Gandhinagar corpo. ltd,
23270096 06395
Gandhinagar Sardhav.
Mamlatdar 02716- 232030
office, 232002
Dehgam
Mamlatdar 02763- 02763-
office, Mansa 270662 272754
3. Local Crisis Mamlatdar 02764- 02764 - Local Crisis IFFCO, 02764 - 23285755
Group C/R – office. Kalol 220414 221199 Group C/R – Kalol 223256 M - 98240
Kalol Kalol
23808
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6.3 FACILITIES AVAILABLE AT EACH CONTROL ROOM
At present facilities available in various Control Room functioning
at different place is given below :-
Apart from Control Rooms at Collector, SDM and Mamlatdar offices
there is no independent Control Room. At present alternate Control
Rooms are fixed at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Sardhav and
IFFCO, Kalol. The facilities available with the industries in these area are
utilized at the time of emergencies.
Presently the following facilities are available at the Control
Room, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Sardhav :-
1. Mobile Foam Tender - NA
2. Fire Jeep - 01 No.
3. Manpower - 49 Employees
4. Breathing Apparatus Sets - 01 No.
5. PVC / Chemical Suits - 01 No
6. Fire Entry Suits - 01 No
7. B.A. Set self - 01 No
8. Water Monitors (Mobile) - NA
9. Map of the Area - 01 No.
Presently the following facilities are available at the Control
Room, IFFCO, Kalol :-
1. Mobile Foam Tender - 02 Nos.
2. Fire Jeep - 01 No.
3. Manpower - Presently IFFCO Fire Station is
manned round the clock. Other
person of ONGC, Saij (1 Km
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dist.) can be called at short
notice.
4. Breathing Apparatus Sets - 15 Nos.
5. PVC / Chemical Suits - 25 Nos.
6. B.A. Set with compressor - 1 Nos. (with 20 pts)
7. Water Monitors (Mobile) - 10 Nos.
8. Map of the Area - 01 No.
Local Crisis Group, Gandhinagar :- In case of emergency in
Gandhinagar taluka MAH units Disaster Management Centre (Control
Room) has been set up at SDM office. In case of emergency in
Mansa / Dehgam talukas Disaster Management Centre (Control
Room) has been set up at respective Taluka Mamlatdar offices.
Local Crisis Group, Kalol:- As all MAH units are situated near Kalol,
Disaster Management Centre (Control Room) has been set up at
Mamlatdar office, Kalol.
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7.1 INTRODUCTION
In areas having well-run industrial houses, Off-site Emergency
Plans could get tested very infrequently. This may lead to rusting
of the various response agencies in the area. It is therefore
extremely important for the response personnel to be trained at
regular intervals. There are two aspects of training, viz., technical
and emergency management. Whereas the former can be through
classroom sessions, interaction and industry visits, the latter
requires thorough knowledge of the roles, responsibilities and
linkages that have to be ensured during emergencies. This aspect
can only be checked through a plan testing process in which an
emergency situation is simulated.
An emergency response plan is developed to deal with largely
unperfected events. Those involved in planning and preparing for
emergencies must undertake periodic exercises to test the plan.
Any plan remains a “paper plan” until it is put to test, as there are
bound to be omissions and faults. Testing exercises vary in type
and scope. The simplest type is a “desk-top” exercise; the most
complicated is the full-scale mock drill.
7.2 DESK-TOP EXERCISE
Such an exercise basically involves development of a written
accident scenario wherein all members of the response team take
part in a paper exercise to ensure that each of them knows their as
well as other members role in an emergency situation. The written
scenario shall clearly identify the following :-
Objective of the drill
Components of the plant to be tested
List of participants
Sequence of events
Level of simulated hazard and
Exercise evaluation checklist.
The written scenario shall be as realistic as possible and shall be
taken from the sequence of events from an actual emergency.
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Critique sessions during which the results of the evaluation are
presented are crucial. The plan should be modified following such
sessions, to rectify the shortcomings highlighted by the drill. A
desk-top exercise is particularly useful for testing a new plan for
the following reasons :-
A new plan is likely to have many shortcomings, which can be
readily discovered through such an exercise.
The participants in the exercise will get an opportunity to work
together, probably for the first time. When members of an
emergency team meet frequently, work together, they are highly
likely to cooperate effectively and efficiently during real
emergency, and
Desktop exercises are far less expensive than full-scale
emergency drills.
The works main controller of the Major Accident Hazard (MAH)
unit should take the initiative in organizing such exercises.
Representatives of external agencies could also be involved in
desktop plan testing process. Once a few such exercises have
been conducted at the industry, Local and District levels, the
modified plan is ready to be tested by field methods as given in
subsequent sections.
7.3 TRUNCATED TRIALS
Truncated trials are an extension of the desktop exercises but lie
halfway to the full-scale drills. In this exercise, it is required by the
members of District Crisis Group (DCG), Local Crisis Group (LCG)
and their respective teams to be in readiness. It is primarily based
on effectiveness of communication. At times it may also be scaled
up to the industry level to actually estimate the response time for
mobilization and deployment of resources at the incident site by
the external agencies and departments. It is recommended that
the inspector of factories (Member Secretary of the LCG) should
take the initiative in organizing such exercises for all the Major
Accident Hazard (MAH) units in his jurisdiction.
This exercise gives almost a true picture of the level of
preparedness of the personnel and familiarization of roles and
responsibilities by individuals involved in emergency operation.
Involvement of external agencies is a very important aspect as it is
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the only way for achieving effective coordination of the industry
personnel with officers of support government agencies. Through
these trials, officers of government agencies also get to work in
close coordination with industry personnel and get the exposure of
industrial safety aspects & requirements. It also gives an
opportunity to identify gaps in the plan and areas of overlapping
responsibilities amongst the industry personnel and government
departments. Overlapping responsibilities are often the cause of
confusion and thus through such exercise the deployment pattern
of man and material can be further improvised.
7.4 FULL SCALE TESTING
Nothing can replace a full-scale emergency drill as a means of
identifying further areas requiring improvements in an Off-site
Emergency Plan. Careful pre-planning of the drill, preparing a drill
scenario and defining the evaluation process are all critical
elements to a successful test. The emphasis of these drills might
be on one or all of the interacting aspects of the plan. Some
examples are given below :-
Test the degree of cooperation achieved between the various
agencies involved in plan implementation.
Test the use and performance of emergency equipment such as
fire extinguishers, self breathing apparatus, decontamination
equipment, fire engines, ambulances, etc.
Test the level of preparedness of various agencies and services
involved in plan implementation.
To estimate time taken for various activities such as notification,
alarm, response, resource mobilization, deployment, etc.
To test the knowledge gained by response personnel (of both
industry and others) who have been imparted specialized training
in emergency management.
Test the feasibility of the formulated evacuation and rehabilitation
plan, etc.
A full-scale mock drill could consider all the above aspects in one
go and thus bring out practical bottlenecks in implementation of the
plan. Such exercises are therefore essential in making the plan
practical as far as possible.
As per the Chemical Accident (CA) Rules, 1996, a full-scale mock
trial should be conducted by the Local Crisis Group (LCG) at least
once every six months and that by District Crisis Group (DCG)
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once in a year. These groups are also required to prepare and
send the report on the strengths and weaknesses of the mock trial
to DCG and State Crisis Group respectively.
The present plan for Gandhinagar District, on its approval by the
District Collector and Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF), will
be tested using aforementioned tools to check its practicability.
7.5 PLAN UPDATION
As plan testing, its updating is also a systematic process. The
testing process should be closely monitored and steps ocumented.
This will help in identifying the lacunae easily and will thus facilitate
the plan updating. The Off-site Emergency Plan should be updated
after one or more of the following activities :-
Desk-top trial
Truncated trials
Full-scale mock drill
Establishment of a new Major Accident Hazard unit in the area
Close down of an existing MAH unit in the area
Modification in the type and / or quantity of hazardous chemicals
handled at any of the existing MAH units
Establishment of a major population center such as a residential
colony, supermarket, hospital, etc. in the vulnerable zone
Construction of any new road/rail line or by-pass in the area
The prime responsibility for any modification or updating of the plan lies with the
Chairman of the District Crisis Group (DCG), i.e., the District Collector. However, with
any of the aforementioned activities, the Local Crisis Group (LCG) would prepare a
report and suggest modifications in the plan to the DCG. The DCG on assessing the
information provided and the suggestions made by the LCG would update the plan. A
proper record of the minutes of meetings of DCG and LCG should be maintained. All the
reports and suggestions made by the members should also be preserved. The Member
Secretary of DCG should also maintain a record of all modifications made in the plan.
ANNEXURE - 1
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1. HAZARD SCENARIOS & EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION
1.1 AREA MAPS TO SCALE
(Placed at end of the report in pouch)
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1.2 EMERGENCY ACTION GROUPS
A) FIRE
EMERGENCY ACTION GROUP - FIRE
Fire Services Coordinator
Fire Officers of all Fire Officers of Mutual-aid Voluntary
Fire Stations MAH units Scheme Organizations
Members
Fire Fighters Fire Fighters
Rescuers Rescuers
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B) TRANSPORT
EMERGENCY ACTION GROUP – TRANSPORT
Transporters of Transport Coordinator Divisional Railway
Hazardous ARTO Manager
Chemicals
Depot Manager State Private Transportation/
Transport Corporation Depot Manager GSTC
Vehicles available with
Industries
Vehicles of Govt. Corporate/Autonomous
Departments bodies Vehicles
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C) MEDICAL EMERGENCY ACTION GROUP – MEDICAL
Medical Coordinator
Dist Health Officer/ CMO/
2 Eminent Doctors in the
Area
MS of all Hospitals Voluntary Industrial Medical Primary Health Centers/
Organizations Officers
Other Private Hospitals
Dispensary
Specialists
Para Medical Staff Ambulances
Ambulances
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D) TECHNICAL
EMERGENCY ACTION GROUP - TECHNICAL
Technical Coordinators
(As nominated by the DC)
MAH Units GPCB Lab IMD Technical Expert R&D
Group
Environmental Chemical Toxicologist Industry
Expert Analyst
Epidemiologist Academicians
Occupational State/ National
Health Expert Agencies
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E) SECURITY
EMERGENCY ACTION GROUP - SECURITY
Security Coordinators
Supdt. Of Police
Station House Officers
Home Guards CRPF CISF
of all Police Stations Commandant
& Civil Defense
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F) WELFARE
EMERGENCY ACTION GROUP - WELFARE
Community Leader/Sarpanch/ Evacuation Coordinator Medical, Transport, Public
Village Pradhan Chief Officer of Mun. Corp/ Works, Rehabilitation, Food
Notified area office & Civil Supplies,
Coordinators
Officers of PHED Welfare Officers Officers of Food & NGOs & Voluntary
of MAH units Civil Supplies Organizations
Dept.
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G) COMMUNICATION
EMERGENCY ACTION GROUP - COMMUNICATIONS
Liaison & Public Communication Coordinators
Relations Coordinator GM (Rural) Telecom
Telecommunication PA System/
Media Walkie talkies of Press HAM Radio
Department
MAH Units Operators
Radio Television Cable TV
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H) RESCUE & COMBAT
EMERGENCY ACTION GROUP - RESCUE & COMBAT
Rescue Coordinator Fire Services, Safety,
Commandant - Civil Defense Materials, Technical &
Communication Coordinators
Fire Fighting Rescue Teams of Field Medical & Mutual Aid from
Team MAH units First-aid Staff other Units
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ANNEXURE - 2 DIRECTORY OF KEY CONTACTS
2.1 CONTROL ROOMS
Sr. Telephone No.
Name Contact Person Jurisdiction Location
No. Office Residence
1 District Crisis Control District Collector 23220630
Gandhinagar District Collector 23254883
Room District Office,
Gandhinagar
2 Local Crisis Control Mamlatdar Dehgam Taluka Mamlatdar office, 02716- 02716-232030
Room Dehgam 232002
3 Local Crisis Control Mamlatdar Mansa Taluka Mamlatdar office, 02763- 02763- 272754
Room Mansa 270662
4 Local Crisis Control SDM & Asst. Gandhinagar SDM Office, 23259093 M-9427305756
Room Collector Taluka Gandhinagar
5 Local Crisis Control Mamlatdar Kalol Taluka Mamlatdar office, 02764- 02764 - 221199
Room Kalol 220414
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2.2 INDUSTRIES
Sr. Key Person 1 & Key Person 2 &
Name Address Phone Numbers
No. Designation Designation
1 Vimal Pesticides N.H. NO. : 8 Mohanbhai L. Rami B. J. Kamdar. 22820790
Pvt. Ltd. At : Limbadia Director Works Manager 22823790
Tal: Gandhinagar 22821390
2 Prakash Plot No. 19/A Mohanbhai L. Rami S. Raaman. 02718- 247240
Presticides At : Zak, Incharge Person Manager 02718- 247250
Industries Ta : Dehgam 02718- 247107
3 Hindustan At : Sardhav, P. Nagashrinivas. vinod Dhait. 23270186
Petroleum Taluka: Gandhinagar Manager Safety Officer 23270187
Corporation Ltd. 23270196
4 Ambica LPG Kalol Mansa Road Chimanbhai S. Patel. Bhulabhai S. Patel. 02763- 272354
Bottling Pvt. Ltd. At : Parabatpura Director Director
Ta: Mansa,
5 Rajdeep Chemical Dehgam Bayad Road Sunil B. Malpani. Mansukh V. Patel 02716 – 232496
Industries At : Sampa, Partner Chemist
Ta : Dehgam
6 Shree Vallabh Dehgam Dhansura Rajendra M. Shah. Virendra A. Patel. 079- 25399350 (Virendra)
Chemical Road At:Sampa, Manager Chemist. 079-25323523 (Rajendra)
Ta ; Dehgam
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Sr. Key Person 1 & Key Person 2 & Phone
Name Address
No. Designation Designation Numbers
1 The Arvind Mills Ltd. At: Khatraj, Ta: Kalol,(N.G.) Mr.Ajay Kaul Mr.Ajay Kaul 98240 21094
98246 54569
2 IFFCO Ltd. At: Kasturinagar, Ta: Kalol A.K. Sinha Samshersingh 079 23286004
079 23286014
3 Maruti Pesticides 1701, G.I.D.C., Chhatral, Ta: Mahendrabhai Rajeshbhai Patel 98243 80885
Pvt. Ltd. Kalol Patel 02764 232057
4 Umiya Agros 1218, G.I.D.C., Chhatral, Ta: Bipinbhai S. Patel Dineshbhai S. 98250 27251
Kalol Patel
5 Gujarat Pesticides C1/29, G.I.D.C.,Kalol, Di: Sureshbhai G. --- 98254 90106
Pvt. Ltd. G’nagar Patel
6 Zion Chemicals Pvt. S.No. 723/1, Rakanpur, Ta: Rakesh K. Shah Nigam R. Shah 94260 24989
Ltd. Kalol
7 Saibaba Surfactants Block No. 708, Vadsar, Ta: Ganapatbhai K. Kiranbhai Vadekar 98250 21123
Pvt. Ltd. Kalol Patel 98251 51126
8 Mahalaxmi 122/A, Ravi Ind. Estate, Bipinbhai R. Patel Kijayat M. Diwan 98243 00459
Industries Bileshwarpura, Ta: Kalol, 02764 233873
9 Anmol Chloro Chem 148, Chhatral Kadi Rd. Ghanashyambhai Rameshbahi S. 98981 16967
Dhanot, Kalol Patel Patel 98245 37780
10 Mutual Chemicals Kadi Road, Chhatral, Ta: Kalol Mr. V.R. Shah Philip Job 98250 60442
Pvt. Ltd.
11 Chem Plast S No. 1067/B, Kadi Road, Rajiv R. Patel Ravi R. Patel 98250 20389
Industries Chhatral, Ta: Kalol
12 Arvind Poly Coats Khatraj Chokdi, Vadsar, Ta: Prashant Gaikvad A.K. Kant 98240 21094
Kalol 98246 54540
70
13 Rajratna Metal Plot No. 146/147 Anil T. Sanghavi Kanaiyalal 98250 29191
Industries Ltd. Bileshwarpura, Ta: Kalol
14 Bhagwati Indsutries Plot No. 3522, Ph-IV, G.I.D.C. Jignesh G. Joshi --- 98254 11035
Chhatral, Ta: Kalol
71
2.3 LOCAL CRISIS GROUP - GANDHINAGAR
Sr. Designation Name - address & Telephone No. Position
No. in crisis
Group
1. SDM & Add. Manisha Chandra I.A.S. Chairman
Collector Office: Office of the SDM & Asst.
Collector, M.S. Building,
Sector 11, Gandhinagar.
O- 23259093
M: 9427305756
2 Assistant Shri N.N. Rao Member
Director of Office: Block: 8/3, CH type, Near Secretary
Industrial safety Vahanvati Vidyalaya, Sector 7
& Health Gandhinagar
O- 23233231
Resi: 30, Aviraj, Nr. Vishal Towar
Prahladnagar, Stellite, A’bad
R- 40035939
M- 9825365950
3. Factory Shri P. Nagashrinivas. Member
Manager Office: Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation Limited,
Sonipur road, At: Sardhav.
O- 23270186 / 23270187
23270196
Resi: Plot: 184, Sector 29,
Gandhinagar.
R- 23231011
M- 94263 40182
Sr. Designation Name - address & Telephone No. Position
72
No. in crisis
Group
4. Factory Owner Shri Mohanbhai L. Rami (Director) Member
Office: Vimal Pesticides Pvt. Ltd.
National Highway No 8,
At: Limbadiya.
O- 22820790 / 22823790
22821390
Resi: Santosh bungalow, Near
Vasant vihar flats, Dafnala,
Ahmedabad.
R- 22860213
M- 98240 31413
5. Transporter of Super Choice Transport Service Member
Dangerous Office: Aavtar Hotel, Narol Isanpur
Chemicals highway, Narol, Ahmedabad.
6. Transporter of M/S Rajendra travels. Member
Dangerous Shri Ashokbhai L.Patel.
Chemicals Office: 712, Gujarat housing board,
Sector 27, Gandhinagar.
O/R 23210792
M: 9824410792
7. Fire Officer Mr.Maheshkumar R. Mod. Member
Office: Gandhinagar Fire Station.
Near District Panchayat,
Sector 17, Gandhinagar.
O- 101 / 23222742
Resi: 269/ D type, Fire brigade staff
quarters, Gandhinagar.
R- 23222741
M- 98254 32222
8. Station House 1 Shri D.J.Vaghela Member
Officer (Police) Office: Police Inspector, Police
station, Sec-21, Gandhinagar.
O- 23221021 / 23221033
2 Sec-7 Police Station
Gandhinagar.
O- 23249805
Sr. Designation Name - address & Telephone No. Position
73
No. in crisis
Group
9. Town Shri P.B.Patel Member
Development Office: Taluka development officer
Officer Taluka panchayat office,
M.S. Building, D block,
Third floor, Sec 11, G'nagar
O- 23220795
Resi: A/404, Premier flat, Judges
bungalow, Near Lad society,
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad.
R- 226852847
M- 98253 65443
10 Civil Defense Mr.P.D.Pandor (Instructor) Member
Officer Office: I/C District commandant
home guard
Dr. Jivraj Mehta Bhavan,
Block 6, Ground floor,
Sector 10, Gandhinagar.
O- 23226155
11. Primary Health Dr.Davendra Goswami. Member
Officer Superintendent,
Office: Revabhai general hospital,
Sardhav.
O- 23270178
Resi: Hospital compound
R- 23270403
12 Journalist Shri Krishnakant Zha. Member
Office: Gandhinagar Samachar,
Block: 683/2, Sector 8,
Gandhinagar.
O- 23222571/ 23230571
Sr. Designation Name - address & Telephone No. Position
No. in crisis
74
Group
13 Sarpanch Shri Chhotabhai M. Patel. Member
Office: Gram panchayat, Limbadiya.
O- 23277393
Resi: Patel vas, Limbadiya.
R- 23277363
M- 98793 91214
14. NGO Shri Navinbhai Patel Member
President, Lions club,
Resi: Plot: 289, Sector 29, G'nagar.
R- 23224232
M- 9427306744
15. Doctor Dr. Kiritbhai Patel. Member
Office: 180, Harsiddhnagar, Double
decker vasahat, Sector 24,
Gandhinagar.
O- 23221688
Resi: Plot: 1065, Sec- 2D, G'nagar.
R- 23232650
M- 98255 68083
16. Doctor Dr. Ramanbhai G. Patel. Member
Office: Plot: 147/1, Anand vatika,
Near Panchdev temple,
Sector 22, Gandhinagar.
O- 23224286
Resi: Above dispensary.
R- 23225336
17. Local Social Shri Bachubhai L. Patel.
Worker At: Sardhav, Ta: Gandhinagar
R- 23270141
18. Social Worker Shri Arunbhai Buch.
President, Gandhinagar saher
vasahat mandal,
220, Sector 20, Gandhinagar
R- 23260370
M- 98250 18134
2.4 LOCAL CRISIS GROUP - KALOL
75
Designation Name, Address & Telephone
Sr. Position in
No.
No Crisis Group
1 SDM & Asst. Smt. Manisha Chandra Chairman
Collector 2nd Floor, Multi storied Building
Collector Office, Gandhinagar
(O)23259093, M- 9824501710
2 Asstt. Director, Shri K. M. Shah Member
Industrial Safety & Shivalay Complex, Opp. GEB Secretary
Health Mahendra Mill Road, Kalol
(O) 224003, M – 9824087122
3 Manager Mr. V. S. Amin Member
Iffco Limited, Kalol,
(O) 02764-223272 & 56,
M- 9426725516
4 Manager Mr. Ajay Kaul (Safety Manager) Member
The Arvind Mills Limited,
Khatraj, Ta: Kalol, Dist:G’nagar
(O) 281100-9,M-9824163247
5 Transporter Agrawal Bulk Carrires Member
Vadodara
6 Fire Officer Nagarpalika Kalol Member
(O) 223333
7 Fire Officer Mr. A.V. Brahmabhatt Member
Iffco Limited Kalol
(O) 02764-223272 & 56
®079-23285148
8 Dy. S.P. Shri Joshi N.H. Member
Deputy Superintendent of
Police Kalol, (O) 221139
9 Town Shree Anadubha Zala Member
Development Taluka Panchayat Office
Officer Opp. Court Kalol (O) 223950
10 Chief Medical Dr. Jagdishbhai Patel Member
Officer Civil Suprintendent
Civil Hospital Kalol, (O) 223292
11 Community Mr. Suryakant J. Trivedi Member
Leader President of Rotary Club Kalol
(O) 221134 M- 98250 73306
76
Designation Name, Address & Telephone Position in
Sr.
No. Crisis
No
Group
12 Community Mr. Amrutbhai J. Dave Member
Leader Navjivan Road, Opp. Taluka
Panchayt Office Kalol
® 250034 M- 9825634316
13 President SHE Mr. Bipindhai Patel Member
President GIDC Kalol
(O) 220019 M-9825303873
14 Doctor Dr. P.K. Singhal Member
Iffco Limited Kalol
(O) 079 23222356
77
2.5 DISTRICT CRISIS GROUP – GANDHINAGAR
Sr Position in Address Telephone Numbers
Name Designation
No DCG Office Resi Office Resi
1 Smt. Sonal District Collector Chairman Collector office, 23220630 23254884
Mishra M.S. Bldg.,
I.A.S. Sector-11
Gandhinagar
2 Smt. SDM & Asst. Chairman of Office of the SDM & 23259093 M – 94273
Manisha Collector, local crisis Dy. Collector, 05756
Chandra Gandhinagar group, M.S. Bldg., Sector-11
I.A.S. Gandhinagar Gandhinagar
3 Shree Dist. Materials Office of the DDO, Plot: 300/2, 23222618 23243779
M.T.Joshi Development Coordinator District Panchayat Sector 7- A, M- 98250
I.A.S. Officer, Office, First floor, Gandhinagar 41584
Gandhinagar. Gandhinagar
4 Shree Assistant Member Block 8/3, 30, Aviraj, 23233231 23236049
N.N.Rao Director (IS&H), Secretary CH’ Type, Sector-7, Nr.Prahladnagar, M-98252
Gandhinagar Gandhinagar Satelite. A’bad 91821
5 Shree A.K. Dy. Director Member Shivalaya complex, 15, Shantikunj 02764 – M- 98251
Jani (IS&H), Kalol Secretary of Mahendra mill road, society, Gayatri 224003 32039
LCG, Kalol Opposite G.E.B. sub mandir road, Kalol.
station, Kalol.
6 Shree Assistant Associate Shivalaya complex, C/O R. D. Shah 02764 – M-98240
K.M.Shah Director (IS&H), Member Mahendra mill road, 50-B, Chirag Soc. 224003 87122
Kalol Secretary Opposite G.E.B. sub Near Pranav
station, Kalol. ashram, Kalol.
78
Telephone
Sr Position in Address
Name Designation Numbers
No DCG
Office Resi Office Resi
7 Shree Ind. Safety & Associate Shivalaya complex, 02764 - M- 98253
H.S.Patel Health officer, Member Mahendra mill road, 224003 34778
Kalol Secretary Opposite G.E.B. sub
station, Kalol.
8 Shree H. B. Ind. Safety & Associate Shivalaya complex, Narsinh Bacher 02764 - M- 98253
Trivedi Health officer, Member Mahendra mill road, marg, Panch 224003 53891
Kalol Secretary Opposite G.E.B. sub hatdi, Bazar,
station, Kalol. Kalol.
9 Shree O. D. GM (Rural) Communication Telecom Office, 26423000 26748786
Tyagi Telecom Coordinator Ahmedabad.
10 Shree Works Manager Technical Vimal Pesticides Pvt. 6, Harihar 2820790 27507335
Bhavesh J. M.Sc . Coordinator Ltd. At.: Limbadia, apartment, 2821390 M-98250
Kamdar (chemistry) Dist.:Gandhinagar Dharam nagar, 2823790 05121
Sabarmati,
Ahmedabad.
11 Shree A. V. Dy. Manager Technical IFFCO, Kalol C-23, Kasturi 23282223 23285148
Brahmbhatt (Fire & Safety) Coordinator nagar, 02764 -
Ta: Gandhinagar. 223256
12 Shree B. S. Manager Technical IFFCO, Kalol C-13, Kasturi 23282220 23285755
Amin. (Fire & Safety) Coordinator nagar, 02764 - M- 98240
Ta: Gandhinagar. 223256 23808
13 Shri Gera D.G.M. (E) Technical O.N.G.C., Avani M- 94266
Head HSE Coordinator bhavan, Chandkheda 14024
ONGC Post: Sabarmati
79
Telephone
Sr Position Address
Name Designation Numbers
No in DCG
Office Resi Office Resi
14 Shree Factory Technical Hindustan Petroleum Plot: 184, 23270186 23231011
P.Nagashrinivas Manager coordinator Corp. Ltd. Sardhav, Sector 29, 23270187 M-
Dist.:G’nagar Gandhinagar. 23270196 94276063
95
15 Shree R. V. Regional officer Safety Gujarat Pollution Control Shrikunj society, 02762- M - 98252
Patel Coordinator Board, 18, Shantinath Behind Pashabhai 258106 63495
society, Behind petrol pump,
Simandhar jain temple, Nagalpur,
B.K. Cinema road, Mehasana.
Mehasana.
16 Dy. Chief Associate Dy. Chief controller of
Controller of Safety Explosive office, Sub
Explosives Coordinator Circle, Sraddha
complex, 1st Floor,
R.V Desai Road,
Navapura Vadodara
17 Shree Fire officer Fire Service Fire Station, 269/ D’Type 23222742 23222741
Maheshkumar Coordinator Nr.Jilla Panchyat, Fire Brigade Staff 101 M- 98254
R. Mod. Sector-17, CH Road Quarter, Nr. Jilla 32222
Gandhinagar Panchyat,
Sec-17, CH Road
Gandhinagar
18 Shree Safety officer Technical Hindustan Petroleum Block 207, 23270186 23245392
Manojkumar. Coordinator Corporation Limited, Anandnagar, 23270187 M- 94264
Sardhav. Sector 27, 23270196 27756
Gandhinagar.
80
Telephone
Sr Position in Address
Name Designation Numbers
No DCG
Office Resi Office Resi
19 Fire officer Fire Service Fire Station,
Coordinator Kalol
20 Shree R.P. I/C Dist Rescue Dist commandant 23226155 M- 98258
Rao. commandant Coordinator home guard office, 23477
home guard. Dr. Jivraj Mehta
Bhavan Block-6
Ground Floor,
Sec-10, Gandhinagar
21 Dr. Dinkar Dist. Health Medical District Health Office Harivadan flat, First 23256242 23261589
Raval Officer Coordinator Jilla Panchayat Office, floor, Sector 20, M- 98253
2nd floor, Sector-17, Gandhinagar. 61595
Gandhinagar
22 Dr. N.B. Civil Surgeon Associate Civil Hospital, Opposite Direct: M- 98250
Dholakiya Medical Collector office, 23259123 07244
Coordinator Gandhinagar. General:
23222733
23221931/2
23221913
23 Mr.M.G.Patel Superintending Utilities Co- Suprintending 27500981
Engg ordinator Engineer (Power Stn,)
Beside Rly.Crossing,
Nr.Power House,
Sabarmati
81
Telephone
Sr Designatio Position in Address
Name Numbers
No n DCG
Office Resi Office Resi
24 Shree N. V. Distt. Associate Jilla Panchayat Office 282/1,GH Type Direct 3222762
Rathava Agricultural Utilities Agriculture Branch Sector-19 3222779
Officer Coordinator 2nd Floor, Sector-17 Gandhinagar 23256951
Gandhinagar 23256959
25 Shree Prakash Chief Officer Evacuation & Notified Area Office, 268/3, GH type, 23220440 23221419
Solanki Rehabilitation Jivraj Mehta Bhavan Sector 19, M- 98262
Coordinator Block 4, Gr. Floor, Gandhinagar. 50200
Sector- 10
Gandhinagar
26 Shree Managing Associate Vimal Pesticides Pvt. Santosh bunglow, 22820790 22860213
Mohanbhai. L. Director Evacuation & Ltd. At.: Limbadia, Near vasant vihar 22821390 M- 98240
Rami Rehabilitation Dist.: G’nagar flat, Dafnala, 22823790 31413
Coordinator Ahmedabad.
27 Shree (Trade Union Associate President Adarsh Block 124/5,
Kisansingh A. Leader) Evacuation & Videocon Kamdar CHH’ Type
Thakor Rehabilitation Sangh, Vidiocon Sector-30
Coordinator International Ltd., Gandhinagar
E-28,GIDC,
Gandhinagar
82
Telephone
Sr Position in Address
Name Designation Numbers
No DCG
Office Resi Office Resi
28 Shree In-Charge Transport Office of Assistant RTO 23261122 94260235
G.A.Ojha ARTO Coordinator Sector-30 Gandhinagar 29
29 Mdm.Gagan Ass .Comm. of Security S.D.P.Office 23232668
deep Police Coordinator Sect-7,
Gambhir Gandhinagar
30 Shree H.V. Executive Public work Public Health Work 23222556 M- 98792
Patel Engineer Coordinator Division (Gujarat Water Fax: 05151
Supply & Sewerage 23223008
Board)
Patnagar Yojna
Bhavan, 3rd Floor,
Sector-16 Gandhinagar
31 Smt. Asst.Director of Liaison & Dist.Info.Officer, Plot 1687/1, Sector- 23253422 23228833
Pragnyaben Information Public Dr. Jivraj Mehta Bhavan 2D, Gandhinagar 23253423
Patel Relations Block-8, 2nd,
Coordinator Sector-10 Gandhinagar
83
2.6 EXPERT AGENCIES
Contact
Agency Information
STD Code Tel. No.
National Crisis Control Room 011 24360734
Dr. V Rajgopalan, 011 24361760
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment & 24101754
Forests, Govt. of India
Director, 011 24360060
Hazardous Substance Management
Division
DG-FASLI, 022 4074358
Mumbai 4092203
National Safety Council, 022 4073694
Mumbai 4073285
Disaster Management Institute, Bhopal 0755 566715
293592
Mr. B N Jha, 07249 270724
Assistant Director (S), Inspectorate of Dock
Safety, Near Bunder Gate, New Kandla
Dy. Controller of Explosives, 0265 2420512
Raopura, Vadodara
Dr. T V Subbaiah, 0265 2338466
Director Manufacturing, Alembic Chemical 2330550
Works Co. Ltd., Vadodara 2340816
Dr. H N Saiyed, 079 2865142
Director, National Institute of Occupational 2866237
Health, Ahmedabad
Dr. T Rangarajan, 0261 8420061
Exec. Director (Technical), 8420426
KRIBHCO, Surat 8420986
Mr. J S Baxi, 079 2486176
GM,
ONGC, Chandkheda Complex, Ahmedabad
Mr. D V Chudasama, 0278 225322 to
Sr. Manager development, Excel India Ltd., 225326
Bhavnagar
Mr. D R Babalal, 079 2321945
Nisarg Environmental Protection Agency,
Gandhinagar
84
2.7 POLICE STATIONS
Sr. Name of police station STD Phone No.
No. Code
1. POLICE CONTROL ROOM 079 23210914 / 23210906
2. Police station : Sector 21, G'nagar 079 23221021 / 53722
3 Police station : Sector 7, G'nagar 079 23220827
4 Police station : Kalol City 02764 223392/ 227027
6 Police station : Kalol taluka 02764 221394 / 223022
7 Police station : Mansa 02763 270052
8 Police station : Adalaj 079 23971335/ 23970784
9 Police station : Pethapur 079 23216533
10 Police station : Dabhoda 079 23955542
11 Police station : Dehgam 02716 232632
12 Police station : Rakhiyal 02716 267533
POLICE OFFICERS
Sr Designation Phone No. Mobile No
No
1 S. P. 23246527 98250 49303
2. Dy. S. P. (Head quarter) 23210904 98258 23473
3. Add. S.P. Gandhinagar. 23232668 98252 68551
4. Add. S.P. Kalol 02764 - 221139 98251 91542
85
2.8 NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
Sr Contact Person & Phone No.
Name
No Address Office Resi
1 Lions club, Manoj H. Lakinwala (079) (079)
Gandhinagar Plot: 289, Sector 29, 23223232 23224232
Gandhinagar M-94260 09697
2 Lions club, Rajendra J. Raval, (079) (079)
Gandhinagar, Type 1, 3/1, GEB 23217665 23215244
GEB Colony, Gandhinagar
3 Lions club, Sunderlal. (G.M. H.R.) (079)
Chandkheda. O.N.G.C. Fifth floor, 23290329 M-94266 14008
Avani Bhavan,
Chandkheda.
4 Lions club, Kalol Bhavanbhai R. Patel, (02764) (02764)
(East) 10, Jyotikapark 220116 220009
Society, Highway, M-98250 28721
Kalol.
5 Lions club, Kalol Kaushik D. Barot. -------- (02764)
(Greater) A-1, Dave apartment, 223034
Highway road, Kalol.
6 Lions club, Kalol Ambalal M. Patel. (02764) (02764)
(Main) 3, Adarsh society, 223490 222861
Highway road, Kalol. M-98240 26024
7 Lions club, Kalol Dahyabhai I. Patel. -------- (02764)
(Central) Behind Radha krishna 289432
ashram, Kalol.
8 Lions club, Kalol Nilesh V. Patel. (02764) (02764)
(Mid town) 6, Gurukrupa flat, 227258 225407
63/B, Shrinagar
society, Kalol.
9 Lions club, Kalol Somabhai J. Prajapati. (02764) (02764)
(City) 14, Vardhaman nagar 225512 221027
society, Near garden,
Kalol.
10 Lions club, Kalol Maheshkumar N. (02764) (02764)
(Capital ) Prajapati. 38-B, Mill 220208 224099
Kamdar society, M-98240 82344
Opposite Vakhariya
high school, Kalol.
86
2.8 NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
Sr Contact Person & Phone No.
Name
No Address Office Resi
11 Lions club, Kalol Pravin Lalbhai Patel. ------- (02764)
(M.J.F.) 26, Jyotikapark 223326
Society, Highway,
Kalol.
12 Lions club, Kalol Neetaben Paragkumar (02764) ----------
(Harmony) Dave, 221112
10, Raj apartment,
Near Sardar bag,
Kalol.
13 Lions club, Sunil Babubhai Modi. (02764) (02764)
Chhatral Ind. G-76, Yogi complex, 309315 250802
area, Chhatral Mahendra mill road, M-98253 03062
Kalol.
14 Gandhinagar Arunbhai Buch. ------- 23260370
saher vasahat 220, Ashtalaxmi M-98250
mahamandal. apartment, Sector 20, 18134
Gandhinagar.
Kalubhai Desai, ------- 23221775
Plot:825/1, Sector 7C,
Gandhinagar.
15 Sadvichar Shantaben Patel, ------- 23231663
parivar Sector- 8,
(G'nagar branch) Gandhinagar.
16. Jyoti mahila 11, Tajesh society, ------- --------
mandal. Sector 23, G'nagar
Lataben choksi ------- 23220160
Gandhinagar
17. Senior citizons M. U. Purohit. 23222390 23222326
council, G'nagar 790/A, Naman
apartment, sector 21,
Gandhinagar
18 Sat karma trust, Near rangmanch, 23238176 ---------
Gandhinagar Sector 22, G'nagar
19 Sadbhav trust, Gajendra. N. Kharod. ------- 23220784
Gandhinagar 340, nid, sector 20,
Gandhinagar
87
2.8 NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
Sr Contact Person & Phone No.
Name
No Address Office Resi
20 Manav smuruti 143/5, CH type, Sec17, 23222259 ---------
vikas trust. Gandhinagar 23226564
21 Jalaram seva 388/2, Rachana society 23223730 ---------
samaj. Sec 22, Gandhinagar
22 Dr. Hegdavar 25, Tajesh society, 23222098 ---------
seva samiti. Sec -23, Gandhinagar
23 Sarjan charitable 770/1, Jagruti park 23226003 --------
trust society, Sector 30,
Gandhinagar
24 Balkan G. Bari. Jayeshbhai Hathi, Govt 23221196 -----------
pustakalaya, G' nagar.
25 Gandhinagar Kesarisinh G. Bihola. 23225512 ----------
saher vasahat Sector 30,
mahasangh. Gandhinagar
26 Jagruti nagarik Premshankar Bhatt. 23261868 23260247
parishad. Sector 20,
Gandhinagar
27 Rotary club, Kamal kishor Jain. 23211951 23225333
C-24, Sector 26,
Gandhinagar
Dineshsinh Chavda, 23225809 23211322
Jay vijay, 512/2,
Sec-28, Gandhinagar
28 Santshri Rohidas Ratilal P. Parikh. ----------- 23227782
seva samaj.
29. Junior chambers Pranav Joshipura, 23228452 -----------
(Jesis) Prasadam, 1353/2,
Sec-7, Gandhinagar
30 Nari sauraxan Divyaben P. Raval. -------- 23227055
kendra. 306, Sector - 1 C,
Gandhinagar
31 Manav kalyan Narsinh M. Parmar, -------- 23245447
trust. Sector- 3, Gandhinagar
88
2.9 PRESS AND MEDIA
Sr. Contact Person/ Address Phone
No Agency Number
1. Prakash G. Bhanushali. 278/2, GH type, O- 23232119
(Kutch Uday) Sec -21, Gandhinagar
2. Chaitanya P. Vyas, 134/2, GH type, R- 23243275
(Saurashtra Bhumi) Sec- 21, Gandhinagar
3. Gautam Purohit. 223/4, Navrachana O- 23230871
(Gujarat Samachar) society, Sector 28, - 23238389
Gandhinagar R- 23210189
4. Prakash V. Jha. 553-A/2, Satyam soc. O- 23224571
(Gandhinagar Samachar) Sharda sadan, Sec-22
Gandhinagar
5. Jayesh A. Mevada. 72, Adarsh nagar, O-23224725
(Gandhinagar Samachar) Sec- 24, Gandhinagar O-23222571
6. Bashir Pathan, 680/1, Sector- 8, O- 23221702
(Indian Express) Gandhinagar
7. Jayant Mainkar. 238/2, Sector -1C, O-23237128
(U.N.I.samachar sanstha) Gandhinagar
8. Dharmendrasinh B. Zala. 238/2, Sector -1C, O- 23227193
(Kutch uday) Gandhinagar
9. Ashwinkumar K. Vyas. 17/1, GH type, R-23227277
(Akila) Sec-22, Gandhinagar
10. Bhuvnesh S. Oza. 61/5, GH type, O- 23226192
(Nutan Saurashtra) Sec- 29, Gandhinagar
11. Minaben A. Parikh. 1204, Shivam society, O- 23210807
(Hum Log) Sec- 27, Gandhinagar
12. Rashik Sathwara. 27/5, GH type, O- 23234555
(News line sidha Sec- 20, Gandhinagar
samachar)
13. Harshal Pandya. ------------------ O- 23262235
(E TV News)
14. Rajubhai G. Joshi. 175/6, CH type, O- 23232375
(Suryakal) Sec- 17, Gandhinagar
15. Jaysukh Shah. Ahmedabad O- 26765480
(Senior journalist) R-27498874
16. Chunibhai Panchal 568, Vastunirman O- 23231435
(Senior journalist) society, Sector- 22,
Gandhinagar
89
2.9 PRESS AND MEDIA
Sr. Agency/ Contact Person Address Phone Number
No
17. Prabhakar Khamar Ahmedabad. O-22867027
R- 26761550
18. Dhananjay Joshi Gandhinagar. O- 23232800
R- 23232531
19 Harish Rana Gandhinagar O-23245090
O-23239475
20. Fulvadanbhai Brahmbhatt Dehgam R- 02716- 233196
(Jansatta)
21. Gangaram Prajapati Dehgam O- 02716 - 230188
(Jansatta) R- 02716 - 231492
22. Govindbhai P. Solanki Dehgam R- 02716 - 233248
(Dharti na lal)
23. Hasmukhbhai Acharya Dehgam M - 98255 57469
(Lok Padkar)
24. Jaydevbhai Nanalal Barot. Dehgam O- 02716 - 267772
(Lok Padkar) R- 02716 - 230494
M- 98256 46825
25. Hareshbhai F. Brahmbhatt. Dehgam M- 98256 54480
(Sandesh) R- 02716 - 233196
26. Jagdishbhai Brahmbhatt. Dehgam O- 02716 - 232727
(Dehgam Vrutt) R- 02716 - 232737
27. Rameshbhai Brahmbhatt. Dehgam O- 02716 - 232727
(Dehgam Vrutt) R- 02716 - 230599
28. Jagmalbhai Rabari. Dehgam O- 02716 - 263720
(Gujarat Samachar) R- 02716 - 263733
29. Rukeshbhai T. Brahmbhatt. Dehgam R- 02716 - 233319
(Gujarat Samachar)
30. Kirtanbhai S. Patel. Dehgam R- 02716 - 265127
(Lok Sammati)
31. Natvarbhai Patel. Dehgam R- 02716 - 265169
(Lok Sammati)
32. Dr. Nikhilbhai Shah Dehgam O- 02716 - 262132
(Lok Samashya)
90
2.9 PRESS AND MEDIA
Sr. Agency Contact Person/ Phone
No Office address Number
33. Gujarat 20/2, GH type, Sector - 22 23238389
samachar Gandhinagar. 23243539
34 Sandesh. 22/3, GH type, Sector- 22, 23238971
Gandhinagar 23238972
35 Gandhinagar (Krushnakant Jha) 23222571
samachar Block: 683/2, Sector -8, 23230571
Gandhinagar
36. Kutch Uday (Gangaram Bhanushali) 23232124
278/2, Sector -19, G'nagar
37. Capital Kranti. (Arvindbhai Rana) O-23245090
Plot:791/D/3, Panchshil park, R-23225615
Sector - 21, Gandhinagar
38. Gandhinagar (Ramu Patel) 241/1, Old 23232800
western times. M.L.A. quarters, Sector -17,
Gandhinagar
39. Saurashtra (Chetan Vyas) 207, Akhbar O-23237528
Bhumi. Bhavan, Sector - 11, R-23243275
Gandhinagar
40. Patnagar Today (Jatin S. Shukla) 19Q2, 23226181
GH type, Sector -22,
Gandhinagar
41. Capital News. (Samual P. Krishan.) 23222649
Gandhinagar
42 Mumbai (Atulbhai Mehta) Akhbar 23220350
samachar. Bhavan, Sector - 11, 23235671
Gandhinagar 23261933
43 Ful Chhab (Sudhirbhai Mehta) Akhbar 23227168
Bhavan, Sector - 11,
Gandhinagar
44. Chanchal (Jayendra Upadhyay.) 23247875
702, Akhbar Bhavan, Sec- 11,
Gandhinagar
45 Samajvad (Narinandwani Rajput) Akhbar 23234555
Bhavan, Sector - 11,
Gandhinagar
91
2.9 PRESS AND MEDIA
Sr. Agency Contact Person/ Phone
No Office address Number
46 Yugvani (Digantbhai Dave) Akhbar 23221882
Bhavan, Sector - 11,
Gandhinagar
47 Times of India (Rajiv Shah/ Javed Sheikh) 23237500
Akhbar Bhavan, Sector - 11, 23237501
Gandhinagar
48 Sambhav (Ghanshyam Goswami) 23237528
Akhbar Bhavan, Sector - 11,
Gandhinagar
49 Indian Express (Bashirkhan Pathan) 23247702
Akhbar Bhavan, Sector - 11,
Gandhinagar
50 AAJ TAK (Jayeshreeben Rajput) 23225495
107/4, CH type, Sector -21,
Gandhinagar
51 News Line Sidha Nishaben Surendrasinh. 23234555
Samachar Plot: 335, Sector - 8,
Gandhinagar
52 City Samachar Kaushikbhai Patel. 23221949
23220777
92
ANNEXURE - 3 RESOURCES
3.1 FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES AT MAH UNITS
Sr. STD Fire Water Fire E Fire P Water
Name Phone 1 Phone 2
No. Code Tenders (K.L.) Suits Suits Hoses
1 Vimal Pesticides Pvt. Ltd. 079 22820790 22823790 NO 187 1 NO Yes
22821390
2 Prakash Presticides Industries 02718 247240 247107 NO -- NO NO Yes
247250
3 Hindustan Petroleum 079 23270186 23270196 NO 535 2 NO Yes
Corporation Ltd. 23270187
4 Ambica LPG Bottling Pvt. Ltd. 02763 272354 M-94263 NO 600 N0 NO --
51978
5 Rajdeep Chemical Industries 02716 232496 --------- NO 105 NO NO --
6 Shree Vallabh Chemical 079 25323523 25399350 NO 105 NO NO Yes
1 The Arvind Mills Ltd. 02764 281100-9 281173 1 8 Lacks -- 2 Yes
2 IFFCO Ltd. 02764 223256 223258 1 5500 M3 -- 5 Yes
3 Maruti Pesticides Pvt. Ltd. 02764 322057 982438088 -- 2000 Lit -- -- Yes
5
4 Umiya Agros 02764 232429 982502725 -- 5000 Lit -- 2 Yes
1
5 Gujarat Pesticides Pvt. Ltd. 02764 222521 982549010 -- 4000 Lit -- -- Yes
6
6 Zion Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. 02764 268342 265796 -- 20000 -- -- Yes
Lit
7 Saibaba Surfactants Pvt. Ltd. 02764 286250 268220 -- 1 Lacks -- -- Yes
94
8 Mahalaxmi Industries 02764 233873 982430045 -- 25000 -- -- Yes
9 Lit
9 Anmol Chloro Chem 02764 234486 989811696 -- 5000 Lit -- -- Yes
7
10 Mutual Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. 02764 234098 982506044 -- 5000 Lit -- -- Yes
2
11 Chem Plast Industries 02764 233548 982502038 -- 1.15 -- -- Yes
9 Lacs
12 Arvind Poly Coats 02764 281110 281173 1 16 -- 2 Yes
Lacks
Lit.
13 Rajratna Metal Industries Ltd. 02764 233665 982502919 -- 10000 -- 1 Yes
1 Lit
14 Bhagwati Indsutries 02764 233546 982541103 -- 5000 Lit -- -- Yes
5
3.2 RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT FIRE STATIONS
Sr Name STD Phone Man Power Fire Ambulance Fire SCBA Other facility
No Code Fire man Other Tender Suits
1 Gandhinagar 079 9825432222 4 22 2 1 1 3 Water tanker - 3
fire station 23222001 Emergency rescue tender - 1
(Maheshkumar 101 Dead body van - 1
95
Mod) R- 23222741 Jipsy - 1
2 GEB tharmal 079 23216728 17 15 2 --- 4 4 DCP trailer 150 kg - 2 No
fire station M- 98250 Foam trailer Big size - 1 No
(B.S.Khadia) 83116 Trailer fire pump - 1 No.
3 Fire Station 02764 223333/82 Portable fire pump - 2 No.
4 Arvind Mill 02764 281100/109 Fire jeep - 1
(Shri Kaula) 9824163247 DCP fire extinguisher :--
5 O.N.G.C. 02764 220612 75 kg size - 21 No
(Gayakwad) 9824010208 25 kg size - 17 No
6 Iffco Kalol 02764 223272 10 kg size - 31 No
(Brahmbhatt) 223256 5 kg size - 11 No
R-23285148 DCP fire extinguisher :--
7 Fire Officer 223461 22 kg size - 22 No
9426614076 9 kg size - 52 No
6. 5 kg size - 58 No
4. 5 kg size - 19 No
FOAM fire extinguisher :--
50 liter size - 6 No
9 liter size - 45 No
96
3.3 MEDICAL FACILITIES AT MAH UNITS
Amb OHC First Availability of
Sr STD Stret- Details of other
Name Phone1 Phone2 u- (>=5bed aid Doctor Nurses
No Code chers facilities/equipment
lance ) boxes
1 Vimal 079 22820790 22823790 NO YES 2 2 1 0 -------------
Pesticides 22821390
Pvt. Ltd.
2 Parkas 02718 247240 247107 NO N0 2 0000 0000 0 -------------
Presticides 247250
Industries
3 Hindustan 079 23270186 23270196 NO Yes 2 1 -- -- -------------
Petroleum 23270187
Corporation
Ltd.
4 Ambica LPG 02763 272354 M-94263 NO NO 1 1 0 0 -------------
Bottling Pvt. 51978
Ltd. (Closed)
5 Rajdeep 02716 232496 --------- NO NO 1 0 0 0 -------------
Chemical
Industries
(Closed)
6 Shree 079 25323523 25399350 NO NO 1 0 0 0 -------------
Vallabh
Chemical
97
3.3 MEDICAL FACILITIES AT MAH UNITS
Amb OHC First Availability of
Sr STD Stret- Details of other
Name Phone1 Phone2 u- (>=5bed aid Doctor Nurses
No Code chers facilities/equipment
lance ) boxes
1 The Arvind 02764 281100-9 281173 2 1 5 1 1 -- --
Mills Ltd.
2 IFFCO Ltd. 02764 223256 223258 2 1 5 3 2 2 --
3 Maruti 02764 322057 98243808 -- -- 1 -- 1 -- --
Pesticides 85
Pvt. Ltd.
4 Umiya 02764 232429 98250272 -- -- 1 -- 1 -- --
Agros 51
5 Gujarat 02764 222521 98254901 -- -- 1 -- 1 -- --
Pesticides 06
Pvt. Ltd.
6 Zion 02764 268342 265796 -- -- 1 --- 1 -- --
Chemicals
Pvt. Ltd.
7 Saibaba 02764 286250 268220 -- -- 1 -- 1 -- --
Surfactants
Pvt. Ltd.
98
8 Mahalaxmi 02764 233873 98243004 -- -- 1 -- 1 -- --
Industries 59
9 Anmol 02764 234486 98981169 -- -- 1 -- 1 -- --
Chloro 67
Chem
10 Mutual 02764 234098 98250604 -- -- 1 -- 1 -- --
Chemicals 42
Pvt. Ltd.
11 Chem Plast 02764 233548 98250203 -- -- 1 -- 1 -- --
Industries 89
12 Arvind Poly 02764 281110 281173 1 1 1 1 1 -- --
Coats
13 Rajratna 02764 233665 98250291 -- -- 1 -- 1 -- --
Metal 91
Industries
Ltd.
14 Bhagwati 02764 233546 98254110 -- -- 1 -- 1 -- --
Indsutries 35
99
3.4 MEDICAL FACILITIES IN DISTRICT
C H C of Gandhinagar District
Sr Center In-charge Tel. Phone Phone Resi.
No Code Center
1 Chandkheda Dr. P.A.Vaghela 079 27503157 22685999
M-98243
21989
2 Dehgam --------------- 079 232669 ------
3 Mansa Dr. A.B.Solanki 02763 270047 23246022
4 Nardipur Dr.A.N.Shaikh 02764 289557 23246121
5 Sadra Dr. C.J. Vyas 079 23274223 23235632
M- 98250
35632
100
P H C of Gandhinagar District
Sr Center In-charge Tel. Phone Phone Resi.
No Code Center
1 Adalaj Dr. S. B. Simpi 079 23971226 M-94265 32399
2 Dabhoda Dr.G.M.Makwana 079 23955508 23233105
M-94263 17711
3 Vadodara Dr. Jayesh Patel 079 23949561 22821286
M-98254 24936
4 Sughad Dr. M.V.Kapadia 079 23276079 23243555
5 Uvarsad Dr. M.M.Goswami 079 23971366 23228923
M-98240 36872
6 Aadraj Dr. J.B. Rulala 079 23270284 22814140
7 Rupal Dr. Akta M. Sinoi 079 23975342 M-98980 01795
8 Unava Dr. K.S. Parikh 079 23975158 22684972
M-98252 76316
9 Kadadara Dr. R. R. Patel 02716 269095 2718384
M-98984 59391
10 Bahiyal ------------ 02716 262065 ----------
11 Dev Dr. S. P. Multani 02716 263735 M-98240 99188
Muvada
12 Kadjodara Dr.V. M. Trivedi 02716 265254 ----------
13 Rakhiyal Dr. R.A.Patel 02716 267537 22841011
14 Sanoda Dr. H.J. Nayak 02716 230575 M-94254 56483
15 Charada ------------- 02763 287621 -----------
16 Mahudi Dr. S.A.Raval 02763 284421 23241391
17 Varsoda Dr. D. J. Patel 02763 285351 M-98255 85414
101
P H C of Gandhinagar District
Sr Center In-charge Tel. Phone Phone Resi.
No Code Center
18 Pundhara Dr. Paresh Rathod 02763 285256 23245878
M- 94264
12763
19 Bilodara Dr. M.C. Sutaria 02763 253413 23228378
M-94264
04994
20 Itadra Dr. A. S. Prajapati 02763 274095 273440
21 Hajipur Dr. S.B. Patel 02764 285768 273440
M- 98980
01795
22 Mokhasan Dr. Daxaben Patel 02764 269007 26410569
23 Pansar Dr Bela Makwana 02764 288562 222922
M- 98243
50422
24 Saij Dr. R.G.Bhojak 02764 221094 27520464
M-98259
10070
25 Rancharada Dr. D. J. Thakar 02764 260142 27411828
102
3.5 AMBULANCE SERVICES AND HOSPITALS
Ambulances Services
Sr. Name Phone Number
No
1 Aalok Orthocare & arthroplasty 079 - 227558383
Center. - Ahmedabad 079 - 227558393
2 Citizen Ambulance Service, 079 - 225323268
Ahmedabad.
3 Citizen Relief Service Charitable 079 - 225350104
Trust, Ahmedabad.
4. Karnavati Hospital Limited, 079 - 226575500
Ahmedabad.
5 Karuna Trust, Polio Hospital 079 - 227552155
Ahmedabad.
6 Navdeep Medical Emergency 079 - 27543333 (Day)
Foundation, Ahmedabad. 079- 26583040 (Night)
7 Prerna Hospital Limited, 079 - 226400386
Ahmedabad.
8 Sadvichar Parivar, Ahmedabad. 079 - 22680450
9 Missan life india, Ahmedabad. 98250 06000
10 Civil hospital, Gandhinagar. 079- 23222931
11. Junior Citizen Council, G'nagar 079 - 23220598
12 Ambulance, Nagrik bank, G'nagar 079 - 23223695
079 - 23221985
13 Ashirvad Hospital, Dehgam. 02716 - 232870
14 Amin Kamlaben Rambhai 02716 - 232798
Charitable Trust, Dehgam
15 Gopinath Amin, Dehgam 02716 - 232087
16 Akhil Bharatiya Manav Seva 02716 - 232184
Sanstha, Dehgam.
17 Ravindra Maradiya, Dehgam 02716 - 234019
103
3.5 AMBULANCE SERVICES AND HOSPITALS
MAJOR HOSPITALS AND RESOURCES
Sr
Name Location Phone No.
No
1 Civil Hospital Gandhinagar. 23222733
23221931/ 2
23221913
2 Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital Gandhinagar. 23222509
Sector 22
3 Sheth S.G.Shah Ayurved Taluka: Mansa. 02763- 285464
hospital, At: Lodara
4. Apollo Hospital Bhat 28501800
28501803
5 T.B. Hospital, Sector 12 Gandhinagar 23221364
6 Aids Cell, Sector 12 Gandhinagar 23220460
7. Jashlok hospital, Sec 22 Gandhinagar 23224906
8 Sonal hospital, Near muni. Dehgam 02716-232086
girls high school
9 Valay hospital, Gandhi bag Dehgam M-98250 21877
10 Sanjivani hospital, Near Dehgam H-02716- 232127
Tarahi mata temple R- 02716-232505
11 Sahajanand hospital, H 2, Dehgam H- 02716-234069
Shahanand complex, M-98254 50079
Opposite Vitthal bank,
Nandol road,
12 Mamta hospital, Kharakuva Dehgam H-02716-232188
khancho, R-02716-232088
13 Chandan maternity Dehgam H-02716-232742
hospital & sonography R-02716-232542
center, Modasa road, M-98253 13642
104
3.5 AMBULANCE SERVICES AND HOSPITALS
OTHER HOSPITALS
Sr
Name Location Phone No.
No
1. Civil Hospital Ahmedabad 22683721
2. Civil Hospital Sola 27474355
3. Civil Hospital Mehsana 02762-221217
4. Civil Hospital Himatnagar 02772-241892
O-02772- 246618
R-02772- 240033
5. ESIS General Hospital Ahmedabad 22743935
6. V. S. General Hospital Ahmedabad 26577621 - 25
7. B.M. Institute of mental Hospital Ahmedabad 25622485
8. Victoria Jubilee Hospital Ahmedabad 22141080
9. Akhand Anand Ayurvedic Hospital Ahmedabad 25507796
10. Maniben Amaratlal Hargovandas Ahmedabad 22686269
Ayurvedic Hospital, Asarva.
11. Vivekanand Ayurvedic Hospital, Ahmedabad 22774170
Maninagar
12. Shardaben muni. general hospital 22164261
Ahmedabad
13. L.G. Hospital 25461380 - 84
Ahmedabad
14. Rajasthan (Chatrabhuj) Hospital 22866311
Ahmedabad
15 Karnavati Hospital 26575500/1/3/5
Ahmedabad
16 Stearling Hospital 27481415
Ahmedabad
17 Jagmohan hospital, Navarangpura 27540336
Ahmedabad
27540744
18 Shree Krishna Cancer Hospital, Ahmedabad 26461575/ 6
Navarangpura, R- 27912309
- 27912267
M- 98250 16738
19 Eye care hospital, Polytechnic road Ahmedabad 26446133
26430503
26561276
20 Dr. Jivraj Mehta Hospital, Jivraj Ahmedabad 26639840/1/2/ 3
Mehta marg,
105
3.5 AMBULANCE SERVICES AND HOSPITALS
OTHER HOSPITALS
Sr
Name Location Phone No.
No
21 Gujarat cancer & research institute Ahmedabad 22681451
22. Institute of Kidney deases research Ahmedabad 26856000 - 9
Center
23 Dr. J.J.Vora memorial general Ahmedabad 27543333
hospital (Navdeep hospital)
24 Jagdish Orthopedic hospital Ahmedabad 26578663
26747166
25 Prerna hospital Ahmedabad 26401332
26 Starlin hospital Ahmedabad 27481415
27485767
27 Deep euro surgical and kidney Ahmedabad 26565650
Hospital
28 M. P. Shah cancer hospital, Ahmedabad 22681454
29 Nagari eye hospital, Ahmedabad 26466724
30 Pranam hospital, Behind Mehta Himatnagar H- 02772-243636
petrol pump, H- 02772-246565
R- 02772-247936
31 Aavakar heart & medical hospital, Himatnagar O- 02772-244411
Arogya nagar, Near bus stand, O- 02772-244412
R- 02772-244413
106
3.6 PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS
Sr. Phone Numbers
Dispensary name & Address Doctor Name
No. Dispensary Residence
1 Ashadeep general clinic , Secr 24, Gandhinagar. ----------- 23231980 -----------
2 Ashadeep nursing home, Secr 16, Gandhinagar ----------- 23222989 -----------
3 Desai nursing home, Secr 23, Gandhinagar ----------- 23221759 -----------
4 Falguni clinic, Secr 21, Gandhinagar ----------- 23223923 ----------
5 Dr. Kirit J. Parmar, Sector 8, Gandhinagar. Dr. Kirit J. Parmar, 23230280 23225027
6 Dr. Ketan B. Shah, Sector 7, Gandhinagar Dr. Ketan B. Shah, 23226901 23224901
7 Dr. Rajesh K. Patel, Sector 2/C , Gandhinagar Dr. Rajesh K. Patel, ----------- 23227458
8 Dr. Vasant P. Patel, Sector 2/C , Gandhinagar Dr. Vasant P. Patel, ----------- 23229911
9 Dr. D. P. Patel, Sector 3/B , Gandhinagar Dr. D. P. Patel, ----------- 23231515
10 Dr. C. M. Jogi, Kolvada clinic Dr. C. M. Jogi, ----------- 223272297
11 Dr. V. K. Djolakiya, Sector 29 , Gandhinagar Dr. V. K. Djolakiya, ----------- 23221762
12 Dr. Parag A. Shah, Sector 3/B Gandhinagar Dr. Parag A. Shah, ----------- 23228154
13 Dr. K. V. Mehta, Sector 30, Gandhinagar Dr. K. V. Mehta, 23238573 23237300
14 Dr. H. A. Parikh, Sector 23 , Gandhinagar Dr. H. A. Parikh, ----------- 23222660
15 Dr. Arvind J. Vaghela, Sector 6/B , Gandhinagar Dr. Arvind J. Vaghela, ----------- 23231683
16 Dr. Kirti S. Patel, Sector 24 , Gandhinagar Dr. Kirti S. Patel, 23221688 23235064
17 Dr. Rashmin B. Prajapati, Sector 24,Gandhinagar Dr. R. B. Prajapati, 23231980 23226047
18. Dr. Subhadra Goswami, Sector13/C, Gandhinagar Dr. Subhadra Goswami, ----------- 23235782
19 Dr. Kinjal M. Modi, Sector 2/B , Gandhinagar Dr. Kinjal M. Modi, ----------- 23229968
20 Dr. Kamlesh Rathod, Sector 3/D , Gandhinagar Dr. Kamlesh Rathod, ----------- 23225412
107
3.6 PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS
Sr. Phone Numbers
Dispensary name & Address Doctor Name
No. Dispensary Residence
21 Dr Atul H. Pandya, Sector 3/ c, Gandhinagar. Dr Atul H. Pandya, 23232464 23228952
22 Dr. Sarijben Pandya, Sector 23 , Gandhinagar Dr. Sarijben Pandya, 23223474 23221633
23 Dr. Bharat M. Desai, Sector 24, Gandhinagar Dr. Bharat M. Desai, 23223474 23221633
24 Dr. V. K. Dodiya, Sector 24, Gandhinagar Dr. V. K. Dodiya, 23234141 23233440
25 Dr. Rajendra Dave, Sector 22, Gandhinagar Dr. Rajendra Dave, 23224509 --------
26 Dr. D.P.Shah,Sector 21,Gandhinagar. Dr. D.P.Shah. 232211050 23221180
27 Dr. Arun Vyas Sector 22, Gandhinagar. Dr. Arun Vyas. 23222359 --------
28 Dr. Prashant Bhatt , Sector 21, Gandhinagar. Dr. Prashant Bhatt. 23220916 -------
29 Dr. Suresh Shah , Sector 21, Gandhinagar. Dr. Suresh Shah. 23221115 --------
30 Dr. Pravin Oza ,Sector 21, Gandhinagar. Dr. Pravin Oza. 23221264 --------
31 Dr. Darshan Pandya, Sector 21, Gandhinagar Dr. Darshan Pandya, 23234610 23232307
32 Dr. Jayantibhai Patel, Sector 27, Gandhinagar Dr. Jayantibhai Patel ----------- 23224561
33 Dr. Mukundbhai Patel, Sector 1, Gandhinagar Dr. Mukundbhai Patel ---------- 23229591
34 Dr.Ramanbhai Patel, Sector 22, Gandhinagar Dr.Ramanbhai Patel 23224286 23225336
35 Dr.Dineshbhai Shah, Sector 21, Gandhinagar Dr.Dineshbhai Shah, 23221050 23221180
36 Dr. Jayesh Shah, Sector 7, Gandhinagar Dr. Jayesh Shah 23229828 23222376
37 Dr. D. M. Pancholi, Sector 22, Gandhinagar Dr. D. M. Pancholi, 23222376 23222366
38 Dr. Piyush Shastri, Sector 2, Gandhinagar Dr. Piyush Shastri, ------------- 23229377
39 Dr. Haresh Thakdi, Sector 17, Gandhinagar Dr. Haresh Thakdi, 23220838 23223718
40 Dr. Paresh Vora, Sector 7, Gandhinagar Dr. Paresh Vora 23221931 23223501
108
3.6 PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS
Sr. Phone Numbers
Dispensary name & Address Doctor Name
No. Dispensary Residence
41 Dr. Amrut R. Patel (B.D.S.) Dr. Amrut R. Patel 02716 - 232256 02716 - 232255
Luhar Chakala, Vadvali fali, Dehgam.
42 Dr. Sharad I. Patel (BAMS) Dr. Sharad I. Patel 02716 - 232746 01716 - 232233
Opposite Dena Bank, Near Luhar M - 98980 92233
chakala, Dehgam.
43 Dr. Raman D. Patel Dr. Raman D. Patel 02716 - 267109 02716 - 267550
Rushabh Shopping center, Rakhiyal
station, Taluka: Dehgam.
44 Shri Umiya clinic, Dr. Jahawar. L. Patel. -------------------- M - 98257 91376
Nandol road, Dehgam.
45 Shriji Policlinic, Dr. Rajendra M. Shah. 02716 - 267432 02716 - 267229
Near Prakash Vidyalaya, Dehgam - M - 98791 34023
Modasa road, Rakhiyal station,
Taluka: Dehgam.
46 Vandan clinic, Dr. Suresh V. Vyas. -------------------- M - 98253 08671
31, Suraj campus,
Nehru chokadi, Dehgam
47 Dr. Nisha S. Patel. Dr. Nisha S. Patel. 02716 - 232936 -----------------------
Station road, Dehgam.
48 Dr. Rasik K. Patel. Dr. Rasik K. Patel. 02716 - 267534 -----------------------
Rakhiyal station, Taluka: Dehgam.
109
3.7 BLOOD BANKS, MEDICAL TEST LABORATORIES AND
PHARMACEUTICALS DISTRIBUTORS.
Blood Banks.
Sr Name & Address Location Phone No.
No
1. Prathma blood center. Ahmedabad 079 - 26600101
Dr. C. V. Raman marg, Behind
Jivraj Mehta hospital, Vasna.
(24 HOUR OPEN)
2. Sanket Healthcare Foundation. Ahmedabad 079 - 26462741
Shefali Hse, Parimal X road.
(24 HOUR OPEN)
3. Adarsh path. lab. & voluntary Ahmedabad 079 - 22746672
blood bank.
4. Ami pathology lab & blood bank. Ahmedabad 079 - 27503545
5. Ashish pathology lab. Ahmedabad 079 - 26303090
6. ESI general hospital. Ahmedabad 079 - 22743935
7. Green cross blood bank, Anil kunj Ahmedabad 079 - 26578824
Paldi cross road.
8. Gujarat blood bank Ahmedabad 079 - 26584893
9. Help voluntary blood bank. Ahmedabad 079 - 25463028
10. Indian red cross society Ahmedabad 079 - 26643833
11. Karnavati blood bank. Ahmedabad 079 - 27415150
079 - 26401253
12. Mahagujarat blood bank. Ahmedabad 079 - 25451331
13 New vihal lab Ahmedabad 079 - 22815227
14 Red cross society Ahmedabad 079 - 26609625
15 Cancer Hospital Ahmedabad 079 - 22681451
16 Civil Hospital Ahmedabad 079 - 22683721
17 L.G. Hospital Ahmedabad 079 - 25461380
18 Shardaben Hospital Ahmedabad 079 - 22164261
19 V. S. Hospital Ahmedabad 079 - 26577621
20 Shraddha deep, Sector 16 Gandhinagar 079 - 23222474
21 Harish chandra Patel, Sec - 16 Gandhinagar 079 - 23247133
22 Ashirwad, Sector 22 Gandhinagar 079 - 23221584
23 Blood bank Civil hospital, Sec 12 Gandhinagar 079-23221931
079-23221932
110
3.7 BLOOD BANKS, MEDICAL TEST LABORATORIES & PHARMACEUTICALS DISTRIBUTORS.
Medical Test Laboratories
Sr Name Taluka Contact Person Phone No.
No
1 Happy X-Ray 3D Sonography & color Gandhinagar Amit Patel L - 079 - 23238300/ 23238982
doppler clinic, 443, Near petrol pump, R - 079 - 23238983 / 23223658
GH - 5, Sector - 16, Gandhinagar. M - 98250 37658
2. Dr. Mayuri P. Vora, Sector 7/B Gandhinagar Mayuri Vora L - 079 - 23225411
R-- 079 -23223501 /23228492
3 Mira Pathology Laboratory, Sector 17 Gandhinagar Uday D. Mankad L - 079 - 23222875
R-079 - 23221643
4 Rashmi Y. Bhavsar, Sector 22 Gandhinagar Rashmi Bhavsar L - 079 - 23221584
R- 079 - 23224639
5 Sharda Pathology Laboratory, Sector 16 Gandhinagar Kaushik Patel L - 079 - 23249149
R- 079 - 23223267
6 Shraddha deep Pathology Laboratory & Gandhinagar Mahendrabhai L - 079 - 23222474 /23231352
research center, Sector 16 R- 079 - 23222952
7 Dr. Sunil Patel. Sector 22 Gandhinagar Sunil Patel L - 079 - 23224023
R- 079 - 23235835
8 Dr. Haren Oza, Sector 23 Gandhinagar Haren Oza, R- 079 - 23223475
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3.7 BLOOD BANKS, MEDICAL TEST LABORATORIES & PHARMACEUTICALS DISTRIBUTORS.
Medical Test Laboratories
Sr Name Taluka Contact Person Phone No.
No
9 Dr. Niketan Patel, Sector 24 Gandhinagar Niketan Patel L - 079 - 23229229
R- 079 - 23229729
10 Dr. Aarti Pandya, Sector 21, Gandhinagar Aarti Pandya L - 079 - 23229172
R- 079 - 23223879
11 Dr. Paresh Vyasa, Sectore 21 Gandhinagar R - 079 - 23222279
12 Aashirwad Blood bank & Pathology Gandhinagar L - 079 - 23221584
Laboratory, Sector 22
13 Parth Pathology Laboratory Dehgam Jagdish N. Patel L - 02716 - 233581
A/5, M.G. Amin complex, M - 98254 64531
Nandol road, Dehgam
14 Harsh X- Ray clinic Dehgam Nalin Shah L - 02716 - 233085
Purushottam dham, Near Vitthal Divyesh Shah Nalin M - 98253 48059
Co- Op. bank, Nandol road, Dehgam Divyesh M - 98252 56964
15 Devi Gayatri Pathology Laboratory, Dehgam Prahalad M. L - 02716 - 232219
Luhar chakala, Vadvali fali, Above Patel R - 02716 - 233212
dental clinic, Dehgam. M - 98253 08719
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3.7 BLOOD BANKS, MEDICAL TEST LABORATORIES & PHARMACEUTICALS DISTRIBUTORS.
Pharmaceutical Distributors.
Sr Name & Address Taluka Contact Person Phone No.
No
1 Madhuram Medicals. Gandhinagar Mayank R. Shah. O - 079 - 23210559
Plot: 260/2, Celler, Sector - 28,
Gandhinagar.
2 P. Manubhai Medical Agencies. Gandhinagar. Minesh Patel. O - 079 - 23228554
B - 1, Plot: 385, Basement, Dilip Trivedi.
Neelkanth plaza flat, Sector - 22,
Gandhinagar.
3 Mayur Pharma. Gandhinagar. ----------------- O - 079 - 23229830
Plot: 269/1, Sector - 1/ C, - 079 - 23227093
Near CH - 2, Gandhinagar.
4 Shreeji Distributor. Gandhinagar. Nimish Shah O - 079 - 23225272
337, Shopping center, Sector-17 R - 079 - 23224754
Gandhinagar. - 079 - 23222920
M - 98240 69974
5 Parth Medical Agency. Gandhinagar. Govindbhai K. Prajapati. O - 079 - 23232390
239, Anand apartment, Behind - 079 - 23245389
jain temple, Sector 22,
Gandhinagar.
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3.7 BLOOD BANKS, MEDICAL TEST LABORATORIES & PHARMACEUTICALS DISTRIBUTORS.
Pharmaceutical Distributors.
Sr Name & Address Taluka Contact Person Phone No.
No
6 Yera Medical Agency. Gandhinagar. ---------------------- O - 079 - 23210320
216, Celler, Opp. bus stand,
Sector 28, Gandhinagar.
7. Modi Drug Agencies. Gandhinagar. Piyush P. Modi O - 079 - 23234977
Plot: 308, GH - 6 corner, R - 079 - 227509729
Sector - 29, Gandhinagar.
8 Krishna Medical Stores. Gandhinagar. Ashok Patel O - 079 - 23235814
Plot: 1265/1, Sector 7 D, - 079 - 23245086
Gandhinagar. Jignesh Patel O - 079 - 23232836
Vardhaman Pharma. Dehgam Piyush B. Shah. R - 02716 - 232856
Kharakuva Khancho, Gandhi fali,
Dehgam.
9 K. M. Pharma. Dehgam Mayank J. Shah O - 02716 - 230205
C/4, Sardar shopping center, R - 02716 - 232490
Gandhi bag, Dehgam.
3.8 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AT MAH UNITS
115
Chemical
Sr STD Canister Full Body Air line Emergency Water
Name Phone1 Phone2 SBA Splash
No Code Masks PVC Suit BA Kit Gel
suit
1 Vimal 079 22820790 22823790 1 4 1 0 2 0 0
Pesticides 22821390
Pvt. Ltd.
2 Parkas 02718 247240 247107 1 4 1 0 2 0 0
Presticides 247250
Industries
3 Hindustan 079 23270186 M-94276 1 4 1 4 1 2 8
Petroleum 23270187 06395
Corporation 23270288 M-98798
Ltd. 23270096 30814
4 Ambica LPG 02763 272354 M-94263 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bottling Pvt. 51978
Ltd. *
5 Rajdeep 02716 232496 --------- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chemical
Industries *
6 Shree 02716 231684 M-99251 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Vallabh 39501
Chemical
Note :- * Factory is Closed
3.8 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AT MAH UNITS
116
Chemical
Sr STD Canister Full Body Air line Emergency Water
Name Phone1 Phone2 SBA Splash
No Code Masks PVC Suit BA Kit Gel
suit
1 The Arvind 02764 281100-9 281173 6 2 4 -- 6 1 --
Mills Ltd.
2 IFFCO Ltd. 02764 223256 223258 40 -- 20 5 2 2 --
3 Maruti 02764 322057 98243808 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pesticides 85
Pvt. Ltd.
4 Umiya Agros 02764 232429 98250272 -- 2 2 -- -- -- --
51
5 Gujarat 02764 222521 98254901 1 1 5 -- -- -- --
Pesticides 06
Pvt. Ltd.
6 Zion 02764 268342 265796 -- 3 3 -- -- -- --
Chemicals
Pvt. Ltd.
7 Saibaba 02764 286250 268220 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Surfactants
Pvt. Ltd.
8 Mahalaxmi 02764 233873 98243004 2 -- -- -- -- 1 --
Industries 59
9 Anmol 02764 234486 98981169 1 10 -- 1 -- 1 --
Chloro Chem 67
10 Mutual 02764 234098 98250604 6 -- -- -- -- 1 --
Chemicals 42
Pvt. Ltd.
117
11 Chem Plast 02764 233548 98250203 2 2 1 -- -- 1 --
Industries 89
12 Arvind Poly 02764 281110 281173 6 2 4 -- 6 1 --
Coats
13 Rajratna 02764 233665 98250291 -- -- 2 -- 1 -- 1
Metal 91
Industries
Ltd.
14 Bhagwati 02764 233546 98254110 3 2 -- -- -- 1 --
Indsutries 35
3.9 COMMUNICATION & WARNING FACILITIES AVAILABLE AT MAH UNITS
118
Sr STD PA Siren (Elect./
Name Phone1 Phone2 Mobile phones Any other
No Code System hand/steam)
1 Vimal Pesticides 079 22820790 22823790 98240 31413 --- Available ----
Pvt. Ltd. 22821390 98250 05121
2 Prakash 02718 247240 247107 98240 31413 --- Available ----
Presticides 247250
Industries
3 Hindustan 079 23270186 23270196 94263 40182 Available Messengers
Petroleum 23270187 94264 27756
Corporation Ltd.
4 Ambica LPG 02763 272354 M-94263 94263 51978 --- Available ----
Bottling Pvt. Ltd. 51978
5 Rajdeep 02716 232496 --------- 98250 22224 --- Available ----
Chemical
Industries
6 Shree Vallabh 079 25323523 25399350 98240 21296 --- Available ---
Chemical
7 The Arvind Mills 02764 281100-9 281173 Yes 1 Available 3(Walki-talki)
Ltd.
8 IFFCO Ltd. 02764 223256 223258 Yes 8 Available 15(Walki-
talki)
9 Maruti Pesticides 02764 322057 982438088 Yes -- -- --
Pvt. Ltd. 5
10 Umiya Agros 02764 232429 982502725 Yes -- -- --
1
11 Gujarat 02764 222521 982549010 Yes -- -- --
Pesticides Pvt. 6
119
Ltd.
12 Zion Chemicals 02764 268342 265796 Yes -- -- --
Pvt. Ltd.
13 Saibaba 02764 286250 268220 Yes -- -- --
Surfactants Pvt.
Ltd.
14 Mahalaxmi 02764 233873 982430045 Yes -- Available --
Industries 9
15 Anmol Chloro 02764 234486 989811696 Yes -- Available --
Chem 7
16 Mutual 02764 234098 982506044 Yes -- Available --
Chemicals Pvt. 2
Ltd.
17 Chem Plast 02764 233548 982502038 Yes -- Available --
Industries 9
18 Arvind Poly 02764 281110 281173 Yes -- Available 3(walki-talki)
Coats
19 Rajratna Metal 02764 233665 982502919 Yes -- Available --
Industries Ltd. 1
20 Bhagwati 02764 233546 982541103 Yes -- Available --
Indsutries 5
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3.10 VEHICLES AVAILABLE AT MAH UNITS
Sr STD Car /
Name Phone1 Phone2 Bus Truck
No Code Jeep
1 Vimal Pesticides 079 22820790 22823790 1 1 5
Pvt. Ltd. 22821390
2 Parkas Presticides 02718 247240 247107 1 0 1
Industries 247250
3 Hindustan 079 23270186 23270196 -- -- 1
Petroleum 23270187
Corporation Ltd.
4 Ambica LPG 02763 272354 M-94263 0 0 0
Bottling Pvt. Ltd. 51978
5 Rajdeep Chemical 02716 232496 079- 0 0 1
Industries 7485724
6 Shree Vallabh 079 25323523 25399350 0 0 1
Chemical
1 The Arvind Mills 02764 281100-9 281173 10 -- 1
Ltd.
2 IFFCO Ltd. 02764 223256 223258 3 2 1
3 Maruti Pesticides 02764 322057 982438088 -- - 1
Pvt. Ltd. 5
4 Umiya Agros 02764 232429 982502725 -- - 1
1
5 Gujarat Pesticides 02764 222521 982549010 -- -- 2
Pvt. Ltd. 6
6 Zion Chemicals 02764 268342 265796 -- -- 1
Pvt. Ltd.
7 Saibaba 02764 286250 268220 -- -- 1
Surfactants Pvt.
Ltd.
8 Mahalaxmi 02764 233873 982430045 -- 1 1
Industries 9
9 Anmol Chloro 02764 234486 989811696 -- -- 1
Chem 7
10 Mutual Chemicals 02764 234098 982506044 -- -- 1
Pvt. Ltd. 2
11 Chem Plast 02764 233548 982502038 -- 2 1
Industries 9
12 Arvind Poly Coats 02764 281110 281173 3 -- 1
13 Rajratna Metal 02764 233665 982502919 2 1 1
Industries Ltd. 1
14 Bhagwati 02764 233546 982541103 -- -- 1
Indsutries 5
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122
3.11 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL RESCUE EQUIPMENT
Max.
Min
Sr Boom Capacity in
Name of the Unit Equipment Details Type Quantity Radius
No Length MT
in m
(m)
1 HPCL. Sardhav DAMAG AC 265 Tyre mounted, telescopic 1 45 2.7 100 at 2.7m
hydraulic crane radius
Tata P & H Crawler crane with lattice 1 15.24 3.67 74 at 3.67m
boom
Hydra truck - 1 8.53 3 25
mounted crane
Groove Industrial - 1 - - 4
Model
Coles Crane Kirloskar make, wheel 1 - - 4
mounted
Beaver (trailer - 1 - - 20
trolley)
Swaraj Mazda - 2 - - 8
Tractor Trolley - 3 - - 3
Fork Lift Godrej 3 - - 3
2 IFFCO, Kalol Fork Lift Godrej 3 - - 3
3 ONGC, Fork Lift - 1 - - 1
Chandkheda
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3.12 AVAILABILITY OF PORTABLE DG SET SUPPLIERS AND ELECTRONIC INVERTOR.
Generators.
Sr. No. Name of the Vendor Address Phone No. Fax/ Mobile No.
1. Ashikaush sales and 16/2, K.B. Commercial center, O- 079 - 25507238 R- 079 - 27476448
services. Near Dinbai tower, Lal darwaja, O- 079 - 25506037 R- 079 - 27497048
Ahmedabad.
2. Autronic systems (India) 209, Anand mangal, 1, Adarsh 079- 26406575 Fax: 079- 26469700
private limited. society, C.G. road, Ahmedabad. 079- 26566688
3. Bhagavati power B 41, Shriji estate, Sutar 079- 22812318 Fax: 079-22814611
generator karkhana, G.I.D.C. corner, 079- 22819563 98250 28725
Naroda, Ahmedabad.
4. Diesel power spares C 10, Nandanvan, Near townhall 079- 26575350 98240 11012
private limited Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad. 079- 26575964
5. Ganesh corporation. 15, Shri krishna center, 079- 26420803
Mithakhali six roads, Navarang
pura, Ahmedabad.
6. Greaves cotton limited. Jaldarshan, Ashram road, 079- 26581861
Navarang pura, Ahmedabad. 079- 26580518
079- 26580428
st
7. Ravi rashmi energmech 1 floor, Avani complex, Behind 079- 26562868 Fax: 079-26565024
private limited Navarangpura police station, 079- 26561046
Ahmedabad.
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3.12 AVAILABILITY OF PORTABLE DG SET SUPPLIERS AND ELECTRONIC INVERTOR.
Generators.
Sr. No. Name of the Vendor Address Phone No. Fax/ Mobile No.
8. Gujarat powerfield Powerfield House, Narol Sarkhej 079- 25384511/ 2 /3
private limited. road, Narol, Ahmedabad.
9. H. B. Diesel engineers. 19, Shiv tanament, Opposite O- 079- 25462672
Hirabhai tower, Near Ashadeep R- 079- 25390180
party plot, Uttamnagar,
Maninagar, Ahmedabad.
10. H.H. Acharya 690, Lodhawala chambers, 079- 22174127
Opposite old saher kotda polish 079- 22113287
station, Railway pura,
Ahmedabad.
11. Jeevan diesels and 203, Ashwamegh complex, 6-7, 079- 26430978 Fax: 079- 26400716
electricals limited Mayur colony, Mithakhali, 98250 12221
Navarangpura, Ahmedabad.
12. Power care Kamalkant shopping center, O- 079- 26464153 98240 12188
Mithakhali, Ahmedabad. R- 079- 22877999
13. Progressive engineering 2084/ 562, Relief road, Near 0- 079- 22170052 Fax: 079- 26924381
and electric company. center point pan parlor, Opposite O- 079- 26890597
Zakaria mashjid, Ahmedabad. R- 079- 26924381
14. Sealand diesel private 201, Kaivanna, Panchvati circle, 079- 26562686/ 7/ 8 Fax: 079- 26566325
limited. Opp. C.G. road, Ellisbridge, 98240 42275
Ahmedabad.
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3.12 AVAILABILITY OF PORTABLE DG SET SUPPLIERS AND ELECTRONIC INVERTOR.
Generators.
Sr. No. Name of the Vendor Address Phone No. Fax/ Mobile No.
15. Shrinath diesels 6, Swagat complex, Near shelat 079- 25432639 Fax: 079- 25432694
bhuvan, Pushpa kunj road, 98250 62548
Kankaria, Ahmedabad.
16. Supernova engineers B-91, Parisima complex, Opp. 079- 26401676
limited Lal bunglow, C.G. road, 079- 26401450
Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad.
17. Trans power 12, Agrawal center, third floor, 079- 27543452 98251 27024
Near Kalupur bank, Incom tax,
Ahmedabad.
18. Vink diesels Kabirwadi, Near Bhulabhai park, 079- 25390519 98240 44199
Gita mandir road, Ahmedabad. 079- 25332200 98980 44199
19. Zodiac genset 12, Varahi industrial estate, Near 02717- 241717
private limited. Gota railway crossing, Gota, 02717- 241825
Ahmedabad. 02717- 241793
307, Ganesh plaza, Opposite 079- 26441784 Fax: 079- 26443312
navarangpura bus stop, 079- 26441789
navarangpura, Ahmedabad.
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3.12 AVAILABILITY OF PORTABLE DG SET SUPPLIERS AND ELECTRONIC INVERTOR.
Generators.
Sr. No. Name of the Vendor Address Phone No. Fax/ Mobile No.
20. Grace power private B 2/2, Anoli co. op. housing soc. 079- 26853035 98980 30638
limited limited, Plot : 28-29, Sunrise park
Drive in road, Ahmedabad.
21. H.M. Acharya & Co. Hawawala mension, Opp. Alka O- 079- 22131694 98240 23674
petrol pump, Kadia kui, Relief O- 079- 22122401
road, Ahmedabad. R- 079- 26460174
22. Jyoti engineering 163, Sunrise shopping center, O- 079- 27503212 94260 20290
services. Opp. Raichand nagar, Near visat R- 079- 27507644
petrol pump, Sabarmati,
Ahmedabad.
23. Space generator Navarangpura, Isanpur, 079- 8606022 Ashok Shah.
Ahmedabad. 079- 26445222 98250 60222
128
3.12 AVAILABILITY OF PORTABLE DG SET SUPPLIERS AND ELECTRONIC INVERTOR.
Inverter
Sr. No. Name of the Vendor Address Phone No. Mobile No.
1. Gujarat batteries, 17, Hirabhai market, Diwan Ballubhai 079 - 25470320/ 1
school road, Kankaria, Ahmedabad. 079 - 25462488
2. Keprej electronics E-139, G.I.D.C, Electronic estate, 079 - 23222907
Sector -26, Gandhinagar. 079 - 23223555
3. Power world electronics Relif road, Opposite zakaria masjid, 079 - 22165600
Ahmedabad.
4. Swastik electronics 67, Capital commercial center, Near 079 - 26581909 079 - 31024413
Sanyas ashram, Ashram road, 079 - 27543389
Ahmedabad.
5. The Saikrupa battery plaza A/2, Navrang super market, Near O- 079 - 26443861 98250 51054
Navarangpura bus stand, Ahmedabad. R- 079 - 26854287
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3.13 LIST OF PROPOSED REHABILITATION SHELTERS WITH CAPACITY
Sr Facilities Available Phone Nos.
Location Capacity Officer Incharge
No Food Medical Toilets Office Residence
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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4. REMEDIAL MEASURES
4.1 INDICATIVE LIST OF MEDICINES / EQUIPMENT
Medicines to be stocked at Treatment Center (per 1000 persons)
General Medicines :-
ITEM QTY. ITEM QTY.
Methyl Cellulose Eye 500 Injection Tetanus 250 Vials
Drops, 5 ml. Bottles Toxoid, multidose
Surgical Spirit 10 Bottles 5% GNS IV Fluid, 100 Bottles
540 ml.
Normal Saline Fluid, 100 Sterile Distilled Water, 100 Bottles
540 ml. Bottles 500 ml.
Vinegar 5 Liquid Paraffin 5 Bottles
Vaseline 1 tin Tincture Benzoin 5 Bottles
Tincture Iodine 5 Bottles Tincture Cetrimide 20 Bottles
Savlon Liquid 25 Bottles Ointment Soframycin 100 Tubes
Ointment Atropine(Eye) 50 Tubes Atropine Eye Drops 50 Bottles
Neosporin Dusting 100 Tubes Pilocarpine Eye Drops 25 Bottles
Powder
Acriflavin Gauze with 5 Ointment Gentamycin 50 Tubes
Plastic Jar (Eye)
Gentamycin Eye Drops 50 Bottles - -
Injectables (Ampoules / Vials) :-
Decadron 100 Deriphyline 500
Coramine 100 Calcium Glutonate 100
Adrenaline 100 Dopamine 25
Hydrochloride
Mephentine 50 Sodium Bicarbonate 500
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ITEM QTY. ITEM QTY.
Atropine Sulphate 1000 Aminophyline 100
Lasix 200 Vitamin K 20
Lignocaine 70 Salbutamol 10
Hydrochloride
Perinorm 25 Pethidine 50
Hydrochloride
Ampicillin 25 Avil 50
Clampose 100 Morphine Sulphate 10
Surgical Items :-
Eye Plastic Undine 50 Absorbant Cotton Wool 100 Rolls
Bandage 2”, 4”, 6” 100 Adhesive Plasters 100 Rolls
Rolls (Different sizes)
Oxygen Cylinders 50 Mackintosh 20 Rolls
(Rubber Sheet 3’ x 6’)
Polyethylene Masks 1000 Pathology Gloves 50 Pairs
(Surgical) (Misc. sizes)
Disposable Syringes 150 Catgut Chromic 100 Boxes
(2, 5 & 10 ml.)
Suture Needles Cur. 100 Suture Needles Str. 100 Each
Cutting (Different sizes) Cutting (4, 6, 8 mm)
Catgut Plain 100 BB Silk 100 Reels
Boxes
Operation Scissors, str. 5 Operation Scissors, 5
Cur.
Tracheotomy Set 10 Forceps Artery, Str. 50
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ITEM QTY. ITEM QTY.
Forceps Artery, Cur 50 Forceps Mosquito 50
Plaster of Paris Bandage 50 Rolls Forceps Dissecting 5
(10 & 15 cm) Each (Toothed & Non-
toothed)
Forceps Cheatles 4 Thomas Splints 123 Each
(arm/hip)
Boyels Apparatus 1 Respirator Bear 2 Each
(Adult/child)
Laryngoscope 1Each Endotracheal Tubes 25
(Adult/child) (diff. sizes)
IV Set, Disposable 100 Wooden Splints 100
Elastic Bandage 100 Electric Sterilizer 5
Hypodermic Needles 100 SS Tray with Lid 10
(diff. Sizes) (rectangular)
EI Jar, (5”) 10 EI Jar, (12”) 5
Scissors shop 2 Basins (18” dia) 5
Kidney Tray 10 Loup (Eye Examination) 4
Others
G N S IV Fluid 100 Water 100 Bottles
Bottles
Plasma - Oxygen Cylinders 50
Miscellaneous Items :-
Overshoes 100 Torchlight (3 Cells) 10
Pairs
Torch Cells 60 Stretchers 50
Mattress 100 Wheel Chairs 10
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4.2 DETAILS OF CHEMICALS PROPERTIES, FIRE FIGHTING
AGENTS, ANTIDOTES, FIRST AID & MEDICAL TREATMENT
Sr Name Of Hazard Fire Fighting Agent Antidote / First Aid / Medical Treatment
No Chemical Characteristic
1 Acetic Corrosive Carbon Dioxide, Dry Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Acid Chemical Powder, Water difficulty in breathing, give Oxygen. If
Spray and Alcohol heartbeats are absent, give external Cardiac
Resistant Foam compression. If substance has gone in eyes,
wash with plenty of water for 15 minutes,
holding eyes open and obtain medical
treatment urgently.
2 Ammonia Flammable, Stop flow of gas, use Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Toxic water spray to cool fire difficulty in breathing, give Oxygen. Inhalation
exposed containers. of steam or vinegar vapour is recommended.
Exposed fire fighter must If substance has gone in eyes, wash with
wear positive pressure plenty of water for 15 minutes To relieve
self-contained breathing- restlessness, ingestion morphine 15mg to
apparatus and full relieve Dypspnoea, Oxygen inhalation.
protective clothing.
3 Ammo- Corrosive Non-flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
nium difficulty in breathing, give Oxygen. If
Carbonate substance has gone in eyes, wash with plenty
of water for 15 minutes, holding eyes open.
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Sr Name Of Hazard Fire Fighting Agent Antidote / First Aid / Medical Treatment
No Chemical Characteristic
4 Ammonia ------ Use plenty of water to In case of burns due to hot Ammonium Nitrate
Nitrate cool fire exposed solution, part should be flushed with large
(Melt) containers. Exposed fire quantity of water and treated according to
fighter must wear positive usual burns.
pressure self-contained
breathing apparatus and
full protective clothing.
Container may explode in
fire.
5. Carbon Asphy-xiant Non-flammable It is simple asphyxiant and can cause oxygen
Dioxide deficiency in confined space / non ventilated
areas. Respiratory protection is required.
6. Carbon Flammable, Carbon monoxide, dry Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Monoxide Toxic chemical powder, wear difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If hearts
self contained breathing beats are absent, give external cardiac
apparatus. Let fire burn, compression. Do not use mouth to mouth
shut off gas while using ventilation. Administer 100% oxygen till
the chemicals. carboxyhemoglobin level is measured.
Cerebral edema and convulsions must be
controlled. Methylene blue must not be
injected.
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Sr Name Of Hazard Fire Fighting Agent Antidote / First Aid / Medical Treatment
No Chemical Characteristic
7. Chlorine Toxic Non flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
difficulty in breathing, give external cardiac
compression. Incase of eye exposure, wash
with copious amount of water for 15 minutes,
keeping eyelids apart
8. Coal Flammable Dry chemical powder, Incomplete combustion may produce CO,
water supply suphur dioxide, hence respiratory protection
may be required to fight the fire.
9. Formic Flammable, Carbon dioxide, dry Remove the victim to fresh air. If difficulty in
Acid Corrosive chemical powder, water breathing, give oxygen. If hearts beats are
spray and alcohol absent, give external cardiac compression. If
resistant, foam all substance has gone in eyes, wash with plenty
purpose foam. of water for 15 minutes, holding eyes open
and obtain medical treatment urgently.
10. Fuel Oil Flammable Carbon dioxide, dry Remove the contaminated clothes. Wash the
chemical powder, foam affected parts of skin with plenty of soap &
water & seek medical advice immediately for
inhalation of vapors / fumes.
11. High Flammable Dry chemical powder, - do -
Speed foam
Diesel
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Sr Name Of Hazard Fire Fighting Agent Antidote / First Aid / Medical Treatment
No Chemical Characteristic
12. Hydro- Corrosive Non flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
chloric difficulty in breathing, give artificial respiration.
Acid Do not give alkaline substances or carbonate
preparation. Skin should be treated with 5%
Trietanol amine. If substance has gone in
eyes, wash with plenty of water for 15
minutes, holding eyes open and obtain
medical treatment urgently.
13. Hydrogen Flammable, Dry chemical powder, It is simple asphyxiant and can cause oxygen
Explosive halon. Let fire burn under deficiency in confined space / non ventilated
control. Stop gas flow areas. Move victim to the fresh air and apply
resuscitation methods.
14. Hydrogen Toxic Non flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Iodide difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If hearts
beats are absent, give external cardiac
compression Incase of eye exposure, wash
with copious amount of water for 15 minutes,
keeping eyelids apart.
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Sr Name Of Hazard Fire Fighting Agent Antidote / First Aid / Medical Treatment
No Chemical Characteristic
15 Hydrogen Flammable, Carbon dioxide, dry Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Sulphide Toxic chemical powder. Wear difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. Patient
self-contained breathing with significant exposure, should be
apparatus. Alcohol hospitalized for 72 hours of medical
resistant foam is also observation for delayed pulmonary edema.
advisable to be used to The respiratory centre may be stimulated by
stop fire. injection of LOBGIN and nike thamide.
Victamin C may be injected intravenously.
Incase of eye exposure, it should be treated
with boric acid solution.
16 Iodine Toxic Use water spray or Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
carbon dioxide. Do not difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If hearts
use foam or dry beats abosent, give external cardiac
chemical. Wear full compression Patient with significant
protective clothing and exposure, should be hospitalized for 72 hours
self contained breathing of observation. consider administration of
apparatus for fire fighting. multiple metered doses of topical steroid
hormon or 30 mg/kg of methyl prednisolone
IV.
17 LPG Flammable, Carbon dioxide, dry Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Explosive chemical powder, water difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If
spray substance has gone in eyes, wash with plenty
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of water for 15 minutes holding eyes open.
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18. Methane Flamm-able, Carbon dioxide, dry Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is
Explosive chemical powder. Shut breathing difficulty give oxygen. If substance
off gas. has gone in eyes wash with plenty of water.
19. Methanol Flamma-ble, Carbon dioxide, dry Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Toxic chemical powder, water difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. Never
spray and alcohol administer anything by mouth if a victim is
resistant foam. losing conciousness. Do not induce vomiting.
Do not use mouth to mouth respiration.
Massive alkalization in life saving & eye
saving measures. Give small quantity of Ethyl
alcohol every 4 hourly. If substance has gone
in eyes, wash with plenty of water for 15
minutes holding eyes open.
20. Methyl Flamma-ble, Carbon dioxide, dry Remove the victim to fresh air. Give oxygen if
Acetate Toxic chemical powder and there is difficulty in breathing, If substance
alcohol resistant foam. heart beats are absent, give external cardiac
Water may be ineffective. compression. If substance has gone in eyes,
wash with plenty of water holding eyes open
& obtain medical treatment urgently.
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No Chemical Characteristic
21 Methyl Flammable, Carbon dioxide, dry Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Formate Toxic chemical powder, water difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If
spray and alcohol substance heart beats are absent, give
resistant foam. external cardiac compression. If substance
has gone in eyes, wash with plenty of water
for 15 minutes holding eyes open and obtain
medical treatment urgently.
22 Methyl Toxic Non flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Iodide difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If
substance heartbeats are absent, give
external cardiac compression. Do not use
mouth to mouth ventilation. Keep under
medical sureillance for 48 hours. Consider
administration of multiple metered doses of
topical stercoid by inhalation and or upto 30
mg / kg of methyl prednisolone. Incase of eye,
contact immediately, refer to opthalmologist.
23 Mono Flammable, Carbon dioxide, dry Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Ethylene Toxic chemical powder and difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If
Glycol alcohol resistant foam. heartbeats are absent, give external cardiac
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compression. If substance has gone in eyes,
wash with plenty of water.
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No Chemical Characteristic
24 Naphtha Flammable Foam D.C.P., carbon Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
dioxide. Apply water fog difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. The
from as far dist. as decision of whether to induce vomiting or not
possible. should be made by an attending physician. If
heartbeats are absent, give external cardiac
compression. If substance has gone in eyes,
wash with plenty of water.
25 Natural Flammable Stop flow of gas. D.C.P, Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Gas carbon dioxide. difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If
substance has gone in eyes, wash with plenty
of water for 15 minutes, holding eyes open.
26 Nitric Acid Corrosive Non flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Toxic difficulty in breathing, give Oxygen. Do not
induce vomiting. If heartbeats are absent,
give external Cardiac compression. If
substance has gone in eyes, wash with plenty
of water for 15 minutes, holding eyes open
and obtain medical treatment urgently.
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No Chemical Characteristic
27 Nitric Corrosive Non flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Oxide Toxic difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. Do not
allow to walk. Fatal symptoms may be
delayed upto 48 hours even though victim
may seem normal after exposure. If hearts
beats are absent, give external cardia
compression. If substance has gone in eyes,
wash with plenty of water for 15 minutes
holding eyes open and obtain medical
treatment urgently
28 Nitrogen Asphy-xiant Non flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If hearts
beats are absent, give external cardia
compression. Treat for frostbite with
lukewarm water.
29 Oxygen ------- Non flammable Inhalation of 100 % oxygen can cause
nausea, dizziness, irritation of lungs,
pulmonary edema, pneumonia and collapse.
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Liquid oxygen will cause frostbite.
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No Chemical Characteristic
30 Nitrogen Corrosive Non flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Dioxide Toxic difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. Enforce
complete rest for 24 to 48 hours. Incase of
high exposure keep patient under medical
observation for atleast 72 hours. Some
individuals who had symptoms of acute
exposure with or without edema, develop in
immune reaction 10 days or 6 weeks after
exposure. Symptoms include severe cough,
cyanbosis (tuning blue) fever hypoxemia and
X ray may show fire scattered nodes in the
lungs are vulnerable to virus.
31 Pottasium Corrosive Non flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Hydroxide Toxic difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If
substance heart beats are absent, give
external cardiac compression. Incase of eye
contact immediately refer for opthomological
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opinion. Treat skin burns conventionally.
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32 Pottas- Flammable, Only dry chemical Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
sium Toxic powder is allowed to difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. Never
Methoxide be used. In reacts with administer anything by mouth if a victim is losing
water and CO2. consciousness. Do not induce vomiting. Do not
use mouth to mouth respiration. Backing soda in
glass of water should be given.
33 Propionic Flammable, Foam, dry chemical Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Acide Toxic, powder, carbon difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If heart beats
Corrosive dioxide. Apply waster are absent, give external cardiac compression.
fog from as far Incase of eye contact flush with plenty of water
distance as possible. for about 15 minutes. Remove wet clothese and
wash affected area with water & soap.
34 Rhodium -------- Non flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. Material cause
Triodide irritation of nose, throat and respiratory tract.
Repeated exposure to skin can cause allergic
sensitilization. Incase of eye contact, flush with
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plenty of water for 15 minutes.
35 Sodium Corrosive Non flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Hydroxide Toxic difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. Incase of eye
contact flush with plenty of water for about 15
minutes. Remove wet clothese and wash
affected area with water & soap.
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No Chemical Characteristic
36 Sulphur Corrosive Non flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Dioxide Toxic difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If hearts
beats are absent, give external cardia
compression. Atropic rhnitis and phayngitis
may be treated by inhalation of 5% solution of
sodium chloride, followed by inhalation of 5%
solution of sodium chloride, followed by
inhalation of vitamin A. Incase of of eye
contact, flush with 2% sodium bicarbonate
solution, drops of 2 to 3 % phedrine should be
instilled in the nose.
37 Sulphuric Corrosive Non flammable, react Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Acid Toxic with water to form large difficulty in breathing, give Oxygen. Incase
amount of heat and eye contact flush with plenty of water for 15
corrosive fumes. Do not minutes. Remove wet clothes and wash
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use water to existing fire affected area with plenty of water.
in the nearby area.
38 Trichloro Flammable, Carbon dioxide, dry Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Ethylene Toxic chemical powder, water difficulty in breathing, give Oxygen. Do not
spray and alcohol induce vomiting If heart beats are absent,
resistant foam. give external Cardiac compression. If
substance has gone in eyes, wash with plenty
of water for 15 minutes, holding eyes open
and obtain medical treatment urgently.
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No Chemical Characteristic
39 Ortho Flammable, Foam dry chemical Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Dichloro Toxic powder, carbon dioxide. difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. Incase of
Benzene Apply water fog from as eye contact flush with plenty of water for
far distance as possible. about 15 minutes. Remove wet clothes and
wash affected area with plenty of water.
40 Trichloro Corrosive Foam dry chemical It is very corrosive liquid. Exposure will
Acetyl Toxic powder, carbon dioxide. produce tears in the eyes and severe
Chloride chemical burns. Move the person to fresh air.
If not breathing, perform artificial respiration. If
required, give oxygen. Wash the affected skin
thoroughly with soap and water. Flush and
irrigate eyes with copious quantity of water for
atleast 15 minutes. Do not induce vomiting.
41 Acrylo- Flammable, Carbon dioxide, dry Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
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nitrile Toxic chemical powder difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If the
unconscious, crush an amylnitrile ampule in a
cloth and hold it under the nose for 15
seconds in every minute. Do not interrupt
artificial respiration during this process.
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42 Copper ------- Non flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Comp- difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If heart
ounds beats are absent, give external cardia
compression. If substance has gone in eyes
wash with plenty of water for about 15
minutes, holding eyes open and obtain
medical treatment urgently.
43 Aniline Flammable, Foam, dry chemical Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Toxic powder, carbon dioxide difficulty in breathing, give Oxygen. Aniline is
very toxic, if splashed on skin. It passes
through the skin, causing
methamoglobinemia. Antidotes is methlyene
blue. Incase of eye contact flush with plenty of
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water for 15 minutes. Remove wet clothes
and wash affected area with plenty of water.
44 Benzene Flammable, Foam, dry chemical Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Toxic powder, carbon dioxide difficulty in breathing, give Oxygen. Benzene
is very toxic or if splashed on skin. Cronic
exposure may lead to leukemia. Incase of eye
contact flush with plenty of water for 15
minutes. Remove wet clothes and wash
affected area with plenty of water.
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45 Nitro- Flammable, Foam, dry chemical Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
benzene Toxic powder, carbon difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. NB is very
dioxide toxic if splashed on skin. It passes through the
skin causing methamoglobinemia. Antidote is
methylene blue. Incase of eye contact flush with
plenty of water for about 15 minutes. Remove
wet clothes and wash affected area with plenty
of water.
46 Phosgene Corrosive Non flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Toxic difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. Phosgenen is
very toxic incase of inhalation. It has very low
TLV – 0.1 ppm. Keep the person under
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observation for 72 hours for possibility of
delayed effect. Incase of eye contact, flush with
plenty of water for about 15 minutes. Remove
wet clothes and wash affected area with plenty
of water.
47 Toluene Flamm-able, Foam, dry chemical Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Toxic powder, carbon difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. Toluene is
dioxide very toxic if splashed on skin. Incase of eye
contact flush with plenty of water for about 15
minutes. Remove wet clothes and wash affected
area with plenty of water.
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48 Di Nitro Flammable, Use plenty of water to Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Toluenen Explosive cool fire exposed difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. Di Nitro
containers. Exposed fire Toluene is very toxic if splashed on skin.
fighter must wear positive Incase of `eye contact flush with plenty of
self contained breathing water for about 15 minutes. Remove wet
apparatus. Foam and dry clothes and wash affected area with plenty of
chemical powder and water.
carbon dioxide can be
used.
49. Metaol- Flammable, Foam dry chemical Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
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uene Di Toxic powder, carbon dioxide. difficulty in breathing, give oxygen.
Amine Apply water fog from as Metaoluene Di Amine is toxic, if splashed on
far distance as possible. skin. Incase of eye contact flush with plenty of
water for about 15 minutes. Remove wet
clothes and wash affected area with plenty of
water.
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No Chemical Characteristic
50 Toluene Di Corrosive Dry chemical powder, Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
-Isocyanate Toxic carbon dioxide. Do not difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. Toluenen
apply water as it reacts Di Isocynate is very toxic if inhaled.. In cause
violently with water at pulmonary edema. TLV of TDI vapour is ver
elevated temperature. low i.e. 0.0005 ppm. If splashed on skin,
incauses sensitization of skin tissue. Incase of
eye contact, flush with plenty of water for
about 15 minutes. Remove wet clothes and
wash affected area with plenty of water.
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51 Methyl Toxic Non Flammable Remove the victim to fresh air. If there is a
Iodine difficulty in breathing, give oxygen. If heart
beats are absent, give external cardiac
compression. Do not use mouth to mouth
ventilation. Keep under medical surveillance
for 48 hours. Consider administration of
multiple metered doses of topical stercoid
aerosol by inhalation and or upto 30 mg / kg
of methyl prednisolone. Incase of eye, contact
immediately, refer to opthalmologist.
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52 Chloro A poision to Use DCP, foam if Remove victim to fresh air. If there is a
Sulphonic irritant, exposes to fire. difficulty breathing, give oxygen. Do not
Acid corrosive induce vomiting. Obtain medical treatment
urgently.
53 Carbon Di Flammable, Use DCP, CO2 Remove victim to fresh air. If there is a
Sulphide Explosive difficulty breathing, give oxygen. Do not
induce vomiting. Obtain medical treatment
urgently.
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54 Etyhlene Flammable, Use DCP Remove victim to fresh air. If there is a
Oxide Carcinogen difficulty breathing, give oxygen. Do not
induce vomiting. Obtain medical treatment
urgently.
55 Acephate Non flamm- Use DCP, foam if Atropine sulphate in dose 2 – 4 mg for adult,
Anilo- able exposed to fire. 2 pam 1000 – 2000 mg / im.
phose,
Ethion
Phorate,
Quinal-
phos
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56 Alachor Non flamm- Use DCP, foam is Inject 1 gm of Eralidioxime chloride IV. Do not
Carbenda- able exposed to fire induce vomiting if the injected poison is
zim , principally a hydrocarbon solvent.
Thiophan
ate – M
57 Mancozeb Non flamm- Use DCP, foam is Low toxicity, no specific treatment.
Thiram able exposed to fire
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58 Allethrin Toxic Use DCP, foam is The treatment is symptomic.
Cyperm- exposed to fire
ethrin
Fevalrate
59 Alumi- Non flamm- Use DCP, foam is Injection copper sulphate 0.25 gm.
nium able exposed to fire
Phosphate
60 Isopro- Non flamm- Use DCP, foam is Supportive treatment.
turon able exposed to fire
61 Hexa- Non flamm- Use DCP, foam is There is no specific antidotes and treats the
conazole able exposed to fire victim symptomatically.
Propi-
conazole
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62 Propane Flammable, DCP, Water First aid.
Explosive
63 Butadine Flammable, DCP, Water First aid.
Explosive
64 Propylene Flammable, DCP, Water First aid.
Explosive
65 Styrene Flammable DCP, Foam compound -
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Monomer
66 Phospho- Corrosive --------- Skin Contact :- Wash with clean water. Apply
ric Acid dry sterile dressing.
Eye Contact : Wash with clean water, apply
benoxinate (novesine) drop (0.4%) .
Inhalation : Administer O2, Give him fresh drink
water.
Ingestion: Milk of magnesia, fresh egg,
administe oxygen
4.3 LEAK DETECTION, NEUTRALIZATION & DISPOSAL
Leak Detection Neutralization & Disposal
Chlorine
To detect the chlorine leak an ammonia spray Emergency disposal of chlorine is done b y absorbing it
or swab is used. Chlorine gives white dense in the solution of caustic soda, soda ash or hydrated
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fumes of ammonium chlorine is greenish lime slurry. Chlorine cannot be vented off as it is toxic
yellow gas with pungnet and irritating odour. gas. Cylinder of any part of cylinder should not be
immersed in the tank holding caustic or other solutions.
Don’t use rubber hose or polythylene pipe connectiong
for neutralizaing chlorine gas. Do not pour water on the
leak.
Ammonia
Ammonia leak can be detected easily due to At it is toxic gas it cannot be vented to atmosphere.
its specific pungent odour. The exact location
of leak canm be find out by hydrochloric acid Ammonia leakage can be absorbed in water in a
swab in suspected region. This will give white suitably designed system, as its solubility in water is
vapours of ammonium chloride. very high. Mild steel is used as materail of construction.
Another method used in the detection of
ammonium leak is by the use of sulphur
dioxide gas, which also forms white fog or
cloud in contact with ammonium.
Leak Detection Neutralization & Disposal
Sulphur Dioxide
Sulphur dioxide leak can be detected by odour Sulphur dioxide leak can be absorbed in caustic
as it has characteristic odour. But the exact solution. For this purpose scrubber should be preferably
location of the leak can be find out by fabricated of polypropylene backed by FRP. Do not use
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ammonia vapours from a swab or squeeze water on the leak.
bottle. Sulphur dioxide will produce dense
white fumes with ammonia vapours. Leak may
also be detected by applying soap solution.
Soap solution incase of leakage will give
bubbles.
Bromine
Bromine spillage can be find out as it has As bromine is toxic and fuming liquid, it can’t be vented
intensely irritating odour. to atmosphere. Water should not be directly poured
over the spillage with mud or earth and mop up with
Bromine leak can be detected by using plenty of water.
ammonia swab or spray. Bromine gives white
dense fumes with ammonia solution.
Leak Detection Neutralization & Disposal
Carbon Monoxide
As the gas inflammable, flame should not be Leaking gas can be vented slowly to air in a safe open
used to detect the leak. area or should be burnt off in a suitable gas burner.
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Carbon monoxide leak can be detected with
soap solution, which give bubbles around
leaking area. Palledour chloride paper gets
darkened in contact with carbon monoxide.
Ethylene Oxide
Ethylene oxide leak can be detected by using As the gas is extremely flammable, all the ignition
soap solution. Leak will produce bubble with sources should be shut off. Leaking gas can be slowly
soap solution. vented off in a safe and open area. Put water spray to
cool down, if necessary. The gas can be burnt off in a
suitably designed burner.
Butadiene
Butadiene leak can be detected by its mild Leaking gas should be slowly vented off to air in a safe
aromatic odour. open area or can be burnt off in a suitable burnet. Put
Butadiene leak can also be detected by using water spray for cooling, if necessary.
soap solution, which will produce bubbles.
Leak Detection Neutralization & Disposal
Benzene
As benzene is flammable gas, flame should As the gas is highly inflammable, shut off all the sources or
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not be used to detect the leak. Leak will ignition. Apply non-flammable dispersing agent. Run the
produce bubbles with soap solution. waste diluting greatly with running water. Due to non-
availibility of dispersant, this can be absorbed on sand.
Site of spillage should be thoroughly washed with water
and soap or detergent.
Vinyl Chloride
Vinyl chloride leak can be detected due to Leaking gas can be vented slowly to air in a safe open
its characteristic odour. area or gas should be burnt off in a suitable burner.
Leak can also can be detected with soap
solution, which will produce bubbles.
Ethyl Alcohol
Ethyl alcohol leak can be detected by its Shut off all possible sources of ignition. Mop up with plenty
characteristic smell. of water and run to waste diluting greatly with running
water. Ventilate area well to evaporate remaining liquid
and disposal vapours.
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Hydrochloric Acid
Detect the leak with its sharp pungent odour. Hydrochloric acid should be scrubbed in lime or caustic
Leak can also be detected by using wet litmus or water scrubber made of MSRL. Do not put water
paper. Hydrochloric aicd will change the colour directly on the leak. Content the leak by mixing it with
of the paper from blue to red. earth / sand and lime sludge. Slowly nuetralize by
pouring water and dilute alkali.
Nitric Acid
Detect the leak of nitric acid with wet litmus Nitrict acid should be scrubbed in lime or caustic or
paper. Nitrict acid will change the colour of the water scrubber made of MS or SS. Do not put water on
paper from blue to red. the leak. Content the leakage by mixing it with earth /
sand and lime sludge. Slowly neutralize by pouring
water or dilute alkali.
Phosphoric Acid
Detect the leak of phosphoric acid with wet Spread soda ash liberally ove the spillage and mop up
litmus paper, which will change the colour of cautiously with plenty of water. Dilute the waste greatly
litmus paper from blue to red. with running water.
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4.4 GENERAL PROPERTIES OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
Name of Exposure Haz.
TLV Solu-
Sr Flash Sp. Limit LD 50 Haz Anti- Comb-
Chemic Colour Odour Pt. °C Gravity LEL
ppm
mg/kg
Buility in Hazards
Chem dotes ustion
No UEL% ACGIH Water
al % Product
1 Acetic Colour- Pungent 44.44 2.07 5.4 % 16 % 10 3310 Miscible Flammable 2 YE --- Emits
aid less odour ppm irritating
vapours
when
heated
2 Acrylo- Colour- Sweet 0.55 0.807 3.1 % 17 % 20 93 Slight Flammable 1 WE Sodium ---
nitrile less pungent ppm throsul-
phate
yellow
3 Acetone Colour- Frag- - 20 0.791 2.6 % 12.8% 750 --- Miscible Flammable 2YE --- ---
less rant mint ppm
4 Ammonia Colour- Pungent --- 0.771 16 % 25 % 25 350 Soluble T. Com 2 PE Novesin ---
less ppm ethanol,
ether
milk,
lemon
for
ingestio
n
5 Aniline Colour- Charac- 76 1.02 1.3% - 5 ppm 450 Poor Combustible 3x Glucose -
less teristics Solutio
n
Ascrobi
c Acid
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6 Benzene Colour- Aro- -11.1 0.8 1.4% 8% 10 3400 Slightly Flamm-able 3 WE --- ---
less matic1 ppm
7 Carbon Colour- Rotten --- 1.26 1% 50% 10 3188 Insolubl Flamm-able 3 WE --- ---
tetra less to Engg. To ppm e
Chloride yellow sweet
8 Carbon Colour- Swee- --- 1.585 --- --- 10 --- Insolubl Non --- --- ---
Tetra less tish ppm e combus-
Chloride tible
9 Chlorine Greenish Suffo- --- 1.559 --- --- 0.1 --- Slightly Toxic 2 XE --- ---
yellow cating ppm
10 Chloro Light Fuming --- 1.77 --- --- 1 --- Violent Highly toxic 4 WE For skin ---
Sulphonc yellow pungent ppm reaction use
Acid odour baking
soda
solution
11 Ethylene Colour- Sweet 17.8 0.87 3% 100% 50 330 Soluble Fire 2 PE --- ---
Oxide less ppm explosion
12 Ethyl Colour- Alco- 47.77 0.7893 3% 19% 1000 7060 Soluble Flamm-able 2SE --- ---
Alcohol less holic ppm
13 Ethylene Colour- Pleasa- 16.5 1.26 6.2% 15.9% 10 860 Insolubl Flamm-able 2 YE --- Emit
Dichloride less nt sweet ppm e toxic
fumes
14 Isopropyl Colour- Unplea- 17.5 0.785 2.5% 12.0% 400 5045 Mixible Flamm-able 2 SE --- ---
Alcohol less sant ppm
Alcohol
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Name of Exposure Haz.
Solu-
Sr Flash Sp. Limit TLV ppm LD 50 Haz Anti- Comb-
Chemic Colour Odour Pt. °C Gravity LEL UEL ACGIH mg/kg
Buility in Hazards
Chem dotes ustion
No Water
al % % Product
15 LPG Colour- Merca- -60 0.51 to 1.9% 9.5% 1000 --- Floats FE 2 WE --- ---
less ptain Byten 0.56 ppm
Added
16 Methanol Colour- Alco- 10 0.79 6% 36.50 200 ppm 5628 Slightly Flammable 2 PE Baking ---
less holic % in
glass
operate
17 Nitrict Slightly Suffo- --- 1.5404 --- --- 2 ppm --- Slightly Corrosion 2PE --- Reacts
acid yello- cating with water
wish to produce
toxic,
corrosive,
flammable
vapour
18. Nitro Light Bitter 87.5 --- 1.8% --- 1 ppm 489 Insoluble Combust- 2X --- ---
Benzene Brown almond ible
19 Oleum Colour- Sharp --- 1.9 --- --- --- --- --- Toxic 4 WE --- Reacts
less to cho- with water
cloudy cking to produce
heat toxic
&
corrosive
fumes
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20 Sulphuric Colour- Odour- - 1.84 ---- --- --- 2140 Miscible Corrosive 2 RE --- Emits
Acid less oily less toxic
fumes of
SO2
21 Sulphur Colour- Sharp --- 1.48 --- --- 2 ppm --- Sinks & Toxic 2 RE --- Reacts
Dioxide less pungent Liq-uid boils with water
to produce
toxic &
corrosion
fumes
22 Thionyl Colour- Suffo- --- 1.640 --- --- 1 ppm --- Slightly Flamm- 3 YE --- Violent
Chloride less to catinbg soluble able reaction
yellow with water,
release
hydrogen
chloride &
sulphur
dioxide
23 Toluene Colour- Plea- 12.7 0.817 1.27 7.00 50 ppm 5000 Slightly Flammable 3 YE --- Emits
less sant % % soluble acric
smoke &
irritating
fumes
24 Hylene Colour- Sweet 37.7 --- --- --- 100 ppm 4300 Insolubl Flammable 3Y --- ---
less e
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4.5 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
INTRODUCTION
Personal Protection Equipment are required to ensure safety of the
affected personnel, members of fire fighting and rescue teams at
the time of emergencies involving toxic and flammable material.
The equipment should be capable to provide complete protection
and simultaneously be comfortable and convenient to wear.
The type of equipment needed depends on a number of factors
such as degree of protection required, nature of the substance
against which protection is required, the nature of work to be
performed and the circumstances likely to be encountered in the
event of an emergency, etc. Improvements are constantly being
made in the design of devices for personal protection and the
management of the works should ensure that the best available
are being used.
TYPES OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Respiratory Protection: Respiratory protection equipment are
available in two main forms viz. Breathing Apparatus which
enables the user to breath independently of the surrounding
atmosphere. Respirator, which enables the user to breath from the
surrounding atmosphere by inhaling through a filtering device.
Respirators should not be worn if the oxygen level is below 20%
for any reason. Several types are available and their qualities and
limitations must be fully realized. The main problem is the leakage
of toxic vapours past the face-piece.
Air Line Breathing Apparatus: There are two types of apparatus
available: Where the user breathes fresh air using a face piece
connected by a hose to fresh air without the assistance of the
compressor
The greatest protection against inhalation of vapour is provided by
face piece or helmet which is continuously supplied with air from a
compressor or a blower at a rate sufficient to maintain a slight
positive pressure within the face piece during the entire respiratory
cycle, i.e., 100 liters per minute. Whenever the level of
contamination is thought to be high, the use of this type of
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respirator is especially desirable. Connection to a source of
compressed air by air hose is necessary and thereby such
equipment pose a limitation on mobility. Care must be taken to
ensure that the air intake is properly located so that only clean, oil-
free fresh air can be supplied. Precautions must be taken to
prevent interference with the air supply and against the
contamination of the supply by plant process, vehicles and other
mobile equipment, etc. Care should be taken in selection of the
material of construction of air hoses as they might, during use, be
exposed to toxic substances or sludge. The air supplied suit, i.e.,
the garment covering the body requiring increased air supply to
cool the user, is also included in this class of equipment.
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (Open Circuit): The open
circuit apparatus carries its own compressed air or oxygen in
cylinders. These are connected directly to the face-piece through a
pressure reducing valve and demand valve. This apparatus gives
a fair degree of protection against high concentration of vapour
and is recommended when interference with mobility is
unacceptable.
Most of these equipment are fitted with a by-pass demand valve,
which enables air from the cylinder to be fed continuously to the
face piece, thus maintaining positive pressure. Exhaled air is
passed to the atmosphere through a non-return valve. The life of
the cylinder charge depends on the amount of work performed by
the user.
Normal breathing rates are:
Hard Work : 40 Liters/min
Moderate work : 20 Liters/min
Light Work : 15 Liters/min
Self Contained Apparatus (Closed Circuit): The closed circuit
apparatus uses a supply of oxygen in cylinders, however unlike the
open circuit apparatus, the exhaled air is recycled through a
carbon dioxide absorber and a cooler into the breathing bag.
Additional oxygen to make up the amount lost in breathing is
admitted to the circuit at a rate controlled by a demand valve,
which opens when the pressure is reduced during respiration. The
breathing bags are usually made of rubber with a canvas
protective cover, although some bags have neoprene bags with
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PVC covers. The closed circuit apparatus must not be used where
there is a risk of bag being splashed or contaminated with
substances, which may permeate through the bag and produce an
increasing concentration of toxic vapour inside the suit.
Canister Respirator: A canister respirator can provide adequate
protection against specified gases in open-air situations, where
there is no oxygen deficiency and the concentration of toxic vapour
is low. Care should be taken to ensure that correct canister is fitted
and it should be remembered that the absorbing capacity of
canisters is limited. The toxic vapours are absorbed on a suitable
material, usually activated charcoal, contained in a canister, which
may be fitted directly to the face-piece or carried elsewhere on the
users’ body and connected to the face-piece by a tube.
Choice of Equipment
The limitation imposed by a potential leakage between the face
and rubber face-piece of certain types of equipment must always
be borne in mind while selecting respiratory equipment.
Most types of breathing apparatus are equipped with face piece
covering the user’s face from chin to brow and held in place by
straps passing over the user’s head. Since these face pieces are
normally manufactured in standard sizes, it is very difficult to get a
close fit to the face of every individual who may have to wear one.
When the user breathes, there is a reduction of pressure inside the
face-piece any may result in leakage of the toxic vapours present
outside to inside of the face-piece. Even with expertly fitted and
maintained equipment, leakage of contaminated air into the face-
piece is possible.
In one study using canister respirators, such leakage was found to
account for 1% of the air inhaled by 15% of the persons studied.
Larger amounts were detected in few cases, even when the users
were at rest. Clearly, if face-pieces are hurriedly fitted and worn
while performing moderately hard work, higher rate of leakages
are possible. The airline breathing apparatus maintains a positive
pressure of air inside the face-piece, thus preventing leakages.
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In Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBAs) equipped with
demand valves, the effects of leakages are noticeable, if the
contaminating gas can be smelt. In an emergency, opening the by-
pass valve and supplying a greater pressure of air or oxygen to the
face piece may reduce leakage. However, this practice reduces
the life of the cylinder charge.
The effect of leakages through the face-piece are most noticeable
in canister type respirators, where the user has to make a greater
breathing effort in order to draw air through the resistance of the
canister.
For these reasons, the use of pressurized equipment is strongly
recommended in all cases where a very high concentration of
vapour may occur. Great care should be taken to ensure best
possible fit of any face-piece and the duration of exposure to the
adverse conditions should be as short as possible. A special
warning is necessary in connection with the use of any of the
approved types of breathing apparatus in the presence of
halogenated hydrocarbons. Both the liquid and vapours rapidly
penetrate the rubber parts.
Air Line Hoses: Air line hoses for breathing apparatus and air
supplied suits should be made of material resistant to abrasion and
chemicals which are likely to be encountered during its normal
operation. Hoses may become immersed in toxic substances or
sludge during use and contamination of airflow in the hoses must
be kept below the Threshold Limiting Value (TLV) of the
substance. Regular testing and inspection of air hose for
contamination is essential.
Eye Protection: The personnel should be encouraged to guard
against falling splinters of solids or splashes from injurious liquid
for eye protection. Goggles of an approved pattern should be
made available to all those who require them for safe operation
and emergency management. In some cases, special safety
spectacles may provide adequate protection whereas for other
conditions a gas-tight goggle may be needed.
Head and Face Protection: The wearing of an approved pattern of
safety helmet should be encouraged as a regular habit to guard
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against normal industrial hazards. Hoods designed to drape the
shoulders or tuck into working clothes should be available where
protection for head and shoulders is required from the hazardous
substance. In certain cases, caps and face visors may provide
adequate protection.
Hand and Arm Protection: Hands and arms exposed to dangerous
substances should always be protected by gloves, gaunlets and
armlets wherever necessary. Care should be taken to ensure that
wearing such equipment does not hamper the dexterity of the
operator. The material used and texture must be adequate to
provide the desired protection against penetration of dangerous
substances.
Protection of Normal Operations: A properly designed plant with
adequate ventilation will do much to eliminate hazards during
normal operation. Nevertheless, almost certainly there will be
occasions when personal protection is needed for process
operations and for some kind of maintenance work. It is the
responsibility of the management to ensure that personal
protection is assured on these occasions and on all other
occasions whenever there is a possibility of injury.
All precautions should be taken to avoid wetting of Personal
Protective Equipments (PPEs) or other clothing by HFL. In such
cases where accidentally it does happen, the contaminated
clothing should be removed immediately before there is any
possibility of it getting a contact with the source of ignition. Where
the likelihood of wetting cannot be avoided, suitable impervious fire
resistant clothing of a type designed for rapid removal should be
used.
Protection against Flame and Heat : Persons involved in rescue
and combat operations may be required to work in the presence of
intense heat and flames. For this they require special clothing and
equipment. Most materials used in normal garments are
combustible and easily catch fire especially when exposed to high
intensity radiation or flames. Flame retardant treatment may
prevent or probably delay ignition. Thickly knit clothes take a
longer time to burn as compared to thin and loosely knit fabrics.
The clothing therefore must not only be well designed, it should
also be carefully maintained and intelligently used.
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Entry into Vessels and Confined Spaces: Only those persons
holding a valid “Permit-to-work” certificate should be allowed to
enter a vessel or a confined space so that it has been ensured that
appropriate considerations have been given to the operations
before work starts. Persons entering a vessel or confined space
must wear a safety harness. Wherever practicable, it should have
a lifeline attached to it, which should be in charge of the observer
positioned outside. The observer should be physically capable of
pulling an unconscious person out of the vessel.
When entering the vessel from the top, the harness and lifeline
should be so adjusted and worn that in an emergency the user can
be drawn head up through a manhole or opening. In addition,
another man equipped with breathing and rescue equipment
should be deployed as a stand-by. Person employed for such a
work should be specially selected, trained and exercised.
Issue of PPEs to Users: Wherever practicable and found
appropriate, protective clothing and equipment should be issued
on a personal basis. This enables a better fit with a
correspondingly higher standard of protection and comfort.
Care of Protective Equipment: All protective clothing and
equipment should be taken off and left in a special room during
meal times and at the end of each day’s work. Under no
circumstances should such PPEs be allowed to be taken home by
the workers.
Management should make provision for the necessary cleaning
and repair. Respirators and breathing apparatus should be
examined regularly by a competent person and maintained in a
hygienic and fit condition. These inspections are generally
necessary after each use and should, in any case, take place at
least once every month. The observations made during such
inspections should be properly logged.
Responsibilities of Workers: Workers should use the protective
clothing and equipment issued to them and comply with all
operating instructions relating to this matter. They should be
encouraged to take proper care of both personal and casual issue
items, under their charge and keep them in a clean, hygienic and
good working condition.
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Breakage of or damage to PPEs, which affect their normal
functioning of efficiency, should be reported immediately so that
exchanges can be arranged.
Items of protective clothing and equipment should not be used for
purpose other than those for which it is designed and issued.
Equipment deployed for use in an emergency should only used for
that purpose and should not be removed for any other reason.
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4.6 BRIEF OUTLINE OF HUMAN EXPLOSURE TO CHLORINE,
ITS SYMPTOSMS, FIRST AID AND TREATMENT
Symptoms: Being irritant causes conjunctivitis and damage to
cornea. Asyphxia. Affection of respiratory tract, may lead to
Bronchitis, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Oedema.
First Aid: Prompt treatment is essential. Remove the patient to the
area where fresh air is available. Do not give anything to an
unconscious patient by mouth, it may choke him.
a) If chlorine gas inhalation is mild and the patient is only
coughing, the following line of treatment may be given :-
Loosen the clothes and remove the shoes. Give Ammonia by
inhalation.
Place the patient on his back with head and back elevated. Keep the
patient warm with blanket to avoid chilling.
Rest is a must.
Milk, buttermilk, coffee can be given for relief from throat irritation.
Cough syrups like Hitadrine, Coughrol, Linctus, Codeine, etc., and
common throat lozenges such as Vox, Vicks tablets, Halls, etc., can
also be given to soothen the throat irritation.
If gas inhalation is severe but breathing has not ceased start oxygen
immediately. Phlebotomy (500 - 700 ml), Caffeine and Sodium
Benzoate 0.5 - 1.0 gm/min. may also be given.
In case breathing has ceased start artificial respiration.
b) If Gaseous or Liquid Chlorine has come in contact with eyes :-
Flush eyes immediately with running water or normal saline water for
about 15 minutes.
Hold eyelids apart to ensure complete neutralization with water.
Do not try to neutralize with chemicals.
Administer 2 - 3 drops of 0.5 % solution of Pontocaine or other
effective topical anesthetic in the eyes.
Do not use oils or oily ointments in the eyes.
c) If Gaseous or Liquid Chlorine has come into contact with the skin :-
Remove contaminated clothes.
Flush the affected portion with copious amount of running water.
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Wash skin with copious amount of soap and water.
Do not apply greases.
d) If liquid chlorine is by chance swallowed
Swallowing of liquid chlorine is extremely unlikely. If swallowed
and the patient is conscious:-
Ask the patient to drink copious quantity of limewater, ammonia water
(1 ml in 60 ml of water), milk of magnesia or fresh water.
No attempt should be made to induce vomiting.
Keep the patient under observation and call for immediate medical
help.
Treatment
a) Pulmonary Oedema
Administer 60 to 100 % oxygen at 6 Lit/min.
Intermittent positive pressure breathing apparatus set to deliver
positive pressures of 5 – 15 cm of water in the inspiratory cycle, is
valuable in reducing the formation of edema
Symptomatic treatment. Lasyx is suggestive.
Administer Aminophylene intravenously.
b) Bronchospasm
There is no known antidote for acute chlorine exposures. The
exposure is associated with acute symptomatology requiring
supportive therapy only.
Early treatment is the most effective.
Broncho dialators nebulized into the intermittent positive pressure gas
stream are often beneficial.
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4.7 BURNS AND THEIR TREATMENT
Cause of Burns
Under the category of burns, several environmental injuries are
included. They are thermal burns, burns from electrical current,
chemical burns, burns resulting from radiant energy and systemic
reactions to heat.
Severity of Thermal Burns
The seriousness of the thermal burns depends upon the degree of
the burn (depth of the skin injured) and the amount of body surface
involved.
Degree of Burns:- Burns can be classified in degrees from one
through six. A first-degree burn is limited to the most superficial
layer of the epidermis and results only in erythema (reddening) of
the skin. A second-degree burn causes damage into but not
through the dermis and characteristically results in the appearance
of vesicles (blisters) in the skin. A third degree burn is one in which
the full thickness of the skin is destroyed down to the
subcutaneous fat. In this burn the skin may appear pale, dry and
white; it may even be brown or charred. Clotted blood vessels may
be seen through the skin as though one were looking at them
through parchment. A fourth degree burn involves destruction of
the skin and the subcutaneous fat. A fifth degree burn involves
destruction of the skin, the fat and the underlying muscle. A sixth
degree burn involves destruction through all the structures,
including the supporting bone.
With burns more serious than second degree, there is destruction
of the sensory nerve endings of the skin. The burned area is
consequently insensitive. However, the area surrounding the burn
will not have all never endings destroyed and may frequently be
extremely painful.
Body Surface Involved :- The amount of body surface that is
burned is very important in determining the seriousness of the
injury. A very rough but reasonably accurate estimate of the
amount of body surface burned is determined by the rule of nine.
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This rule, which applies specifically in adults and older children,
divides the body into sections, each of which constitutes
approximately 9 % of the total area. The body sections and the
respective percentage assigned to them are:
Head, Face, i.e. area involving neck & above 9 %
Each arm 9%
Front torso 18 %
Each leg 18 %
Back 18 %
Genitals 1%
By knowing the degree of burn, the approximate percentage of the
body that has been burn, accompanying complications, and the
age of the patient, one can classify the severity of thermal burns as
critical, moderate, or minor. Such classification is essential in a
disaster where many injured patients are involved and where the
triage separates the patients into emergency cases and cases for
whom treatment may be delayed. A summary of the three classes
follows.
Critical (Severe) Burns :- This category includes :-
All burn of whatever degree and extent if they are complicated by
respiratory tract injury and other major injuries or fractures
Third degree burns involving critical areas such as face hands or feet
Third degree burns which involve more than 10% of the body surface
Second degree burns which involve more than 30% of the body
surface
Moderate Burns :- This category includes :-
Third degree burns of 2 to 10 percent of the body surface which do
not involve the face, hands or feet
Second degree burns which involve 15 to 30 percent of the body
surface
First degree burns involving 50 to 75 percent of the body surface
Minor Burns :- This category includes :-
Third degree burns of less than 2 percent of the body surface if no
critical areas are involved
Second degree burns involving less than 15 percent of the body
surface
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First degree burns of less than 20 percent of the body surface
In evaluating a patient who has sustained a burn, age and general
condition must also be considered. A moderate burn in an aged
patient who is chronically ill should be classified as critical in terms
of the immediate treatment required because of the patient’s
general condition apart from the burns.
The Care of Thermal Burns
The care of thermal burns depends on the percentage of burned
body surface involved. In no instance should grease (butter, lard,
Vaseline, mineral oil or other ointments) be applied to a burn. For
the first or second-degree burns, the emergency medical treatment
should be to :-
Remove any burning/smoldering clothing as necessary
Immerse the burned part in ice water for five to ten minutes and
periodically continue to add ice to keep the temperature low. If area
cannot be immersed, cover with clean, porous cloth of nay kind and
keep continuously wet with ice water (or the coldest water available)
Use cool wet applications for relief of pain.
Transport the patient to the emergency department, continuing cool
applications en-route.
For extensive first or second degree burns and for all third degree
burns the procedure set forth below should be followed :-
Examine for and relieve any respiratory distress. Always anticipate
respiratory difficulty when there are burns around the face and neck
or when the patient has been exposed to hot gases or smoke.
Clothing that adheres to the skin should be cut around and left in
place.
Cover the burned area with a sterile dressing or a clean sheet. Use
cool wet applications for pain relief.
Treat the patient for shock if it is apparent.
Transport the patient to the emergency department, continuing cool
applications en-route.
Severe pain, which may accompany first or second degree burns
or may exist at the edges of third degree burns, is best relieved by
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injected analgesic medication. These drugs must be given by a
qualified person or on doctor’s order.
Local treatment with cool compress remains the best emergency
treatment for burn pain. Third degree burns, which destroy nerve
endings, are often not painful enough to require such treatment
before the patient reaches the hospital. In burns of this degree and
increasing severity, initial efforts are best directed at general
support and resuscitation of the patient.
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5. COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND EVACUATION ASPECTS
5.1 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
Data for Urban Areas
Sr Area Total
Name
No Sq.Km Population
1 Gandhinagar 2163.48 4,19201
2 Kalol 482.25 2,58963
3 Dahegam 619.26 2,15600
4 Mansa 377.77 1,83642
Data for Rural Areas
Sr Area
Name of Taluka/Village Total Population
No sq.km
Gandhinagar Rural 2006.28 7,62688
Gandhinagar City 157.20 3,14718
5.2 OVERVIEW OF SHELTER-IN-PLACE CONCEPTS
INTRODUCTION
There are essentially two ways to protect the public from the
effects of toxic gas or vapour discharges into the atmosphere. One
of these methods is evacuation and involves relocation of
threatened populations to shelters in safer areas. The other
involves giving instructions to people to remain inside their homes
or places of business until the danger passes. In other words, it
involves telling people to “shelter-in-place.”
Evacuation is clearly safer with respect to the specific hazards
posed by a toxic gas or vapor release but has certain limitations
and may pose new problems. For example, it is fairly well
appreciated that a major evacuation takes time and may not be
feasible once large amounts of toxic gases or vapours have
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actually entered the atmosphere. Indeed, asking people in the path
of a toxic cloud or plume to leave their homes may actually cause
greater harm than good in some cases. Thus, large-scale
evacuations in response to toxic gas or vapour hazards are best
considered when:
There is a strong potential for a toxic discharge, the discharge has
not yet taken place, and there appears to be time available to
relocate people.
The discharge has taken place but people are sufficiently far
downwind to permit time for evacuation.
People not yet in the direct path of a cloud or plume are threatened
by a future shift in the wind direction.
The safety hazards of evacuation are outweighed by benefits of
the action, and/or
Telling people to shelter-in-place might not fully protect them from
serious consequences.
Much has been written and said over the years pertaining to
the merits and demerits of evacuation, but little information
has been made available on sheltering-in-place and indeed,
far too many people and organizations have come to believe that
sheltering-in-place will provide adequate protection to the public
under a wide variety of circumstances without actually studying the
issue involved. It is therefore the purpose of this Annexure to
explain why staying indoors provide some degree of protection, to
discuss the degree of protection that might be expected, and to
discuss how best to instruct the public to shelter-in-place.
Outsider Air Entry into Buildings
If a building or other structure is airtight, i.e., like a sealed box,
people inside will be completely immune from exposure to any
toxic gases or vapors outside its walls. On the other hand, if walls
of the upwind and downwind side of the building are missing, these
people will be exposed to the same level of concentration “indoors”
as they would be if they were in the open. It is easy to understand,
therefore, that the exposure of people inside a structure to toxic
gases or vapors in the external environment is a function of the “air
tightness” of the building and the rate at which outdoor air passes
in and out.
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There are essentially three main ways in which air can enter (and
exit) a structure, these being :-
Natural ventilation
Mechanical ventilation, and
Infiltration
Natural ventilation refers to entry of outdoor air into a building
through open windows or doors without assistance from fans.
Obviously, the more openings in a building, the greater the rate at
which outdoor air can pass through. Occupants can generally
control this rate by opening and closing various doors and
windows.
Mechanical ventilation refers to the use of fans and other
equipment to bring air into a building, possibly heat, cool, filter,
and/or recirculate it several times, and then exhaust it from the
structure. This type of system is most often seen in office
buildings, other commercial establishments and factories. As
above, occupants usually have considerable control over the rate
of ventilation.
Infiltration is air leakage into a building through cracks and small
openings around windows and doors and through floors and walls.
The rate at which air enters a building by this mechanism depends
on the type of building, workmanship and material applied during
construction, and the condition of the building. Infiltration differs
from natural and mechanical ventilation in the sense that the
occupants are generally considered to have little effective control
over its rate. The total rate at which the outdoor air enters a
building, for the purpose of this discussion, can be considered as
being the sum of the three types of the ventilation described
above.
Rates of outdoor air ventilation are typically expressed in units of
air changes per hour (ACPH), this being the number of building
volumes of outdoor air that enter the building in the course of an
hour. For example, if a building has an internal volume of 10,000
cubic feet, and 20,000 cubic feet of outdoor air enters the building
each hour, its total fresh air ventilation rate is said to be 2.0 ACPH.
If only 5,000 cubic feet of air enters the building in the same span
of time, the rate becomes 0.5 ACPH.
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The natural ventilation rate in structures with open windows and
doors can vary widely and depends on the area of opening, the
wind speed, the orientation of openings with respect to the wind
direction, and the building volume. It could be as little as a fraction
of 1.0 ACPH or as high as 80 - 90 ACPH, and possibly even more
if residents do not mind a strong breeze blowing through the
structure on a windy day.
Mechanical ventilation rate in office buildings and the like typically
range from 4 to 12 ACPH with certain exceptions. During pleasant
weather, 90 to 100 percent of this air might be from the outdoors.
In very cold or very hot weathers, building operators often have the
option to reduce heating or cooling costs by lowering the fresh air
entry rate to 5 - 35 percent of the mechanical ventilation rate by
recirculating large volumes of air.
There are great many factors that influence infiltration rates in
homes and other buildings. When outdoor wind velocities are very
low and indoor-outdoor temperature difference is minimal,
infiltration rate may be as low as 0.1 ACPH. The average rate in
American homes, however, is on the order of 0.8 - 0.9 ACPH, and
“leaky” homes may experience 2.5 or so, especially under poor
weather conditions with high winds and low temperatures.
Available data on other type of building construction are limited but
suggest an average infiltration rate of about 1.0 ACPH for office
type buildings.
Effect of Total Outdoor Air Ventilation Rate on Indoor Exposures
The overall subject of how outdoor air pollutants can affect
exposures indoors is rather complex and is best discussed using
two examples; one for the case when a distinct cloud of airborne
contaminants passes a building, and another for the case when
the building is engulfed by a plume of vapour or gas for a
prolonged period of time. The cloud is assumed to pass in a total
time period of 30 minutes, while the plume is assumed to last 10
hours. Both the cloud and the plume are assumed to have an
average contaminant concentration of 100 ppm for the duration of
their existence at any outdoor location.
Table - 1, developed from a mass balance model of indoor-outdoor
pollutant relationships, presents average indoor contaminant
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concentrations expected for the cloud scenario when outdoor
ventilation rate ranges from 0.1 to 50 ACPH. Important
observations are that:
Indoor concentrations increase steadily until the point in time that
the discharge ceases and the last of the airborne contamination
passes a building.
Tight buildings or average buildings in highly favourable weather,
with air change rates of 0.1 ACPH are expected to experience a
peak indoor contaminant concentration only 5% of the outdoor
average after 30 minutes. Due to the lack of ventilation, however,
indoors levels will drop slowly after the cloud has passed.
“Average” homes and buildings, with air change rates of 0.5 to 1.0
ACPH, may experience indoor concentrations on the order of 20 -
40% of outdoor levels after 30 minutes.
“Leaky” buildings or average buildings exposed to severe weather
conditions, with air change rates of 1.5 - 2.5 ACPH, may
experience 45 to 65 % of outdoor concentration in 30 minutes.
Buildings that have open windows or doors or mechanical
ventilation system bringing in outdoor air at high rates will
experience contaminant concentrations close to those experienced
outdoors.
Peak indoor levels will be lower if the cloud passes in less than 30
minutes and higher if the cloud requires more than 30 minutes to
pass.
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Table - 1
Indoor Concentrations for Hypothetical Cloud Passage
Internal Concentrations (ppm) at various Air Change Rates (ACPH)
Time
0.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 5.0 10.0 50.0
(Minutes)
ACPH ACPH ACPH ACPH ACPH ACPH ACPH ACPH ACPH
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0.8 4.1 8.0 11.8 15.4 18.8 34.1 56.5 98.4
10 1.7 8.0 15.4 22.2 28.3 34.1 56.5 81.1 100
15 2.5 11.8 22.1 31.3 39.3 46.5 71.3 91.8 100
20 3.3 15.4 28.3 39.3 48.7 56.5 81.1 96.4 100
25 4.1 18.8 34.1 46.5 56.5 64.7 87.5 98.4 100
30 4.9 22.1 39.3 52.8 63.2 71.3 91.8 99.3 100
40 4.8 20.3 33.3 41.1 45.3 47.0 39.9 18.8 0
50 4.7 18.7 28.2 32.0 32.4 31.0 17.3 3.5 0
60 4.6 17.2 23.8 24.9 23.3 20.4 7.5 0.7 0
90 4.4 13.4 14.5 11.8 8.6 5.9 0.6 0 0
Note :- The cloud is assumed to have an average concentration of 100 ppm outdoors. Its leading edge reaches
the building at time equal to zero. Its trailing edge passes the building at time equals 30 minutes, at which
point internal contaminant concentrations begin to drop.
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5.3 CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF REHABILITATION CENTERS
FOR EVACUEES
Following table provides details of the item and criteria for ranking
of potential rehabilitation centers :-
Sr.
Item Criteria
No
1 Location Cross wind, Distance from potential
emergency site
2 Capacity 500,1000, 1500 persons, No. of rooms, size
of each room
3 Food Proximity to market or areas from where food
and refreshments can be made available
4 Potable Water Availability of potable water in m3,
5 Sanitation Number of toilets and wash rooms for every
100 persons
6 Security Boundary, fence, security guards, or
possibility of deployment of police personnel
7 Facilities for Beds, wheel chairs - proximity to areas from
physically where it can be made available at short
handicapped notice.
8 First aid/Medical help Proximity to hospitals/ nursing homes,
chemist shops and provision of doctor at the
center.
9 Structural Stability Special consideration should be given in
case of explosion hazard potential in the
nearby industry.
Potential centers can be gauged based on the above criteria and
ranked to get the best suited for particular emergency scenario.
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MAMLATDAR
Sr. Name- Designation & Resi address & phone no
No Office address
1 B.S. Parmar, 1420/1, Sector 2B,
Mamlatdar, Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar.
M.S. Building, Sector 11, R-23220647
Gandhinagar. M-98257 20375
O-23259075
2 M.B.Pandya, 6,Shivnagar Society,
Mamlatdar, Mansa. Itadara road, Mansa.
Vijapur road, Supreme R- 02763 - 272754
chambers, Ground floor. Mansa M- 98243 57054
O-02763 - 270662
3 K.K.Thakor, Mamlatdar quarter, Behind
Mamlatdar, Dehgam. mamlatdar office, Dehgam.
O- 02716 - 232002 R- 02716- 232030
M- 98255 98804
4 B. S. Padhiyar. R-02764 - 221199
Mamlatdar, Kalol. M - 98985 60075
Mamlatdar office,
Matvakuva, Kalol.
0- 02764 - 220414
5 G.N.Patel, 128/3, GH type, Sector 21,
Mamlatdar, ( Disaster ) Gandhinagar.
M. S. Building, Second floor, M- 94264 84775
Sector 11, Gandhinagar.
0- 23256639
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TALUKA DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Sr. Name- Designation & Resi address & phone no
No Office address
1 R.N.Bhatt, TDO, Mansa, 791/2, Jagruti park society,
Taluka panchayat office, Opposite R.T.O. office,
Vitthal bhuvan, Mansa. Sector 30, Gandhinagar.
0- 02763- 270082 R-9579 55725114
2 G. D. Rathod, TDO, Dehgam, Quarter, Behind taluka
Taluka panchayat office, panchayat, Dehgam.
Dehgam. R- No phone
0- (Direct) - 02716-232080 M- 98245 80551
0- (General)-02716-232627
3 A. J. Zala, TDO, Kalol, Taluka panchayat quarter,
Taluka panchayat office, Kalol Opposite Kalol nagarpalika
0- (Direct) - 02764 - 220213 office, Kalol.
0- (General)-02764 - 223950 M - 98253 13979
4 M. T. Joshi ( I.A.S.) Plot: 300/2, Sector 7-A,
D.D.O. Gandhinagar. Gandhinagar.
O - 23222618 R - 23243779
M - 98250 41584
5 O. D. Tyagi, R- 079 - 26748786
G.M. (Rural)Telecom.
Ahmedabad
O - 079 - 26423000
------ R - NO PHONE
Area Manager (Rural)
O - 26400841
A. S. Somani R- 26751441
Area Manager (Gandhinagar)
Telephone exchanga building,
Sector 11, Near hotel Haveli,
Gandhinagar.
O - 23229191
Fax: 23229393
186
P A R T – II
M A R S
(Major Accident Response System)
for
Gandhinagar District
Response Phase
Phone Phone
Police
(Office) (Residence)
District Superintendent of Police (079) (079)
23211086 23246527
23210914 98250 49303
23210906
Police Inspector (079) (079)
23221021 23230728
23221033 94260 83266
Phone Phone
Fire
(Office) (Residence)
Fire Superintendent (079) (079)
101 23222741
23222742 98254 32222
Phone Phone
Medical
(Office) (Residence)
Chief District Health Officer (079) (079)
23256242 23261589
98253 61595
Civil Surgeon (079) (079)
23259123 27473374
98250 07244
1. ACTION PLAN FOR OFF SITE EMERGENCY
1.1 BACKGROUND
The intensity of hazard can be gauged from the developments at
the site. It is at the incident site where the hazard is first noticed and
the countermeasures applied to contain the incident to within the
plant boundary. If the hazard is uncontrollable within the works, it
may pose threat to off site populations. However in case of
explosion, both on-site and off-site consequences may occur
simultaneously. Further any transport accident involving hazardous
chemicals will immediately become offsite emergency. Although the
primary functions of respective coordinators may be similar in each
type of response, the first response, application of counter
measures and the extent may vary for different incidents. In view of
this, the “Major Accident Response System” (MARS) has been
specifically tailored to meet the response needs of Gandhinagar
District.
1.2 SCOPE AND COVERAGE
The scope of the present Major Accident Response System
(MARS) for Gandhinagar District is limited to Major Accident Hazard
(MAH) units, chemicals exceeding the threshold quantities as
specified under the MSIHC Rules and to transportation accidents
involving hazardous chemicals. It does not cover accidents
involving hazardous chemicals where the damage distances are
small and may not pose significant off-site hazard. It also does not
cover pipeline hazard as the present plan is a logical extension of
the “Rapid Safety Audit and Hazard Analysis of MAH units”
exercise, sponsored by Ministry of Environment of Forest (MoEF),
and the pipelines were not in its scope of coverage.
1.3 LAYOUT OF THE PLAN
The plan has been divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 provides
basic information on the need for the plan, its scope, coverage and
Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units covered. Chapter 2 is action
plan for managing off-site emergencies involving fire / explosion
scenarios. Chapter 3 covers the action plan for management of
chemical emergencies involving toxic dispersion due to large spills
such that the maximum downwind damage distance is over 3 Km.
Chapter 4 provides action plan for managing chemical accident
scenarios where the maximum downwind hazard distance is up to 3
Km. Chapter 5 deals with management of accident scenarios
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involving transportation of hazardous chemicals and Chapter 6
deals with the post emergency activities required to be performed
by the respective team members to restore normalcy.
1.4 LEVEL OF RESPONSE
Communities that frequently experience hazardous material
emergencies of a minor nature but are rarely faced with more
significant events may wish to consider a staged response. For
example, depending on the severity of the situation as described by
the initial caller, various levels of response might be established,
thus avoiding the immediate need to call out forces in strength for
all incidents. Personnel arriving at the scene could, of course,
request additional assistance and thereby raise the level or stage of
response, much as additional alarms might be sounded during
major fires or the threat thereof.
One strategy to be considered for establishing levels of response
classifies responses into three levels, as follows:
Level 1
An incident which can be controlled by the first response agencies
and does not require evacuation of other than those involved
section of the plant or the immediate surrounding area. The incident
is confined to a small area and does not pose an immediate threat
to life or property.
Level 2
An incident involving a greater hazard or larger area which poses a
potential threat to life or property and it may require a limited
evacuation of the surrounding population and all plant personnel.
Level 3
An incident involving a severe hazard or a large area which poses
an extreme threat to life and property and will probably require a
large scale evacuation; or an incident requiring the expertise or
resources of Local, District, State, Central or Private Agencies /
Organizations.
Based on assessment of the incident by District Crisis Group
(DCG), the level of response required for the particular accident
situation can thus be determined. Following chapters discuss the
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“Action Plan” for rendering response to chemical accidents at Major
Accident Hazard (MAH) units in District of Gandhinagar.
2. ACTION PLAN FOR OFFSITE EMERGENCY– FIRE/ EXPLOSION
2.1 HAZARDS IN THE AREA
This section deals with accident scenarios at Major Accident Hazard
(MAH) units in Gandhinagar District, involving hazardous chemicals
leading to fire / explosion. Simulations of identified major accident
scenarios were conducted and the results of only those scenarios
where there is significant off-site damage potential are listed at
Table 2.1 for MAH units at Gandhinagar Taluka, Table 2.2 for MAH
units at Dehgam taluka, Table 2.3 for MAH units at Mansa taluka,
and Table 2.4 for MAH units at Kalol Taluka. These tables also
provide information on areas and population likely to be affected
under each case. The qualifying criteria for inclusion in the off-site
planning are given in the methodology at Chapter 1.
As can be observed from the information available in Table 2.1, the major
hazardous substance leading to fire / explosion is Liquefied Petroleum
Gas (LPG). Fires involving Ethylene oxide and solvents will be localized
and will not have any significant off-site effects. As can be observed that
the maximum hazard distance will be due to Boiling Liquefied Expanding
Vapor Explosion (BLEVE) involving 500 MT LPG at Hindustan
petroleum corporation limited at: Sardhav.
Although the probability of catastrophic failure is very remote, leakage
from the storage containers finding a source of ignition could turn it into
a disaster. The impact of these scenarios is such that almost entire
population of both Hindustan petroleum corporation limited and Ambika
L.P.G. bottling pvt. ltd. will be affected. Communication system will be
damaged and the response will be to focus on the prevention and spread
of fire resulting in secondary explosions.
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Table 2.1
Off-site Areas and Population Likely to be Affected for
Accidents at Gandhinagar Taluka
Largest Damage Distance (m)
Name & address of the Storage Pool Fire BLEVE UVCE
Chemical FZR IZR FZR IZR FZR IZR
Unit Quantity
(MT) L
Vimal Pesticides Technical 8 M.T. --- ---- ----- ------ ----- ----- -
Pvt. Ltd. Pesticide
N.H. NO. : 8
At : Limbadia
Hindustan Petroleum LPG 650
Corporation Ltd. M.T. ----- ----- 1157 2006 165.7 529.7 8
At : Sardhav.
Table 2.2
Off-site Areas and Population Likely to be affected for
Accidents at Dehgam taluka.
Largest Damage Distance (m)
Name & address of the Storage Pool Fire BLEVE UVCE
Chemical FZR IZR FZR IZR FZR IZR
Unit Quantity
(MT) L
Prakash Presticides Technical 8 --- ---- ----- ------ ----- ----- -
Industries Pesticide M.T
Plot No. 19/A
At : Zak,
Rajdeep Chemical Ethylene 8 13.7 19.5 103.9 215.5 2.4 11.9 7.
Industries oxide M.T.
Dehgam Bayad Road
At : Sampa,
Shree Vallabh Ethylene 7.5 13.7 19.5 103.9 215.5 2.4 11.9 7
Chemical oxide M.T.
Dehgam Dhansura
Road At: Sampa,
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Table 2.3
Major Accident Scenarios for MAH Units at Mansa taluka
Largest Damage Distance (m)
Name & address of the Storage Pool Fire BLEVE UVCE
Chemical
Unit Quantity FZR IZR FZR IZR FZR IZR
(MT)
Ambica LPG Bottling
Pvt. Ltd. LPG 10
Kalol Mansa Road M.T. ----- ----- 284 548 78 247
At : Parabatpura
As this unit is located on Mansa Kalol road at isolated place and away from population only
the adjoining
road may be affected.
Table 2.4
Major Accident Scenarios for MAH Units at Kalol Taluka
Name of the Chemical Storage Qty. Damage Distance (m) Toxi
Unit (MT) Dispe
sion
Lar- Total Pool BLEVE UVCE D-3
gest Fire 1
FZ IZR FZR IZR FZR IZR D-
R LFL
Gujarat Phorate 600 600 - - - - - - - -
Pesticides Methyl Kg. Kg.
Pvt. Ltd. Parathio 500 500
n Kg. Kg.
The Arvind Nephtha 5000 10000 29 77.3 91 149 146 056 2394 16 4
Mills Ltd. Kl KL .3 Not In Use km p
No m
w
Chlorine 900 10000 - - - - - - - -
Kg. Kg.
Maruti DDVP 250 Kg 250 - - - - - - - -
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Pesticides Fenvelera Kg.
Pvt. Ltd. te 400
Chloropyr Kg. 400
ofos Kg.
500
Kg. 500
Kg.
Umiya Agros Methyl 500 500 - - - - - - - -
Parathion Kg. Kg.
Monocrot
ofos 500 500
Cyclohex Kg. Kg.
enon
500 500
Kg. Kg.
IFFCO Ltd. NH3 10000 10000 - - - - - - - .00 1
Mt Mt 1
Neptha 4550K 13650 29 77.3 91 149 146 056 2394 5K
L KL .3 m
Zion Zion EO 7MT 7 MT - - - - - - - 823
Chemicals m
Pvt. Ltd.
Saibaba EO 7.5 MT 7.5 MT - - - - - - - 823
Surfactants m
Pvt. Ltd.
Mahalaxmi Chlorine 9 MT 31.5M - - - - - - - .16 4
Industries T km
Anmol Chloro Chlorine 9 MT 45 MT - - - - - - - .16 4
Chem km
Mutual Chlorine .9 MT 10 MT - - - - - - - .16 4
Chemicals km
Pvt. Ltd.
Chem Plast Chlorine .9 MT 10 MT - - - - - - - .16 4
Industries km
Arvind Poly LPG 15 MT 30 MT 23 466 67.0 215. 428. - - -
Coats 8 0 5
Rajratna LPG 40 MT 40 MT 26 510 72.0 231. 452. - - -
Metal 7 0 5
Industries
Ltd.
Bhagwati Chlorine .9 MT 18 MT - - - - - - - .16 4
Industries km
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2.2 CHAIN OF EVENTS
Boiling Liquefied Expanding Vapour Explosion (BLEVE) /
Unconfined Vapor Cloud Explosion (UVCE) at the above
installations may lead to cascading effect and may also result in
secondary explosions due to failure of adjoining storage containers
of flammable substances. Intense heat generated during BLEVE
and peak over pressures due to explosions has the potential to
damage surrounding structures. Such heat and overpressure may
also result in secondary fires due to the intense heat and short
circuits as a result of explosions. The chain of events for effectively
managing such an eventuality is presented below.
2.3 NOTIFICATION TO OFF-SITE AUTHORITIES
2.3.1 Action : Communication Coordinator of the Unit or adjoining
units
In scenarios involving large fires / explosions, the communication
system of the affected installation may get severely damaged and
be rendered useless. If the system still exists, the communications
coordinator of the affected installation will notify the off-site
authorities. In all other cases, the chief of neighboring installations
or any other responsible person may inform the off-site authorities.
The communication coordinator shall call (079 – 23220630
Telephone Numbers of District Crisis Control Room (DCCR) -
Gandhinagar ) for notifying the chemical accident emergency. In
communicating the accident scenario he will :-
Identify oneself by name and designation
Give the location of the incident (Plant, Section, Equipment)
Inform about the chemical involved
State briefly the type of emergency i.e. whether fire, explosion, toxic
release (specify the direction of gas cloud movement in case of
toxic gas release)
State the severity of the incident as given by the WMC
Standby to render all possible assistance
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There is a possibility that any other person may also see/hear the
fire / explosion and calls the police station before they receive call
from the affected unit or the District Emergency Control Center
(DECC). It may not be possible for an ordinary citizen to provide
entire information as per the given format. In such a case it will be
the responsibility of the information-receiving officer to call up the
affected MAH unit or the nearby unit (if the communication system
of the affected installation is severely damaged) and gather the
desired information. It is suggested that a pad of blank formats are
kept at Police Control Room (PCR) so that officer in-charge can
promptly ask questions and record information.
2.3.2 Notification to Response Organizations
Action : Departmental Officer Manning the District Collector
Control Room (DCCR) / Police Control Room (PCR)
The person receiving the information shall immediately inform the
three first responders i.e. Police, Fire and Medical department by
calling their chiefs / alternates (in case chief is not reachable). The
contact information is given below for ready reference. Next he will
inform District Collector, Chairman of Local Crisis Group (LCG) and
all other members of District Crisis Group (DCG). He will pass the
complete information of the incident to all the members. If he
receives, further information after making the first call, he will
convey that also in the same order. Alternatively, if the information
is more relevant to any particular department, he will first pass that
information to its head. The directory of Key Contacts, i.e.,
members of DCG, LCG, industries in the district and expert
agencies at District / State and National Level, is given at Annexure
2.6
Phone No.
First Responder & Designation
Office Residence
Police
District Superintendent of Police 23211086 23246527
23210914 98250 49303
23210906
Police Inspector 23221021 23230728
23221033 94260 83266
Fire
Fire Superintendent 101 23222741
23222742 98254 32222
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Medical
Chief District Health Officer 23256242 23261589
98253 61595
Civil Surgeon 23259123 27473374
98250 07244
2.4 ESTABLISHING LOCAL COMMAND POST (LCP)
Chairman of the Local Crisis Group (LCG) will select a local command post based on
the location and intensity of the incident. He will then, through local communication
coordinator, inform all the members of LCG about the emergency and the location of
Local Command Post (LCP) selected so that preliminary response can be quickly
initiated. He will also inform about the location of LCP to District Emergency Control
Center (DECC) and members of District Crisis Group (DCG). The locations of LCG
with respect to the Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units are suggested below :-
Sr.
Location Suggested Location of LCP
No
1 Gandhinagar District Collector (DC) office or Emergency Control
Centre (ECC) of the non affected unit (HPCL)
2 Kalol Mamlatdar office, Kalol or Emergency Control
Centre (ECC) of the non affected unit (IFFCO)
3 Dehgam Mamlatdar office, Dehgam.
4 Mansa Mamlatdar office, Mansa or Emergency Control
Centre (ECC) of the non affected unit (HPCL)
The above locations are suggested based on their proximity to the respective MAH
units and keeping in mind the availability of communication and control facilities for
managing chemical emergency. However, alternate location may be selected based on
on-scene assessment and availability of better location for operational control.
2.5 IMMEDIATE RESPONSE BY FIRST RESPONDERS
On receipt of information about offsite emergency, first responders
will immediately deploy first batch of response teams from a
location nearest to the incident site i.e. they mobilize their
counterparts in Local Crisis Group (LCG). They will further reinforce
their teams by deploying additional resources from surrounding
areas so that effective (based on their assessment of first
information received) first response can be rendered at site. In the
mean time they will keep additional resources in terms of manpower
and equipment on high alert to move to incident site. On getting
feedback from their response teams (who would have by then
assessed the situation) they will take decision on movement of
more teams. Once the assessed deployment is made, Chiefs shall
also move to site for better operational control. It may be possible
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in some of the cases that resources may have to be mobilized from
neighboring districts or even other states. In such a case, chiefs will
organize this through their respective Headquarters / District
Collector.
Major duties of the three first responders during emergency
are discussed below :-
2.5.1 Police Department
The teams will coordinate the following activities :-
Control of traffic near the affected areas so that emergency
vehicles reach the incident site at the earliest
Ensuring law and order at the incident site during emergency
As explosion scenarios seldom give time for a structured response,
areas that may get affected due to possibility of secondary
explosions only need to be evacuated. In such a case, the police
personnel will also provide security at the assembly points and
evacuated areas.
2.5.2 Fire Department
For a fire to happen, three components are required as depicted
below :-
Combustible material
Oxygen Ignition Source
Cutting off the supply of any one of the above three components
can help in getting the fire under control. Therefore the major
activities that the fire team will undertake will be directed towards
cutting off the supply of one of more of these components.
a) On-scene Assessment
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The first fire vehicle to reach the site will immediately contact
the site controller and collect the necessary information
regarding the material involved, the actions taken and the
current status. The driver will park the vehicle in a manner to
prevent exposure to radiant heat.
b) Removing the Source of Ignition
Water is by far the most reliable source for extinguishing fires.
However, it may not be applicable on substances, which are lighter
than water, insoluble in water or incompatible with water.
The Leading Fire Men (LFM) will assess the use of water for fire
fighting. If it is found to be adequate for handling the incident fire, he
will formulate the fire fighting strategy keeping in mind the
manpower and resources available, access to the incident location,
availability of hydrant points/monitors and wind direction. Each
crewmember will wear necessary fire suits before entering the "Hot
Zone". The crewmembers should work in pairs, taking care of each
other.
Fire fighting should be attempted only when it is safe to do so.
When water is not the right answer and alternate fire fighting
material is not readily available at the incident site it may be wise to
let the fire burn while preventing the adjoining vessels from
overheating by cooling them. This is true primarily in cases where
the possibility of explosions is minimal. In cases where the
possibility of explosion is high, all efforts should be directed towards
preventing the explosion from occurring and evacuating the area.
Primary function of fire team subsequent to explosions is to prevent
secondary fires. During such incidents care should be taken so that
the team members are not exposed to risks of secondary or
delayed explosions.
During the entire operations, the Leading Fire Men (LFM) would
keep the fire service coordinator informed of the development so as
to enable him to plan and deploy additional resources at the
incident location.
c) Removing or limiting the amount of Combustibles
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If the incident involves only major leaks / spills and there is no fire /
explosion, the fire personnel will focus on plugging / stopping of the
leak. Small leaks left unattended for extended periods of time can
cause large losses of chemicals to the environment and have much
more severe effects than would occur if the leak were somehow
completely or partially plugged on a prompt basis. There are great
benefits, therefore, in having access to one or more individuals with
the basic tools and knowledge needed to limit losses from
punctured or leaking tanks or pipelines.
The most widely available means for plugging holes or leaks in
equipment involves use of conical, cylindrical, square or wedge
shaped pieces of wood, rubber or metal sheets, inflatable pipe
plugs, special patching compounds, clamps of various types, and a
number of other items.
The plugs alone, if available in a variety of sizes, can be jammed
into holes and greatly reduce the open area, from which the
contents of the tank or pipeline can escape; assuming, of course,
that it is safe for individuals to approach the leak area. Many
incidents are brought to a rapid end simply by having the proper
common tools available to close a valve or tighten some bolts. It is
the responsibility of fire personnel to plug/stop leaks based on
guidance obtained from technical coordinators.
d) Suppression of Flammable Vapor
As fire is a surface phenomenon, it is advisable to restrict the
spread of pool. Based on the guidance from technical coordinators,
the response team shall take rapid measures to reduce the rate or
amount of flammable/explosive vapors or gases entering the
atmosphere using one or combination of the following measures :-
Physical restriction of liquid pool surface areas.
Transfer to an alternate or standby container if it is safe to do so.
Dilution or coverage of liquid pools with water (or other compatible
liquids).
Cooling of spilled liquids or venting tanks.
e) Removal of Oxygen
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This can be achieve as per following :-
Use of fire-fighting or specialized hazardous material foams to
cover the spill.
Use of water sprays or fogs.
f) Provide Rescue Services
As fire department personnel are adequately trained to rescue
trapped people from collapsed structures, two members of the fire
response team will help the industry personnel in rescuing the
people, till the time rescue team arrives.
2.5.3 Medical Services
On receipt of information from the District Emergency Control
Center (DECC), the district medical coordinator shall dispatch his
medical teams to the incident site. Following are the major
activities of emergency medical teams reaching the emergency
site.
a) Establishment of Triage Stations
Mass casualty situations will require establishment of field hospitals
to take care for the injured and to identify, stabilize, and transport
more serious cases to hospitals. Medical team will establish triage
stations near the affected installation and will be required to
evaluate and color code the victims. The following code is proposed
Red for critical, such victims should to be sent to the hospital in the
first available ambulance. Medical Officer manning the triage station
will maintain a checklist for the number of victims sent to a particular
hospital so as to know when the capacity is reached and further
victims may be refused admission.
Yellow for stable, such victims need to be sent to the hospital when
there is room available in an ambulance after all the critical victims
have been sent.
Green for walking wounded, to be provided with first aid and
treatment for shock and trauma.
Medical coordinator shall, from the list of the proposed rehabilitation centers, identify
such areas to which the public can be directed in the aftermath of an accident where
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this action is warranted. Outside and local medical care personnel shall be informed by
the district medical coordinator of their responsibilities in staffing and equipping such
facilities quickly. Such field hospitals shall maintain a record of all the patients (as far
as possible) so as to enable accounting of personnel and their destinations after triage.
The on-scene medical command post shall be under the direction of the local medical
coordinator. Local Medical coordinator shall also be responsible for formulating a mass
casualty plan for the local hospitals as discussed in pre emergency activities.
b) Medical Support for Response Personnel
Where deemed necessary, properly equipped medical personnel
and one or more ambulances shall be made available to check and
(if necessary) treat injured response personnel as necessary.
These personnel shall check the vital signs and general health of all
personnel who will don specialized protective gear and enter "Hot"
and "Warm" Zones, particularly where fully encapsulating protective
suits are being used. The health of potentially exposed response
workers shall be rechecked upon completion of their duties.
c) Medical Support at Temporary Shelters
Once the evacuees are at the shelter, it is the responsibility of local
Medical coordinator to ensure their well-being. For this, the medical
coordinator will assign team(s) to take care of people who become
ill during evacuation or later. The doctors assigned this work should
be aware of the signs and symptoms of exposure to
flammable/explosive material and smoke so that they can easily
identify victims and provide them with necessary treatment & care.
Facilities should also be available for care of the handicapped and
elderly.
2.6 RESPONSE BY OTHER RESPONSE AGENCIES
2.6.1 District Collector
On receipt of information of the accident the District Collector (DC)
will rush to the District Emergency Control Centre (DECC), where
he will be joined by Assistant Director Industrial Safety & Health,
Gandhinagar and two technical experts. Other technical experts
(nearest to the incident location) will directly rush to the Local
Command Post (LCP) and remain in touch with the DECC for
regularly updating the information. Also they will provide technical
support to combat teams at the incident site. The DC will address
the following issues along with other members present at DECC:-
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Obtain update of the incident situation from Local Command Post
(LCP) and establish a link for continuous communication (such as
dedicated telephone line with speaker phones, set of walkie-talkies,
computer link, etc.) with the help of communication coordinator.
Identify the hazardous and threatened areas based on map and
templates available and information received from LCP.
Supervise the overall management of each function through respective member of
the District Crisis Group (DCG) and expediting response wherever required
Take a decision on requirement and priorities of evacuation and
organize the resources to execute the same. They will contact
transport and evacuation coordinators (already on high alert) and
issue instructions.
Based on the inputs from the first responders and experts available
at LCP, identify the additional resource requirement and initiate
mobilization.
After making the required arrangements, District Collector will take
decision whether he is required to go to the incident site and who all
shall accompany him. In such a situation, his deputy will take
charge of the DECC.
Duties and responsibilities of other members of DCG are
discussed below :-
2.6.2 Member Secretary of District Crisis Group (DCG) –
Assistant Director Industrial Safety & Health, Gandhinagar.
Assisting different members of the DCG in planning the
performance of their duties
Providing overall coordination within the DCG and with the
Member Secretary of the Local Crisis Group (LCG).
Arranging for complete documentation of proceedings at the
incident site
Maintaining detailed records of what happened and what actions
were taken. This would help in:
Recovering response costs and damages from the party
responsible for the incident, if applicable.
Reviewing the efficiency and effectiveness of response actions.
Preparing for future incident responses.
Verifying facts, actions, injuries, equipment used, etc. for the
purpose of legal proceedings, insurance claims, budget requests,
and public inquiries.
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In addition to written documentation of an incident, it is good practice
to draw diagrams or sketches of containers, vehicles, structures,
streets, containment techniques adopted, locations of deployment,
etc. Photographs and videotapes, if available, should be kept on file
for reference purposes.
The Member Secretary of the DCG shall, through Personnel and
Administration Manager of the affected unit, arrange to maintain a
record of all the developments during an emergency. Wherever it is
possible to do so, videotaping of the entire combat and rescue
operations may also be arranged. Providing facility for recording all
the communication had on the telephones can also be of help for
future use. It is suggested that a telephone roster be maintained at
the District Emergency Control Center (DECC) for future reference
and analysis of emergency management operations.
2.6.3 Communication Coordinator
Depending on the severity of the incident, the communication
coordinator may or may not be required to go to the incident site.
However, under all circumstances, the major issues that he has to
address are:
a) Emergency Communication System
With respect to overall use of telephones, special precautions must
be taken where an explosion or fire at some critical location may
destroy vital communication links or services. Therefore, the
primary communication channel for an emergency at Gandhinagar
shall comprise of communication through the walkie-talkie available
with the District Administration, Police and Fire Services.
Additionally, use will also be made of the mobile phones, landline
telephones and alternate facilities available with the industries. The
details of communication and warning system available with the
respective MAH units are given at Annexure 3.9.
b) Notification to General Population for Evacuation or Shelter
- ing Place
Time is critical during an emergency situation and it has been
experienced that prompt notification has been a key factor in
saving several lives. On getting instructions from the District
Collector, communication coordinator will dispatch teams for
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notifying general public. As can be seen from Table 2.1 to Table
2.4 fire incidents may not require evacuation of general population
from nearby areas. Further, explosions will not give enough time to
notify and evacuate the general population. Therefore, notification
of evacuation in such incidents is only applicable where the
explosive chemical is leaking and the container may explode
(major areas of concern under this scenario are explosion
accidents at Sardhav, Mansa, Kalol. ) In all such cases, it will be
the responsibility of the communication coordinator of the affected
installation to notify all employees (except essential staff required
for combat and emergency management) to immediately leave the
plant. It is expected that the emergency shut-down procedure is
followed at the plant level. The District communication coordinator
will direct his local counterpart to organize notification to general
population. For this, use can be made of industry/police or fire
department vehicles with Public Address (PA) system, through
which, standard message formats prepared in the planning phase
can be announced. It is important to note that all the warning and
notification teams should be given the same set of instructions.
Dissimilarity in warning signals/notification and instruction can lead
to devastating confusion not only among the receptors but also the
team members.
c) Notification to Next of Kin of Death of Relative(s)
It is important to note that next of kin are promptly notified of
fatalities or severe injuries carefully and in a sensitive and
supportive fashion. This activity should be discussed with the Red
Cross and coordinated with members of voluntary organizations,
NGOs. The notification must be first made to the relatives and then
to press media to avoid administrative embarrassment.
2.6.4 Technical Coordinator
Four experts in industrial safety and health have been nominated as
Technical coordinators. The major issues that they have to address
are:
a) Formulation of Response Objectives and Strategy
The technical coordinator shall assess the incident before taking
action and formulate realistic response objectives. The assessment
shall be based on the following points for which they shall call their
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two colleagues, who are available at the incident site, to obtain first
hand information :-
Pre-incident plans and/or standard operating procedures
Information that has been obtained regarding:
Material(s) involved
Container(s) involved
Vehicle(s) and/or structures involved
Atmospheric conditions affecting the incident
Environmental monitoring and sampling data, if available
Public protective actions that have or have not been initiated
Resource requirements (i.e., trained personnel, specialized
protective gear, other equipment, etc.)
Hazards and risks posed to humans, animals, property, and the
environment.
Upon completion of the incident assessment, they will be in a better
position to determine whether their response strategy should be
defensive or offensive in nature. In all cases, of course, actions
should be initiated to protect the public and environment outside the
immediate spill or discharge area and/or to contain the hazard from
a safe distance. The response strategy shall be communicated to
the Chairman of the Local Crisis Group (LCG) for prompt response.
b) Identification of Hazard Zone
Technical coordinators, trained in these aspects shall be
responsible for estimating the hazard zones and feeding the
information to District Crisis Group (DCG) and Local Crisis Group
(LCG) for further response. The estimation requires expertise in
using the required computer simulation software. To estimate the
hazard zone in a particular emergency scenario, the technical
coordinator shall place the transparency provided with start point on
the source of accident on the scaled map of the area given at
Annexure 1.1. This will give them the extent of the area likely to be
affected.
c) Establishment of Hazard Control Zones at Incident Site
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An important component of the emergency response involves
establishment of hazard control zones at the incident scene to limit
the number of people in the most hazardous areas. The exact size
and configuration of these hazard control zones must be
determined and visually differentiated at each particular incident
based on incident-specific factors and situations. These shall be
determined by the technical coordinator based on the results of
hazard analysis and may include the following :-
"Hot Zone" - Area of maximum hazard surrounding the damaged
container(s) or fire area that can be entered by only specially
equipped and trained response personnel.
"Warm Zone" - Area of moderate hazard outside the Hot Zone in
which properly equipped and trained backup crew being standby.
"Cold Zone" - Area outside the Warm Zone that poses minimal or
negligible hazards to emergency personnel. The command post,
most of the deployed apparatus, and the resource staging area
should be located in the Cold Zone.
2.6.5 Safety Coordinator
On receiving information about the ongoing emergency, Safety
coordinator will rush to the District Emergency Control Center
(DECC) and coordinate efforts for the following activities:
a) Monitoring of Atmospheric Conditions
The atmospheric stability conditions, wind velocities, and wind
directions have a direct impact on the incident heat radiation in
downwind areas. Real time data can be obtained from Indian
Meteorological Department's station at Gandhinagar. Prompt
availability of these inputs can help the response agencies in
planning the deployment of manpower and resources at the incident
location.
b) Ensuring Safety of Response Team Members at Incident Scenes
Safe operating procedures to be established and enforced by the
Safety Coordinator include but are not limited to :-
The use of appropriate protective gear and equipment.
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Limiting the number of personnel in the "Hot" and "Warm" hazard
control zones.
Utilizing the most experienced personnel for the most hazardous
tasks.
Positioning a backup team in the "Warm Zone" in case it is needed
to assist or rescue personnel in the "Hot Zone".
Monitoring (visually and through communications) the welfare of
personnel operating within the "Hot" and "Warm" Zones.
Ensuring that all personnel understand their assignments.
Enforcing a "No Smoking" policy at incidents involving flammable or
combustible materials.
Replacing fatigued personnel with "fresh" personnel.
Adjusting hazard control zones to reflect changing conditions.
2.6.6 Rescue Coordinator
There are a variety of scenarios under which workers at chemical
facilities or members of the public near or downwind of a
hazardous material released may be exposed to high levels of
thermal radiation, or injured due to the effects of an explosion. Fire
departments are usually well prepared and experienced in
rescuing people from fire and explosion situations, and will in many
cases not require any new or additional planning to meet these
responsibilities.
Rescue coordinator shall be responsible for deputing rescue teams
to enter the hazardous areas and rescue injured or trapped
individuals.
Rescue teams operating in hazardous environments should work
at-least in pairs. This is a common safety practice, as is the practice
of having a backup team ready for action, should a problem
develop.
The rescue coordinator will contact the material coordinator for
quickly obtaining the necessary protective gear so that the teams
can commence search and rescue operations promptly.
2.6.7 Evacuation and Rehabilitation Coordinator
In case of fires, the damage distances for different scenarios are
such that evacuation of off-site population may not be necessary.
However, in case of explosions, evacuation of personnel of the
plant and adjoining units may be required. Explosions occur
suddenly and seldom give time for a phased response. Further, in
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contrast to toxic vapor release, heat is easily recognizable by all
persons and on impulse; the person tends to move towards a
cooler place thereby rendering the first response to him-self. In
scenarios involving fires/explosions, the prime objective is to
obtain inputs from the Technical Coordinators about the areas
likely to be affected due to secondary fires and initiate evacuation.
Under such circumstances, places having high population density
such as neighbouring industries, educational institutions, prisons,
hospitals, cinemas, etc are the most vulnerable. All such areas
may not require evacuation and the decision will largely depend
upon the prevailing conditions.
Additionally, at residential areas where healthy persons can
understand the warning and respond to the accident warning
signal quickly, senior citizens, handicapped and children may need
help and assistance form the rescue personnel. Census record of
the area can be of great help in identifying the part of population
that may require special care.
a) Evacuation of General Population
The local evacuation coordinator on receipt of instruction from
District Collector shall immediately mobilize his team(s) for
initiating evacuation of the areas expected to be exposed /
threatened by heat radiation/explosion overpressure.
He will also ensure that all his team members involved in alerting
and support, are equipped with appropriate Personal Protective
Equipments (PPEs) and are well aware of the procedures to be
followed. The team members will carry a supply of chalk or
colorful tags that can be used to mark doorsteps or place on the
doorknob to indicate that the place has indeed been evacuated.
He will direct his team to carry out rescue operation in association
with the rescue coordinator.
He will designate In-charge of rehabilitation center(s), and keep in
touch with them for regular head-count, care of evacuees and
availability of essential supplies at such centers.
b) Evacuation Routes and Assembly Points
In the overall planning process it is essential to define evacuation
routes well in advance. The routes should be clearly spelt out in
the warning signals, as also the location of shelters to where the
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people with automobiles should proceed and people without
automobiles should gather for pick-up by buses / trucks or vans.
In designating evacuation routes, it has to be kept in mind that
major roads are the most desirable, although are seldom available.
Visit to the area has revealed that the Adalaj Kalol state highway
and National Highway near Limbadiya, Nana chiloda & Naroda in
all likelihood, will not be available as it will either be affected by the
accident and/or be dedicated to other important functions such as,
for access by police, fire, public works, medical and other such
emergency operation vehicles.
As soon as an evacuation has been declared, police and auxiliary
personnel should be prepared to control traffic on evacuation
routes, to keep non-evacuation related traffic off the roads and to
remove any vehicle(s) that breaks down and causes a slowdown /
obstruction of traffic. These activities will in turn require availability
of tow-trucks and portable roadblock material (barricades, cones,
signs, etc.).
c) Shelter & Care of Evacuees
This aspect is an important function of the overall evacuation
exercise. It calls for providing safe and comfortable shelter for
relocated population.
Once the evacuees reach the shelters, they would want to report
“missing” persons or to determine if their family members, friends or
neighbours are “lost” or are in other shelters. Response to these
queries, as well as identification of persons genuinely missing will
require registration of people upon entry and communication
between shelters.
Care has also to be taken of any pets brought along by the
evacuees. Human service personnel/volunteers may be required
to render counseling, recreational and other needs of confined
population. Quite obviously, shelters will require initial and periodic
supplies of food, water and sanitary facilities for the inhabitants.
2.6.8 Transport Coordinator
Performing transport functions requires planning for the availability
of buses/trucks/vans/ambulances and other vehicles to transport
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school children, residents of hospitals/nursing homes and general
members of the public who do not own vehicles to safe shelters.
For this the prime responsibility rests with the local transport
coordinator who, on receipt of information about the emergency
from District Emergency Control Center (DECC), will direct the
fleet (drivers) and coordinate the following transport activities
during an emergency :-
During the emergency, he will work in close liaison with the
communication and evacuation coordinators.
On getting instructions from the District Crisis Group (DCG), he will
effect the warning / instruction / notification operation,
Arrange for the fleet of vehicles at a pre-designated location so
that they can transport the affected population to safer areas
(Rehabilitation Centers),
Make coordinating efforts with vulnerable areas such as schools,
hospitals, nursing homes, cinema halls, shopping halls, etc. for
evacuation of people to safer places.
He will also be responsible for ensuring that any needed response
equipment, material and personnel, are arranged promptly to the
scene of an accident and for ensuring an adequate state of
operational readiness thus consolidating the management of all
transport related activities.
Through mutual aid and other services, he shall be responsible for
arranging ambulances at the incident site. Emergency transport and
ambulance facilities available with the industries in Gandhinagar
district are listed at Annexure 3.3 & Annexure 3.10 respectively.
He shall also be responsible for arranging the protective equipment,
clothing, devices, and any decontamination and/or treatment
supplies that may be required by ambulance personnel in an actual
emergency.
2.6.9 Utilities Coordinator
a) Identification of Water Sources in Rural Areas
The main and largest source of water in Gandhinagar District is
Narmada canal & River. Water can be tapped form the intake point
of Water Supply Corporation or from the industries themselves.
Other source can be the bore-wells and tube-wells in the adjoining
villages and agricultural fields. The water storage facilities at each
industry are also given at Annexure 3.1
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Utilities coordinator is responsible for ensuring uninterrupted supply
of water for fire-fighting to all the brigades in operation. He shall
coordinate with the transport coordinator for replenishing the
depleted stock of firewater at the incident site through water
tankers.
b) Notification and Shutdown of Electric Utilities
Major explosions may result in breaking of power lines and an
electrocution hazard to those who might make contact with any
"downed" lines. In such a case, there may be circumstances in
which it is desired to shutdown electric power systems rapidly in an
area.
Based on information and instructions obtained from the accident
site and the District Collector, the District Energy Officer shall,
through his own communication channel, instruct the concerned
officers of Sate Electricity Board to shut down the power supply to
the identified area.
c) Provisioning Backup Power during Emergency
Once it is instructed to shut down the electric utilities in the area,
power will still be required by the response teams, emergency
control center and hospitals involved in treatment of victims during
an emergency. For this the utilities coordinator will be responsible
for providing back-up or alternate source of uninterrupted power
for smooth operations. For this he will arrange portable DG sets
from the agencies involved in providing such equipment on hire.
(Annexure 3.12).
2.6.10 Material Coordinator
a) Availability of Respiratory Protective Devices
Few Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units in the District have Self
Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBAs). The details regarding
Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) available with the industries
and those at fire-stations are given at Annexure 3.8 and Annexure
3.2 respectively.
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b) Availability of Special Protective Clothing
The normal turnout clothing of fire service personnel may be
adequate to protect them in a wide variety of fire and / or spill
situations. But there may also be cases where containers of toxic or
corrosive chemicals have collapsed during explosions. Such
situations may require more complete protection of the body by
clothing that is resistant to the damaging effects of the spilled
substance. The clothing itself may range from boots, gloves, or
disposable suits made of chemical resistant materials to air-tight
fully encapsulating "astronaut" suits made for protection of the body
from spilled substances on the ground or in high concentrations in
the air. Where fires may occur, appropriate thermal protection may
be additionally necessary.
c) Requirement of Protective Wear for Medical Response Teams
There have been cases where medical personnel have had to treat
victims and have needed protective clothing (at least gloves and
masks) to protect themselves from smoke or products of chemical
combustion. It is therefore the duty of the material coordinator to
make available adequate number of appropriate protective clothing
for the medical response team.
d) Support Services for Field Response Forces
Several situations can be envisioned in which response personnel
in the field may be required or are needed at the incident site for
more than a day. These personnel will require rest areas and food
to be able to continue to function, particularly if they are in a remote
area or a region that has otherwise been evacuated. Sources of
assistance for planning in this area include the Red Cross, St.
John’s Ambulance, Local NGOs, etc. The latter organizations in
particular may be able to provide tents, cots, lights, etc. Additionally,
there will be representatives from the local, state and central
agencies together with the media, industry and other personnel
involved in the overall emergency response. The total number of
people requiring food and rest areas may actually be substantial. It
is therefore the duty of the material coordinator to arrange food, rest
areas, and other equipment and supplies necessary to sustain field
response forces. The items needed would include canteen services,
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accommodation, electrical power, portable toilets, washing facilities,
etc.
e) Maintenance of Apparatus and Equipment
During long-duration incidents, apparatus and equipment (e.g.,
vehicles, generators, pumps, etc.) may require on-scene refueling
and minor maintenance to enable uninterrupted operation. On-
scene services of this nature are beneficial in that they eliminate the
need to remove deployed apparatus and equipment from the
incident scene. Providing of refueling and maintenance services
may not be prudent in particularly hazardous locations. For
example, fire department apparatus positioned near a fire should
not be refueled where ignition of fuel vapors is possible. One step
that may possibly eliminate the need to refuel apparatus and
equipment is to fill fuel tanks to capacity prior to deployment.
Furthermore, maintenance personnel must wear appropriate body
and respiratory protective gear when operating in hazardous
environments.
The unit’s maintenance coordinator together with the material
coordinator is responsible for carrying out the aforementioned
operations.
2.6.11 Public Works Coordinator
On receiving notification of the emergency situation, the Public
works coordinator will rush to the District Emergency Control
Center (DECC) and instruct his team members to stand-by for
rendering assistance in the following activities :-
Besides the possible need for a temporary morgue, public works
coordinator shall be responsible for planning and providing large-
scale mortuary services when the need arises
Initiating sewer shut-off to prevent contaminated water from
entering water bodies,
Evacuation and care of domestic livestock from the hazard zone
when need arises.
This aspect is likely to be most applicable in rural areas with large
population of valuable animals and relatively few people.
2.6.12 Liaison & Public Relations Coordinator
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The public needs to be informed accurately and rapidly as to what
is happening during an emergency situation. Significant incidents
may result in a large number of reporters arriving on scene and
attempting to interview anybody and everybody. The Public
Relations coordinator shall undertake the following tasks to help
reduce confusion, facilitate information transfer, reduce problems
that might be otherwise caused by a lack of organization, and
reduce the incidence of unfounded rumors.
Designate one specific individual and an alternate press officer to
join the team of press officers that may be formed from
representatives of all major parties to an emergency response
operation (be they from local, state or central government agencies
or the company responsible for the accident).
Compile a list of telephone numbers of local radio and television
station personnel who can initiate special “on air” announcements.
Provide designated press officers with secretarial support,
photocopy machines, and a means of communications with the
overall command of the response operation.
Select a site, preferably but not necessarily near the central
emergency operations center, where the press can convene and be
briefed by the press officer team. This site should ideally have
telephones, electrical outlets, restrooms, and other facilities that
media personnel may require.
Establish a firm policy among all local officials and response
personnel as to who should or should not speak to media
personnel.
Ensure that key emergency response personnel understand the
need to relay up-to-date “status reports” to press officers on a
regular basis.
Things to DO
Accommodate the media as much as possible; make the news
available to them.
Schedule news conferences and avoid written releases.
Be direct and specific.
Always, always tell the truth.
Send a press representative to the command post.
Ensure that the team of press officers is in contact with the
command post at all times.
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If safety permits, allow the media to take pictures of the accident
site.
Things Not To DO
Do not permit arguments among public officials or press officers
from different organizations in front of the press. Do, however,
permit statements of dissenting opinions.
Avoid giving gut opinions or conjecturing.
Do not be evasive. If the answer to a question is not known, refer
the question to someone who has the appropriate answer.
Do not be critical in a personal manner; i.e., avoid personal
remarks about other people at the accident scene.
Do not be philosophical. These kinds of discussions are extremely
susceptible to being quoted out of context.
Do not make off-the-record comments. They may end up in print
with later retractions buried in the back pages.
Avoid friendly chats with media people. Casual comments may
appear in print.
Avoid bad or foul language.
Do not hide from the media. They can sense this and form an
unfavorable opinion of the press officer(s) as a credible source of
news.
Do not answer questions beyond personal knowledge or expertise.
Do not permit media persons to attend emergency response team
meetings. These are likely to be technical meetings with lively
discussions that may last forever if people are performing rather
than dealing with the problem at hand.
Reasons for planning for and controlling statements made during a
severe emergency go beyond a simple desire to ensure orderly
and accurate dissemination of information. One of the groups
showing up more frequently at hazardous materials accidents is of
lawyers representing a wide variety of interests. It should be
remembered that good lawyers would remember everything they
see and hear. A thoughtless comment or statement can surface
months later in a courtroom. Placements of blame, criticisms of
response actions, airing of dirty laundry in public, and similar
statements can result in lengthy and messy legal battles over
comments or charges made in the heat of a very hectic moment.
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3. ACTION PLAN FOR OFF SITE EMERGENCY – LARGE SPILLS
3.1 GENERAL
This section deals with the action plan for managing chemical
accident scenarios involving spill/leak of toxic substances into the
atmosphere such that the maximum downwind damage distance is
over 3 km. The cut-off of 3 Km has been taken, as scenarios with
lesser damage distances can primarily be managed by the
members of Local Crisis Group (LCG) and would only require
coordinating efforts by their counterparts at the district level.
However, scenarios having off-site effects beyond 3 Km would
require large-scale evacuation and counter measure efforts. These
are the scenarios, which need careful planning and performance of
respective duties by the response personnel as several lives are at
risk to exposure. Accident scenarios having off site effects beyond
3 Km due to toxic vapor dispersion in Gandhinagar district are
summarized in Table 3.1.
3.2 ANALYSIS OF MCA SCENARIOS
As can be observed from the information available in this table, the
major hazardous substances leading to toxic vapor dispersion are
ammonia, chlorine, etc. Low Immediately Dangerous to Life &
Health (IDLH) value (30 ppm) of chlorine makes it one of the most
hazardous widely used substances in the chemical industry.
The next major hazchem is Ammonia. IFFCO, Kalol have large
storages of about 10000 MT. Catastrophic failure of any container
has the potential of causing large-scale effects in the downwind
direction.
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Table 3.1
Toxic Vapor Accidents Scenarios
Having Hazard Distance over 3 km
Storage Max.
Name of the Quantity (MT) Atmospheric Downwind
Location Chemical
Unit Conditions Hazard
Largest Total
Distance
IFFCO Kalol Ammonia 10000 10000 D–3 4.9 Km
F–2 >10 Km
Note : The USEPA model (ALOHA of CAMEO SUIT) does not
provide results beyond 10 Km as they are highly
unpredictable due to change in wind pattern and terrain.
3.3 AREAS & POPULATION LIKELY TO BE AFFECETD
Based on the results of the above table, villages have been identified in
each of the eight wind directions for each area. Corresponding total
population of these villages have also been indicated along side the
areas likely to be affected. Location wise-data is provided in Table 3.2
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Table : 3.2
Areas and Population Likely to be Affected due to Chemical Emergency at Kalol
Location KALOL
Maximum Up to 5 K.M. 5 - 10 K.M.
Down-wind
Hazard
Distance
Wind Area likely to be Population Area likely to be affected Population
Direction affected likely to be likely to be
affected affected
North Sertha 5200 Jamiyatpura 4500
North-east Dhamasana 3400 Sardhav 5000
East Pratappura 2500 Verisana 3600
South-east Borisana 3500 Rimnagar 4300
South Palsana, 3000 Chhatral 5000
Usmanabad
South-west Saij, Dhinoj 2000 Dhanaj 3200
West Arsodia 4000 Ramanpura 2000
North-west Bhadol 3000 Vadavswami 2500
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3.4 CHAIN OF EVENTS
As can be seen from the above tables, toxic vapor release at any
of the above installations has the potential of affecting off-site
population and the chain of events for effectively managing such
an eventuality is presented below.
3.5 NOTIFICATION TO OFF-SITE AUTHORITIES
3.5.1 Action : Communication Coordinator of the Unit or adjoining
units
The communication coordinator shall call (079 – 23220630
Telephone Numbers of District Crisis Control Room (DCCR) -
Gandhinagar) for notifying the chemical accident emergency. In
communicating the accident scenario he will :-
Identify oneself by name and designation.
Give the location of the incident (Plant, Section, Equipment).
Inform about the chemical involved.
State briefly the type of emergency i.e. whether fire, explosion,
toxic release (specify the direction of gas cloud movement in case
of toxic gas release).
State the severity of the incident as given by the WMC to ascertain
the level of emergency.
Standby to render all possible assistance.
There is a possibility that any other person may also see / smell
toxic vapors and calls the police station before they receive call
from the affected unit or the District Emergency Control Center
(DECC). It may not be possible for an ordinary citizen to provide
entire information as per the given format. In such a case it will be
the responsibility of the information-receiving officer to call up the
affected MAH unit or the nearby unit (if the communication system
of the affected installation is severely damaged) and gather the
desired information. It is suggested that a pad of blank formats are
kept at Police Control Room (PCR) so that Officer Incharge can
promptly ask questions and record information.
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3.5.2 Notification to Response Organizations
Action : Departmental Officer Manning the District Collector
Control Room (DCCR) / Police Control Room (PCR)
The person receiving the information shall immediately inform the
three first responders i.e. Police, Fire and Medical department by
calling their chiefs/ alternates (in case chief is not reachable) as
per the list of District Crisis Group (DCG) members available with
him. Next he will inform District Collector, Chairman of Local Crisis
Group (LCG) and all other members of DCG. He will pass the
complete information of the incident to all the members. If he
receives, further information after making the first call, he will
convey that also in the same order. Alternatively, if the information
is more relevant to any particular department, he will first pass that
information to its head. The directory of Key Contacts, i.e.,
members of DCG, LCG, industries in the district and expert
agencies at District / State and National Level, is given at
Annexure 2.
Phone No.
First Responder & Designation
Office Residence
Police
District Superintendent of Police 23211086 23246527
23210914 98250 49303
23210906
Police Inspector 23221021 23230728
23221033 94260 83266
Fire
Fire Superintendent 101 23222741
23222742 98254 32222
Medical
Chief District Health Officer 23256242 23261589
98253 61595
Civil Surgeon 23259123 27473374
98250 07244
3.6 ESTABLISHING LOCAL COMMAND POST ( LCP )
Chairman of the Local Crisis Group (LCG) will select a local
command post based on the location and intensity of the incident.
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He will then, through local communication coordinator, inform all
the members of LCG about the emergency and the location of
Local Command Post selected so that preliminary response can
be quickly initiated. He will also inform about the location of LCP to
District Emergency Control Center (DECC) and members of
District Crisis Group (DCG). The locations of LCG are suggested
below :-
Sr. Location of
Suggested Location of LCP
No. Affected Unit
1 Gandhinagar District Collector (DC) office or Emergency Control
Centre (ECC) of the non affected unit (HPCL)
2 Kalol Mamlatdar office, Kalol or Emergency Control
Centre (ECC) of the non affected unit (IFFCO)
3 Dehgam Mamlatdar office, Dehgam.
4 Mansa Mamlatdar office, Mansa or Emergency Control
Centre (ECC) of the non affected unit (HPCL)
ECC : Emergency Control Center
The above locations are suggested based on their proximity to the
respective MAH units and keeping in mind the availability of
communication and control facilities for managing chemical
emergency. However, prevailing wind direction also plays a major
role in selection of the LCP. Alternate location may be selected
based on on-scene assessment and availability of better location
for operational control.
3.7 ACTION BY FIRST RESPONDERS
On receipt of information about offsite emergency, first responders
will immediately deploy first batch of response teams from a
location nearest to the incident site. They will further reinforce their
teams by deploying additional resources from surrounding areas
so that effective (based on their assessment of first information
received) first response can be rendered at site. In the mean time
they will keep additional resources in terms of manpower and
equipment on high alert to move to incident site. On getting
feedback from their response teams (who have by then assessed
the situation) they will take decision on deployment of additional
resources in terms of men and material. Once the assessed
deployment is made, Chiefs will also move to site for better
operational control. (It may be possible in some of the cases that
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resources may have to be mobilized from neighboring districts or
even other states. In such a case, chiefs will organize this through
their respective Headquarters / District Collector)
Major duties of the three first responders during emergency are discussed
below :-
3.7.1 Police Department
The teams will be equipped with necessary Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs)
and will coordinate the following activities:
Control of traffic and curious onlookers near the affected areas.
Ensuring law and order at the incident site during emergency.
Ensure law and order at the assembly points and evacuation
routes.
Provide security in the evacuated areas.
Hazardous areas when evacuated also become vulnerable to theft,
burglary, etc. In such events, it becomes the responsibility of the
police department to ensure that unauthorized individuals do not
enter hazard zones so that private and public property is
safeguarded during evacuation.
Ensuring law and order in the rehabilitation centers.
Restoration of law and order in evacuated areas on termination of
emergency.
3.7.2 Fire Department
The major activities that the fire team will undertake are :-
a) On-scene Assessment
The first fire vehicle to reach the site will immediately contact the
site controller and collect the necessary information regarding the
chemical spill / leak, the actions taken and the current status. The
driver will park the vehicle in a manner to prevent exposure to air-
borne chemical contaminants. Each crewmember will wear
necessary Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) before entering
the "Hot Zone". The crewmembers should work in pairs, taking
care of each other.
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b) Plugging / Stopping of Leaks
Small leaks left unattended for extended periods of time can cause
large losses of chemicals to the environment and have much more
severe effects than would occur if the leak were somehow
completely or partially plugged on a prompt basis. There are great
benefits, therefore, in having access to one or more individuals
with the basic tools and knowledge needed to limit losses from
punctured or leaking tanks or pipelines.
The most widely available means for plugging holes or leaks in
equipment involves use of conical, cylindrical, square or wedge
shaped pieces of wood, rubber or metal sheets, inflatable pipe
plugs, pneumatic leak sealing "bandages", special patching
compounds, clamps of various types, and a number of other items.
The plugs alone, if available in a variety of sizes, can be jammed
into holes and greatly reduce the open area from which the
contents of the tank or pipeline can escape; assuming, of course,
that it is safe for individuals to approach the leak area. Several
vendors market special leak plugging and patching kits. Innovative
response personnel may be able to fashion their own devices.
Many incidents are brought to a rapid end simply by having the
proper common tools available to close a valve or tighten some
bolts. It is the responsibility of fire personnel to plug/stop leaks
based on guidance obtained from technical coordinators.
c) Suppression of Hazardous Gas or Vapor Releases
Based on the guidance from technical coordinators, the response
team shall take rapid measures to reduce the rate or amount of
hazardous vapors or gases entering the atmosphere using one or
combination of the following measures, as discussed under point d
of Technical coordinator:-
Physical restriction of liquid pool surface areas.
Transfer to an alternate or standby container if available.
Use of fire-fighting or specialized hazardous material foams.
Dilution or coverage of liquid pools with water (or other compatible
liquids).
Use of water sprays or fogs.
Neutralization of spilled liquids.
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Cooling of spilled liquids or venting tanks.
3.7.3 Medical Services
On receipt of information on the incident, the medical coordinator
will dispatch medical teams to the incident location from the
hospitals located nearest to the affected Major Accident Hazard
(MAH) unit.
Following are the major activities of emergency medical teams
reaching the emergency site :-
a) Establishment of Triage Stations
Mass casualty situations will require establishment of field
hospitals to take care for the injured and to identify, stabilize, and
transport more serious cases to hospitals. Medical team will
establish triage stations near the affected installation and will be
required to evaluate and color code the victims. The following code
is proposed :-
Red for critical, such victims should to be sent to the hospital in the
first available ambulance. Medical Officer manning the triage
station will maintain a checklist for the number of victims sent to a
particular hospital so as to know when the capacity is reached and
further victims may be refused admission.
Yellow for stable, such victims need to be sent to the hospital
when there is room available in an ambulance after all the critical
victims have been sent
Green for walking wounded, to be provided with first aid and
treatment for shock and trauma
Medical coordinator shall, from the list of the proposed rehabilitation centers, identify
such areas to which the public can be directed in the aftermath of a spill emergency
where this action is warranted. Outside and local medical care personnel shall be
informed by the medical coordinator of their responsibilities in staffing and equipping
such facilities quickly. Such field hospitals shall maintain a record of all the patients
(as far as possible) so as to enable accounting of personnel and their destinations
after triage. The on-scene medical command post shall be under the direction of the
local medical coordinator. Medical Coordinator in consultation with the respective
Medical Superintendents of the Major Hospitals shall also be responsible for
formulating a mass casualty plan for such hospitals as discussed in section 6.9,
Chapter 6.
b) Medical support for Response Personnel
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Where deemed necessary, properly equipped medical personnel
and one or more ambulances shall be made available to check
and (if necessary) treat injured or contaminated response
personnel. These personnel shall check the vital signs and
general health of all personnel who will don specialized protective
gear and enter "Hot" and "Warm" Zones, particularly where fully
encapsulating protective suits are being used. The health of
potentially exposed response workers shall be rechecked upon
completion of their duties.
c) Medical support at Temporary Shelters
Once the evacuees are at the shelter, it is the responsibility of the
medical coordinator to ensure their well being. For this, he will
assign team(s) to take care of people who become ill during
evacuation or later. The doctors assigned this work should be
aware of the signs and symptoms of exposure to toxic material(s)
so that they can easily identify victims and provide them with
necessary treatment & care. Contaminated individuals (those
having contaminant residue on their person or clothing) should be
segregated from unexposed people until adequately
decontaminated. It is pertinent to note that significant
contamination is unlikely to be of concern except where highly
toxic aerosols, mists or dusts have entered the atmosphere or
where individuals were in the immediate vicinity of the spill or
discharge. Facilities should also be available for care of the
handicapped and elderly.
3.8 RESPONSE BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND OTHER
RESPONSE AGENCIES
On receipt of information of the accident, the District Collector (DC)
will rush to the District Crisis Control Center Room (DCCR), where
Assistant Director Industrial Safety & Health, Gandhinagar and two
technical experts will join him. Other two technical experts (nearest
to the incident location) will directly rush to the Local Command
Post and remain in touch with the DCCR for regularly updating the
information and provide technical support to combat teams at the
incident site.
The DC will address the following issues along with other
members present at District Emergency Control Center (DECC) :-
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Obtain update of the incident situation from Local Command Police
(LCP) and establish a link for continuous communication (such as
dedicated telephone line with speaker phones, set of warlike
talkies, computer link, etc.) with the help of communication
coordinator.
Identify the hazardous and threatened areas based on map and
templates available and information received from LCP. They will
also establish link with safety coordinator (PCB personnel) for
latest met data so that likely shift of hazard zone can be assessed
and communicated to LCP.
Supervise the overall management of each function through
respective member of the District Crisis Group (DCG) and
expediting response wherever required
Take a decision on requirement and priorities of evacuation and
organize the resources to execute the same. They will contact
transport and evacuation coordinators (already on high alert) and
issue instructions.
Based on the inputs from the first responders and experts available at LCP, identify
the additional resource requirement and initiate mobilization. DC may have to get in
touch with his counterparts in other districts and also with state authorities depending
upon the requirements.
After making the required arrangements, DC will take decision
whether he is required to go to the incident site and who all shall
accompany him. In such a situation, his deputy will take charge of
the DECC.
The DC may, if required, make a report to the State Government
immediately about the disaster and shall perform the duties
prescribed under Section 32 of the Gujarat State Disaster
Management Act,2003.
Duties and responsibilities of other members of DCG are
discussed below.
3.9 MEMBER SECRETARY OF DCG – ASSISTANT DIRECTOR,
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY & HEALTH, GANDHINAGAR
Assisting different members of the District Crisis Group (DCG) in
planning the performance of their duties.
Providing overall coordination within the DCG.
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Arranging for complete documentation of proceedings at the
incident site.
Maintaining detailed records of what happened and what actions
were taken. This would help in :-
Recovering response costs and damages from the party
responsible for the incident, if applicable.
Setting the record straight where there are charges of negligence
or mismanagement resulting from the incident.
Reviewing the efficiency and effectiveness of response actions.
Preparing for future incident responses.
Verifying facts, actions, injuries, equipment used, etc. for the
purpose of legal proceedings, insurance claims, budget requests,
and public inquiries.
In addition to written documentation of an incident, it is good
practice to draw diagrams or sketches of containers, vehicles,
structures, streets, containment techniques employed, locations of
deployment, etc. Photographs and videotapes should be kept on
file for reference purposes.
The Member Secretary of the DCG shall, through Personnel &
Administration Manager of the affected installation, arrange to
maintain a record of all the developments during an emergency.
Wherever it is possible to do so, videotaping of the entire combat
and rescue operations may also be arranged. Providing facility for
recording all the communication had on the telephones can also
be of help for future use.
3.10 COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR
Depending on the severity of the incident, the communication
coordinator may or may not be required to go to the incident site.
However, under all circumstances, the major issues that he has to
address are:
a) Emergency Communication System
The primary communication channel for an emergency at any of
the Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units in Gandhinagar District
shall comprise of communication through walkie-talkie available
with the District Administration, police personnel and fire services.
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Additionally, use will also be made of the mobile phones, landline
telephones and alternate facilities available with the industries. The
details of communication and warning system available with the
respective MAH units are given at Annexure 3.9.
b) Notification to Facilities Requiring Special Notification
When a major incident occurs in a location that threatens schools,
hospitals, nursing homes, universities, prisons and similar facilities
serving large group of people with need for special transportation,
protection and handling, it should be ensured that such facilities
receive the earliest possible notification. It is the duty of
communications coordinator to ensure that such institutions are
promptly informed and also directed of the future course of action.
For this he will need the list and contact numbers (Prepared as
part of pre emergency activities) of all such agencies to be notified.
In case the telephone lines are busy or out of order, the
communications coordinator shall dispatch messengers to notify
such institutions at the earliest.
c) Notification of Water Users & Water Treatment Plants
Numerous facilities take water from nearby water bodies for
industrial or food processing purposes, farm irrigation, drinking
supplies, etc. Entry of a toxic, flammable, or corrosive material into
their water intakes can contaminate food or drinking water,
damage equipment, ruin products, and possibly even cause a fire
or explosion.
d) Notification to General Population for Evacuation or Shelter
- in-Place
Time is critical during an emergency situation and it has been
experienced that prompt notification has been a key factor in
saving several lives. On getting instructions from the DC,
communication coordinator will dispatch teams for notifying
general public. For this, use can be made of industry / police or fire
department vehicles with Public Address (PA) system, through
which, standard message formats prepared in the planning phase
can be announced. Additional options available for alerting the
public include :-
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Community or industrial facility horns or sirens (refer Annexure 3.9
for range of sirens available with MAH units),
Emergency Broadcast by individual radio/television stations
(including cable TV ),
Door-to-door coverage of neighborhood by knocking on the doors,
Use of “all-call” system which rings all telephones in the area and
repeats a recorded message (this will only help people having
access to telephones, remaining population will, in any case, need
to be notified accordingly) and
Various combinations of the above.
It is important to note that all the warning and notification teams are given the same
set of instructions. Dissimilarity in warning signals/notification and instruction can
lead to devastating confusion not only among the receptors but also the team
members.
e) Warning /Notification to General Population for contamination
of food items
Based on the instructions from the District Crisis Group (DCG),
communications coordinator shall be responsible for prevention of
the consumption of known or potentially contaminated food or
water by people or animals through notifying the public of the likely
effects of doing so.
f) Notification to Next of Kin of Death of Relative(s)
It is important to note that next of kin are promptly notified of fatalities or severe
injuries carefully and in a sensitive and supportive fashion. This activity should be
discussed with the Red Cross and coordinated with members of voluntary
organizations, NGOs.
3.11 TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
Four experts in industrial safety and health have been nominated
as Technical coordinators. The major issues that they have to
address are:
a) Formulation of Response Objectives and Strategy
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The technical coordinator shall assess the incident before taking
action and formulate realistic response objectives. The
assessment shall be based on the following points for which they
shall call their local counterparts to obtain first hand information :-
Pre-incident plans and/or standard operating procedures
Information that has been obtained regarding:
Material(s) involved
Container(s) involved
Vehicle(s) and/or structures involved
Atmospheric conditions affecting the incident
Environmental monitoring and sampling data, if available
Public protective actions that have or have not been initiated
Resource requirements (i.e., trained personnel, specialized
protective gear, other equipment, etc.)
Hazards and risks posed to humans, animals, property, and the
environment.
Upon completion of the incident assessment, they will be in a better position to
determine whether their response strategy should be defensive or offensive in
nature. In all cases, of course, actions should be initiated to protect the public and
environment outside the immediate spill or discharge area and/or to contain the
hazard from a safe distance. The response strategy shall be communicated to the
Chairman of the District Crisis Group (DCG) for prompt response.
b) Identification of Hazard Zone
While most of the bigger Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units are
adequately prepared for monitoring contaminant concentrations,
considerable expertise in the area of computer modeling is required
for determining real time contaminant concentrations at various
distances downwind. Technical coordinators, trained in these
aspects shall be responsible for estimating downwind concentrations
and feeding the information to DCG for further response. To estimate
the hazard zone in a particular emergency scenario, the technical
coordinator can refer the relevant scaled map of the particular area.
These maps show the hazard zone in each of the eight wind
directions and the list of villages falling in each direction along with
the population likely to be affected can therefore be estimated. This
will give them the extent of the area likely to be affected.
c) Establishment of Hazard Control Zones at Incident Site
An important component of the emergency response involves
establishment of hazard control zones at the incident scene to limit
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the number of people in the most hazardous areas. The exact size
and configuration of these hazard control zones must be
determined and visually differentiated at each particular incident
based on incident-specific factors and situations. These shall be
determined by the technical coordinator based on the results of
hazard analysis and may include the following :-
"Hot Zone" - Area of maximum hazard surrounding the damaged
container(s) or fire area, which may only be entered by specially
equipped and trained response personnel.
"Warm Zone" - Area of moderate hazard outside the Hot Zone in
which properly equipped and trained backup crews standby and
decontamination takes place.
"Cold Zone" - Area outside the Warm Zone that poses minimal or
negligible hazards to emergency personnel. The command post,
most of the deployed apparatus, and the resource staging area
should be located in the Cold Zone.
d) Suppression of Hazardous Gas or Vapor Releases
In the present scenario, catastrophic failure of vessel has been
assumed based on the guidelines of the Ministry of Environment of
Forest (MoEF). However, catastrophic vessel failures are highly
unlikely. Gases or vapors may enter the atmosphere directly from
broken, ruptured, or punctured containers, or alternatively, from
evaporating or boiling pools of liquid that have been formed due to
chemical spill. The procedure for plugging/stopping the leaks have
been described in point b under the response by fire-fighting
personnel. However, there are several response measures beyond
plugging or stopping the leak source that may be used to reduce
the rate or amount of airborne contamination. These include:
Physical restriction of liquid pool surface areas,
The total rate of vapor or gas evolution from a pool of liquid is
directly related to the surface area of the pool. Thus, there are
benefits to physical restriction of exposed pool surface areas. This
can be accomplished by rapid containment of discharging liquids
by building dikes or other barriers to flow or digging of trenches or
sumps. The goal is to keep the top surface area of the pool as
small as possible.
Transfer to an alternate or standby container
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Once the pool has been contained, other method that may be used
to reduce the risk is to transfer the contents of the liquid pool to an
alternate or stand-by container, if available. Once the spilled liquid
is pumped (to the maximum extent possible) to an alternate
container, other methods as described below can be employed to
further reduce/eliminate the risk to the environment.
Use of specialized hazardous material foams
The most common response is to cover the surface of the liquid
with compatible foam, since a thick foam blanket may in many
cases greatly reduce gas or vapor evolution, even from pools of
quiescent liquefied gases. Note, however, that the application of
warm foam to the surface of cold pool of liquid may result in even
greater gas or vapor evolution for an initial period of time.
Dilution or coverage of liquid pools with water (or other
compatible liquids)
When the spilled liquid has a normal boiling point above ambient
environmental temperature, is completely or partially soluble in
water, and is not dangerously reactive with water, its vapor
pressure and therefore its evaporation rate can be reduced by
diluting the liquid with large amounts of water. Reductions in the
evaporation rate will then result in a smaller downwind hazard
zone.
This technique can also be used for soluble liquids with normal
boiling points below the ambient temperature and liquids that
generate heat upon contact with water. However, since the
introduction of water to such a pool may actually increase gas or
vapor generation while water is being introduced, this action
should only be undertaken with great caution. It is best for use
when the public has been cleared from vulnerable downwind areas
and there is a desire to reduce the time duration over which the
pool would otherwise pose a downwind hazard.
There are some hazardous liquids that are insoluble, heavier than,
and non-reactive with water. Once contained, vapor evolution from
these liquids can be reduced or eliminated by carefully covering
the liquid pool surface with a layer of water that will float on the
contained liquid.
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Occasionally, the same principle can be applied for using a
compatible and safe liquid other than water.
Use of water sprays or fogs
Many spill response guides suggest the use of water sprays or
fogs (from fire hoses and nozzles) to knockdown, absorb, or
disperse hazardous vapor in air. If the spilled liquid is dangerously
reactive with water, plan to apply the fog or spray at a point
sufficiently downwind of the spill point so that water will not contact
the pool. If there are liquid fumes or aerosols in air, or the gas or
vapor is soluble in water, the contaminated water runoff should be
collected for later treatment and disposal. It should also be kept in
mind that application of water fog or spray to flammable vapors or
gases would not necessarily eliminate their fire hazard.
Neutralization of spilled liquids
Several hazardous materials can be neutralized via a chemical
reaction to one or more substances that pose lesser threats to
public health or the environment. Where this response may be
appropriate for a particular hazardous material, the response plan
should identify sources of necessary neutralization agents and the
means to apply them to spilled substances. Solid neutralization
agents may possibly be "applied" with snow blowers or seed
spreading equipment. Liquids may be applied with spraying
equipment. In all cases, attention needs to be paid to the fact that
the neutralization agent may itself be hazardous in some fashion
and that the reaction may potentially produce heat or be violent if
improperly controlled. For example, chlorine spills can be safely
neutralized with alkaline solutions.
Cooling of spilled liquids or venting tanks
Since the evaporation or boiling rate of a liquid is a function of
temperature, there may be situations in which the gas or vapour
hazard can be reduced by cooling spilled liquids or the containers
from which gases are venting. This might be accomplished using
large quantities of ice or dry ice. Where available and where the
means exist for safe use, liquid nitrogen may also be considered,
as may supplies of carbon dioxide. Qualified experts for advice to
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determine if this is a viable and safe option should be considered
for response purposes.
e) Selection of Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs)
Spill scenarios involving toxic chemicals such as chlorine, carbon
disulfide and sulfur dioxide would require special chemical
resistant suits for the personnel who may be required to enter the
hot zone. Personnel in the warm zone would require gloves, boots,
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBAs), etc. All members of
response teams in the downwind side of the spill site would require
respiratory devices. However, as CS2 is also a fire/explosion
hazard, thermal protection may also be required. Spill scenarios
involving the flammable chemicals may only require suits with
thermal protection as they may cause fire/explosion only.
Technical coordinators are responsible for guiding the members
entering the hot zone on the correct type of PPEs as it is
necessary to ensure that the spilled substance will not penetrate
the materials from which the clothing is fabricated. They shall
coordinate with the material coordinator to ensure that the
necessary clothing is readily available when needed.
It may not be cost effective for every local industry or industrial
association or authority to purchase every possible type of
protective clothing that may become necessary. Hence (as
suggested in the planning phase) it is advantageous to develop a
mutual aid scheme that permit local governments or units to draw
upon resources from other units.
It is important to note that in hot weather conditions it may be
impossible or difficult, to wear a self-contained breathing unit while
driving or riding in many types of vehicles. It is therefore the
responsibility of the safety coordinator to guide the drivers and
other team members about the selection of appropriate PPEs for a
particular use.
f) Decontamination of Exposed Protective Clothing & other
Response Equipment
Clothing and equipment used in a contaminated environment may
itself become contaminated. Clothing must be decontaminated
before its wearer can safely remove it. Contaminated equipment
may need careful decontamination before being safe to touch or
use in the aftermath of an incident.
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In many instances, it will be sufficient to merely wash the clothing
or equipment down with strong water sprays or large amounts of
water.
Several manufacturers market decontamination showers for
wearers of protective clothing, these consist of a framework of
water piping with numerous water spray nozzles surrounding an
open space the size of a shower stall. Fire hoses and possibly
even garden hoses can be used to wash down most equipment as
well.
There are two potential complications to be considered. First of
all, it must be realized that the water and/or other solutions used to
decontaminate the clothing or equipment may contain some
amount of the contaminant. It therefore is the duty of technical
coordinator to decide on a case-by-case basis whether this water
should be contained, collected, treated, and/or sent to an
appropriate wastewater disposal facility, or whether it can simply
be released to the environment.
Secondly it must be realized that not all contaminants may be
completely washed off by water alone. Final decontamination may
require the careful use of various solvents or cleaning compounds.
These may range from ordinary soap to specialized chemicals
designed to neutralize remaining residues.
Following procedure shall be followed for decontamination of
equipment / personnel :-
Determine the chemical to which the equipment/person has been
exposed.
Determine whether the equipment/person would require
decontamination through neutralizing agents/specialty chemicals, if
yes, type and quantity required and its source.
Determine whether wash water would require treatment, if yes, the
type and quantity of neutralizing agents required and its source.
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Take the person or transport the equipment to the designated
decontamination area and carry out decontamination.
After decontamination is over conduct a health check of all the
personnel involved in decontamination operation.
In addition to the above, the technical coordinators will :-
Provide guidance to the response team for plugging / stopping of
the spill/leak from the damaged vessel.
Identify and instruct to isolate other sections of the plant where
possibility of cascading exists.
On successful control of emergency situation, check for possible
secondary effects or delayed relapse.
3.12 SAFETY COORDINATOR
On receiving information about the ongoing emergency, Safety
coordinator will rush to the District Emergency Control Center
(DECC) and coordinate efforts for the following activities:
a) Monitoring of Atmospheric Conditions
The atmospheric stability conditions, wind velocities, and wind
directions have a direct impact on the boundaries of downwind
areas threatened by a plume or cloud of hazardous vapor or gas.
Changes in these conditions over time, particularly in the case of
prolonged discharges, can require changes in the boundaries of
hazard zones. Consequently, tracking of cloud or plume
movements can be greatly facilitated by direct access to a weather
station manned by trained meteorologists. Real time data can be
obtained from Indian Meteorological Department's Gandhinagar
station or Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units having such facility.
Other atmospheric conditions of possible interest involve
temperature, precipitation, and humidity forecasts. Temperatures
can affect the physical state, vapor pressure, and other properties
of hazard material, and also impacts on the duration a person can
safely function inside a fully encapsulating protective suit.
Precipitation can impact dispersion of airborne contaminants, lead
to runoff of contaminants in water, cause dilution of spilled
chemicals, and/or assist fire control efforts. Moisture in the
atmosphere may cause either adverse or beneficial chemical
reactions involving spilled or discharged materials.
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b) Monitoring of Contaminant Concentrations
Determination of the concentrations of airborne contaminants at
various points downwind of a spill site can greatly help in
determining the actual boundaries of hazard zones and in deciding
when re-entry of these zones is feasible and safe. Similarly,
measurements of water or soil contamination can help determine
the exact level of contamination of these resources.
Where potential exists for contamination of food and / or water
supplies, safety coordinator is responsible for detection of such
contamination via use of the resources available with the Pollution
Control Board and the Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units.
c) Ensuring Safety of Response Team Members at Incident
Scenes
Safe operating procedures to be established and enforced by the
Safety Coordinator include but are not limited to :-
The use of appropriate protective gear and equipment.
Limiting the number of personnel in the "Hot" and "Warm" hazard
control zones.
Utilizing the most experienced personnel for the most hazardous
tasks.
Positioning a backup team in the "Warm Zone" in case it is needed
to assist or rescue personnel in the "Hot Zone".
Monitoring (visually and through communications) the welfare of
personnel operating within the "Hot" and "Warm" Zones.
Ensuring that all personnel understand their assignments.
Ensuring that responders do not ingest contaminants through
eating, drinking, or smoking.
Enforcing a "No Smoking" policy at incidents involving flammable
or combustible materials.
Replacing fatigued personnel with "fresh" personnel.
Adjusting hazard control zones to reflect changing conditions.
3.13 RESCUE COORDINATOR
There are a variety of scenarios under which workers at chemical facilities or
members of the public near or downwind of a hazardous material released may be
exposed to toxic vapors or gases, high levels of thermal radiation, or injured due to
the effects of an explosion. Fire departments are usually well prepared and
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experienced in rescuing people from fire and explosion situations, and will in many
cases not require any new or additional planning to meet these responsibilities. The
situation can be quite different, however, where toxic or corrosive chemicals may
have been released into the environment or continue to be released.
Some chemicals can be readily absorbed through the skin to
cause toxic effects while others can have a corrosive action on
body tissues. A problem arises when :-
Such materials are on the ground, must be walked through to
reach victims, and are incompatible with the usual footwear of
rescue personnel, thus possibly allowing contamination of the feet;
or
High concentrations of such substances in air can penetrate the
normal clothing of rescue personnel. In either case, rescue
workers may need special chemical protective clothing and
footwear, together with a Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
(SCBA), to carry out their mission without themselves falling victim.
There are benefits, therefore, in assigning these unusual rescue
missions to special teams that are trained and properly equipped
for the duty.
For this, it is suggested that the members of rescue team(s) should
carry spare SCBAs. The purpose of suggesting the availability of
spare SCBA units is actually two-fold. Not only might people
trapped in hazardous area require them to escape, rescue workers
may need extra air supplies to accomplish prolonged rescues.
Even the best SCBA units rarely provide air to the wearer for more
than 30-60 minutes. Heavy exertion while wearing these units can
significantly shorten the duration of effective operation.
Rescue coordinator shall be responsible for deputing rescue teams
to enter the hazardous areas and rescue injured or trapped
individuals.
Rescue teams operating in hazardous environments should work
atleast in pairs. This is a common safety practice, as is the practice
of having a backup team ready for action, should a problem
develop.
The rescue coordinator will contact the material coordinator for
quickly obtaining the necessary protective gear so that the teams
can commence search and rescue operations promptly.
3.14 EVACUATION AND REHABILITATION COORDINATOR
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a) Identification of people to be evacuated
Once it is established that the concentration of toxic substance released into the
atmosphere is such that shelter-in-place can provide protection only to people
residing in pucca houses, evacuation exercise for the remaining population becomes
necessary. Under such circumstances, places having high population density such
as neighbouring industries, educational institutions, prisons, hospitals, cinemas, etc
are the most vulnerable. All such areas may not require evacuation and the decision
will largely depend upon the quantity / rate of release, type of building and the
prevailing wind velocity.
Additionally, residential areas also require special attention.
Whereas healthy persons can understand the warning and
respond to the accident warning signal quickly, senior citizens,
handicapped and children may need help and assistance form the
rescue personnel. Census record of the area can be of great help
in identifying the part of population that may require special care.
b) Evacuation of General Population
The local evacuation coordinator on receipt of instruction from
District Collector shall immediately mobilize his team(s) for
initiating evacuation of the areas expected to be
exposed/threatened by toxic vapors.
He will also ensure that all his team members involved in alerting
and support are equipped with appropriate Personal Protective
Equipments (PPEs) and are well aware of the procedures to be
followed. The team members will carry a supply of chalk or
colorful tags that can be used to mark door-steps or place on the
door-knob to indicate that the place has indeed been evacuated.
He will direct his team to carry out rescue operation in association
with the rescue coordinator.
He will designate Incharge of rehabilitation center(s), and keep in
touch with them for regular head-count, care of evacuees and
availability of essential supplies at such centers.
As an evacuation progresses, police, fire, public works and / or
other government employees (depending on who might be most
readily available and free of other important duties at the time) may
have to go door-to-door to ensure that all residents have been
alerted and also to provide assistance to the elderly, physically
handicapped or hearing impaired.
c) Evacuation Routes and Assembly Points
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In the overall planning process it is essential to define evacuation
routes well in advance. The routes should be clearly spelt out in
the warning signals as also the location of shelters to where the
people with automobiles should proceed and people without
automobiles should gather for pick-up by buses / trucks or vans.
In designating evacuation routes, it has to be kept in mind that
major roads are the most desirable, although are seldom available.
Visit to the area has revealed that the state highway, in all
likelihood, will not be available as it will either be affected by the
accident and/or be dedicated to other important functions such as,
for access by police, fire, public works, medical and other such
emergency operation vehicles.
Since the wind direction at the time of accidental release of
hazardous substance cannot be predetermined and since it may
even change with time, emergency personnel will require more
than one option for any given hazard zone. As soon as an
evacuation has been declared, police and auxiliary personnel
should be prepared to control traffic on evacuation routes, to keep
non-evacuation related traffic off the roads and to remove any
vehicle(s) that breaks down and causes a slowdown/ obstruction of
traffic. These activities will in turn require availability of tow-trucks
and portable roadblock material (barricades, cones, signs, etc.).
d) Shelter & Care of Evacuees
This aspect is an important function of the overall evacuation
exercise. It calls for providing safe and comfortable shelter for
relocated population.
Once the evacuees reach the shelters, they would want to report
“missing” persons or to determine if their family members, friends
or neighbors are “lost” or are in other shelters. Response to these
queries, as well as identification of persons genuinely missing will
require registration of people upon entry and communication
between shelters. If the evacuation is be prolonged and vehicles
are available for use after the primary evacuation has been
completed, a mechanism should be established that can provide a
mutual support system under adverse circumstances, for reunion
of separated families, relatives and close friends.
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Care has also to be taken of any pets brought along by the
evacuees. Human service personnel / volunteers may be required
to render counseling, recreational and other needs of confined
population. Quite obviously, shelters will require initial and periodic
supplies of food, water and sanitary facilities for the inhabitants.
3.15 TRANSPORT COORDINATOR
Performing transport functions requires planning for the availability
of buses / trucks / vans / ambulances and other vehicles to
transport school children, residents of hospitals/nursing homes and
general members of the public who do not own vehicles to safe
shelters. For this the prime responsibility rests with the local
transport coordinator who, on receipt of information about the
emergency from District Collector Control Room (DCCR), will
direct the fleet (drivers) and coordinate the following transport
activities during an emergency.
During the emergency, he will work in close liaison with the
communication and evacuation coordinators.
On getting instructions from the District Crisis Group (DCG), he will
effect the warning/instruction/ notification operation,
Arrange for the fleet of vehicles at a pre-designated location so
that they can transport the affected population to safer areas
(rehabilitation centers),
Make coordinating efforts with vulnerable areas such as schools,
hospitals, nursing homes, cinema halls, shopping malls, etc. for
evacuation of people to safer places.
He will also be responsible for ensuring that any needed response
equipment, material and personnel, are arranged promptly to the
scene of an accident and for ensuring an adequate state of
operational readiness thus consolidating the management of all
transport related activities.
Through mutual aid and other services, he shall be responsible for
arranging ambulances at the incident site. Emergency transport
and ambulance facilities available with the industries are listed at
Annexure 3.10 (Vehicles) & Annexure 3.3 & 3.5 (Ambulances).
He shall also be responsible for arranging the protective
equipment, clothing, devices, and any decontamination and / or
treatment supplies that may be required by ambulance personnel
in an actual emergency.
3.16 UTILITIES COORDINATOR
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a) Identification of Water Sources
Water can be tapped form the intake point of Water Supply
Corporation or from the industries themselves. Other sources can
be the bore-wells and tube-wells in the adjoining villages and
agricultural fields. The water storage facilities at each industry are
also given at Annexure 3.1.
Utilities coordinator is responsible for ensuring uninterrupted
supply of water for emergency response to all the brigades in
operation. He shall coordinate with the transport coordinator for
replenishing the depleted stock of water at the incident site and
also at rehabilitation shelters through water tankers.
b) Notification and Shutdown of Electric Utilities
Based on information and instructions obtained from the accident
site and the District Collector (DC), the District Energy Officer
shall, through his own communication channel, instruct the
concerned officers of Gujarat Electricity Board to shut down the
power supply to the identified area.
c) Provisioning Backup Power during Emergency
Once it is instructed to shut down the electric utilities in the area,
power will still be required by the response teams, emergency
control center and hospitals involved in treatment of victims during
an emergency. For this the utilities coordinator will be responsible
for providing back-up or alternate source of uninterrupted power
for smooth operations. For this he will arrange portable DG sets
from the agencies involved in providing such equipment on hire
(Refer Annexure 3.12)
3.17 MATERIAL COORDINATOR
a) Availability of Respiratory Protective Devices
Fire departments in India, generally do not have sufficient number
of self-contained breathing apparatus units and refilling systems to
meet the initial needs of their own personnel in chemical related
emergencies. The details regarding Personal Protective
Equipments (PPEs) available with the fire stations and those at
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industries are given at Annexure 3.2 & 3.8 respectively. The PPEs
currently available with the Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units
and Fire department may not be sufficient for large scale
response. It is therefore the responsibility of district material
coordinator to assess and make available adequate (a few surplus
are always desirable) number of personal protective clothing and
equipment for members of the emergency teams. As certain
cartridge type nose masks have a finite shelf life, it may not be
desirable to stock them up for use during the emergency.
However, list covering name and contact information of vendors
supplying such equipment can be maintained as discussed in the
pre-emergency panning phase.
b) Availability of Special Protective Clothing
The normal turnout clothing of fire service personnel may be
adequate to protect these individuals in a wide variety of fire and /
or spill situations. But there may also be cases where rescue
teams or individuals who desire to enter the immediate spill area
for leak plugging or spill containment purpose might be exposed to
corrosive substances or toxic substances that might be absorbed
through the skin. Such situations may require more complete
protection of the body by clothing that is resistant to the damaging
effects of the spilled substance. The clothing itself may range from
boots, gloves, or disposable suits made of chemical resistant
materials to air-tight fully encapsulating "astronaut" suits made for
protection of the body from spilled substances on the ground or in
high concentrations in the air. Where fires may occur, appropriate
thermal protection may be additionally necessary.
c) Requirement of Protective Gear for Medical Response Teams
There have been cases where medical personnel have had to
decontaminate victims and have needed protective clothing (at
least gloves and masks) to protect themselves from potential toxic
exposures. It is therefore the duty of the material coordinator to
make available adequate number of appropriate protective clothing
for the medical response team.
d) Support Services for Field Response Forces
Several situations can be envisioned in which response personnel
in the field may be required or needed at the site of an accident for
more than a day. These personnel will require rest areas and food
to be able to continue to function, particularly if they are in a
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remote area or a region that has otherwise been evacuated.
Sources of assistance for planning in this area include the Red
Cross, Local NGOs, etc. The latter organizations in particular may
be able to provide tents, cots, lights, etc. Additionally, there will be
representatives from the local, state and central agencies together
with the media, industry and other personnel involved in the overall
emergency response. The total number of people requiring food
and rest areas may actually be substantial. It is therefore the duty
of the material coordinator to arrange food, rest areas, and other
equipment and supplies necessary to sustain field response force
The items needed would include canteen services, electric power
accommodation , portable toilets, washing facility etc.
e) Maintenance of Apparatus and Equipment
During long-duration incidents, apparatus and equipment (e.g.,
vehicles, generators, pumps, etc.) may require on-scene refueling
and minor maintenance to enable uninterrupted operation. On-
scene services of this nature are beneficial in that they eliminate
the need to remove deployed apparatus and equipment from the
incident scene. By refueling in-place, operations can continue
uninterrupted and the need to replace chemically exposed
equipment with uncontaminated items is eliminated, thus, reducing
the number of units potentially requiring decontamination. It is
necessary that operations must be conducted safely and in such a
manner that will prevent the spread of contaminants from response
vehicles and equipment to maintenance vehicles and refueling
tanks. Furthermore, maintenance personnel must wear appropriate
body and respiratory protective gear when operating in hazardous
environments. Providing of refueling and maintenance services
may not be prudent in particularly hazardous locations. For
example, fire department apparatus positioned near a fire should
not be refueled where ignition of fuel vapors is possible. One step
that may possibly eliminate the need to refuel apparatus and
equipment is to fill fuel tanks to capacity prior to deployment.
The unit’s maintenance coordinator together with the material
coordinator is responsible for carrying out the aforementioned
operations.
3.18 PUBLIC WORKS COORDINATOR
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On receiving notification of the emergency situation, the Public
works coordinator will rush to the District Collector Control Room
(DCCR) and instruct his team members to stand-by for rendering
assistance in the following activities :-
Besides the possible need for a temporary morgue, public works
coordinator shall be responsible for planning and providing large-
scale mortuary services when the need arises
Initiating sewer shut-off to prevent contaminated water from
entering water bodies,
Evacuation and care of domestic livestock from the hazard zone
when need arises.
This aspect is likely to be most applicable in rural areas
with large population of valuable animals and relatively few
people.
The subject of household pets may seem trivial at first, but it is well
to remember that many people care deeply for their animal friends.
Planning personnel will have to decide whether to permit evacuees
to bring their pets with them to the shelters or to mandate that they
be left behind with the knowledge that both the options are surely
to cause difficulties on one kind or another. As time passes during
an evacuation in which pets have been left behind, and the
evacuation was ordered because of the threat of a release rather
than an actual discharge, people will ask questions about what is
being done to feed their animals and/or may even attempt to enter
evacuated areas to care for them. One way to handle this problem
is to assign one or two persons (of the patrol team) with the
responsibility of leaving supplies of water and pet foods at various
locations on a daily basis when and where it is safe to do so.
People who are forced to leave pets indoors can be told to set out
several days of food and water before leaving home. It is important
to note that pets exposed to toxic agents may be injured or killed
and that hazard zone re-entry activities should include procedures
to collect, care, treat/decontaminate or possibly dispose off these
animals as necessary and appropriate.
3.19 Liaison & Public Relations Coordinator
The public needs to be informed accurately and rapidly as to what
is happening during an emergency situation. Significant incidents
may result in a large number of reporters arriving on scene and
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attempting to interview anybody and everybody. The Public
Relations coordinator shall undertake the following tasks to help
reduce confusion, facilitate information transfer, reduce problems
that might be otherwise caused by a lack of organization, and
reduce the incidence of unfounded rumors.
Designate one specific individual and an alternate press officer to
join the team of press officers that may be formed from
representatives of all major parties to an emergency response
operation (be they from local, state or central government
agencies or the company responsible for the accident).
Compile a list of telephone numbers of local radio and television
station personnel who can initiate special “on air” announcements.
Provide designated press officers with secretarial support,
photocopy machines, and a means of communications with the
overall command of the response operation.
Select a site, preferably but not necessarily near the central
emergency operations center, where the press can convene and
be briefed by the press officer team. This site should ideally have
telephones, electrical outlets, restrooms, and other facilities that
media personnel may require.
Establish a firm policy among all local officials and response
personnel as to who should or should not speak to media
personnel.
Ensure that key emergency response personnel understand the
need to relay up-to-date “status reports” to press officers on a
regular basis.
Things To Do
Accommodate the media as much as possible; make the news
available to them.
Schedule news conferences and avoid written releases.
Be direct and specific.
Always, always tell the truth.
Send a press representative to the command post.
Ensure that the team of press officers is in contact with the
command post at all times.
If safety permits, allow the media to take pictures of the accident
site.
Things Not To Do
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Do not permit arguments among public officials or press officers
from different organizations in front of the press. Do, however,
permit statements of dissenting opinions.
Avoid giving gut opinions or conjecturing.
Do not be evasive. If the answer to a question is not known, refer
the question to someone who has the appropriate answer.
Do not be critical in a personal manner; i.e., avoid personal
remarks about other people at the accident scene.
Do not be philosophical. These kinds of discussions are extremely
susceptible to being quoted out of context.
Do not make off-the-record comments. They may end up in print
with later retractions buried in the back pages.
Avoid friendly chats with media people. Casual comments may
appear in print.
Avoid bad or foul language.
Do not hide from the media. They can sense this and form an
unfavorable opinion of the press officer(s) as a credible source of
news.
Do not answer questions beyond personal knowledge or expertise.
Do not permit media persons to attend emergency response team
meetings. These are likely to be technical meetings with lively
discussions that may last forever if people are performing rather
than dealing with the problem at hand.
Reasons for planning for and controlling statements made during a severe
emergency go beyond a simple desire to ensure orderly and accurate dissemination
of information. One of the groups showing up more frequently at hazardous materials
accidents is of lawyers representing a wide variety of interests. It should be
remembered that good lawyers would remember everything they see and hear. A
thoughtless comment or statement can surface months later in a courtroom.
Placements of blame, criticisms of response actions, airing of dirty laundry in public,
and similar statements can result in lengthy and messy legal battles over comments
or charges made in the heat of a very hectic moment.
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4. ACTION PLAN FOR OFF SITE EMERGENCY – SMALL SPILLS
4.1 GENERAL
This section deals with the action plan for managing chemical
accident scenarios involving spill/leak of toxic substances into the
atmosphere such that the maximum downwind damage distance is
upto 3 km. The cut-off of 3 Km has been taken, as scenarios with
lesser damage distances can primarily be managed by the
members of Local Crisis Group (LCG) and would only require
coordinating efforts by their counterparts at the district level.
Accident scenarios having off site effects upto 3 Km due to toxic
vapor dispersion in Gandhinagar district are summarized in Table
4.1.
4.2 ANALYSIS OF MCA SCENARIOS
As can be observed from the information available in this table, the
major hazardous substances leading to toxic vapor dispersion are
Chlorine, Ethylene oxide, Oleum & Ammonia, Of the 11 MAH units
in the district, 3 are handling chlorine toners, 6 are handling
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Ethylene oxide and 6 are handling ammonia. Low IDLH value (30
ppm) of chlorine make it one of the most hazardous widely used
substances in the chemical industry.
Ammonia release from IFFCO, Kalol is located at Adalaj Kalol road
fall in the worst scenario category. In all these scenarios, the
maximum down-wind hazard distance is close (slightly less or
more) to 3 Km.
Other scenarios although also have off-site damage potential, are
less than 3 Km cut-off considered in this section of the action plan.
The actual off-site damage will be governed by several factors
such as population surrounding the source installation, prevalent
atmospheric conditions, combating facilities available with the unit,
etc. Green belt surrounding the industry also provides certain
degree of attenuation to the vapors, thereby reducing the damage
distance
Table 4.1
Major Accident Scenarios at MAH Units
Involving Toxic Vapor Dispersion
Max.
Largest Atmos-
Downwind
Name of the Unit Chemical Storage pheric
Hazard
Quantity (MT) Conditions
Distance
Rajdeep Chemical Ethylene 8 Mt. D-3 1.3 Km
Industries, Sampa Oxide F-1.5 1.2 Km
Shree Vallabh Chemical Ethylene 7.5 Mt D-3 823 m
Sampa. Oxide
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F-1.5 1.1 Km
D-3
F-1.5
D-3
F-1.5
D-3
F-1.5
D-3
F-1.5
D-3
F-1.5
D-3
F-1.5
D-3
F-1.5
D-3
F-1.5
D-3
F-1.5
D-3
F-1.5
D-3
F-1.5
D-3
F-1.5
D-3
F-1.5
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4.3 AREAS & POPULATION LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED
Based on the results of the above table, villages have been
identified in each of the eight wind directions for each area.
Corresponding total population of these villages have also been
indicated along side the areas likely to be affected. Location wise-
data is provided in Table 4.2 for Sampa and Table 4.3 for Kalol.
Table : 4.2
Areas and Population Likely to be Affected
due to Chemical Emergency at Sampa
Location Gandhinagar Dehgam Mansa
Max.
Hazard 5 Km 5 Km 5 Km
Distance
Popu
Wind Popul- Popula
Areas Areas Areas -
Direction ation -tion
lation
Nor Karai, 6200 Jalundra, 2600 Gathora 2500
th Valad, & &
Rupal 7000 Jaliyamath 2200
North- Viratalavadi 2100 Khanpur 2000 Balpura 2800
east Radheja 9000
East Medara & 5500 Lavad 4800 Manekpu 3500
Raypur &Kadodar r
a & Lihod
South- Kolavada 6000 Velpura 5400 Bhimpur 3200
east &Ramnag a
ar
South Ranasan 3700 Mosampur 5600 Dholakuv 3500
& Lavad a
South- Nana 22000 Palaiya 4500 Parbatpu 2500
west Chiloda & ra
Moti Adaraj
West Sardhav 9000 Ahmadpur 5100 Gulabpur 2800
& Nadol a
North- Karai & 5900 Salaki & 5200 Fatehpur 2700
west Koba Raypur a
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4.4 CHAIN OF EVENTS
As can be seen from the above tables, toxic vapor release at any of the above
installations has the potential of affecting off-site population up to 3 Km and the chain
of events for effectively managing such an eventuality is presented below.
4.5 NOTIFICATION TO OFF-SITE AUTHORITIES
4.5.1 Action : Communication Coordinator of the Unit or adjoining
units
The communication coordinator shall call (079–23220630
Telephone Number of District Crisis Control Room (DCCR) -
Gandhinagar ) for notifying the chemical accident emergency. In
communicating the accident scenario he will :
Identify oneself by name and designation.
Give the location of the incident (Plant, Section, Equipment).
Inform about the chemical involved.
State briefly the type of emergency i.e. whether fire, explosion,
toxic release (specify the direction of gas cloud movement in case
of toxic gas release).
State the severity of the incident as given by the WMC to ascertain
the level of emergency.
Standby to render all possible assistance.
There is a possibility that any other person may also see / hear the
fire / explosion and calls the police station before they receive call
from the affected unit or the District Emergency Control Center
(DECC). It may not be possible for an ordinary citizen to provide
entire information as per the given format. In such a case it will be
the responsibility of the information-receiving officer to call up the
affected Major Accident Hazard (MAH) unit or the nearby unit (if
the communication system of the affected installation is severely
damaged) and gather the desired information. It is suggested that
a pad of blank formats are kept at Police Control Room (PCR) so
that Officer Incharge can promptly ask questions and record
information.
4.5.2 Notification to Response Organizations
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Action : Departmental Officer Manning the District Collector
Control Room (DCCR) / Police Control Room (PCR)
The person receiving the information shall immediately inform the
three first responders i.e. Police, Fire and Medical department by
calling their chiefs / alternates (in case chief is not reachable) as
per the list of District Crisis Group (DCG) members available with
him. Next he will inform District Collector, Chairman of Local Crisis
Group (LCG) and all other members of DCG. He will pass the
complete information of the incident to all the members. If he
receives, further information after making the first call, he will
convey that also in the same order. Alternatively, if the information
is more relevant to any particular department, he will first pass that
information to its head. The directory of Key Contacts, i.e.,
members of DCG, LCG, industries in the district and expert
agencies at District / State and National Level, is given at
Annexure 2.
First Responder & Phone No.
Designation Office Residence
Police
District Superintendent of Police 23211086 23246527
23210914 98250 49303
23210906
Police Inspector 23221021 23230728
23221033 94260 83266
Fire
Fire Superintendent 101 23222741
23222742 98254 32222
Medical
Chief District Health Officer 23256242 23261589
98253 61595
Civil Surgeon 23259123 27473374
98250 07244
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4.6 ESTABLISHING LOCAL COMMAND POST (LCP)
Chairman of the Local Crisis Group (LCG) will select a local
command post based on the location and intensity of the incident.
He will then, through local communication coordinator, inform all
the members of LCG about the emergency and the location of
Local Command Post (LCP) selected so that preliminary response
can be quickly initiated. He will also inform about the location of
LCP to DECC and members of District Crisis Group (DCG). The
locations of LCG are suggested below :-
Sr. Location of
Suggested Location of LCP
No. Affected Unit
1 Gandhinagar District Collector (DC) office or Emergency
Control Centre (ECC) of the non affected unit
(HPCL)
2 Kalol Mamlatdar office, Kalol or Emergency Control
Centre (ECC) of the non affected unit (IFFCO)
3 Dehgam Mamlatdar office, Dehgam.
4 Mansa Mamlatdar office, Mansa or Emergency Control
Centre (ECC) of the non affected unit (HPCL)
ECC : Emergency Control Center
The above locations are suggested based on their proximity to the
respective Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units and keeping in
mind the availability of communication and control facilities for
managing chemical emergency. However, prevailing wind direction
also plays a major role in selection of the LCP. Alternate location
may be selected based on on-scene assessment and availability of
better location for operational control.
4.7 ACTION BY FIRST RESPONDERS
On receipt of information about offsite emergency, first responders will immediately
deploy first batch of response teams from a location nearest to the incident site. They
will further reinforce their teams by deploying additional resources from surrounding
areas so that effective (based on their assessment of first information received) first
response can be rendered at site. In the mean time they will keep additional
resources in terms of manpower and equipment on high alert to move to incident site.
On getting feedback from their response teams (who have by then assessed the
situation) they will take decision on deployment of additional resources in terms of
men and material.
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Major duties of the three first responders during emergency are discussed
below :-
4.7.1 Police Department
The teams will be equipped with necessary Personal Protective
Equipments (PPEs) and will coordinate the following activities :-
Control of traffic and curious onlookers near the affected areas.
Ensuring law and order at the incident site during emergency.
Ensure law and order at the assembly points and evacuation
routes.
Provide security in the evacuated areas.
Hazardous areas when evacuated also become vulnerable to theft,
burglary, etc. In such events, it becomes the responsibility of the
police department to ensure that unauthorized individuals do not
enter hazard zones so that private and public property is
safeguarded during evacuation.
Ensuring law and order in the rehabilitation centers.
Restoration of law and order in evacuated areas on termination of
emergency.
4.7.2 Fire Department
The major activities that the fire team will undertake are :-
a) On-scene Assessment
The first fire vehicle to reach the site will immediately contact the
site controller and collect the necessary information regarding the
chemical spill / leak, the actions taken and the current status. The
driver will park the vehicle in a manner to prevent exposure to air-
borne chemical contaminants. Each crewmember will wear
necessary Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) before entering
the "Hot Zone". The crewmembers should work in pairs, taking
care of each other.
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b) Plugging/Stopping of Leaks
Small leaks left unattended for extended periods of time can cause
large losses of chemicals to the environment and have much more
severe effects than would occur if the leak were somehow
completely or partially plugged on a prompt basis. There are great
benefits, therefore, in having access to one or more individuals
with the basic tools and knowledge needed to limit losses from
punctured or leaking tanks or pipelines.
The most widely available means for plugging holes or leaks in
equipment involves use of conical, cylindrical, square or wedge
shaped pieces of wood, rubber or metal sheets, inflatable pipe
plugs, pneumatic leak sealing "bandages", special patching
compounds, clamps of various types, and a number of other items.
The plugs alone, if available in a variety of sizes, can be jammed
into holes and greatly reduce the open area from which the
contents of the tank or pipeline can escape; assuming, of course,
that it is safe for individuals to approach the leak area. Several
vendors market special leak plugging and patching kits. Innovative
response personnel may be able to fashion their own devices.
Many incidents are brought to a rapid end simply by having the
proper common tools available to close a valve or tighten some
bolts. It is the responsibility of fire personnel to plug/stop leaks
based on guidance obtained from technical coordinators.
c) Suppression of Hazardous Gas or Vapor Releases
Based on the guidance from technical coordinators, the response
team shall take rapid measures to reduce the rate or amount of
hazardous vapors or gases entering the atmosphere using one or
combination of the following measures :-
Physical restriction of liquid pool surface areas.
Transfer to an alternate or standby container if available.
Use of fire-fighting or specialized hazardous material foams.
Dilution or coverage of liquid pools with water (or other compatible
liquids).
Use of water sprays or fogs.
Neutralization of spilled liquids.
Cooling of spilled liquids or venting tanks.
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4.7.3 Medical Coordinator
On receipt of information on the incident, the medical coordinator
will dispatch medical teams to the incident location from the
hospitals located nearest to the affected Major Accident Hazard
(MAH) unit.
Following are the major activities of emergency medical teams
reaching the emergency site :-
a) Establishment of Triage Stations
Mass casualty situations will require establishment of field
hospitals to take care for the injured and to identify, stabilize, and
transport more serious cases to hospitals. Medical team will
establish triage stations near the affected installation and will be
required to evaluate and color code the victims. The following code
is proposed :-
Red for critical, such victims should to be sent to the hospital in the
first available ambulance. Medical Officer manning the triage
station will maintain a checklist for the number of victims sent to a
particular hospital so as to know when the capacity is reached and
further victims may be refused admission.
Yellow for stable, such victims need to be sent to the hospital
when there is room available in an ambulance after all the critical
victims have been sent
Green for walking wounded, to be provided with first aid and
treatment for shock and trauma
Medical coordinator shall, from the list of the proposed
rehabilitation centers, identify such areas to which the public can
be directed in the aftermath of a spill emergency where this action
is warranted. Outside and local medical care personnel shall be
informed by the medical coordinator of their responsibilities in
staffing and equipping such facilities quickly. Such field hospitals
shall maintain a record of all the patients (as far as possible) so as
to enable accounting of personnel and their destinations after
triage. The on-scene medical command post shall be under the
direction of the local medical coordinator. Medical Coordinator in
consultation with the respective Medical Superintendents of the
Major Hospitals shall also be responsible for formulating a mass
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casualty plan for such hospitals as discussed in section 5.9,
Chapter 5 of the “Off-Site Plan – Volume I”.
b) Medical support for Response Personnel
Where deemed necessary, properly equipped medical personnel
and one or more ambulances shall be made available to check
and (if necessary) treat injured or contaminated response
personnel. These personnel shall check the vital signs and
general health of all personnel who will don specialized protective
gear and enter "Hot" and "Warm" Zones, particularly where fully
encapsulating protective suits are being used. The health of
potentially exposed response workers shall be rechecked upon
completion of their duties.
c) Medical support at Temporary Shelters
Once the evacuees are at the shelter, it is the responsibility of the
medical coordinator to ensure their well-being. For this, he will
assign team(s) to take care of people who become ill during
evacuation or later. The doctors assigned this work should be
aware of the signs and symptoms of exposure to toxic material(s)
so that they can easily identify victims and provide them with
necessary treatment & care. Contaminated individuals (those
having contaminant residue on their person or clothing) should be
segregated from unexposed people until adequately
decontaminated. It is pertinent to note that significant
contamination is unlikely to be of concern except where highly
toxic aerosols, mists or dusts have entered the atmosphere or
where individuals were in the immediate vicinity of the spill or
discharge. Facilities should also be available for care of the
handicapped and elderly.
4.8 RESPONSE BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND OTHER
RESPONSE AGENCIES
On receipt of information of the accident, the District Collector (DC)
will rush to the District Crisis Control Center Room (DCCR), where
Assistant Director Industrial Safety & Health, Gandhinagar and two
technical experts will join him. Other two technical experts (nearest
to the incident location) will directly rush to the Local Command
Post (LCP) and remain in touch with the DCCR for regularly
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updating the information and provide technical support to combat
teams at the incident site.
The DC will address the following issues along with other
members present at DECC :-
Obtain update of the incident situation from LCP and establish a
link for continuous communication (such as dedicated telephone
line with speaker phones, set of warlike talkies, computer link, etc.)
with the help of communication coordinator.
Identify the hazardous and threatened areas based on map and
templates available and information received from LCP. They will
also establish link with safety coordinator (PCB personnel) for
latest met data so that likely shift of hazard zone can be assessed
and communicated to LCP.
Supervise the overall management of each function through
respective member of the District Crisis Group (DCG) and
expediting response wherever required
Take a decision on requirement and priorities of evacuation and
organize the resources to execute the same. They will contact
transport and evacuation coordinators (already on high alert) and
issue instructions.
Based on the inputs from the first responders and experts
available at LCP, identify the additional resource requirement and
initiate mobilization. DC may have to get in touch with his
counterparts in other districts and also with state authorities
depending upon the requirements.
After making the required arrangements, DC will take decision
whether he is required to go to the incident site and who all shall
accompany him. In such a situation, his deputy will take charge of
the DECC.
With the above procedure, the off-site response will be initiated
and will involve activities as listed in Chapter – 3 of this Action
Plan. Although the activities will more or less remain the same,
their extent or the scale of response will be lesser as compared to
response for large spill scenarios. Further, as the damage
distances are up to 3 Km, the impact may be limited to industrial
areas fro unit located in Sampa, Kalol and Santej. As majority of
population in industrial areas will be factory employees, response
to warning through sirens is expected to be understood by them.
This will help in reducing the number of affected people due to
such accident scenario. For this, the management of all the
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industries located in this area will need to initiate training programs
for response to emergency sirens and actions to be taken by
workers (such as emergency plant shut down and gathering at
designated assembly points).
5. ACTION PLAN FOR OFF SITE EMERGENCY – HAZCHEM
TRANSPORTATION
5.1 HAZCHEM TRANSPORTATION
The rapid growth in the use of hazardous chemicals in industry has brought about a
very significant in the transportation of hazardous chemicals through rail, roads and
pipelines, which has the potential to endanger the life of large number of people by
an accident involving these chemicals. More often than not, national and state
highways pass through large population centers through which such chemicals are
transported. This has made the problem of hazardous material transportation, even
more complicated. These have been an enormous number of road accidents in
general and involving transportation of hazardous chemical in particular. Many of
these accidents have lead to large scale loss of life, damage to environment and
property.
As can be observed from the foregoing sections, Gandhinagar
district has a large number of MAH Units handling a variety of
hazardous chemicals. While some of the units are manufacturers
of hazchem, employing more hazchems in the process, others are
end users. Therefore, the transportation of hazardous chemical in
the district is due to the following :-
a. Manufactures dispatching hazchem to units within or outside the
District
b. Manufacturers or other chemical industries receiving hazchem
from manufacturers located within or outside the District
c. Bulk storage terminals receiving hazchem through pipelines and /
or ships and dispatching to users within or outside the District
d. Transient traffic of hazchem carrier passing through the major
corridors of the District.
5.2 MAJOR CORRIDORS FOR HAZCHEM TRANSPORTATION
National Highway No. 8 :- This 35 Km stretch enters the District
at Limbadiya and exits near Chandrala. It also caters to the
interstate transient traffic of hazchem and other goods.. From this
it can be observed that the movement of hazchem transportation
and also the potential for accidents involving them in the district is
very high.
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Ahmedabad – Kalol State Highway :- Approach road although
good. The road is just enough for two heavy vehicles to pass.
In addition to the above, attention also needs to be given on the
roads within Santej and Kalol G.I.D.C. While some of the roads
within these estates are motorable, others are in bad shape and
become worse during monsoon. Movement of heavy vehicles,
even carrying hazchem, within the estate is high. Poor road
conditions may not only result in transportation accidents but also
increases the travel time for first responders to reach the incident
site.
It is a good feature that LPG bottling plants are located in isolated
areas away from the population centers, as far as safety is
concerned. However, with regard to deployment of resources and
condition of access roads, it is a negative aspect.
5.3 MAJOR HAZCHEMS TRANSPORTED
Based on the results of an earlier study conducted by the Ministry
of Environment of Forest (MoEF), following are the major hazchem
transported through the District :-
Acid (Acetic, Hydrochloric, Nitric, Sulphuric & Alkalies)
Ammonia
Benzene
Chlorine
Diesel
Kerosene
LPG / Propane
Carbon disulphide
Methanol
Motor spirit
Naphtha
Oleum
Solvents (Xylene, toluene, aromax)
Technical pesticides
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5.4 TRANSPORTATION HAZARDS
As mentioned above, various hazardous chemicals are being transported through out
the district. With heavy transportation activity within the district, the potential for
accidents also increases correspondingly. Accidents scenarios have been visualized
for major hazardous chemicals passing through the district and the details are given
below. This table provides likely scenario, chemical involved, its quantity and
expected area of exposure. As transport emergency can happen anywhere in the
district, the area and population likely to get affected will depend on the location and
prevalent meteorological conditions in the area.
Table : 5.1
Transport Accident Scenario
Sr. Transport Accident
Area Likely to be Affected
No Scenario
1 Failure of chlorine 1 to 1.4 km downwind
tonner
2 Failure of acid / alkali Immediate surrounding and burns to
tanker person coming in direct contact with the
substance.
3 Ammonia leak from Varying, depending on the capacity of
cylinder the cylinder but not more than 1 km
4 Ammonia leak from a Upto 3 km down wind
tanker
5 Escape of explosive Explosion may cause over pressure
gases from cylinder upto 50 m for a short duration.
followed by explosion However, pieces of damaged cylinder
may travel upto 100 m from the accident
site.
6 LPG leak from tanker Thermal radiation and over pressure
followed by fire / effects will be upto 200 m for short
explosion duration. BLEVE may result first degree
burns upto 150 m and also cause
secondary fires depending on the
location of occurrence
7 Spill / leak of flammable Thermal radiation effects of unconfined
petroleum products pool fire will be felt upto 25 m from the
followed by fire pool edge for the duration of fire
8 Spill leak of CS2 Thermal radiation effects of unconfined
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followed by fire in a pool fire will be felt upto 30 m from the
road tanker pool for the duration of fire. Burning of
CS2 results in formation of toxic sulphur
dioxide effects of which may be felt upto
a distance of 2 km from the accident
site
9 Spill / leak of solvents Thermal radiation effects of unconfined
and other flammable pool fire will be felt upto 15 m from the
chemicals such as pool edge for the duration of fire
toluene, methanol,
benzene and xylene
followed by fire
Other items that will have bearing on the extent of damage are :-
Rate of chemicals release – lower rates pose lesser risks. As per
the guidelines of the Ministry of Environment of Forest (MoEF), we
have considered catastrophic failure of container. However, it
seldom happens in actual incidents and the material escapes from
the container at a much lesser rate.
Location high population density – unfavourably
First response by the driver, if possible – favourable
Prompt action by response agencies – favourable
5.5 ANALYSIS OF ACCIDENT SCENARIOS
From Table 5.1 is is apparent that possibility of fire / explosion /
toxic release during transportation exists anywhere in the district
because large number of hazardous chemicals are transported
through out the district.
If the vehicle carrying the hazardous chemical meets with a
serious accident, there is liklihood of release of chemical to the
atmosphere. Such chemicals may also get released during
transportation due to damaged container, however, such possibility
is rather remote. In both the events, consequences and extent of
damage will vary considerably with location. Typical damage
distance incase of catastrophic failure of container of hazardous
chemical during transportation would vary with the type of
chemical being transported. If it happens in highly populated area,
it could seriously affect population in surrounding area. However, a
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quick emergency response can reduce the damage to a large
extent.
Immediate emergency response would be required to contain the
damage, rescue the trapped / injured people, provide medical help
to the affected population, evacuate the affected / threatened
areas, control of traffic and curious on lookers etc.
5.6 CHAIN OF EVENTS
Chain of events will be initially in case of a transport accident as
discussed below :-
If the driver of the vehicle is safe and is trained to handle transport
emergency (he is supposed to received basic training and carry
TREMCARD – Transport Emergency Card., which gives do’s and
don’ts during such situation specifically for the chemical being
transported), he can be instrumental in providing immediate initial
response. He can help in :-
Conveying the accurate information to the authorities.
By keeping the onlookers away by shouting at them that this is a
hazardous chemical and they should not come near the truck.
Further, he can instruct to keep away all sources of ignition.
By seeking help from other truck drivers in controlling the crowd
and communicating with people in downwind direction so that they
move away from gas cloud.
5.7 NOTIFICATION TO OFFSITE AUTHORITIES
Initial reporting of accident could be either by driver / cleaner / any
passer by who observes the accident. Therefore, it is more
important for the person on duty at control room to extract as much
information as possible. As suggested in the case of accident at
Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units, here also a format can be
developed for transport accidents and kept at PCR so that Officer
Incharge can promptly ask questions and record information. He
would ask the caller to :-
Identify himself.
Give details of accident (fire / gas leak).
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Give location of the accident (as exactly as possible).
Incase the caller is driver or cleaner of the subject vehicle, he
should also ask him to :-
Give name and quantity of chemical transported.
Give source, destination and name of the transporter.
It will be useful to ask the source (i.e. name of the unit and location
from where the product is sent) and destination (i.e. name of the
unit and location from where the products is being sent) as this will
help in calling the unit’s representatives (if located nearby) also,
who are generally aware about the nature of the chemicals and are
trained in controlling leaks, transferring the leaking chemical to
other container, neutralizing the chemicals etc.
5.8 NOTIFICATION TO RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS
Action : Departmental Officer Manning the District Collector
Control Room (DCCR)
On receipt of call, he will :
Make sure that information is received at the police and fire
stations, which are nearest to the incident site.
Inform the three first responders i.e. police, fire and medical
department by calling their chiefs / alternatives (in case chief is not
reachable) as per the list of District Crisis Group (DCG) members
available with him.
Inform DC and all other member of DCG.
As soon as he receives, further information after making the first
call, he will convey that also in the same order.
5.9 RESPONSE BY POLICE, FIRE AND MEDICAL DEPARTMENTS
On receipt of information about offsite emergency, first responders
will immediately deploy first batch of response teams from a
location nearest to the incident site. They will further reinforce, if
required, their teams by deploying additional resources from
surrounding areas so that effective (based on their assessment of
first information received) first response can be rendered at site. In
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the meantime they will keep additional resources in terms of
manpower and equipment on high alert to move to incident site.
On getting feedback from their response teams (who would have
by then assessed the situation) they will take decision on
movement of more teams. Once the assessed deployment is
made, chiefs may also move to site for better operational control.
The officer of the first agency (police or fire) to reach the accident
site would take charge as incident controller He will :-
Cordon off atleast 100 m of the area surrounding the leaking toner.
Notify / warn people in the downwind direction to evacuate the
area and move in the cross wind direction.
Control traffic and curious onlookers at the incident site.
Inform traffic control room to diver traffic coming on the highway
and only allow vehicles belonging to emergency response
agencies such as fire, medical, red-cross, technical experts etc.
If the personnel of the fire department are the first one to reach the
site, they will simultaneously perform the following functions :-
With appropriate Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs), the fire
team personnel will roll the toner (in case of chlorine toner
damage) so that the defective / leaking valve is on the upper side.
This will prevent the outflow of aerosol from the toner and only gas
will come out. In other cases, appropriate action depending upon
the situation, will be taken by them. However, if they are not sure,
they should wait for inputs from technical experts.
(In case of flammable material) :-
With the help of fire hose, from a water curtain in the downwind
direction, so that chlorine / other toxic gases gets dissolved and
vapor hazard is minimized.
Attempt to tighten the defective valve to prevent gas leak, if this
does not work, try to stop the leak with the equipment available in
the chlorine kit.
With fire suits on, the fire team personnel will, if possible, try
bunding the surrounding area. This will prevent the spread the
material.
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Inform nearby people / shops to extinguish cigarettes, bhattis or
any other source of ignition as the fire may flash back to the tanker
if vapors come in contact with an ignition source.
Attempt to straighten the vehicle, if possible, by typing and pulling
by another vehicle such as recovery crane etc.
Initiate fire fighting measures if the vehicle is on fire.
The off-site emergency response is initiated by the above
procedure and will involve specific response functions as
discussed earlier in Chapter 2 and 3. However the scale of
response for communications, fire medical, evacuation, rescue and
public works personnel may be smaller in this case. In addition to
the responsibilities described in Chapter 2 & 3, certain activities
specific to transport emergencies are given in subsequent
paragraphs.
5.10 TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
Formulation of Response Strategy
There are potential accident scenarios in which the risks
associated with certain types of response activities may exceed
any benefits to be realized, thus providing ample reason to only
undertake protective and containment actions from a safe distance
until the situation has stabilized or expert assistance has been
obtained. General examples of situations in which the best course
of action may be to hold back from a direct “attack” include :-
When a major release takes place that poses unknown hazards or
hazards for which response personnel are not equipped or
prepared.
When a flammable gas or liquid is on fire and extinguishing could
lead to release of toxic of flammable vapors or gases and possibly,
explosive re-ignition.
When there are no endangered persons or structures nearby and
the containers and / or hazardous materials present significant
hazards to response personnel.
When the addition of water to a fire may serve to spread highly
toxic contaminants into the environment, thus causing a pollution
problem that may cost much more to resolve than the value of the
burning materials, vehicles or buildings.
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5.11 SAFETY COORDINATIOR
Containment of Spills of Liquids or Solids on Land
The first step in spill response when a liquid or solid has been
discharged onto a land surface is to contain the spilled material
and to prevent the further spread of contamination. Although
specialized equipment has been developed to construct dikes of
foamed concrete or plastic materials, the most widely available
and generally adequate substances to use are earth, sand, clay
and plastic or rubber sheeting. Local safety coordinator and his
combat team in association with the specialized personnel and
equipment from the municipal corporation shall be responsible for
containing the unconfined spill or liquid or solids at the incident
site.
Dikes or barriers of earth, sand or clay materials can be quickly
constructed with bulldozers, similar equipment or properly
equipped individuals with shovels. It is necessary to consider that
motorized equipment should not be used indiscriminately in the
vicinity of flammable or explosive vapors or gases. Local materials
coordinator shall supply the necessary protective clothing and
breathing apparatus to response personnel who may need to
approach a spill.
Plastic or rubber sheeting can be used to cover spilled solids. This
can prevent the wind from causing toxic dusts to become airborne
and also protect the bulk of the solid from becoming wet from aid
or hose streams used in the area, thus reducing the extent or
possibility of soil, groundwater or surface water contamination by
the spilled substance. Such sheeting can also be useful for lining
dikes, basins, and trenches for similar purposes where liquids are
to be contained. Finally, sheeting materials, together with stones or
bricks and soil, sand or clay, can be used to cover storm drain
openings in a pinch.
When hazardous materials have already entered a storm drain
system, there are benefits to attempting to limit or contain the flow
of the materials by damming at strategic locations. Since storm
drainage systems typically flow into bodies of surface water,
containment might prevent significant water pollution and facilitate
later cleanup. However, it is to be noted that volatile chemicals
(such as CS2) should never be trapped in a closed conduit such
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as a storm drain, primarily due to the possibility that explosive
vapor may accumulate and encounter a source or ignition. Thus,
judgements on damming must be made on a case by case basis
by the safety / technical coordinator with special attention being
given to cases in which containment’s may enter a water treatment
plant.
5.12 FIRE SERVICE COORDINATOR
Spill Control
Where a tank vehicle is losing liquid cargo, it may be worth while to
have the means available to turn the body of the vehicle or
container over such that the point of leakage rises. This will lessen
the total amount of cargo than can escape before the liquid level in
the tank drops below the height of the hole. This is especially true
in vessels having volatile liquids or liquefied gases such as
chlorine. The rolling over of the vessel will facilitate reduction of the
outflow of the contents. Be advised, however, that this may require
special equipment, trained personnel and expert supervision for a
safe outcome.
Various types of transportation containers have internal
emergency shutoff valves that can reduce or stop outflow from
external valves that have been damaged in an accident.
Knowledge of the standard placement and use of these valves can
be invaluable, most particularly for highway tank vehicles. Driver
and cleaners of vehicle carrying hazardous substances will be
instructed and trained in these aspects by the safety coordinator.
Special Fire-fighting Equipment and Materials
Public fire departments primarily rely upon water for fire control,
but are well aware that water can be ineffective on some types of
fires and may actually be counterproductive or dangerous for use
in other cases. This list of chemicals on which water SHOULD
NOT be used is given below :-
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1 Acetyl Bromide 2 Acetyl Chloride
3 Aluminum Chloride 4 Calcium
5 Calcium Oxide 6 Diborane
S7 Dimethyl Sulphate 8 Lithium
i9 Phosphorus Oxychloride 10 Phosphorus Trichloride
n11 Pottassium 12 Hydrogen Peroxide
c13 Potassium Hydroxide 14 Rubidium
e15 Sodium 16 Sodium Amide
17 Sodium Hydride 18 Sodium Hydroxide (Flakes)
w19 Sodium Peroxide 20 Sulphur Chloride
ater is usually adequate for most large fires encountered, fire
departments rarely stock more than a limited number of portable
dry chemical or carbon dioxide extinguishers and possibly a small
amount of foam concentrate. These supplies of auxiliary agents
available with the services may not be adequate for major
chemicals or petroleum product fires. Thus for assisting the fire
department in identifying sources of additional supplies and
equipment for use in emergencies, the fire fighting resources
available with the industries in Gandhinagar District are listed at
Annexure 3.1.
5.13 PUBLIC WORKS COORDINATOR
Cleanup of Spills of Liquids or Solids on Land
Once a spilled substance has been contained, the next step is to
remove it from the environment. The effort is often undertaken by
the supplier of the chemical or a spill cleanup contractor it may
hire, but Local, District and State Governments should have a
capability to respond when the responsible party is unknown or is
unprepared or unwilling to take action and circumstances do not
permit waiting for govt. intervention. Such situations are generally
encountered during transport emergencies.
The methods usually applied for “gross” cleanup of contaminated
ground surfaces are rather straightforward. They involve :-
Use of contaminated pumps, hoses and tanks, drums or vacuum
trucks to collect pools of accumulated liquids
Use of soil, sand, clay, straw sawdust, fly ash, cement powder,
perlite, vermiculite or commercially available mineral or plastic
absorbant materials to absorb and mop up liquid residues and
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Removal of contaminated surface layers (where cleaning in place
is not practical) by shovels or mechanical means
In all cases, suppliers and equipment used must be compatible
with the hazardous material spilled, workers must be protected
from toxic exposures and special care must be taken in the
presence of potentially flammable or explosive atmospheres.
Other current cleanup techniques include steam cleaning or
detergent washing of solid surface where hydrocarbons or similar
materials have spilled, burning of flammable or combustible
materials in place where it is safe to do so and permitted by
regulatory authorities.
The responsibility of cleanup lies with the public works coordinator
who shall undertake cleanup operations based on the instructions
from the DCG. Local safety and material coordinator shall provide
him with backup support of men and material. It is desirable to
keep plastic sheets, absorbent material etc. at the local command
posts.
5.14 TABLE OF INITIAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTIIVE ACTION
DISTANCES
1. The table of initial isolation & protective action distances suggest
distance useful to protect people from vapor resulting from spill
involving dangerous chemical which are considered poisons / toxic
by inhalation. Distances show areas likely to be affected during the
first 30 minutes after material are spilled and could increase with
time.
The initial isolation zone defines an area surrounding the
incident in which persons may be exposed to dangerous (up
wind) and life threatening (down wind) concentrating of
material. The protective action zone defines an area down
wind from the incident in which persons may become
incapacitated and unable to take protective action and or
incur serious or irreversible health effects. The table provides
specific guidance for small and large spills occurring day or
night. Table of initial isolation and protective active distance.
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Sr. Small Spills Large Spills
No First Then
First isolate Then protect
isolate in protect
in all persons
Chemical all persons in
direction down wind
Name direction down wind
(meter) during
(mtr) during
Day Night Day Night
Day Night
(mtr) (km) (km) (km)
1. Anhydrous 30 0.2 95 0.3 - 0.8
ammonia
2. Ammonia 30 0.2 60 0.2 0.2 0.3
solu. with
more than
50%
ammonia
3. Chlorine 60 0.3 185 0.8 0.8 3.1
4. Ethylene 60 0.2 125 0.3 0.3 1.0
oxide
5. Hydro 60 0.2 185 0.8 0.6 2.7
Cyanic acid
6. Hydrogen 60 0.2 155 0.6 0.5 2.3
fluoride
7. Hydrogen 60 0.2 155 0.5 0.5 1.8
chloride
8. Fluorine 60 0.2 185 0.3 0.5 0.1
9. LPG 90 0.2 120 0.3 0.5 1.0
10. Naphtha / 30 0.1 60 0.2 0.2 0.3
NGL
11. Free SO3/ 60 0.2 185 0.8 0.6 2.9
H 2SO4
12. Bromine 60 0.3 215 1.0 0.8 3.5
13. Ethyl 60 0.2 125 0.5 0.3 1.3
mercaptan
14. Benzene 80 0.1 100 0.3 0.2 0.6
15. CNG 95 0.3 245 1.3 1.1 4.8
16. HN3 60 0.2 155 0.5 0.5 0.8
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Transport Emergencies: - Isolation / Evacuation Distances
Evacuation Distances (m)
Transport
Large Spill
Chemical Emergency Small
Initial Plume Plume
Guide No. Spill
Isolation Width Length
Acetaldehyde 6 - - - -
Acrylonitrile 17 30 60 600 1000
Ammonia 1 30 60 600 1000
Butadiene 3 - - - -
Carbon 8 20 40 300 500
disulphide
Chlorine 14 50 90 1100 1600
Chloroformates 11 - - - -
Chlorosulpu- 9 - - - -
onic acid
Dimethylamine 4 30 60 600 1000
Ethylene 5 - - - -
Ethylene oxide 13 30 60 600 800
Ethylamine 12 - - - -
Hydrogen 5 - - - -
Hydrogen 1 50 100 800 1100
fluoride
LPG 5 - - - -
Mercaptans 8 - - - -
Methylamine 4 40 70 800 1300
Nitrogen dioxide 14 40 70 800 1300
Oleum / sulphur 9 90 180 2400 3500
trioxide
Phosphorus 9 40 80 800 1300
trichloride
Propylene 5 - - - -
Sodium 16 - - - -
Sulphur dioxide 2 40 80 1000 1400
Tert. Butyl 10 - - - -
hydro peroxide
Vinyl acetate 6 - - - -
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How to use the table of initial isolation and protective action
distance.
(i) The responder
- Identified the name of the chemical.
- Read the guide for the chemical and taken the emergency action
recommended.
- Noted the wind direction.
(ii) In determine if the incident involves a small or large spill and if day
or night.
(iii) Lookup the initial isolation distance from the table direct all
persons to move in cross wind direction away from the spill to the
distance specified in the table.
Wind direction
Initial isolation zone
Protective zone
½
Downwind distance
½
Down wind Initial isolation distance
distance Spill spill
Down wind distance
Lookup the initial protective action distance from the table. The
table give the down wind distance in km. The protection action
zone is square, whose length & width are the same as down wind
distance shown in the table.
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6. POST EMERGENCY ACTIVITIES
Once the situation at the site is under control, the spill / leak has
been plugged, fire has been extinguished, the emission of vapors
to the atmosphere has been effectively checked and a SAFE
signal has been passed its time for the follow up exercise. Various
activities remain unfinished, the details of which are given below in
order of priority.
6.1 STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS AFTER FIRES OR EXPLOSIONS
Action : Technical Coordinator
A major explosion could damage or destroy numerous buildings
and any nearby bridges or tunnels. Similarly large fires can have
major effects over a vast area. In either case, residents of partially
damaged buildings will want to know if the structures are safe to
occupy while they await repairs. Questions pertaining to the safety
of highway or railway bridges must be resolved quickly to avoid
traffic complications.
It is important to note that inspection personnel may require
special precautions (i.e., chemical protective gear) in addition to
normal safety equipment in those cases where the structure may
still be contaminated by hazardous residues.
Fire and safety coordinators shall be responsible for inspecting the
structural integrity of damaged buildings, bridges, or other
structures in the aftermath of a fire or explosion.
6.2 POST-INCIDENT TESTING FOR CONTAMINATION
Action : Safety Coordinator
To some extent, this item overlaps with monitoring of
concentrations. However, activity in “Action Plan” covers sampling
and analysis during the initial phases of a response action while
this one is concerned with the potential for persistent aftereffects.
Personnel of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board shall undertake to
check crops, water (ground & surface), homes, stored foods, and
animals that may become part of the human food chain for
possible chemical contamination. Help may be sought from the
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industries having capabilities for monitoring/ testing of contaminant
in the target items.
6.3 WASTE DISPOSAL
Action : Safety Coordinator
Where the unit responsible for a spill do not take appropriate
action, it may become necessary for public authorities to undertake
disposal of hazardous wastes. This requires knowledge of
Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989 (as
amended in 2000) of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt.
of India. The location of approved and authorized disposal sites
and the proper procedures for transporting and transferring wastes
to these sites have also to be taken care of. Local authorities
should seek assistance from the state department of environment.
These departments will have considered such problems in their
own state or regional emergency response plans. The items unfit
for human consumption will also form part of the Hazardous waste,
which needs to be disposed off in accordance with the above
mentioned rules.
6.4 CLEANUP OF DEAD OR CONTAMINATED LIVESTOCK OR
WILDLIFE
Action : Public Works Coordinator / Medical Coordinator
Contaminated animals must be sent to veterinary hospital for
decontamination & treatment. A large number of animal carcasses,
be they hundreds of cows or chickens or thousands of fish, can
pose a variety of health hazards. Emergency response plans do
not typically address this topic, possibly because it is somewhat
distasteful, but the topic is worthy of consideration during the
planning process where applicable. Where oil spills may
contaminate waterfowl, consideration might be given to the
formation of work crews to collect, clean, and care for the animals
under the direction of experienced personnel. State and local
public works agencies can provide assistance in planning for this
activity. Local veterinarians and animal conservation groups may
also be helpful, but in all cases, it is the responsibility of medical
coordinator to ensure that personnel will not be placed at risk of
adverse safety or health impacts by their actions.
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6.5 PROVISION OF ALTERNATE WATER SUPPLIES
Action : Utilities / Transport Coordinator
There are a number of circumstances under which a potable water
supply may become unfit for human consumption for a time and
require replacement. This is most commonly accomplished by
bringing in supplies of bottled water and/or tankers/trailers capable
of carrying water. The later are available from local Municipal
Corporation. Tankers carrying milk are another possibility for
consideration once thoroughly cleaned. It is the responsibility of
transport coordinator in association with the Social workers for
arranging potable water for consumption of personnel engaged at
the incident site. The potential sources of potable water are wells
of water intake point of river, and ground water from neighbouring
villages / towns / agricultural areas where possibility of ground
water pollution due to spillage of contaminants is minimal.
6.6 RE-ENTRY INTO EVACUATED AREAS
Action : Members of District Crisis Group (DCG)
Based on the assessment of the situation at the site, the DCG
would take decision on the termination of emergency. Before this,
however, several issues need to be resolved by the members of
Local Crisis Group (LCG). Re-entry being again as complex as the
evacuation operation, would require the respective coordinators to
perform their functions such as transportation of evacuees back to
their respective residential areas, restoration of electricity, gas,
water supplies, post-accident monitoring of concentration, etc. The
issues / activities thus required are listed at Table - 6.1 in order of
priority. However, as some of these are parallel activities, the
decision should be taken based on actual site conditions.
The activities listed below are only those, that are essential for
return of the normalcy. However, as the last item suggests, regular
training to all sections of the society is also of equal importance.
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6.7 SETTELMENT OF CLAIMS UNDER PUBLIC LIABILITIES
INSURANCE ACT,1991
The Collector under whose jurisdiction the accident, resulting in
loss of life or injury to a person or damage to property has
occurred, shall issue a notification to that effect and invite
applications for claim of damages or compensation under sub
section (1) of Section 6 of the Public Liabilities Insurance Act,
1991.
6.8 RESPONSIBILITIES OF OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES
The designated authorities under various statutes like Indian Boiler
Act, Factories Act, E.P. Act, Explosive Act, Static and Mobile
Pressure Vessels Act etc. shall perform post emergency activities
prescribed and also as directed by District Collector under Gujarat
State Disaster Management Act, 2003.
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Table - 6.1
Post Emergency Activities
Activity Responsibility
Check the industrial unit for possible Technical Experts
secondary effect of delayed relapse.
Provide notification at the shelters of Communications
Coordinator
termination of emergency
Restoration of water, electricity & gas Utilities Coordinator
supplies
Arrange for transportation of evacuees Transportation Coordinator
back to residence
Restoration of law and order in the Security Coordinator
affected areas
Establish grievance cell Liaison & PR Coordinator &
Chairperson of Local Crisis
Group
Hold press conference Public Relations Coordinator
Hold public meetings for answering their PR Coordinator in
Association with Officials of
queries
the concerned (MAH) unit
Arrange for providing interim relief to the District Collector
affected people
Undertake accident investigation & Technical Coordinator
documentation
Arrange further relief to the affected District Collector
people based on claim applications
Plan updating, if so required District Crisis Group (DCG) /
Local Crisis Group (LCG)
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Provide training to community DCG / LCG
and staff
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Table 2.1
Meteorological Data of Gandhinagar Station
Month Temperatur Rain-fall % Wind Data
e RH
Max Min. Monthly No of Wind Direction for
C C Total days % No. of Days*
(In mm) for 1- from
19 N NE S SW
kmph
January 31.4 12.8 1.2 65 29 14 34 4 5
February 34.3 14.9 0.3 56 26 10 25 8 13
March 37.6 19.8 1.6 59 29 8 14 12 24
April 40.0 23.7 1.8 59 28 6 6 15 34
May 39.7 26.9 17.0 71 31 1 1 8 73
June 35.4 26.9 154.2 79 30 1 0 15 71
July 32.0 25.7 322.8 87 31 0 0 13 70
August 31.1 25.1 228.3 89 31 0 0 8 76
September 32.7 24.5 207.7 86 29 2 3 10 57
October 35.9 22.1 55.7 74 30 3 14 16 17
November 35.1 17.2 1.2 62 29 3 32 7 6
December 33.0 14.0 0.1 66 30 12 32 5 4
Month Temperatur Rain-fall % Wind Data
e RH
Max Min. Monthly No of Wind Direction for
C C Total days % No. of Days*
(In mm) for 1- from
19 N NE S SW
kmph
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Presently the following facilities are available at
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Sardhav :-
1. Mobile Foam Tender -
2. Fire Jeep -
3. Manpower -
4. Breathing Apparatus Sets -
5. PVC / Chemical Suits -
6. B.A. Set Compressor -
7. Water Monitors (Mobile) -
8. Map of the Area -
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2.3 LOCAL CRISIS GROUP - GANDHINAGAR
Position
Sr. Name, Address &
Designation in Crisis
No Telephone No.
Group
1 SDM & Dy. Chairman
Collector Office of the SDM & Dy. Collector,
M.S.Building, Sector 11,
Gandhinagar
2 Asstt. Director, Office of Assistant Director, Member
Industrial Safety Industrial Safety & Health, Secretary
& Health Block 8/3, CH type, Near
Vahanvati vidyalaya, Sector 7.
Gandhinagar.
3 Factory Mr. T.A. Sami (Manager) Member
Manager
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Limited. Sonipur road, At: Sardhav,
Taluka: Gandhinagar
4 Factory owner Mohanbhai L. Rami (Director) Member
Vimal pesticides pvt. ltd. National
high way no 8, At: Limbadiya,
Taluka: Gandhinagar.
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2.3 LOCAL CRISIS GROUP - GANDHINAGAR
Position
Sr. Name, Address &
Designation in Crisis
No Telephone No.
Group
5 Transporter of Super choice transport service, Member
Dangerous Aavtar hotel, Narol Isanpur
Chemicals highway, Narol, Ahmedabad.
6 Transporter of (Rajendra L. Patel) Member
Dangerous M/S Rajendra travels, 1200/1, Chip
Chemicals type shopping center, Near police
chowky, Sector 27, Gandhinagar
7 Fire Officer Member
Gandhinagar fire station,
Near district panchayat, CH road,
Sector 17, Gandhinagar.
8 Station House Member
Officer (Police) Police Inspector, Police station,
Sector 21, Gandhinagar.
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2.3 LOCAL CRISIS GROUP - GANDHINAGAR
Position
Sr. Name, Address &
Designation in Crisis
No Telephone No.
Group
9 Town Member
Development Taluka development officer,
Officer Taluka panchayat office,
M.S. Building, D block, Third floor,
Sector 11, Gandhinagar.
10 Civil Defense Member
Officer Police Inspector, civil defence
11 Primary Health Sonalben Goyal, Member
Officer
Superintendent, Revabhai general
hospital, Sardhav,
Taluka: Gandhinagar.
12 Journalist Krushakant zha, Gandhinagar Member
Samachar, Sector 8, Gandhinagar.
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2.3 LOCAL CRISIS GROUP - GANDHINAGAR
Position
Sr. Name, Address &
Designation in Crisis
No Telephone No.
Group
13 Sarpanch Jayeshbhai Nathabhai Patel, Member
Sarpanch, Gram panchayat office,
Limbadya, Taluka: Gandhinagar.
14 NGO L. K. Vaghela, Prsident, Member
Lions club, Gandhinagar.
15 Doctor Dr. Kiritbhai Patel, 180, Harsiddh Member
nagar. Double daker vasahat,
Sector 24, Gandhinagar.
16 Doctor Dr. Ramanbhai G. Patel, Member
Plot: 147/1, Anand vatika, Near
Panchdev temple, Sector 22,
Gandhinagar.
17 Local Social Bachubhai L. Patel, At: Sardhav. Member
Worker Taluka: Gandhinagar.
18 Social Worker Arunbhai Buch, President, Member
Gandhinagar city vasahat mandal,
Gandhinagar.
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3.10 VEHICLES AVAILABLE AT MAH UNITS
Sr STD Phone Phone Car /
Name Buses Trucks
No Code 1 2 Jeep
1 Vimal
Pesticides
2 Parkas
Presticides
3 Hindustan
Petroleum
4 Ambica LPG
Bottling
5 Rajdeep
Chemical
6 Shree Vallabh
Chemical
1 The Arvind 02764 281100-9 281173
Mills Ltd.
2 IFFCO Ltd. 02764 223256 223258
3 Maruti 02764 322057 982438088
Pesticides Pvt. 5
Ltd.
4 Umiya Agros 02764 232429 982502725
1
5 Gujarat 02764 222521 982549010
Pesticides 6
Pvt. Ltd.
6 Zion 02764 268342 265796
Chemicals
Pvt. Ltd.
7 Saibaba 02764 286250 268220
Surfactants
Pvt. Ltd.
8 Mahalaxmi 02764 233873 982430045
Industries 9
9 Anmol 02764 234486 989811696
Chloro Chem 7
10 Mutual 02764 234098 982506044
Chemicals 2
Pvt. Ltd.
11 Chem Plast 02764 233548 982502038
Industries 9
12 Arvind Poly 02764 281110 281173
Coats
13 Rajratna 02764 233665 982502919
Metal 1
Industries
Ltd.
14 Bhagwati 02764 233546 982541103
Indsutries 5
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5.1 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
Data for Urban Areas
Sr Residential Total
Name
No Houses Population
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Data for Rural Areas
Sr
Name of Taluka/Village Area Households Total Population
No
A GANDHINAGAR TALUKA
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
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Data for Rural Areas
Sr
Name of Taluka/Village Area Households Total Population
No
A MANSA TALUKA
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
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Data for Rural Areas
Sr
Name of Taluka/Village Area Households Total Population
No
A DEHGAM TALUKA
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
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Data for Rural Areas
Sr
Name of Taluka/Village Area Households Total Population
No
A KALOL TALUKA
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
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2.2 INDUSTRIES
Sr. Key Person 1 & Key Person 2 & Phone
Name Address
No. Designation Designation Numbers
1 Vimal Pesticides N.H. NO. : 8
Pvt. Ltd. At : Limbadia
Dist : Gandhinagar
2 Parkas Presticides Plot No. 19/A
Industries At : Zak, Ta : Dehgam
Dist : Gandhinagar
3 Hindustan Petroleum At : Sardhav,
Corporation Ltd. Dist : Gandhinagar
4 Ambica LPG Bottling Kalol Mansa Road
Pvt. Ltd. At : Parabatpura
Ta: Mansa, Dist : Gandhinagar
5 Rajdeep Chemical Dehgam Bayad Road
Industries At : Sampa, Ta : Dehgam
6 Shree Vallabh Dehgam Dhansura Road
Chemical At: Sanpa, Ta ; Dehgam
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2.5 DISTRICT CRISIS GROUP – GANDHINAGAR
Sr Address Telephone Numbers
Name Designation
No Office Residence Office Residence
1 District Collector Collector office,
M.S. Bldg.,
Sector-11
Gandhinaga
2 SDM & Dy. Office of the SDM &
Collector, Dy. Collector, M.S.
Gandhinagar Bldg., Sector-11
Gandhinagar
3 District Office of the DDO,
Development District Panchayat
Officer Office, Gandhinagar
3 Jayesh Desai Assistant Block 8/3,
Director (IS&H), CH’ Type Sector-7,
Gandhinagar Gandhinagar
5 A.K. Jani Dy. Director
(IS&H), Kalol
6 K.M.Shah Assistant
Director (IS&H),
Kalol
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7 Ind. Safety &
Health officer,
Kalol
8 Ind. Safety &
Health officer,
Kalol
9 GM Telecom District Telecom -
Office,
10 R. K. Mittal Manager Vidiocon International
(DME) Ltd.,
E-28, GIDC,
Gandhinagar
11 Bhavesh J. Admn. Manager Vimal Pesticides Pvt. .
Kamdar M.Sc . Ltd.
(chemistry) At.: Limbadia,
Dist.:Gandhinagar
12 Safety officer IFFCO, Kalol
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13 P. Chief Manager IFFCO, Kalol
Chanchalani
14 O.N.G.C., Avani
bhavan, Chandkheda,
Post: Sabarmati
15 Factory Hindustan Petroleum
Manager Corp. Ltd. Sardhav,
BE. (Mech) Dist.:G’nagar
16 Environment Gujarat Pollution
Engineer Control Board.
17 Dy. Chief Mrudupat, Kothi, - - -
Controller of Raopura, Baroda
Explosives
18 Fire officer Fire Station,
Nr.Jilla Panchyat,
Sector-17 CH Road
Gandhinagar
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19 Fire officer Fire Station,
Kalol
20 Director of Civil Civil Defence Office,
Defence.
21 Dist. Health District Health Office
Officer Jilla Panchayat
Office, 2nd floor,
Sector-17,
Gandhinagar
22 Civil Surgeon Civil Hospital,
Opposite Collector
office, Gandhinagar.
23 Superintending GEB Tharmal Power
Engg Station, Sector – 30
Gandhinagar
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24 Distt. Jilla Panchayat Office
Agricultural Agriculture Branch
Officer 2nd Floor,
Sector-17
Gandhinagar
25 Chief Officer Notified Area Office,
Jivraj Mehta Bhavan
Block 4, Gr. Floor,
Sector- 10
Gandhinagar
26 Managing Vimal Pesticides Pvt.
Director Ltd.
At.: Limbadia,
Dist.: G’nagar
27 Kisansingh A. (Trade Union President Adarsh
Thakor Leader) Videocon Kamdar
Sangh, Vidiocon
International Ltd.,
E-28,GIDC,
Gandhinagar
28 ARTO Office of Assistant
RTO Sector-30
Gandhinagar
29 Suptd. of Police S.P. Office
Gandhinagar
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30 Executive Public Health Work
Engineer Division (Gujarat
Water Supply &
Sewerage Board)
Patnagar Yojna
Bhavan, 3rd Floor,
Sector-16
Gandhinagar
31 Asst. Director of District Information
Information Office Doctor Jivraj
Mehta Bhavan Block-
1 Ground Floor,
Sector-10
Gandhinagar
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3.1 FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES AT MAH UNITS
Sr. Fire Water Fire E Fire P Water
Name Phone1 Phone2
No. Tenders (m3) Suits Suits Hoses
1 Vimal Pesticides Pvt.
Ltd.
2 Parkas Presticides
Industries
3 Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation Ltd.
4 Ambica LPG Bottling
Pvt. Ltd.
5 Rajdeep Chemical
Industries
6 Shree Vallabh
Chemical
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3.3 MEDICAL FACILITIES AT MAH UNITS
Amb OHC First Availability of
Sr Stret- Details of other
Name Phone1 Phone2 u- (>=5bed aid Docto Nurses
No chers facilities/equipment
lance ) boxes r
1 Vimal Pesticides
2 Parkas Presticides
3 Hindustan Petroleu
4 Ambica LPG Bott
5 Rajdeep Chemical
6 Shree Vallabh Ch
3.8 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AT MAH UNITS
Chemical
Sr Canister Full Body Air line Emergency Water
Name Phone1 Phone2 SCBA Splash
No Masks PVC Suit BA Kit Gel
suit
1 Vimal Pesticides
2 Parkas Presticides
3 Hindustan Petroleu
4 Ambica LPG Bott
5 Rajdeep Chemical
6 Shree Vallabh Ch
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3.9 COMMUNICATION & WARNING FCILITIES AVAILABLE AT MAH UNITS
Sr PA Siren (Elect./
Name Phone1 Phone2 Mobile phones Any other
No System hand/steam)
1 Vimal Pesticides
2 Parkas Presticides
3 Hindustan Petroleu
4 Ambica LPG Bott
5 Rajdeep Chemical
6 Shree Vallabh Ch
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3.11 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL RESCUE EQUIPMENT
Max.
Min
Sr Boom Capacity in
Name of the Unit Equipment Details Type Quantity Radius
No Length MT
in m
(m)
1 HPCL. Sardhav DAMAG AC 265
Tata P & H
Hydra truck
mounted crane
Groove Industrial
Model
Coles Crane
Beaver (trailer
trolley)
Swaraj Mazda
Tractor Trolley
Fork Lift
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3.13 LIST OF PROPOSED REHABILITATION SHELTERS WITH CAPACITY
Sr Facilities Available Phone Nos.
Location Capacity Officer Incharge
No Food Medical Toilets Office Residence
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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