Safety in Substances by Road Transportation of Hazardous
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Theme - 2 Safety in Transportation of Hazardous Substances by Road industrial Disaster Risk Management InWEnt - International Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH Capacity Building International, Germany Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 40 53113 Bonn Fon +49 228 4460-0 Fax +49 228 4460-1766 www.inwent.org For further information Contact: 0 1 0 2 - 5 0 0 0 - Disaster Management Institute 3 0 . Paryavaran Parisar, 5 E-5, Arera Colony, PB No. 563, 0 1 Bhopal-462 016 MP (India), 0 2 Fon +91-755-2466715, 2461538, 2461348, y r Fax +91-755-2466653 a [email protected] u n www.dmibhopal.nic.in a J MoEF Imprint The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) is the nodal agency in the administrative structure of the Central Government for the planning, promotion, coordination and overseeing the implementation of India’s environmental and forestry policies and Chief Editor programmes. Praveen Garg, IAS, The Ministry also serves as the nodal agency in the country for the United Nations Executive Director, DMI, Bhopal, India Environment Programme (UNEP), South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme Editors (SACEP), International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and for the follow-up of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development Dr. Rakesh Dubey, Director, DMI, Bhopal, India (UNCED). The Ministry is also entrusted with issues relating to multilateral bodies such Florian Bemmerlein-Lux, Sr. Advisor, InWEnt, Germany as the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), Global Environment Facility Support (GEF) and of regional bodies like Economic and Social Council for Asia and Pacific Sudheer Dwivedi, Dy. Director, DMI, Bhopal, India (ESCAP) and South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) on matters pertaining to the environment. Dr. Asit Patra, Asstt. Director, DMI, Bhopal, India Neeraj Pandey, Content Manager, InWEnt India COOPERATION Amit Kumar Dadhich, Content Manager, InWEnt India REPUBLIC OF InWEnt - Qualified to Shape the Future INDIA in ent Huda Khan, Content Manager, InWEnt India Capacity Building Internationale InWEnt - Capacity Building International, Germany, is a non-profit organisation with Germany FEDERAL REPUBLIC worldwide operations dedicated to human resource development, advanced training, Published under OF GERMANY and dialogue. Our capacity building programmes are directed at experts and InWEnt-gtz-ASEM Capacity Development Programme executives from politics, administration, the business community, and civil society. for industrial Disaster Risk Management (iDRM) We are commissioned by the German federal government to assist with the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations. in Edition 1, 2010 addition, we provide the German business sector with support for public private InWEnt partnership projects. Through exchange programmes, InWEnt also offers young people from Germany the opportunity to gain professional experience abroad. International Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH Capacity Building International, Detailed Information can be explored using our WEB sites: Germany Division for Environment, Energy and Water www.inwent.org Lützowufer 6-9, 10785 Berlin, Germany Dr. Christina Kamlage COOPERATION REPUBLIC OF gtz-ASEM Phone +49 30 25487-117 INDIA The Advisory Services in Environmental Management (ASEM) Programme, is a joint [email protected] FEDERAL REPUBLIC programme of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and the Indian Ministry of OF GERMANY Steffi Mallinger Environment and Forests (MoEF). The German Federal Ministry for Economic Phone +49 30 25487-116 Cooperation and Development (BMZ) supports several environment related projects [email protected] in India through GTZ. ASEM focuses on seven major thrust areas -Sustainable Industrial Development, Sustainable Urban Development, Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection, Sustainable Environmental Governance and the cross Disaster Management Institute cutting areas. Climate Change and Human Resource Development. Public Private Paryavaran Parisar, E-5, Arera Colony, PB No. 563 Partnership (PPP) project with Indian and German companies contribute towards Bhopal-462 016 MP (India), identified project activities. Detailed Information can be explored using our WEB sites: Fon +91-755-2466715, 2461538, 2461348, Fax +91-755-2466653 www.asemindia.com www.hrdp-iDRM.in www.hrdp-net.in GTZ ASEM Disaster Management Institute Advisory Service in Environmental Management (DMI) Bhopal A-33, Gulmohar Park, The Disaster Management Institute (DMI) was set up in 1987 by the Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) as an autonomous organization in the aftermath of the New Delhi 110049 industrial disaster in Bhopal. Fon +91-11-26528840 Since inception, DMI has built vast experience in preparation of both On-site and Fax +91-11-26537673 Off-site Emergency Management Plans, Safety Audit, Risk Analysis and Risk www.asemindia.com Assessment, Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP), etc. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) constituted under the Disclaimer chairmanship of the Prime Minister selected DMI as a member of the Core Group Though all care has been taken while researching and compiling the for preparation of the National Disaster Management Guidelines- Chemical Disaster. contents provided in this booklet. DMI-InWEnt-gtz-ASEM accept no It is a matter of pride that NDMA has selected DMI for conducting Mock Exercises on liability for its correctness. chemical (industrial) Disaster Management at key industrial locations in the country. The reader is advised to confirm specifications and health hazards The Ministry of Environment and Forests, InWEnt and gtz-ASEM Germany have described in the booklet before taking any steps, suitability of action recognized DMI as a Nodal Training Institutes for capacity building in industrial Disaster requires verifications through other sources also. Risk Management. Information provided here does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation. www.HRDP-iDRM.in Contents 1. Introduction 1. Introduction - 2 The rapid increase in the transportation of hazardous chemicals has enhanced the accident potential during transit. In transit, the goods would subject to impact, 2. Hazard information systems - 2 vibration, compression and other adverse effects and exposure to harmful environment. 2.1 U.N. classification for hazard and substance identification - 2 The other factors such as improper packing of the contents, poor storage may also lead to release of chemicals to the environment resulting in emergencies like fire, explosion, 3. Hazchem - 9 toxic release, etc. Apart from pollution of land, water and air, such emergencies have 4. Responsibilities of consignor - 13 potential to cause injuries and death, property damage and environmental degradation. Availability of information on the hazards and control measures at the time of 5. Responsibilities of the transporter or owner of goods carriage - 13 emergency is vital for minimising the effect of such accidents. This module is intended to provide the first hand knowledge about the hazard information system as 6. Responsibilities of the driver - 14 implemented in India and its status of implementation. 6.1 Driver to be instructed - 14 6.2 Driver to Report to the police station about accident: - 14 2. Hazard information systems 7. Emergency Information Panel (EPI) - 15 The movement of hazardous substances by any mode of transport, presents in general, 8. Emergency Information Panel (EIP) of few of the hazardous a greater risk of accidental release. It is due to absence of the availability of appropriate chemicals - 20 information on transport accidents. The need for essential information to be clearly displayed in transport emergency has always been accepted by both industry and the 9. Class label of popular chemicals transported by road - 23 emergency services. The basis of many emergency information systems adopted in various parts of the world has been a combination of hazard classification and United 10. Exercise - 24 Nations substance identification. 11. Correct extinguishing techniques for different types of fires - 26 2.1. U.N. classification for hazard and substance identification 12. Initial isolation and protective action distances - 27 13. Conclusion The classification of chemical hazards as recommended by the UN Committee of - 32 Experts on the Transport of Dangerous 14. Glossary - 33 Goods has been widely adopted for This module is useful for transport of hazardous chemicals for - 34 following target groups: 15. References all modes of transport. Hazard types are segregated into nine basic classes represented numerically. Traffic police Many of these classes are further Industries separated in to divisions and subdivisions Transporters according to appropriate criteria. The Emergency managers international classification system is Fire fighters given in Table -1. Drivers, etc. In India to manage accidents in transportation of hazardous chemicals “Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989” have been framed. 1 2 Table-1 (INFECTIOUS) UN international classification system MATERIALS CLASS 1 Division 1.1 Explosives with a mass explosion hazard CLASS 7 EXPLOSIVES Division 1.2 Explosives with a projection hazard RADIOACTIVE Division 1.3 Explosives with predominantly fire hazard MATERIALS Division 1.4 Explosives with no significant blast hazard Division 1.5 Very insensitive explosives CLASS 8 Division 1.6 Extremely insensitive explosive articles CORROSIVES CLASS 2 Division 2.1 Non Flammable Gases CLASS