IS4104 Industrial Safety, Health and Environment Acts Syllabus:
IS4104 Industrial Safety, Health and Environment Acts Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
To provide exposure to the students about safety and health provisions related to hazardous processes as laid out in Factories act 1948.
To familiarize students with powers of inspectorate of factories.
To help students to learn about Environment act 1986 and rules framed under the act.
To provide wide exposure to the students about various legislations applicable to an industrial unit.
UNIT I FACTORIES ACT – 1948
Statutory authorities – inspecting staff, health, safety, provisions relating to hazardous processes, welfare, working hours, employment of young persons – special provisions – penalties and procedures-Tamilnadu Factories Rules 1950 under Safety and health chapters of Factories Act 1948. Forms, Registers and notices – Tamilnadu Safety Officer Rules 2005- with updated Amendments.
UNIT II ENVIRONMENT ACT – 1986
General powers of the central government, prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution-Biomedical waste (Management and handling Rules, 1989-The noise pollution (Regulation and control) Rules, 2000-The Batteries (Management and Handling Rules) 2001- No Objection certificate from statutory authorities like pollution control board.
Air Act 1981 and Water Act 1974: Central and state boards for the prevention and control of air pollution-powers and functions of boards – prevention and control of air pollution and water pollution – fund – accounts and audit, penalties and procedures.
UNIT III MANUFACTURE, STORAGE AND IMPORT OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL RULES 1989 AND MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARD CONTROL RULES AND AMENDMENT
Definitions – duties of authorities – responsibilities of occupier – notification of major accidents – information to be furnished – preparation of offsite and onsite plans – list of hazardous and toxic chemicals – safety reports – safety data sheets. Major Accident Hazard Control Rules. Hazardous Wastes (management, handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules 2016.
UNIT IV OTHER ACTS AND RULES
Indian Boiler (Amendments) Act 2007, static and mobile pressure vessel rules (SMPV), motor vehicle rules, The Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015, workman compensation act, rules – electricity act and rules – hazardous wastes (management, handling and transboundary) rules, 2008 – the building and other construction workers act 1996., Petroleum rules, Gas cylinder rules 2016, Explosives Act 1884 – Pesticides Act – E waste (management) rules 2016.
UNIT V INTERNATIONAL ACTS AND STANDARDS
Occupational Safety and Health act of USA (The Williames – Steiger Act of 1970) – Health and safety work act (HASAWA 1974, UK) – ISO 14001 – ISO 45001 , European Safety and Health Legislations, American Petroleum Institute (API) Standards, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) Standards, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), American National Standards Institute(ANSI).
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
The students will be able
To list out important legislations related to health, Safety and Environment.
To list out requirements mentioned in factories act for the prevention of accidents.
To understand the health and welfare provisions given in factories act.
To understand the statutory requirements for an Industry on registration, license and its renewal.
To prepare onsite and offsite emergency plan.
REFERENCES:
1. The Factories Act 1948, Madras Book Agency, Chennai, 2000
2. The Environment Act (Protection) 1986, Commercial Law Publishers (India) Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi.
3. Water (Prevention and control of pollution) act 1974, Commercial Law publishers (India) Pvt.Ltd.,New Delhi.
4. Air (Prevention and control of pollution) act 1981, Commercial Law Publishers (India) Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi.
5. The Indian boilers act 1923, Commercial Law Publishers (India) Pvt.Ltd., Allahabad.
6. The Mines Act 1952, Commercial Law Publishers (India) Pvt.Ltd., Allahabad.
7. The manufacture, storage and import of hazardous chemical rules 1989, Madras Book Agency, Chennai.
8. Srinivasan S , “The Tamil Nadu Safety Officers Rules 2005” Madras Book Agency, Chennai, 28th Edition, 2017