Yes, electrical equipment manufactured outside India and to be used in hazardous areas falling within the purview of petroleum Rules, is also required to be approved before the same is put in use. The manufacturer of the equipment is required to furnish under mentioned documents to obtain approval for indigenously manufactured electrical equipment :. This includes details of manufacturing works, equipment available, testing facilities available, technical manpower availability and quality control setup.
This requirement is mandatory for flameproof type of equipment. Under mentioned documents are required to be furnished to obtain an approval for imported electrical equipment for use in hazardous applications. The certificate should also include both prototype as well as conformity assessment certification. Approval is issued only to the manufacturer of the product and in case of a foreign manufacturer, to his Indian agent.
Users of the equipment are not given such approvals. The Explosives Act, is designed to control manufacture, possession, use, transportation and importation of Explosives so as to prevent accident. On the other hand, the Explosives Substance Act, seeks to control crimes arising out of illegal use of explosives. No person shall manufacture any explosive at any place except in a factory or premises licensed under Explosives Rules, , even though, it may be a small quantity.
However, no licence is necessary for manufacture of small quantity of explosives at a Government or industrial laboratory of an educational institution and under supervision of a qualified person, for the purpose of chemical experiment and test and not intended for practical use or sale, with prior approval of the Chief Controller of Explosives.
However, no licence is needed for possession and sale in following cases : Notwithstanding anything contained in rule , no licence shall be necessary for the possession—.
No explosives shall be transported by any carriage which is not an explosives road van, however, Safety fuse and Fireworks can be transported by Ordinary van. Yes, where the licensing authority is the Chief Controller or Controller and where the quantity of explosives proposed to be possessed, owned and used under licence in Form 22 does not exceed kgs, the applicant may apply to the District Authority together with an application in Form 5, Statement in Form 17 and necessary application for the grant of NOC.
The licence can be renewed for a maximum period of 2 years financial period , however, the renewal application shall be submitted as per Rule of the Explosives Rules, No licence is required for storage and transport of any such product i.
However, if the quantity for storage of petroleum Class C exceeds litres, you will be required to obtain permission i. These products are not covered under the Petroleum Act and Rules administered by this Organisation and hence no licence is required for its storage etc. However, due precautions depending on hazardous properties of such substances shall be taken in its handling and storage.
De-natured spirit having Ethanol content below Hence no licence is required its storage etc. However, all due precautions for safe handling and storage of denatured spirit should be taken. Following documents should be submitted to the licensing authority for needful action Bank draft of Rs. A licence stands expired if renewal application is not received by the renewing authority even upto 30 days after the date of expiry of licence i.
The remedy then available is to obtain a fresh licence by furnishing following documents. Bank draft of requisite licence fee with penalty fee equivalent to 1 year licence fee with penalty fee equivalent to 1 year licence fee.
Employers are required to ensure that employees have been trained about the health and physical hazards of chemicals in their work areas and about any processes involving any high hazardous chemicals. Example programs on hazard communication , emergency action plan and fire prevention plan, respiratory protection and PPE hazard assessment can assist the employer with their hazard communication, emergency planning and identifying the appropriate personal protective equipment required in the workplace.
Presentations on hazard communication , exit routes, emergency action and fire prevention plans, respiratory protection and personal protective equipment general industry and construction can assist employers in training their staff.
These presentations should be modified to address site-specific conditions and hazards. The education, training and technical assistance bureau provides free online safety and health training and outreach services i.
In addition, these pre-recorded webinars on hazard communication and respiratory protection are also available for employee training. Lastly, the NCDOL Library offers free safety and health videos including streaming video service and related research assistance on consensus standards i. Other relevant resources can be found on the A-Z safety and health topics pages for exits and exit routes , hazard communication , personal protective equipment , HAZWOPER , blasting and explosives , emergency action plans , process safety management , respiratory protection and fire prevention plans.
The consultative services bureau provides free and confidential onsite consultation regarding worksite safety and health hazards. OSH has adopted the following standards which are applicable to explosives in North Carolina.
Note: Please also check the standards information and activity webpage to see if there has been any recent or upcoming regulatory activity on this topic.
Compliance Directive: CPL , Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals - Compliance Guidelines and Enforcement Procedures , establishes enforcement policy and provides an explanation of the standard to ensure uniform enforcement. If you would like to receive interpretive guidance on this or any other OSH standard or topic, you can submit your questions using the Ask OSH web form , by e-mail to ask.
How can we make this page better for you? Refer to Table 1 section 4 for characteristics and test results to be supplied by the manufacturer. This policy limits the use of waste oil to waste oil generated at a mine site and ensures that oil from all types of sources is not used unless the composition and the source are known and characterized. Accordingly, the following requirements apply to the sources of waste oil:.
If some components of a multi-component explosive assembly are purchased from another source e. ERD will decide whether a separate testing scheme for the outsourced material will be required. Provide a summary that describes field test and use results obtained, in Canada or abroad, from any trial or commercial use prior to the authorization application.
This summary and supporting information will be used to determine which category of authorization is appropriate for a product and system. For example, products having extensive satisfactory test and commercial use experience are much more likely to be considered for authorization for an unlimited period than products with only test experience and no commercial experience.
Similarly, prototype products and systems with no field use might only be considered for provisional authorization for a specified period, and then only when submitted by companies known to ERD and known to have an established product development protocol which demonstrates reliability before actual field trials and results are available.
Submissions requesting authorization for an unspecified period should summarize field use results such as:. Similarly, submissions requesting provisional authorization for a specified period would be expected to generate similar information during the specified period. When little or no usage or field-test data is available, then prototype products and systems or new products similar to those already authorized by a company may only be considered for provisional authorization for a specified period.
The conditions and specified period applied to the authorization would be based on factors such as:. Submissions for provisional authorization for a specified period would be expected to include similar information to that described in paragraph 2.
This section describes the requirements for the acceptance of a submission and the sample selection methodology. Tolerances for each ingredient in an explosive, which are expressed as a percentage of the total explosive, shall not exceed the following:.
The tolerances above do not apply to the following products, they will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis:. All declared ingredients must be present. Ingredients not declared must not be present at a level exceeding 0.
Tolerances for charge weights for the various sizes of packaged products may be set by the company. The labelling and markings on packages must conform to the requirements of the Explosives Regulations. Packaging must comply with the requirements of the Explosives Regulations and with the specifications set out in the most recent National Standard of Canada entitled Packaging of Explosives Class 1 for Transportation.
Not all articles need to be tested. Large submissions are sampled and the acceptance of the submission depends on the behaviour of the sample. New products similar to existing ones from established and known companies may be authorized by analogy to existing products of that company. The choice to sample rests with the inspector and depends on factors such as past experience, history of complaints, and availability of articles from the same company to use as analogues, or the time elapsed since articles from the company were last tested.
The description of sampling below represents a typical minimum sampling requirement. Inspectors may decide that additional samples are needed to better evaluate a submission. The sample quantity for all other high explosives oil and gas well explosives, binary explosives and plastic explosives will be determined after a review of the submission for authorization and test data available for the explosive.
Applicable test limits reflect normal or routine conditions for transport, storage or use and do not reflect extreme limits at which failures or malfunctions can be reasonably explained. In addition, ERD only accepts samples that have been prepared and supplied by the company itself.
For these reasons, any failure or malfunction will be carefully and critically reviewed by the inspector; and since in general any defect involving testing of any important attributes constitutes failure of the article, explanations will only be considered if justified and sound. Section 6. This section describes more specifically the basis under which explosives will be given a classification and authorization.
When samples are sent to CERL for product testing, they should preferably be shipped in their intended packaging with the appropriate labeling and instructions. Note that all packaging for shipping must comply with TDG regulations. Table 1 summarizes the requirements for blasting explosives in bulk and packaged form, indicating the specific tests required for each type of product.
Table 2 summarizes the tests, indicating the origin of the test and the test criteria for blasting explosives. The tests for authorization of blasting explosives are based on the requirements detailed in the Explosives Regulations. The actual tests and test criteria originated from three sources:. The CEN and CERL tests focus on ensuring the safety of products for manufacturing, storage and handling, while the UN tests are more concerned with classification of the products for transportation.
The symbol "-" in the UN test criteria means a result where no reaction explosion, ignition or in certain cases a rise in temperature was observed.
Table 3 summarizes the requirements for shaped charges and perforating guns, indicating the specific tests required for each type of product. Table 4 summarizes the tests, indicating the origin of each test and test criteria for the explosives types listed in Table 3. Not cartridged. Does not necessarily include explosives in drums, bins, tote bags, etc.
Must be "-" by the criteria in the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria no fire or explosion in any of 3 trials of the test. Determine potential for mass explosion of contents of package as a result of functioning of packaged article — UN 6 a.
Must be "-" by the criteria in the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria no evidence that the entire contents exploded practically simultaneously. Determine potential for propagation from package to package as a result of functioning of packaged article — UN 6 b.
Must be "-" by the criteria in the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria no evidence that propagation from package to package occurred. Determine if hazardous effects outside of package occur as a result of accidental functioning — UN 6 d Footnote 6. CEN Standard EN Explosives for civil uses - High explosives - Part 1: Requirements if the manufacturer claims that the explosive can be used at temperatures or pressures outside the ranges of validity of the standard tests, the tests shall be conducted at those temperatures.
CERL will prepare the sensitized product from unsensitized products. Instructions for sensitizing must be supplied with the application. UN tests are used to determine compatibility group for example, A versus D , and the compatibility group is assigned based on the table in the model regulations.
Fume class is not assigned by the Chief Inspector of Explosives. Instead, companies are required to submit an oxygen balance calculation for explosives intended for use underground, which will be required to meet the standard as detailed in Table 2.
Commercial explosives must have an oxygen balance close to 0 in order to minimize the amount of toxic gases. This calculation is to be done for the formulation variances within the stated tolerance. Boosters will be exempt from this requirement, since their contribution to the total amount of explosives in a blast is small. When explosives are properly used, an oxygen balance close to 0 correlates well with low fume generation.
The oxygen balance calculation is intended for explosives which are used underground where humans may be present after blasting. Packaging for packaged product must indicate if the product is suitable for use underground, based on the criteria as detailed in Table 2.
This is a supplementary requirement for products manufactured in Canada. In order to determine the appropriate potential effects PE needed to determine quantity-distance relationships for manufacturing facilities, additional testing may be required to determine the behaviour of explosives in intermediate forms other than their final form. In the case of most of the products being considered in this particular guideline, the expected PE is 1.
More information regarding potential effects may be found in Directive Letter 59, Classification by Potential Effects, June , which is available from the Explosives Regulatory Division upon request. You will not receive a reply. For enquiries, contact us. Introduction 1. Request for authorization 2. Submission review and sampling 3. Testing and authorization 4.
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