JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Pre-requisites

None

Course 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 1948 and rules framed under the act.
• To provide wide exposure to the students about various legislations applicable to an industrial unit.

Course Outcomes:

• 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.

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-Telangana Factories Rules 1950 under Safety and health chapters of Factories Act 1948

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.

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UNIT - III

Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules 1989 : 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.

UNIT - IV

Other Acts and Rules : Indian Boiler Act 1923, static and mobile pressure vessel rules (SMPV), motor vehicle rules, mines act 1952, workman compensation act, rules – electricity act and rules – hazardous wastes (management7 and handling) rules, 1989, with amendments in 2000- the building and other construction workers act 1996., Petroleum rules, Gas cyclinder rules-Explosives Act 1983-Pesticides Act

UNIT - V

International Acts and Standards: Occupational Safety and Health act of USA (The Williames-Steiger Act of 1970) – Helath and safety work act (HASAWA 1974, UK) – OSHAS 18000 – ISO 14000 – American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

TEXT BOOKS:

• 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. Industrial Safety, Health and Environment Management Systems / R. K. Jain, Sunil S. Rao / Khanna Publishers.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Water (Prevention and control of pollution) act 1974, Commercial Law publishers (India) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
• 2. Air (Prevention and control of pollution) act 1981, Commercial Law Publishers (India) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
• 3. The Indian boilers act 1923, Commercial Law Publishers (India) Pvt. Ltd., Allahabad.
• 4. The Mines Act 1952, Commercial Law Publishers (India) Pvt. Ltd., Allahabad.
• 5. The manufacture, storage, and import of hazardous chemical rules 1989, Madras Book Agency, Chennai. R16 B.TECH AERONAUTICAL ENGG. B.TECH. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING