Dear Chitragnanakaran,
Chapter IVA – provision relating to hazardous processes has been added to the Factories Act with addition of new provisions sec 41A, 41B, 41C, 41D, 41E, 41G & 41H covering all hazardous process industries. Under the provision of Sec 41B (4) every occupier shall with the approval of the Chief Inspector of Factories draw up an On-site Emergency Plan and detailed disaster control measures for his factory and make known to the workers employed therein and to the general public living in the vicinity of the factory the safety measures required to be taken in the event of an accident taking place.
Mock drills on emergency planning should be conducted once in 6 months and sequence of events should be recorded for improvement of the exercise. Exercises on On-site Emergency Planning should be monitored by Factory Inspectorate and the high officials of the organization and the plan is reviewed every year.
Regards,
Kesava Pillai