3-day International Workshop on Preparation of Emergency Plans for the APELL
NSC successfully organized a 3-day International Workshop on Preparation of Emergency Plans for the APELL (Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level) Project Officials from Sri Lanka from 7 – 9 March 2007. The workshop was specifically designed by NSC for the APELL Project officials from Sri Lanka as a part of our technical co-operation with the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme).
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P.M. Rao, DDG, NSC delivering the keynote address A view of the participants
Following is the summary of the Workshop.
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Title:
A 3–day International Workshop on Preparation of Emergency
Plans Dates:
7
– 9 March 2007 Venue: Training Centre – 2, National Safety Council, Navi Mumbai |
| Inauguration
by: Mr. J P Dange,
Principal Secretary – Labour and Vice Chairman, State Crisis Group, Govt of Maharashtra |
Participants:
Mr. Tomas
Marques
Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level (APELL) Business and Industry Unit, Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch Division of Technology, Industry and Economics United Nations Environment Programme 39-43 quai Andre Citroen, 75739 Paris Cedex 15 FRANCE |
Mr. M J J Fernando
Director,
Environment Pollution Control Central
Environmental Authority & Project
Coordinator - APELL No.
104, Robert Gunawardena Mawatha Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
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Mr.
Susil Fernando
Manager - Environment Board of Investment & Local
Project Manager (APELL) – Koggala Site Koggala Export Processing Zone Koggala, Sri Lanka |
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Ms
Sandhya Ariyaratne
Senior Environmental Officer Project
Assistant /APELL Central Environment Authority No. 104, Robert Gunawardena
Mawatha Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
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Six Technical Officers from NSC |
Faculty
members:
| 1. | Mr. K.C. Gupta Director General, National Safety Council of India |
| 2. | Mr. P.M. Rao Dy. Director General, National Safety Council of India |
| 3. | Mr. R.P. Bhanushali Adviser (Technical), National Safety Council of India |
| 4. | Mr. V.B. Patil Dy. Director, National Safety Council of India |
| 5. | Mr. A.Y. Sundkar Asstt. Director, National Safety Council of India |
| 6. | Dr. P.K. Ghosh Former Director, Industrial Plants & Safety Division, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Govt. of India |
| 7. | Mr. Vijay Bukkawar Adviser (SHE), Indian Chemical Council & Former Joint Director, Directorate of Industrial Safety & Health, Govt. of Maharashtra |
| 8. | Mr. S. K. Mishra Manager (SHE), Century Chemical, Century Rayon Ltd., Kalyan |
| 9. | Mr. S.V. Kale Manager – Fire & Safety, Tata Electric Co. Ltd., Mumbai & Convener, MARG, Chembur-Trombay Industrial Belt |
| 10. | Dr. Kumar Rakshe Medical Officer (EMS), Lokmanya Medical Foundation, Pune |
Workshop
Topics:
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APELL in India – An Overview -
Legal Framework for Emergency
Preparedness – An Imperative (Indian Scenario) - Development of an On-site Emergency Plan (Framework, approach and analytical review) - Approach to Risk Assessment for Preparation of Emergency Plans - Emergency Preparedness in Chloro-Alkali Industry – Case Study of Century Rayon Ltd - Protocol for Conducting Emergency Drill -
Off-site Emergency Planning – An
Effective Approach - Development of Off-site Emergency Plan (Format, key data collection format, field assessment, notification, training, etc.) - On-site Emergency Drill – NSC Observations - Contribution of Mutual Aid Response Group in Emergency Preparedness – Experience of Maharashtra State -
Functioning of MARG – Experience of Chembur-Trombay
Industrial Belt - Transport Emergency Planning (Reference to legal framework, overview of NSCI activities & Approach) - NSCI’s Road Safety Initiative - System of Emergency Medical Response to Road Accident Victims – A Case Study -
Approach to Road Accident Victims - Community Awareness Strategy on Hazmat (Legal framework and recommend strategy on hazardous material developed by NSCI) - Visit to an Industrial Unit |
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The workshop marks a new level of international recognition of NSC’s experience and expertise in the field of disaster management.
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NSC has been implementing the APELL Programme in high risk industrial pockets in different regions of the country for the last 15 years. A series of projects related disaster management have been implemented under this Programme.
1. Implementation of APELL in 6 high risk industrial areas (1992-97)
2. Implementation of TRANS APELL (2000)
3. Setting up of National APELL Centre (NAC) in NSC HQs (2002)
4. Setting up of NAC Subcentre at Tuticorin (2004)
5. Setting up of NAC subcentre at Pune (2006)