SAFETY MEASURES TAKEN BY

Mangalore Refinery and

Petrochemicals Limited
(A subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation Limited)
 VISION
• To be a world-class Refining and
Petrochemicals Company, with a strong
emphasis on Productivity, Customer
Satisfaction, Safety, Health and Environment
Management, Corporate Social Responsibility
and Care for Employees.
 Safety Facilities
• Fire Alarm System
Fire alarm Detectors and Manual Call Points:
Automatic detectors have been installed in various
unmanned and other critical areas of the Refinery
designed to convey alarm upon detection to the Fire
Control room panel..
Hydrocarbon detectors:
Critical areas of the Refinery have been installed with
toxic and hydrocarbon Gas detectors with local
alarms with added facility to simultaneously notify
Control rooms through the DCS system for early
detection of hydrocarbon leaks.
 Safety Facilities

• Fire Protection
• The fire protection system has been divided into fixed
installations, Mobile appliances and Portable first aid
fire fighting equipment.
• Portable First Aid Fire Fighting equipment:
Fire extinguishers of dry chemical powder type and
carbon di-oxide type of various capacities have been
installed at various locations for fighting fires at its
incipient stage
 Safety Facilities

• Fixed Installations:
Critical Process Units have been provided with
medium velocity water spray systems and hot pumps.
These systems are augmented by Fire water monitors
and hydrants all around the Refinery. Floating and
fixed roof hydrocarbon storage tanks have been
provided with cooling system in addition to fixed foam
system. Central hose stations, hose boxes and hose
reels have been located as support systems
 Safety Facilities
• Mobile Appliances:
Foam Tenders with one Foam Nurser as back-up and
Dry Chemical Powder Tenders make up the mobile
appliances. The foam tenders have rear mounted pumps
driven via the Power Take-off in addition to foam tank
and water tank. Each DCP Tender carries 2000 kgs. of
powder with Nitrogen batteries for expelling the
powder. Foam Nurser has 7500 liters foam tank and can
replenish foam tenders at location with its own gear
pump. Jeep and Tata mobile vehicles are used to carry
out inspections. Trailer pumps to fight fires from open
water source is an additional equipment available.
 The following systems for Fire & Emergency
handling procedures are in place:

• Fire Orders
• Fire Call Rota:
• Mutual Aid Scheme
• Disaster Management Plan
• Community(Public) Awareness Programs
 Safety Management Systems
Safety Award : The Safety Award Policy for accident free days
has been constituted as an incentive to encourage employees
and contractors to practice and ensure Safe work environment
Safety Statistics : MRPL successfully achieved 294 accident free
days as on 31st March 2017 without Reportable Lost Time
Injury (RLTI)
 Company has been awarded 5 Star rating for its Health
and Safety Management system by the prestigious British
Safety Council, U. K.
 The fire prevention and protection systems at MRPL have
been developed keeping in view the hazardous nature of the
Refining Industry and conform to OISD and TAC guideline
s.
 Occupational Health at MRPL:

• All safety measures required at petroleum refinery are

implemented and maintained as per the norms
prescribed by Chief Controller of Explosives, Govt.
of India; Oil Industry Safety Directorate; Factories
Act; etc. as well as international standard practices
• Work environment, Air quality, Noise and Safety
parameters (occupational exposure) monitoring at
regular intervals is being carried out.
• Regular Training Programmes are conducted for all
employees on Health, Safety, firefighting, necessity
and use of personal protective equipment, Emergency
mock drills etc.
 Occupational Health Centre:

• MRPL has a full-fledged Occupational Health

Centre (OHC) within the premises headed by
Chief Medical Officer.
• The OHC has following facilities:
– Ambulance service round the clock
– Emergency ward – 3 beds
– Recovery ward – 3 beds
– Nursing care and medical attendant round the clock
– Shower facility for Chemical contact poisoning
– Pharmacy and specific antidotes for specific inhalation
poisoning
 Occupational Health and Safety Plan

• Medical Examination
• TMT & Echocardiography Tests for Employees
• Special Eye Testing
• Audiometry Tests
• Canteen Employees Medical Examination
• Medical check-up for contract workmen