Industrial Safety, Health and

Environmental Engineering
UNIT 4
Other Acts and Rules

T. Ganesh Chakravarthy,
Associate Professor,
ACE Engineering College
SYLLABUS : OTHER ACTS AND RULES
Indian Boiler Act 1923, static and mobile pressure
vessel rules , motor vehicle rules, mines act 1952
workman compensation act rules- electricity act and
rules-hazardous wastes (management and handling)
rules, 1989, with amendments in 2000 the building
and other construction worker act-1996, petroleum
rules, Gas Cylinder rules – Explosives Act 1983-
Pesticides Act.
Indian Boiler Act 1923
Boiler act contain the law related to registration and
inspection of steam boiler.
This act may be called the Indian Boilers Act, 1923.
It extends to the whole of India except the state of
J&k.
This act is applicable to all boilers (Water tube and
Fire tube boilers).
Terms related to Indian Boiler Act :
“Accident”: means an explosion of a boiler or stream-
pipe or any damage to a boiler or steam-pipe which is
calculated to weaken the strength therefore so as to
render it liable to explode.
“Boiler”: means any closed vessel exceeding 22.75
liters in capacity which is used expressely for
generating stream under pressure and includes any
mounting or other fitting attached to such vessel,
which is wholly or partly under pressure when is shut
off;
Contd…,
Capacity less than 25 liters, or
Design & working pressure less than 1kg/cm 2
Water is heated below 100c (If any of the above condition is
NOT fulfilled then the vessel is not a boiler).
Chief Inspector : “Deputy Chief Inspector” and “Inspector”
means, respectively, a person appointed to be a chief
Inspector, a Deputy Chief Inspector and an Inspector under
this act.
Economizer: means any part of a feed-pipe that is wholly
or partially exposed to the action of the gases for the
purpose of recovery of waste heat.
Contd….,
Feed Pipe : means any pipe or connected fitting
wholly or partially exposed to the action of flue gases
for the purpose of recovery of waste heat.
“Steam-Pipe” : means any pipe through which steam
passes from a boiler to a prime over or other user or
both.
Limitation of Application of Indian Boiler Act :
1) Nothing in this Act shall apply in the case of any
boiler or steam-pipe(a) in any steam pipe as defined
in Indian Steamships Act, 1884, or in any steam
vessel as defined in the Inland steam-vessels Act,
1917(b) belonging to or under the control of the
Army, Navy or Air Force; (c) appearing to a sterlizer
or disinfector of a type such as is commonly used in
hospitals, if the boiler does not exceed ninety one
liters in capacity.
Contd…
2)The Act shall not apply in the case of boilers or
steam-pipes or any specified class of boilers or steam-
pipes, belonging to or under the control of any railway
administered by the Central Government or by any
State Government or by any railway company as defined
in clause.
Duties of Persons In Charge of boilers :
1. To Check Whether all boilers are registered or not.
2. To Check all the boilers are according to the
provisions of the act.
3. To Check boilers and its mounting and accessories
periodically.
4. Advise the owner regarding the maintenance and
inspection of boiler.
Duties of Chief Inspector Officer :
1. Decide whether the certificate is to be given or not.
2. Maintain the record of all the boilers.
3. Supervise and control the work of officer in charge.
Penalties for illegal use of Boiler:
Any owner of a boiler who, in any case in which a
certificate or provisional order is required for the uses of
the boiler under this Act, uses the boiler either without
any such certificate or order being in force or at a higher
pressure than that allowed thereby shall be punishable
with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and
in the case of a continuing offence, with an additional
fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for each
day after the first day in regard to which he is convicted
of having persisted in the offence.
Exemptions in the Boiler Act :
1.The State Government may, by notification in the
official Gazette, exempt from the operation of this Act,
subject to such conditions and restrictions as it thinks
fit, any boilers or classes or types of boilers used
exclusively for the heating of buildings or the supply of
hot water.
2. In case of any emergency, the State Government may,
by general or special order in writing, exempt any boilers
or steam-pipes or any boiler or steam-pipes from the
operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act.
What is a boiler ?
Boiler is a closed vessel, in which steam is generated
for use external to itself but does not include a
pressure vessel, if,
Capacity less than 25 litres,
Design & Working pressure less than 1 kg/cm2, or
Water is heated below 1000 c
Action is required after accident in a
boiler :
As per provision of section 18 of the Act, intimation of
accident with full details must be submitted within 24
hours to Boiler Inspectorate & damaged boiler should
not be used. Boiler Inspectorate shall carry out
Investigation & shall propose necessary repairs, after
carrying out suggested repairs, inspection & necessary
tests of boiler shall be carried out and boiler shall be
permitted for further use.
Procedure of registration of boiler :
Owner has to apply for registration of boiler along
with all IBR documents and details of erector along
with required fee on online through this website
details process for different boilers website.
[Note :For Boiler Rating Less than 20 Meters &
Working Pressure up to 7kg/cm2 erector details not
required]
Renewal :
Section 6(c) of Boilers Act, 1923 prohibits use of a boiler
after expiry of validity of its certificate. Hence, it is
mandatory to get the boiler inspected after expiry of validity
period. If plant is forced shutdown due to other reasons,
inspection of boiler can be arranged during the period of
shutdown; before the validity of the certificate so that boiler
may not be stopped again for annual inspection.
Transfer of boiler : Yes, now boiler owner has to apply for
erection permission change of ownership off boiler along
with documents of copy of previous boiler certificate a letter
from previous owner, erection details & required fees etc.
Steam Pipeline :
“Steam Pipe” means any pipe through which steam
passes if the pressure at which steam passes through
such pipe exceeds 3.5 kg/cm2 above atmospheric
pressure, or such pipe exceeds 254 millimetre in
internal diameter and pressure of steam exceeds 1.0
kg/cm above atmospheric pressure and includes in
either of the above cases any connected fitting of
steam pipe.
Conducts of Examinations for Boiler
Attendants & Boiler Operation Engineers ?
Telangana Government has constituted Board of
Examiners to conduct Examinations for boiler
Attendants & Boiler Operation Engineers. Persons
with minimum qualification & experience in boilers as
prescribed in rules may appear in the examination.
Telangana State Boiler Inspectorate conducts
examinations every year for second class Boiler
Attendants. First Class Boiler Attendants & Boiler
Operation Engineers.
The Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired)
Rules, 2016.
These rules stipulate various safety guidelines for the storage
and transport of compressed and liquefied gases filled in
pressure vessels.
Under these rules, the storage and transport vessel should be
designed for specific purposes(gas/oil) maximum operating
temperature and pressure, current material of construction,
capacity, shape, size etc., according to IS2825 or any other
approved code.
The chief controller of Explosives should approve the same.
The vessel should be fabricated by an approved Fabricator and
should be installed as per the safety distances stipulated in the
rules.
Terms Used In the Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels Rules,
2016.
LNG : Liquefied Natural Gas.
Permanent Gas : It means a gas whose critical
temperature is lower than 1000c.
Pressure Vessel : It means any closed metal container
of whatever shape, intended for the storage and
transport of any compressed gas which is subjected to
Internal Pressure and whose water capacity exceeds
one thousand litters and includes inter connecting
parts and components thereof up to the first point of
connection to the connected piping and fittings.
Contd…,
Flammability Range : It means the difference between
the minimum and maximum percentage of volume of
the gas in mixture with air that forms a flammable
mixture of atmosphere pressure and ambient
temperature.
Water Capacity : It means capacity in litres of the
pressure vessel when completely tilled with water at
1500c.
Restrictions on delivery and dispatch of Pressure
Vessels :
1) No person shall deliver or dispatch any compressed
gas filled in a vessel to any person other than the
holder of a storage license issued under these rules or
t0 a port authority or a railway administration.
2) No compressed gas delivered or dispatched under
sub-rule (1) shall exceed the quantity which the
person to whom it is delivered or dispatched in
authorized to store under the license held by him.
Rules for Repair and modification to Pressure
Vessels :
1) Before any repairs, additions or alterations are carried
out to any vessel, the same shall be completely emptied
and purged with an inert gas.
2) Complete record of repairs, additions or alterations
referred to in sub-rule(1) shall be maintained and made
available to the chief controller or Controller authorized
by him and his permission shall be obtained before
recommissioning of the vessel.
Special Precautions against accidents :
1)All empty vessels which had contained, any flammable or toxic
gases, shall, except when they are opened for the purpose of
fulfilling or cleaning, or for rendering them gas-free, but kept
securely closed until they have been cleaned or freed of the gas, as
the case may be.
2)Every Person storing compressed gas in a vessel and every
person in charge of, or engaged in the storage, handling and
transport of such gas in vessels shall at all times:-
i) Comply with the provisions of these rules and the conditions
of any license issued there under,
ii) Observe all precautions for the prevention of accident by fire
or explosion , and
Design of Pressure Vessels :
i) The design pressure of a vessel shall not be less than :-
a)The vapour pressure of the gas in the vessel at 55 degree Celsius, if the
vessel is meant for the storage of liquefiable gases.
Provided that if the vessel is insulated, the vapour pressure of the gas
in the vessel shall correspond to the maximum temperature that is likely
to be attained by the gas in the vessel.
b) The developed pressure of the gas in the vessel at 55 degree Celsius, if
the vessel is meant for the storage of a permanent gas.
c) The maximum allowable service pressure with additional allowances
for vacuum and static head or surge due to acceleration or deceleration, as
the case may be, in respect of the cryogenic liquid proposed to be stored
or transported.
Design Pressure Vessels for gases at low
temperature :
i)Refrigerated Vessels :
i)Vessels used for storage of refrigerated gases shall be
designed in accordance with low temperature
requirements under the design code referred to in sub-
rule (1) of the rule 13;
ii) The capacity of the refrigeration system shall be
adequate to maintain the gas in the vessel at a
temperature so that its vapour pressure doe not excessed
the design pressure of the vessel and shall also remain
below the pressure-setting of the relief valve on the vessel.
Contd..
2) Insulated Vessels :
i)The shell of the vessel and its manhole nozzle shall be
insulated with a material approved by the chief
controller. The entire insulation may be covered with a
metal jacket and flashed around all openings so as to be
weather-tight.
ii) The insulation shall be of sufficient thickness so that
the thermal conductors at 1500c shall not exceed the limit
prescribed by the Chief Controller.
3) Cryogenic Pressure Vessels :
i)Design service temperature of the cryogenic pressure
vessels shall not be higher than the normal boiling point of
the cryogenic liquid.
ii) Material of construction of the inner vessel, its piping and
fittings shall be suitable for the service temperature and shall
be compatible for the specific cryogenic liquid.
iii) Outer Vessel should be made of steel not less than 3 mm
nominal thickness or of aluminium not less than 4 mm
nominal thickness and shall have required structural
strength and capable for supporting the inner vessel together
with cryogenic liquid, insulation and other fittings.
Central Motor Vehicle Rules :
Introduction :
In India, the rules and regulations related to driver’s
license, registration of motor vehicles, control of
traffic, construction & maintenance of motor vehicles,
etc. are governed by the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and
the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), 1989.
The ministry of Road Transport, Highways & Shipping
acts as a nodal agency for formulation and
implementation of various provisions of the Motor
Vehicles Act and CMVR.
Major functions of the technical Standing
Committee :
To provide technical clarification and interpretation of the
CMVR having technical bearing to MoRT&H, as and when
so desired :
To recommend to the Government the International
standards which can be used in lieu of standard notified
under the CMVR. Permit use of
components/parts/assemblies complying with such
standards.
To make recommendations on any other technical issue(s)
which have direct relevance in implementation of the
Central Motor Vehicles Rules.
Vehicular Safety Standards & Regulations :
1)Environmental imperatives and safety requirements are two
critical issues facing the automotive industry worldwide Indian
Automobile Industry in the last decade has made significant
progress on the environmental front by adopting stringent
emission standards, and is progressing towards technical
alignment with International Safety Standards.
2) Vehicles Manufactured in the country have to comply with
relevant Indian Standards and Automotive Industry Standards
Indian Standards are being Issued since the late 1960s and
these standards for Automotive components were based on
EEC/ISO/DIN/BSAU/FMVSS, etc., at the same time.
Contd..,
Regulations are reviewed periodically by AISC and amendments
are recommended to the Technical Standing Committee on
CMVR for adoption and subsequent notification by MoRT&H
Under the CMVR.
States also have their state Motor Vehicle Rules. These rules are
mostly related to seating arrangements for transport vehicles
etc.,
Since 2000, ECE Regulations have been referred to as basis for
formulating Indian Regulations and since 2003, increased
efforts are being made to technically align with GTR/ECE.
Variance from GTR/ECE exists on formatting, phraseology and
administration related Issues.
Temporary Authorization & Registration :
Temporary Authorization to drive :
Temporary authorisation to drive is issued to the
applicant when the holder of a License has submitted
the License to the Licensing Authority for renewal or
for obtaining an authorization to drive a transport
vehicle, or when a police officer or any court or any
other competent authority has taken temporary
possession of a License for any purpose citizen Implies
for a temporary authorization to drive.
Requirements for Temporary Authorization to
drive :
The applicant needs to produce evidence/DL number
Form 9 of CMVR, Form 1 A of CMVR
Any Specific order of the court or police officer or any
competent authority.
Fees :
Sl. Class of License Application Total Fees Service Smart
N0. Category Fee (In Rupees) Charges Card
(In Rupees) Fee (In
Rupees)
1. Temporary Nil Nil 50%in Nil
Authorisation to paper
drive format
Registration Number :
No person will drive any Motor Vehicle and no owner of
Motor Vehicle will cause or permit the vehicle to be driven
in any public place or any other place, unless the vehicle is
registered. The registration number is generated by the
system in alphabetical order as per the applicants name,
however owner may apply for reservation of special
number.
Reservation of Special Number is a process of assigning a
Registration Number on the choice of the owner instead of
assigning the number in the routine series by collecting
some additional fees based on the number he selects.
Driving License :
Need a driving license :
As per Motor Vehicle Act 1988, a valid driving license
is necessary to drive any motor vehicle on public roads.
There are two stages to get a Permanent Driving
License :
Stage I: Obtaining a Learner’s License
Stage 2: Obtaining a Permanent License
Obtain a Learner’s License :
Applicants for a Learner’s License should appear
personally before the Licensing authority with the
following :
Application Form No.2[available with the dept]
Fees of Rs.50/-for each class of vehicle.
Proof of age, appropriate for relevant class of vehicle.
For example of Birth Certificate, Secondary School
Certificate, Life Insurance Policy.
3 passport size photographs.
Obtain Permanent License :
The applicant should appear in person along with a
registered motor vehicle of the relevant category
before the Licensing Authority with the following:
Application in Form No.4 (available with the dept).
Fee of 125/- for test and License.
Valid Learner’s License held by the applicant for the
relevant class, which is older than 30 days.
The applicant shall pass a driving test on a vehicle of
the type he has applied for.
Driving License Validity Period :
License to drive a Non-Transport vehicle is valid for 20
years from the date of issue or until the holder attains
the age of 50 years, whichever is earlier. After that, the
license is renewed every 5 years. Transport Vehicle
License is valid for a period of 3 years from the date of
issue or renewal.