Conference Agenda

Conference Agenda :
The conference will provide a platform for exchange of information and technical know-how to the entire Indian chemical industry including petroleum, petroleum products & natural gas industry. This will also help to reduce, through better emergency planning, the menace of on-site incidents and accidents associated with the handling, storage, warehousing and transportation of chemicals/petrochemicals leading to off-site emergencies. It will cover the following topics :

1. Regulatory Framework & Guidelines for Management of Chemical (Industrial) Disasters - Strength, Gaps and Amendments
   " Salient Features of NDMA Guidelines on CDM and National Action Plan
   " Safe Transportation through Rail, Road, Maritime and Pipelines
   " Salient Features of ERDMP - Highlighting Major Points for Compliance
   " Trans-Boundary Movement of Hazardous/Toxic Wastes
   2. Risk Assessment & Preparation of Disaster Management Plans (DMPs) for Chemical Installations
   3. Group Activity by Participants - Preparation of Presentations on
   " Emergency Plans for Industry
   " Medical Preparedness & Management of Victims
   " Mock Drills - Lessons Learnt
   " Dovetailing of On-site Plan with Off-site Emergency Plan
   4. Panel Discussion on - Lessons Learnt from Fresh Revelations in Bhopal Gas Tragedy :
   " Technical & Environmental Issues
   " Legal Issues
   " Health & Medical Issues
   " Remediation Issues

5. Case Studies / Success Stories on
" Discussion on IOC Fire Accident Investigation Report
" Gaseous / Liquid Hydrocarbons, Chemicals
" Prevention & Management of Fire, Explosion & Hazardous Effects
" Hazardous/ Medical Waste Management (Cobalt-60)

6. Medical Management of HAZCHEM Emergencies
7. Safe Transportation of Petroleum, Petroleum Products & Natural Gas through Pipelines
" Integrity Management of Pipelines
" Reliability Engineering Features for Entire Pipeline System
" Designing, Commissioning, Safety & security of Sub-Sea Pipelines
" Selected Case Studies and Mock Exercise