chapter - 1 introduction - Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board

Hills Cement Co. Limited.
CHAPTER- 7
DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN
“Disaster” is defined as a catastrophic situation that causes damage,
economic disruptions, loss of human life and deterioration of health and
health services on a scale sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response
from outside the affected area or community. Disasters occasioned by
man are factory fire explosions and release of toxic gases or chemical
substances, etc.
All types of industries face certain types of hazards which can disrupt
normal activities abruptly and lead to disaster like fires, inundation, failure
of machinery, explosion to name a few. Disaster management plan
formulated with an aim of taking precautionary step to control the hazard
propagation and avert disaster and also to take such action after the
disaster which limits the damage to the minimum.
7.1 SCOPE OF STUDY
Emergency planning, i.e. recognizing that accidents are possible,
assessing the consequences of such accidents and deciding on the
emergency procedures, both on site and offsite that would need to be
implemented in the event of an emergency.
Emergency/ disaster planning is just one aspect of safety and cannot be
considered in isolation. M/s Hills Cement Co. Ltd. fully endorses this fact
and hence a disaster management plan is prepared for construction &
operation phase to ensure that the necessary standards appropriate to
their safety legislation are followed.
The important elements of disaster planning are broadly classified as
follows.
• Identification of various scenarios
• Advance planning to overcome the problem
• Actions in case of disaster phase, which includes warning, evacuation of
personnel, rescue relief operations to people affected in mishappening &
containment of disaster.
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