chapter - 1 introduction - Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board

Hills Cement Co. Limited.
7.2 TYPE OF DISASTER AT CEMENT PLANT AND CPP
Disaster may occur due to following hazards at the cement plants.
- Fire
- Explosion
- Electrocution
- Loose fitting
In any cement plant along with the CPP, there are various activities or
area which pose substantial threat to the workers and hence hazardous in
nature. The potential hazardous areas and the likely accidents with the
concerned area have been enlisted below:
TABLE 7.1
HAZARDOUS AREA WITH CONCERNED ACCIDENTS
Sl. No. Hazardous Area Likely Accident
1. Boiler Area Explosion
2. Electrical rooms Fire and electrocution
3. Transformer area Fire and electrocution
4. Cable tunnel Fire and electrocution
5. Storage yard Sliding
6. Crushing and grinding unit Fatal accident
7. Chimney Air pollution
8. Coal/ fuel storage area Fire and spillage
9. Turbine room Explosion
7.3 ACCIDENT LEVEL
The nature of accidents and areas, which may be affected in case of any
disaster in any part of plant/work place due to any reason can classified as
follows:
1 Level I Operator level
2 Level II Local community level
3 Level III Regional/National level
4 Level IV International level
Out of the above, only level-I and level - II class of accidents can be
considered applicable for cement plant.
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