Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) has released a notification regarding the withdrawal of Indian representatives/distributors for importing of gas cylinders/ valves/ regulators from foreign manufacturers. According to Rule 3 of the Gas Cylinder Rules 2016, PESO accepts design drawings for gas cylinders produced by international gas cylinder producers. When applying for clearance, international producers…
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has been released notification on draft Explosives Rules. Explosives rule is basically a power for Central Government to prohibit the manufacture, possession or importation of specially dangerous explosives. Explosives are any substance or device that can be made to produce a volume of rapidly expanding gas in an extremely brief…
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has been introduced new Guidelines for MSDS in newly released notification, in which they revised some Indian Standard (IS) and introduced some new Indian Standard. There are total 21 Indian Standard has been revised and 14 New Indian Standard has been introduced. A new Indian Standard has been introduced for…
According to The Gujarat Factories Rules, 1963 a competent person must test a Hydraulic tests of pressure vessel. As it is legal requirement so, all factories have to comply with it. Office has observed that some qualified people are performing pressure vessel Hydraulic tests without following the norms in some plants. The rules have been…
According to The Gujarat Factories Rules, 1963 a competent person must test a Hydro test every two years instead when an internal test cannot be performed because of construction. pressure vessels installed in the factory must test externally every six months and internally every year. In a continuous process plant, a Hydro test must be…
PESO releases circular regarding the Installation of telemetry devices on LMO vessels. As per the legal amendment, the legal provisions are: Mandatory installation of telemetry devices on Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) storage vessels installed at facilities like hospitals, premises of refillers & LMO manufacturers who have been granted LS-1A license for storage of LMO in…
Fire safety certificate to be issued to updated list of buildings under the Gujarat Fire Prevention & Life Safety Measures (Second Amendment) Rules 2021 released by The Department of Urban Development & Urban Housing Department, the buildings which would require fire safety certificate from now are as followed: (1) All high-rise buildings having a height…
PESO asks to revise OEP (onsite emergency preparedness plan) from the license holders of Ammonium Nitrate under Ammonium Nitrate Rules, 2012 and Manufacture Storage & Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989. The license holders falling under this category with a storage capacity of more than 350 MT have to revise and update their on-site emergency…
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued the Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) (Amendment) Rules, 2021 (SMPV Rules) under Explosives Act 1884. As per amendments to the legal provisions are: New definitions are added including competent person, ISO tank container, third party inspection agency. District authority will grant no objection certificate or convey…
Ministry of Commerce & Industry has released Calcium Carbide (Amendment) Rules, 2021 under Petroleum Act 1934. As per revised amendment legal provision: (1) Validity of license has been increased from 3 years to 10 years. (2) The fees for acquiring a license to import & store of calcium carbide have been revised. (3) The provision…