In these rules unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “chemical accident” means an accident involving a fortuitous, or sudden or unintended occurrence while handling any hazardous chemicals resulting in continuous, intermittent or repeated exposure to death, or injury to, any person or damage to any property but does not include an accident by reason only of war or radio-activity;
(b) “hazardous chemical” means,-
(i) any chemical which satisfies any of the criteria laid down in Part I of Schedule 1 or is listed in Part 2 of the said schedule;
(ii) any chemical listed in Column 2 of Schedule 2;
As published in Gazette of India, Part II Section 3 (i) Extraordinary S.NO. 241, dt. 1.8.1996.
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(iii) any chemical listed in Column 2 of Schedule 3;
(c) “industrial activity” includes an operation or process,-
(i) carried out in an industrial installation referred to in Schedule –4 involving or likely to involve one or more hazardous chemicals;
(ii) on-site storage or on-site transport which is associated with that operation or process as the case may be;
(iii) isolated storage;
(iv) pipeline;
(d) “industrial pocket” means any industrial zone ear-marked by the Industrial Development Corporation of the State Government or by the State Government;
(e) “isolated storage” means,- storage of a hazardous chemical other than storage associated with an installation on the same site specified in Schedule 4 where that storage involves at least the quantities of that chemical set out in Schedule-2;
(f) “major chemical accident” means, - an occurrence including any particular major emission, fire or explosion involving one or more hazardous chemicals and resulting from uncontrolled developments in the course of industrial activity or transportation or due to natural events leading to serious effects both immediate or delayed, inside or outside the installation likely to cause substantial loss of life and property including adverse effects on the environment;
(g) “Major Accident Hazards (MAH) Installations”,- means, isolated storage and industrial activity at a site, handling (including transport through carrier or pipeline) of hazardous chemicals equal to or, in excess of the threshold quantities specified in column 3 of Schedule 2 and 3 respectively;
(h) “Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical, Rules” means, – the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989, published in the notification of Government of India in the Ministry of Environment & Forests No. S.O.966 (E), dated 27 th November, 1989;
(i) “off-site emergency plan” means,- the off-site emergency plan prepared under rule 14 of the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules ;
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(j) “pipeline” means,- a pipe (together with any apparatus and works associated therewith) or system of pipes (together with any apparatus and works associated therewith) for the conveyance of a hazardous chemical other than a flammable gas as set out in column 2 of Part II of Schedule 1, at a pressure of less than 8 bars absolute;
(k) “site” means,- any location where hazardous chemicals are manufactured or processed, stored, handled, used, disposed of and includes the whole of an area under the control of an occupier and includes pier, jetty or similar structure whether floating or not;
(l) “transport” means.- movement of hazardous chemicals by any means over land, water or air,