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Blaze down to one container, govt to look into other concerns

Jaipur: The fire at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot continued to burn for the sixth day even as government officials maintained that only one of the 11 containers was ablaze on Tuesday evening, which would be expended in another 24 hours. Meanwhile, the state government has relaxed roadblocks in ....Read more

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Project DirectorBy: Russell Thompson | Thursday , 5 Nov '09 10:44:02 AM Reply | Forward Kuldip. You are correct in terms of new installations and the OISD standards cover these sorts of issues comparable in quality with any International standards. The problem is that, like in any other country, older installations are often not required to be upgraded to match the current standards, e.g. if you had bought a car 10 years ago, you are not (necessarily)required to retrofit it with the latest safety gadgets. The problem is with what is really necessary = should be mandatory for a safety retrofit and government authorities struggle with that determination as all encumbents scream that they cannot afford it. So would you if you had to upgrade your car for a "nice to have" (in your opinion)safety feature. Personally, I believe that all oil facilities should always be upgraded if they pose a public hazard by proximity. Tanks inside IOC facilities sufficiently far away from other people could be allowed to burn out. This was not the case in Jaipur and elsewhere in India.

serious mishapBy: SKDBA | Wednesday , 4 Nov '09 11:24:59 AM Reply | Forward What is perturbing me most is that one of the worst mishap could not touch our insensitive sycophant PM his highness MMS

Safety Measures at Oil Storage Depot By: Kuldip S. Virdi | Wednesday , 4 Nov '09 10:19:08 AM Reply | Forward If I understand correctly any hydrocarbon installation is suppose to have hydrocarbon detectors to give alarm on detecting any leakages. The oil tanks are suppose to have foam flooding system which should come in operation automatically on sensing any fire in tnanks. Further, there should have been water cooling rings on the tanks to prevent spreading of fire. Did none of them work or they were disabled or non-functional leading to disaster and death.The state government and the MB Lal Committee appointed by Ministry of Oil and Gas need to examine these issues in the public interest.

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