New Delhi (23.09.2024):Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, conducted a Plant Level on-site emergency mock drill on 23.09.2024 to ensure the emergency preparedness at RINL. The drill was organized to evaluate the readiness of the team and systems in the event of an emergency situation ensuring the safety of employees and assets.
An Emergency scenario of Liquid Nitrogen leakage from the Liquid Nitrogen Tank at Air Separation Plant-1 of Utilities Department was enacted, in which 2 persons were considered to be affected with cold burns and asphyxiation while attending to maintenance activity.
On hearing loud cries of the employees, the incident controller immediately initiated emergency response procedures. Subsequently, emergency mitigation measures were demonstrated by all the teams of VSP including Utilities Dept employees, CISF Fire and security, Medical services, Gas Safety, Environment Management Dept, safety department, HR, Instrumentation etc to control the situation and rescue the victims.
Plant level on-site emergency mock drill conducted at RINL
By IndianMandarins - 2024-09-23 18:53:00
New Delhi (23.09.2024):Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, conducted a Plant Level on-site emergency mock drill on 23.09.2024 to ensure the emergency preparedness at RINL. The drill was organized to evaluate the readiness of the team and systems in the event of an emergency situation ensuring the safety of employees and assets.
An Emergency scenario of Liquid Nitrogen leakage from the Liquid Nitrogen Tank at Air Separation Plant-1 of Utilities Department was enacted, in which 2 persons were considered to be affected with cold burns and asphyxiation while attending to maintenance activity.
On hearing loud cries of the employees, the incident controller immediately initiated emergency response procedures. Subsequently, emergency mitigation measures were demonstrated by all the teams of VSP including Utilities Dept employees, CISF Fire and security, Medical services, Gas Safety, Environment Management Dept, safety department, HR, Instrumentation etc to control the situation and rescue the victims.