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 Dept. 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.
During the mock drill, fixed and mobile fire fighting installations, water curtain systems, First aid and rescue equipment etc were effectively deployed. CISF personnel carried out the rescue operation and rescued the affected persons from the spot using Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and other emergency response devices.
The mock drill was witnessed by Shri V Suresh – Dy.Chief Inspector of Factories, Govt. of AP, Smt Swapna Latha – Deputy Electrical Inspector, Directorate of Electrical Safety, Govt. of AP and Smt. Sri Lakshmi – Assistant Environmental Engineer, AP Pollution Control Board, Govt. of AP along with Sri Pravin Kumar, CGM (Safety, Mines & Contracts) and Manager of the Factory, RINL, Shri Uttam Brahma – GM (Energy, Environment, & Utilities) RINL.
Sri V Suresh – Dy. Chief Inspector of Factories appreciated the efforts of RINL in effectively training the employees and demonstrating the preparedness during emergencies.
Shri K Sam Babu- HOD (Utilities) & Site Controller, Shri M Satyanarayana Raju– HOD (Safety Engineering Department) and other senior officers from Utilities Department, Water Management department (WMD), Safety Engineering Department also attended the mock drill. Officials from M/s Hinduja Power plant who are mutual aid partners of RINL have also witnessed the Mock drill.
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