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l Factories Act, 1948 and Rules made there under
l Explosives Act, 1884
l Static & Mobile Pressure Vessels Rules, 1981
l Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
l Focused on on-site safety of workers
l No legal system to regulate:- Off-site emergency system,
Safe storage of hazardous materials & Safe transportation
of hazardous materials
b) Post Bhopal disaster:
l Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
l Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical
Rules, 1989
l Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness
and Response) Rules, 1996
l Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
l Amendments to pre-Bhopal legislations including Factory
Safety Act and Motor Vehicles Act
Threats that can lead to emergency/disaster /catastrophe
n Environmental disasters
l Tornado, Hurricane, Flood, Snowstorm, Drought,
Earthquake, Electrical storms, Fire, Subsidence and
Landslides, Freezing Conditions
l Contamination and Environmental Hazards, Epidemic
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