Lok Sabha Question No. 288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Accidents in Steel Plants
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## ACCIDENTS IN STEEL PLANTS

## 288. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  accidents  and  loss  of  lives  in  various  steel  plants  across  the country during the last three years, State-wise;

- (b) the reasons for poor maintenance system in the steel plants; and

(c) the  remedial  action  taken/to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  fatal accidents in steel plants?

## ANSWER

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

## THE MINISTER OF STEEL

(a) There are two steel manufacturing Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) in  the  country  namely  Steel  Authority  of  India  Limited  (SAIL)  and  Rashtriya  Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL). A statement showing the State-wise, plant-wise and year-wise number  of  fatal  accidents,  in  SAIL  and  RINL  during  the  last  three  years  is  at Annexure .

Steel is a deregulated sector. There are a large number of steel factories/plants in the country. As regards the private sector steel plants, the requisite data/information is not maintained by the Ministry of Steel.

(b) SAIL Plants being ISO 9001 certified, have a proper Maintenance Management  System.  In  SAIL  plants,  various  maintenance  practices  are  being followed  to  ensure  good  operation  of  the  plants,  such  as  Capital  Repair  plan  for major  equipment  is  prepared  every  year  and  is  periodically  monitored,  Standard Maintenance Practices (SMPs) for all major equipment has been drawn for upkeep of equipment, analysis of breakdown to prevent recurrence, regular maintenance such as  housekeeping,  inspection,  oiling  and  retightening,  ensuring  awareness  and training various areas related to maintenance of equipment etc.

Similarly,  in  RINL,  maintenance  systems  and  practices  are  reviewed  on continual basis and improvements are incorporated in the system, keeping abreast with the latest developments. The computerized Oracle based Maintenance Management System (MAMS) is in place for stage-1 (3 million MT) and stage-2 (6.3 Million MT) units. The progress of implementation is being reviewed periodically by Head of  Maintenance  and  Head  of Works  division.  RINL  has  in  place,  systematic review  and  analysis  mechanism  for  major  maintenance  breakdowns  at  different levels  i.e.  Shop-floor,  Technical  services  and  cross  functional  teams.  Corrective preventive actions to avoid recurrence are initiated and the effectiveness of the same is  reviewed  by  shop-floor  committees,  Head  of  Maintenance  and  Head  of  Works division during periodic review meetings on maintenance/production/safety.

(c) Both SAIL and RINL have taken a number of measures to avoid occurrence of accidents. These measures, inter alia, include adherence to maintenance schedule, thrust  on  systematic  approach  to  safety  management,  strict  adherence  to  safety procedures,  regular  inspection,  mandatory  training  and  special  training  on  safety awareness, conduct of safety audit, enforcing use of personal protection equipment and proper implementation of emergency plan prepared as per the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 etc.

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## Annexure

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO  288  FOR  ANSWER  ON  24.06.2019  BY  SHRI  SUDHAKAR  TUKARAM SHRANGARE REGARDING ACCIDENTS IN STEEL PLANTS.

Statement showing details of accidents which occurred in different public sector steel plants and units of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) during the last three years.

| State                              | Plant/ Unit                                                  | 2016                                    | 2016                                    | 2017                                    | 2017                                    | 2018                                    | 2018                                    |
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                                    |                                                              | Accidents                               | Persons died                            | Accidents                               | Persons died                            | Accidents                               | Persons died                            |
|                                    | Steel Authority Of India Limited (SAIL)                      | Steel Authority Of India Limited (SAIL) | Steel Authority Of India Limited (SAIL) | Steel Authority Of India Limited (SAIL) | Steel Authority Of India Limited (SAIL) | Steel Authority Of India Limited (SAIL) | Steel Authority Of India Limited (SAIL) |
| Chhatisgarh                        | Bhilai Steel Plant                                           | 6                                       | 3                                       | 6                                       | 2                                       | 5                                       | 14                                      |
|                                    | Bhilai Steel Plant (Mines)                                   | 11                                      | 1                                       | 7                                       | 0                                       | 5                                       | 0                                       |
| West Bengal                        | Durgapur+ IISCO+ Alloy Steel Plant+ SAIL Growth Works, Kulti | 3                                       | 2                                       | 7                                       | 10                                      | 7                                       | 4                                       |
| Odisha                             | Rourkela Steel Plant                                         | 5                                       | 2                                       | 6                                       | 3                                       | 8                                       | 2                                       |
| Jharkhand                          | Bokaro Steel Plant                                           | 5                                       | 2                                       | 4                                       | 1                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       |
| Tamil Nadu                         | Salem Steel Plant                                            | 1                                       | 0                                       | 2                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       | 1                                       |
| Karnataka                          | Visvesvarya Iron & Steel Plant                               | 3                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 2                                       | 0                                       |
| Maharashtra                        | Chnadrapur Ferro Alloy Plant                                 | 2                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       |
| Jharkhand, Odisha & Madhya Pradesh | Raw Material Division                                        | 1                                       | 0                                       | 3                                       | 0                                       | 4                                       | 1                                       |
| West Bengal & Jharkhand            | Collieries                                                   | 3                                       | 1                                       | 3                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| Chhattisgarh & Jharkhand           | SAIL Refractory Unit                                         | 1                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| PAN India                          | Central Marketing Organisation                               | 1                                       | 0                                       | 2                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       |
|                                    | TOTAL(SAIL)                                                  | 42                                      | 11                                      | 40                                      | 16                                      | 35                                      | 22                                      |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)                         | 15                                      | 6                                       | 7                                       | 0                                       | 8                                       | 0                                       |
|                                    | GRAND TOTAL                                                  | 57                                      | 17                                      | 47                                      | 16                                      | 43                                      | 22                                      |

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