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CIMAH Rules 2003

The document discusses definitions and rules related to hazardous and non-hazardous factories in Maharashtra, India. It defines a hazardous factory as one that involves flammable, toxic, explosive or reactive substances. It provides the process for obtaining permission for construction or extension of a non-hazardous factory, which requires submitting plans and details of manufacturing processes, hazards, and waste disposal to the Chief Inspector of Factories for approval. It also includes the definition of "corrosive substance" from Schedule XII and mentions that certain seasonal factories will be charged half the normal fees if they operate for less than 180 days per year.

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CIMAH Rules 2003

The document discusses definitions and rules related to hazardous and non-hazardous factories in Maharashtra, India. It defines a hazardous factory as one that involves flammable, toxic, explosive or reactive substances. It provides the process for obtaining permission for construction or extension of a non-hazardous factory, which requires submitting plans and details of manufacturing processes, hazards, and waste disposal to the Chief Inspector of Factories for approval. It also includes the definition of "corrosive substance" from Schedule XII and mentions that certain seasonal factories will be charged half the normal fees if they operate for less than 180 days per year.

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Hazardous Factory :-

“Hazardous Factory” means a factory in which manufacturing process in carried out,


involving use, storage, handling or processing of any substance which is flammable, toxic,
explosive, highly reactive chemicals as defined in clause (a) of Rule 2 of The Maharashtra
Factories (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards) Rules, 2003 or ‘corrosive
substance’ as defined in sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of schedule XII prescribed under Rule
114 of the Principal Rules or where such substances are evolved in the manufacturing
process.

Definition of Other than Hazardous factory :-

The factories which are not covered Hazardous Factory under rule 2 (O) of Maharashtra
Factories Rule 1963

1) After sub-rule (2) of Rule 3, the following new sub-rule (3) & (4) shall be added:-

“(3) – In case of factory other than hazardous factory:-

An application for obtaining permission for the site on which the factory is situated and for
the construction or extension of a factory shall be made of the Chief Inspector of Factories.

a) A flow chart of the manufacturing process supplemented by a brief description of the


process in its various stages, list of raw materials used, intermediate products etc.
finished products, by-products, their quantities, methods of storage and handling,
loading and transport and details of the arrangements for the disposal of trade waste
and effluents, the likely hazards and the methods to control or eliminate them.

b) Plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing-

i) the site of the factory and immediate surroundings including adjacent


buildings and other structures, roads, drains etc.

ii) the plan, elevation and necessary cross-sections of the various buildings,
indicating all relevant details relating to natural lighting, ventilation and
means of escape in care of fire. The plans shall also clearly indicate the
positing of the plant and machinery, aisles and passage ways; and

c) Any other particulars as the Chief Inspector of Factories may require:

2) If the Chief Inspector of Factories in satisfied that the plans are in consonance with the
requirements of the Act, he shall, subject to such conditions as he may specify, approve them by
signing and returning to the applicant one copy of each plan or he may call for such other
particulars as he may require to enable such approval to be given.
Rule 2 (a) of The Maharashtra Factories (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards) Rules, 2003
[SCHEDULE XII]

Handling and Manipulation of Corrosive substances

1. Definition - For the purpose of this schedule -


(a) “ corrosive substance “ includes sulphuric acid , nitric acid , hydrochloric acid ,
hydrofluoric acid,carbolic acid ,phosphoric acid,liquid chlorine,liquid bromine,ammonia or
anhydrous liquid ammonia, sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide or mixtures thereof or
any other substance which the State Government may,by notification in the official Gazette,
Specify to be Corrosive substance.

Seasonal Factories:-

Fees to be charged or the following classes of factories shall, subject to a minimum


of rupees five, be half of those specified above, if they do not work for more than
180 days in the aggregate in a calendar year:-

(a)Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories,


(b)Gur Factories,
(c)Jarda Factories (tobacco processing),
(d)Cashew nut Factories,
(e)Groundnut Decorticating Factories,
(f)Rice Mills;

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