This document summarizes environmental, health, and safety regulations and expectations in India. It outlines rules for waste management, groundwater extraction, batteries, oil waste, and more. Labor laws are also discussed, including provisions for canteens, working hours, holidays, maternity/paternity leave, and protections for women workers. Fire safety norms are presented for different states. Ergonomic principles and standards are also referenced.

1. M.Sasikumar
April 2017
EHS Expectations
India | Chola MS Risk Services Ltd.

2. 29 states and
7 Union
Territories
INDIA REDEFINED
Largest democratic country
Most populous & English speaking country
Global startup ecosystem
Renewable energy Country attractive index
Wind power installation
Largest economy & Global Manufacturing
Competitiveness Index by 2020
Sixth on eight great powers in the world
Largest Country

3. 2
INDIA REDEFINED
USD 73 MILLION
VS
USD 671 MILLION

4. MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

5. MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

6.  Wet bio–degradable waste, dry recyclable
and combustible wastes and domestic
hazardous wastes shall be segregated at source
in accordance with the Solid Waste
Management Rules, 2015.
 Plastic waste, which can be recycled, shall be
channelized to registered plastic waste recycler
PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES
Recycling of plastic shall conform to the Indian
Standard: IS 14534:1998 titled as Guidelines for
Recycling of Plastics, as amended from time to time

7.  Responsibilities of Generators have been
introduced to segregate waste in to
three streams:
 Wet (Biodegradable),
 Dry (Plastic, Paper, metal, wood, etc.) and
 domestic hazardous wastes (diapers,
napkins, empty containers of cleaning
agents, mosquito repellents, etc.)
 Directly responsible for segregation and
sorting the waste
 Bulk and institutional generators, market
associations, event organizers and
hotels and restaurants
WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES 2016

8.  Groundwater is no more a state
subject.
 All industries and commercial
establishments are required to obtain
permission from Central Ground
Water Board
 Should implement rainwater recharge
programs to give back 50% of the
groundwater drawn
GROUND WATER EXTRACTION
RULES

9. e - WASTE MANAGEMENT
BULK CONSUMER RESPONSIBILITIES - 9
Ensure channelized
through collection
centre or dealer of
authorized producer or
dismantler or recycler or
in buyback scheme
Ensure radioactive
materials not mixed up
Maintain records in
Form 2 which can be
audited by state
pollution control board
Form 3 annual return
files to State pollution
control board

10. BATTERIES HANDLING RULES
BULK CONSUMER RESPONSIBILITIES - 10
Used batteries to be deposited
to dealer, manufacturer,
authorized recycler &
designated collection centre
Maintain records in Form VIII
Form VIII half yearly return files
to state pollution control board

11. OIL WASTE MANAGEMENT
Responsibilities of occupier - 4
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Training and sound hazardous
waste management
Authorized disposal or recycle
facility
Form 3 to be maintained
regarding the hazardous waste
storage/usage and Form 4 to be
submitted to PCB annually by
recycler

12. LAW & RULES - HEALTH

13. LAW & RULES - SAFETY

14. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Labour identification number > 10 employees
Measures relating to:
 Cleanliness
 Lighting
 Ventilation
 Prevention of fire
Canteen > 100 employees
Working hour restrictions
 Not more than 48 hrs in a week
 Not more than 9hrs in a day
 Work continuously for more than five hours unless 0.5 hrs break
 Working hrs in a day should not exceed ten and half hours including rest period. In
case of urgent work it should not exceed 12 hrs
 Over time > 9hrs/day or 48 hrs in a week
 Overtime should not exceed 125 hrs in three months
 Overtime – twice the wages
 Holiday once in a week or Compensatory offs within two months
 Work on holiday = twice the wages

15. HOLIDAY OBSERVATIONS
Minimum 11 Holidays to be observed apart from one holiday a week as per
Shops and Establishment Act
Jan 26 - Republic day
Aug 15 - Independence day
Oct 2 – Gandhi Jayanthi
Holiday on general elections
5 festival holidays according to state
Casual leave - 8
Sick leave -7
Earned leave – 1 day for every twenty
days in previous year, maximum 45 days
in a year

16. MATERNITY & PATERNITY LEAVE POLICIES
GENDER BIAS ?
15 days to take care of his wife and
new born child within six months
from the date of birth
Applicable to Govt employees only
Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016
Maternity leave to 26 weeks from the present 12
weeks
Leave up to 12 weeks for a woman who adopts a
child below the age of three months
“Work from home" for nursing mothers once the
leave period ends
Crèche mandatory > 30 women or 50 workers

17. WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE
Factories act & Shops and Establishment act
Working hours – 6.00 AM to 7.00 PM
Exemption:
 Shelter
 Rest room
 Night crèche
 Ladies toilet
 Addition protection of their dignity
 Honor and safety
 Protection from sexual harassment
 Transportation to residence
 Obtaining the consent from women worker
 Shift timing can be changed only after holiday

18. WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE
• Equal remuneration for men and women
• Discrimination against recruitment of women worker for same work
• Discrimination against such as promotions, training or transfer

19. FIRE NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE RENEWAL NORMS
Chola MS Risk Services 20
State Fire NOC renewal period
Andhra Pradesh Once in a year
Karnataka Once in a year
Gujarat
Once in three year for non residential and once in 5
years for residential
Delhi
Once in three year for non residential and once in 5
years for residential
Haryana Once in a year
Puduchery Not defined
CHALLENGE
#1

20. • Challenges 2
– No occupancy certificate for the buildings (Earlier the
building was in panchayat limit at time of construction and
due to later city expansion, the building comes under
Municipal limit)
• Challenges 3
– Periodic physical inspection of building by team of
multidisciplinary professionals of local authority.
• Challenges 4
– Inherent risks of heritage building
FIRE

21. IS 10224 -2002
Ergonomic Principle in design of work
stations
ERGONOMICS

22. ERGONOMICS

23. Thank you!
EHSxTech Workshop – April 2017
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M. SASIKUMAR
DGM – RISK SERVICES, CHOLA MS RISK SERVICES
sasikumarm@cholams.murugappa.com
Chennai, India
Peylina Chu, PE
Vice President, Antea Group
Peylina.chu@anteagroup.com
Boston, MA, USA