Government has taken note of accidents taking place in various Ordnance
factories in the country including Jabalpur. Accidents have taken place in a
few Ordnance Factories in the country including Jabalpur in the recent past.
The details of such accidents during 2013 and 2014 is as under:
Details of accidents in
ordnance factories in the year 2013 & 2014:
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SL.
NO.
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FACTORY
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DATE OF ACCIDENT
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TYPE OF ACCIDENT
|
REMARKS
|
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1.
|
ORDNANCE FACTORY
DEHU ROAD
|
19.02.2013
|
FIRE
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IMPORTANT REMEDIAL ACTIONS
SUGGESTED BY BOARD OF ENQUIRY HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
|
|
2.
|
ORDNANCE FACTORY ITARSI
|
16.04.2013
|
EXPLOSION
|
-DO-
|
|
3.
|
ORDNANCE FACTORY CHANDA
|
21.05.2013
|
FIRE
|
-DO-
|
|
4.
|
ORDNANCE FACTORY KATNI
|
07.11.2013
|
FELL DOWN ON THE PLATFORM
|
-DO-
|
|
5.
|
CORDITE FACTORY ARUVANKADU
|
02.06.2014
|
EXPLOSION
|
-DO-
|
|
6.
|
ORDNANCE FACTORY KHAMARIA
|
09.08.2014
|
FIRE & EXPLOSION
|
-DO-
|
|
7.
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ORDNANCE FACTORY BADMAL
|
11.08.2014
|
EXPLOSION
|
-DO-
|
|
8.
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ORDNANCE FACTORY ITARSI
|
06.10.2014
|
EXPLOSION
|
-DO-
|
In all the cases immediate medical treatment was provided to the
injured persons within the factory concerned and they were shifted to outside
hospitals equipped with better medical facilities, wherever necessary. As a
proactive measure to avoid accidents a detailed safety procedure in terms of
general safety directives / standing instructions and system of safety audits
exists for handling / storage of ammunition and explosives in Ordnance Factories.
The Government proposes to modernize and provide updated machinery in
these Ordnance factories including Jabalpur. Replacement of existing plant
& machinery is a continuous process in Ordnance Factories so as to keep
pace with the latest technology. Ordnance Factory Board has formulated a
comprehensive five year modernization plan for capital investment in different
Ordnance Factories including those where accidents have taken place in the
recent past. Already an expenditure of Rs.783 crore and Rs.1156 crore has
taken place in different ordnance factories on this account in the year 2012-13
and 2013-14 respectively. Further investment of Rs.7696 crore is envisaged in
the remaining three years of the 12th Plan (2012-17).
Modernization plans are made as per the guidelines of Centre for Fire
Explosives and Environment Safety (CFEES). Design of process and storage
buildings in Ammunition & Explosive Group of Factories is approved by
CFEES.
As an
exercise towards improving safety in Ordnance Factories, steps are being taken
to reduce manual intervention in various operations and processes. Ordnance
Factories are investing on higher degree of automation, including automatic
filling, in chemicals and ammunition manufacturing plants.
This information
was given by Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh in a written
reply to Shri Rakesh Singh in Lok Sabha today.
DM/HH/RAJ