ONGC-IPSHEM, Goa
In spite of best emergency preparedness, accidents do occur and they are said to be inevitable also. Recently there was news of leakage of chlorine gas because catastrophic failure of tonner and subsequent dispersions of gas resulted in one dead and 70 injured with severe respiratory problem. We in fact learn least from Accident ratio triangle (1-10-30-600) and take or learn absolutely no lessons from near misses i.e. 600, where there is lots of scope to learn and correct our substandard acts and practices. Accidents are the events which results in unintended harm or damage. And the occurrence of accidents is rare events and when an occurrence is rare events it is purely case of Poisson distribution in probability theory & Statistical distribution (SD). Thus it can happen any time, it may be today, may be tomorrow or right now. So our level of emergency preparedness must be always be in state of readiness, because there will be no time to think or rethink as a first responder our fight is against the time. So in this paper/article attempt is made to generate the awareness about the most hazardous and toxic gas along with brief history. Also in emergency situation what equipments, kits and et all are readily required to control and contain the dispersion of leaking gas in shortest possible time.
