Glossary
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Electric Apparatus
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Electric Apparatus
“Electric apparatus” includes motors, starters, lamps, switches, junction boxes, fuses, cut-outs or any other appliance, equipment or fitting which operates electricity. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsDistrict Magistrate
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District Magistrate
“District Magistrate” includes an Additional District Magistrate and in States of Punjab and Haryana and in the Karaikal, Mahe and Yenam areas of the Union Territory of Pondicherry, also includes a Sub-divisional Magistrate. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsDistrict Authority
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District Authority
“District Authority” means-- in towns having a Commissioner of Police, the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner of Police;
- in any other place, the District Magistrate.
Defence Forces of the Union
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Defence Forces of the Union
“Defence Forces of the Union” includes General Reserve Engineering Forces under the Director General, Border Road, the Central Reserve Police Force, Assam Rifles, Border Security Force and National Security Guard under the Ministry of Home Affairs and Special Security Bureau under the Cabinet Secretariat. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsChief Controller of Explosives or Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives
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Chief Controller of Explosives or Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives
“Chief Controller of Explosives, Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives” includes Joint Controller of Explosives and Deputy Controller of Explosives. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. RegulationsElectrical System
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Electrical System
Electrical system— (a) means an electrical system in which all the electrical equipment is, or is capable of being, electrically connected to a common source of electrical energy; and (b) includes the source and the equipment. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining—Underground) Regulations 1999, SR 1999/331, New Zealand, as of 8 October 1999. RegulationsChief Controller
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Chief Controller
“Chief Controller” means the Chief Controller of Explosives. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsCoal Mine
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Coal Mine
Coal mine— (a) means a place where a person works below ground for the purpose of— (i) extracting coal from the earth; or (ii) processing coal extracted from the earth at that place; and (b) includes a place in which coal so extracted or processed is washed, crushed, or screened. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining—Underground) Regulations 1999, SR 1999/331, New Zealand, as of 8 October 1999. RegulationsCorporation
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Corporation
“Corporation” means any body corporate established under any Central Provincial or State Act, and includes –- a company formed and registered under the Companies Act, 1956; and
- a company formed and registered under any law relating to companies formerly in force in any part of India.
To Transport Petroleum
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To Transport Petroleum
"To transport petroleum" means to move petroleum from one place to another in India and includes moving from one place to another in India across a territory which is not part of India. Source: The Petroleum Act, 1934 (Act No. 30 of 1934), India, 1934. LegislationTo Store Petroleum
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To Store Petroleum
"To store petroleum" means to keep it in any one place, but does not include any detention happening during the ordinary course of transport. Source: The Petroleum Act, 1934 (Act No. 30 of 1934), India, 1934. LegislationPetroleum Class C
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Petroleum Class C
"Petroleum Class C" means petroleum-having flash point of sixty- Five degrees. Source: The Petroleum Act, 1934 (Act No. 30 of 1934), India, 1934. LegislationPetroleum Class B
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Petroleum Class B
"Petroleum Class B" means petroleum having a flash point of twenty-three degrees centigrade and above but below sixty-five degrees Centigrade. Source: The Petroleum Act, 1934 (Act No. 30 of 1934), India, 1934. LegislationPetroleum Class A
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Petroleum Class A
"Petroleum Class A" means petroleum having a flash-point below Twenty-three degrees centigrade. Source: The Petroleum Act, 1934 (Act No. 30 of 1934), India, 1934. LegislationMotor Conveyance
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Motor Conveyance
"Motor conveyance" means any vehicle vessel or aircraft for the conveyance of human beings, animals or goods, by land, water or air, in which petroleum is used to generate the motive power. Source: The Petroleum Act, 1934 (Act No. 30 of 1934), India, 1934. LegislationTo Import Petroleum
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To Import Petroleum
“To import petroleum" means to bring it into India by land, sea or air otherwise than during the course of transport. Source: The Petroleum Act, 1934 (Act No. 30 of 1934), India, 1934. LegislationWell Barrier Elements
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Well Barrier Elements
One of several dependent components that are combined to form a well barrier. Source: ISO 16530-1:2017, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Well integrity – Part 1: Life cycle governance, First Edition, March 2017. Global StandardsWell Barrier Elements
A pressure and flow containing component that relies on other component(s) to create a well barrier.
Source:API SPECIFICATION 19TT, Specification for Downhole Well Test Tools and Related Equipment, First Edition, October 2016. Global StandardsWell Barrier Elements
Well barrier elements include deep-set plugs under the production packer and plugs in the hanger assembly for the completion string. Source: Guidance Notes on Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (India), 2012. Regulatory GuidanceSuch Type Which is Capable
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Such Type Which is Capable
Such type which is capable means emphasis should be on the individual’s education and competence, experience, physical suitability, personal qualities and experience from drills and training when selecting the personnel. Source: Guidance Notes on Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (India), 2012. Regulatory GuidanceSituations of Hazard and Accident
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Situations of Hazard and Accident
The situations of hazard and accident also include situations of hazard and accident other than the defined, complex situations of hazard and accident, stress situations and situations where key personnel are incapacitated or are unable to carry out their duties. Source: Guidance Notes on Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (India), 2012. Regulatory GuidanceSerious Bodily Injury
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Serious Bodily Injury
‘Serious bodily injury’ means:- head injuries involving concussion, loss of consciousness or other serious consequences;
- loss of consciousness as a result of working environment factors;
- skeletal injuries, with the exception of simple hairline fractures or fractures of fingers or toes;
- injuries to internal organs;
- whole or partial amputation of parts of the body;
- poisoning with danger of permanent health injury, such as H2S poisoning;
- burns or corrosive injuries with full thickness skin injury (third degree) or partial thickness skin injury (second degree) to the face, hands, feet or abdomen, as well as all partial thickness skin injury that covers more than five per cent of the surface of the body;
- general cooling (hypothermia);
- permanent inability to work.
Right Alert
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Right Alert
Giving the ‘right alert’ means alerting the relevant locations / agencies based on respective action plans for various emergencies. These include, inter alia:- The facility's central control room or another central function;
- The Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC);
- iii) One or more parts of the operator's emergency preparedness organization;
- iv) Contractors' emergency preparedness organisations;
- v) Other partners, as per the agreement related to coordinated emergency preparedness resources.