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7. Recommendations to avoid future incidents and other questions are as per the report Mark Annexure 28.


SECTION 8

STEPS    REQUIRED    TO   AVOID   SUCH                      INCIDENT
(NATIONALDISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY)

55. The question is how such accidents can be avoided. There is National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of the Government of India, which has issued guidelines for Chemical Disasters (Industrial).

56. The common causes for chemical accidents, deficiencies, safety management system and human errors are noted. The chemical accidents fire, explosion and/or toxic release were resulting irreversible pain, suffering and death. To minimise such accident and to improve emergency preparedness at all levels, substantial efforts are still required to predict the occurrence of disaster. (Page xvii)