Guest guest Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Hello, Attached. ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com THE HAZARDOUS WASTES ( MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING ) RULES, 1989 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS (Department of Environment, Forests and "Wildlife) NOTIFICATION (New Delhi, the 28th July, 1989) S.O. 594(E) - In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely :- 1. SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT - (1) These rules may be called the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules. 1989. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in me Official Gazette.2. APPLICATION- These rules shall apply to the handling of] hazardous wastes as specified in the Schedule] and shall not apply to - (a) waste water and exhaust gases as covered under the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. 1974 ( 6 of 1974) and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981). and rules made thereunder. ( wastes arising out of the operation from ships beyond five kilometres as covered under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), and the rules made thereunder, © radio-active wastes as covered under the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962} and rules made thereunder. 3. DEFINITIONS. - In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) ''Act'" means the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986); ( "applicant" means a person or an organisation that applies, in Form 1, for granting of authorization to perform specific activities connected with handling of hazardous waste; © "authorisation" means permission for collection, reception, treatme. it, transport, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes granted by the competent authority in Form 2; (d) "authorised person" means a person or an organisation authorised by the competent authority to collect, treat, transport, store or dispose of hazardous wastes in accordance with the guidelines to be issued by the competent authority from time to time; (e) "export" with its grammatical variations and cognate expression, means taking out of India to a place outside India; (f) "exporter"" means any person under the jurisdiction of the exporting country who exports hazardous wastes and the exporting country itself, who exports hazardous wastes ; (g) "facility'' means any location wherein the processes, incidental to the waste generation, collection, reception, treatment, storage and disposal are carried out; (h) "Form" means Form appended to these rules (i) Hazardous wastes means, - (a) Waste substances which are generated in the process indicated in column-2 of Schedule-1 and consists of wholly or partly of the waste substances referred to in column 3 of the same schedule; ( Wastes substances which consists wholly or partly of substances indicated in Schedule-2, unless the concentration of the substances is less than the limit indicated in the same schedule; and © Wastes substances indicated in Part-A, List 'A' and 'B' of Schedule-3 applicable only to rules 12,13 and 14 unless they do not possess any of the hazardous characteristics in Part-B of the same schedule.](j) "hazardous wastes site" means a place for collection, reception, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes which has been duly approved by the competent authority; (k) "import", with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means brining into India from a place outside India ; (I) "importer" means an occupier or any person who imports hazardous wastes; (m) "operator of a facility" means a person who owns or operates a facility for collection, reception, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes; (n) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to these rules; (o) "State Pollution Control Board" means and Board appointed under sub-section (1) of the section 4 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974); and under section 4 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 ( 14 of 1981); (p) "transboundary movement" means any movement of hazardous wastes or other wastes from an area under the national jurisdiction of another country or to or through an area not under the national jurisdiction of any country, provided at least two countries are involved in the movement.; (q) ''disposal" means deposit, treatment, storage and recovery of any hazardous wastes; ® "manifest" means transporting document originated and signed by the occupier in accordance with rule 7(4) and 7(5); (s) 'State Government' means the State Government and in relation to Union Territory, the administrator thereof appointed under Article 239 of the Constitution; (t) 'storage' means keeping hazardous wastes for a temporary period, at the end of which the hazardous waste is treated and disposal off; (u) 'transport' means movement of hazardous wastes by air, rail, road or water; (v) 'transporter' means a person engaged in the off-site transportation of hazardous waste by air, rail, road or water; (w) 'treatment" means a method, technique or process, designed to change the physical, chemical or biological characteristics or composition of any hazardous waste so as to render wastes harmless; (x) "environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes' means taking all steps to ensure that the hazardous wastes are managed in a manner which will protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects which may result from such wastes]; (y) 'illegal traffic' means any transboundry movement of hazardous wastes as specified in rule 15; (z) the words-and expressions used in these rules and not defined but defined in the Act, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.4. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OCCUPIER AND OPERATOR OF FACILITY FOR HANDLING OF THE WASTES. - (1) The occupier and the operator of a facility shall be responsible for proper collection, reception, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes listed in Schedule 1,2 and 3. (2) The occupier or any other person acting on his behalf who intends to get his hazardous waste treated by the operator of a facility under sub-rule (1) shall give to the operator of a facility such information as may be specified by the :[state Pollution Control Board or Committee]. (3) It shall be the responsibility of the occupier and operator of a facility, to take all steps to ensure that the wastes listed in Schedule-l, 2 and 3 are properly handled, and disposed of without any adverse effects to the environment. 4A. DUTIES OF THE OCCUPIER AND OPERATOR OF A FACILITY. - It shall be the duty of the occupier and the operator of a facility to take adequate steps while handling hazardous waste to,- (i) contain contaminants and prevent accidents and limit their corsequences on human and the environment; and (ii) provide persons working on the site with information, training and equipment necessary to ensure their safety.4B. DUTIES OF THE AUTHORITY- Subject to the provisions of these rules, the authority shall also perform duties as specified in Column 3 of Schedule 4. 5. GRANT OF AUTHORISATION FOR HANDLING HAZARDOUS WASTES.- (1) Hazardous wastes shall be collected, treated, stored and disposed of only in such facilities as may be authorised for this purpose. (2) Every occupier generating hazardous wastes and having a facility for collection, reception treatment, transport, storage and disposal of such wastes shall make an application in Form 1 along with a sum of rupees seven thousand five hundred only for processing application for authorisation and analysis fee, if required, as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. to the Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board or any officer designated by the Board or Committee for the grant of authorisation for any of the above activities. Provided that the occupier not having a facility for the collection, reception, treatment, transport, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes shall make an application to the Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board or any officer designated by the Board or Committee] in Form 1 for the grant of authorisation within a period of six months from the date of commencement of these rules. (3) Any person who intends to be an operator of a facility for the collection, reception, treatment, transport, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes, shall make an application in Form 1 along with a sum of rupees seven thousand five hundred only for processing application for authorization and analysis fee, if required, as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.] to the Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board or any officer designated by the Board] or Committee] for the grant of authorisation for any of the above activities : Provided that the operator engaged in the business of collection, reception, treatment, transport- storage and disposal of hazardous wastes shall make an application to the Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board or any officer designated by the Board or Committee ] in Form I for the grant of authorisation within a period of six months from the date of commencement of these rules. (4) The Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board or any officer designated by the Board] or Committee] shall not issue an authorisation unless he is satified that the operator of a facility or an occupier, as the case may, processes appropriate facilities, technical capabilities and equipment to handle hazardous wastes safely. [4A) The authorisation application complete in all respects shall be processed by the State Pollution Control Boards within ninety days of the receipt of such application.]" (5) The authorisation to operate a facility shall be issued in Form 2 and shall subject to conditions laid down therein. (6) (i) An authorisation granted under this rule shall unless sooner suspended or cancelled, be in force [for a period of five years from] the date of issue or from the date of renewal. (ii) An application for the renewal of an authorisation shall be made in Form 1, before its expiry. (iii) The authorisation shall continue to be in force until it is renewed or revoked. (7) The Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board or any officer designated by the Board may, after giving reasonable opportunity of being heard to the applicant refuse to grant any authorization. (8) The Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board or any officer designated by the Board shall renew the authorization granted under sub-rule (6). after examining each case on merit, subject to the following : - (i) on submission of annual returns by the occupier or operator of facility in Form 4; (ii) on steps taken, whenever feasible, for reduction in the waste generated or recycled or reused; (iii) on fulfillment of conditions prescribed in the authorisation regarding management in the environmentally sound manner or wastes; and (lv) on remittance of a processing application fee and analysis fee, as the case may be,]6. Power to suspend or cancel an authorisation-(1) the [state Pollution Control Board or Committee] may cancel an authorisation issued under these rules or suspend it for such period as it thinks fit, if in its opinion, the authorised period has failed to comply with any of the conditions of the authorisation or with any provisions of the Act these rules, after giving the authorised person an opportunity to show cause and after recording reasons therefore. (2) Upon suspension or cancellation the a authorisation and during the pendency of an appeal under rule 12, the State Pollution Control Board or Committee may give directions to the persons whose authorisation has been suspended or canceled for the safe storage of the hazardous wastes, and such person shall comply with such directions. 7. PACKAGING , LABELING AND TRANSPORT OR HAZARDOUS WASTES.- 4[( 1) The occupier or operator of a facility shall ensure that the hazardous wastes are packaged, based on the composition in a manner suitable for handling, storage and transport and the labelling and packaging shall be easily visible and be able to withstand physical conditions and climatic factors. (2) Packaging, labelling and transport or hazardous wastes shall be in accordance with the provisions of the rules made by the Central Government under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, and other guidelines issued from time to time. (3) All hazardous waste containers-shall be provided with a general label as given in Form 8. (4) No transporter shall accept hazardous wastes from an occupier for disposal unless it is a accompanied by five copies of the manifest (Form 9) as per the colour codes. The transporter shall give a copy of the manifest signed and dated to the occupier and retain the remaining four copies to be used as prescribed in sub-rule (5) (5) Occupier shall provide the transporter with six copies of the manifest as per the colour indicates below : Copy 1 (White) forwarded to the Pollution Control Board by the occupier Copy 2 (Light Yellow) signed by the transporter and retained by the occupier Copy 3 (Pink) retained by the operator of a facility Copy 4 (Orange) returned to the transporter by the operator of facility after accepting waste. Copy 5 (Green) forward to Pollution Control Board by the operator of facility after disposal Copy 6 (Blue) returned to the occupier by the operator of the facility after disposal. (6) The occupier shall obtain necessary no-objection certificate from the State Pollution Control Boards in the respective states involved in the case of any inter and intra State transport of hazardous wastes; (7) The occupier shall provide the transporter with relevant information in From 10, regarding the hazardous nature of the wastes and measures to be taken in case of an emergency.] 8. Disposal Sites.- (1) The occupier or any operator of a facility shall be responsible for identifying sites for establishing hazardous wastes disposal facility. (2) The. State Government, operator of a facility or any association of occupiers shall identify sites for common hazardous wastes disposal facility in state. (3) The State Government, occupier or any association shall after preliminary impact assessment studies identify possible sites for disposal facility. They shall than undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment of these sites for selecting an appropriate site for hazardous waste disposal facility. (4) The occupier or any association after identification as prescribed in sub-rule (3) shall inform the State Government to take necessary action for notifying of the site. (5) The State Government shall after identification or on receipt of information regarding identification by such occupier or any such association shall cause a public notice inviting objections and suggestions within thirty days. (6) The State Government shall on receipt of any objection conduct a public hearing as per the procedure notified for Environmental Impact Assessment. (7) The State Government shall than, acquire or inform such occupier or any such association to acquire the site before notifying the same. It shall also undertake to compile and publish periodically an inventory of such disposal sites in the state.] 8 A. Design and setting of dteposal facility - (1) The occupier, any association or operator of a facility, as the case may be shall design and set up disposal facility as per the guidelines issued by the Central Government or the State Government as the case may be. (2) The occupier, any association or operator, shall before setting up a disposal facility get the design and the layout of the facility approved by the State Pollution Control Board. (3) The State Pollution Control Board shall monitor the setting up and operation of a facility regularly. 8B. OPERATION AND CLOSURE OF LANDFILL SITE- (1) The occupier or the operator is the case may be, shall he responsible for safe and environmentally sound operation of the facility as per design approved under Rule 8A by the State Pollution Control Board; (2) The occupier or the operator shall ensure that the closure of the landfill is as per the design approved under Rule 8A by the State Pollution Control Board.] 9. Records and returns- (1) The occupier generating hazardoua waste and operator of a facility for collection, reception treatment, transport, storage and disposal of hazardous waste shall maintain records of such operation in Form 3 . (2) The occupier and operator of a facility shall send annual returns to the (State Pollution Control Board or Committee] in Form 4. 10. ACCIDENT REPORTING AND FOLLOW UP. - Where an accident occurs at the facility or on a hazardous waste site or during transportation of hazardous wastes, the occupier or operator of a facility shall report immediately to the [state Pollution Control Board or Committee] about the accident in Form 5. 11. IMPORT AND EXPORT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES FOR DUMPING AND DISPOSAL- Import of hazardous wastes from any country to India and export of hazardous wastes from India to any country for dumping or disposal shall not be permitted. (2) The exporting country or the exporter as the case may be, of hazardous wastes shall communicate in Form 6 to the Central Government (the Ministry of Environment & Forests) of the proposed trans-boundary movement of hazardous wastes. (3) The Central Government shall, after examining the communication received under sub-rule (2) and on being satisfied that the import of such hazardous wastes is to be used for processing or reuse as raw material grant permission for the import of such wastes subject to such conditions as the Central Government may specify in this behalf and if, however, the Central Government is not satisfied with the communication received under sub-rule (2), may refuse permission to import such hazardous wastes. (4) Any importer importing hazardous wastes shall provide necessary information as to the type of hazardous wastes he is to import, in Form 6. to the concerned State Pollution Control Board or Committee/the Central Pollution Control Board in the case of Union Territories. (5) The State Pollution Control Board or Committee shall examine the information received under the sub-rule (4) and issue such instruction to the importers as it considers necessary. (6) The Central Government or the State Pollution Control Board or Committee, as the case may be, shall inform the concerned Port Authority to take appropriate steps regarding the safe handling of the hazardous wastes at the time of off-loading the same. (7) Any person importing hazardous wastes shall maintain the records of the hazardous wastes imported as specified in Form 7 and the records so maintained shall oe open for inspection by the State Pollution Control Board or Committee]/the Ministry of Environment and Forests/ the Central Pollution Control Board in the case of Union Territories or an officer appointed by them in this behalf. 12. Import and Export of Hazardous Wastes for recycling and reuse.-- (1) Import and/or export of hazardous wastes rule 3(i) © shall only be permitted as raw material for recycling or reuse; (2) The Ministry of Environment & Forests shall be the nodal Ministry to deal with transboundary movement of hazardous wastes. (3) For regulation of export and import the authorities mentioned in Schedule 4 shall be responsible. (4) The decision of the Central Government in respect of grant of permission for import of export shall be final. (5) Any occupier importing or exporting hazardous waste shall provide detailed information in Form 7 A to the Customs authorities. (6) Any occupier exporting or importing hazardous waste from or to India shall comply with the articles of the Basel Convention to which the Central Government is a signatory. 13. Import of Hazardous Waste. - (1) Every occupier importing hazardous waste shall apply to the State Pollution Control Board, one hundred twenty days in advance in Form-6 for permission to import along with a minimum fee of rupees thirty thousand payable to Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India for imports upto five hundred metric tonnes and for every additional five hundred metric tonnes or part thereof of waste imported an additional sum of rupees five thousand will be payable. (2) The State Pollution Control Board shall examine the application received from the occupier within thirty days and forward the application with recommendation and requisite stipulations for sate transport, storage and processing, to the Ministry of Environment and Forests. (3) The Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India will examine .the application received from the State Pollution Control Board and after satisfying itself will grant permission for imports subject to the following :- (a) environmentally friendly/appropriate technology used for reprocessing; ( the capability of the importer to handle the reprocess hazardous wastes in an environmentally bound manner. © presence of adequate facility for treatment and disposal of wastes generated; and (d) approvals, no objection certificates and authorisation from all concerned authorities; and (e) remittance of a processing application fee; (4) The Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, shall forward a copy of the permission granted, to the Central Pollution Control Board, the State Pollution Control Board and the concerned Port and Customs authorities for ensuring compliance of the conditions of imports and to take appropriate steps for safe handling of the waste at the time of off-loading; (5) An application for license to the Directorate General of Foreign Trade for import shall be accompanied with the permission granted by the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India under sub-rule (3) to the importer and an authenticated copy of Form 7 of the Exporter under sub-rule (3) of rule 14. (6) The Port and Custom authorities shall ensure that the shipping document is accompanied with an authenticated copy of Form 7 and the test report an accredited laboratory to analysis of the hazardous waste shipped. (7) The occupier having valid permission to import shall information the State and Central Pollution Control Board and the Port authorities of the arrival of the consignment of hazardous wastes ten days in advance. (8) The occupier importing hazardous waste shall maintain the records of hazardous waste imports as specified in Fomr 6A and the records so maintained shall be available for inspection 14. EXPORT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE.- (1) The exporting country or the exporter as the case may be, of hazardous waste shall apply ninety days in advance in Form 7 to the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt, of India, seeking permission for the proposed export and transboundary movement. (2) The Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, on receipt of such Form 7 from an exporter or an exporting country shall examine the case on merit and grant or refuse permission for export to India. (3) The Ministry of Environment & Forests, shall communicate the grant of permission by authentication on Form 7 to the exporter and the exporting country and endorse a copy of the same to the Central Pollution Control Board and the State Pollution Control Board . (4) The exporter shall ensure that no consignment is shipped prior to the requisite authentication being received. The exporter shall also ensure that the shipping document is accompanied with Form 7A, an authenticated copy of Form 7 and an authenticated copy of the test report from an accredited laboratory of analysis of the hazardous waste. (5) The occupier, exporting hazardous waste to any other country shall seek permission from the competent authority of that country prior to any shipment. (6) Every occupier exporting hazardous waste shall inform the Central Government of the permission sought for exporting, permission granted for export and details of the export in Form 7. 15. ILLEGAL TRAFFIC. - (1) The movement of hazardous wastes from or to the country shall be considered illegal. (i) if it is without prior permission of the Central Government; or (ii) if the permission has been obtained through falsification, misrepresentation of fraud; or (iii) it does not conform to the shipping details provided in the document; (2) In case of illegal movement, the hazardous wastes in question- (i) shall be shipped back within thirty days either to the exporter or to the exporting country; (ii) shall be disposed of within thirty days from the date of off-lading subject to inability to comply with sub-rule 2(i) above. (3) In case of illegal" transboundary movement of hazardous Wastes, the occupier exporting hazardous waste from the country or the exporter exporting hazardous waste to the country and: importer importing hazardous waste into the country shall ensure that the waste in question is safely stored and shipped Or disposed off in an environmentally sound manner within thirty days from the date of off-loading; (4) The exporting country shall bear the costs incurred for the disposal of such wastes. 16. LIABILITY OF THE OCCUPIER, TRANSPORTER AND OPERATOR OF A FACILITY- (1) The occupier, transporter and operator of a facility shall be liable for damages caused to the environment resulting due to improper handling and disposal of hazardous waste listed in schedule 1,2 and 3. (2) The occupier and operator of a facility shall also be liable to reinstate or restore damaged or destroyed elements of the environment. (3) The occupier and operator of a facility shall be liable to pay a fine as levied by the State Pollution Control Board with the approval of the Central Pollution Control Board for any violation of the provisions under these rules. 17. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS- Where - (a) On the date of coming into operation of these rules, an occupier handling hazardous wastes who is required to comply with the provisions of these rules, it will be sufficient compliances if the occupier and/the authorities do so within three months after the date of coming into force of these rules; ( State Pollution Control Boards and Pollution Control Committees are required to oversee the compliance.] 18. APPEAL- (I) An appeal shall lie, against any order of grant or refusal of an authorisation by the Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board or any officer designated by the Board to the Secretary, Department of Environment of the State Government by whatever name called. (2) Every appeal shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by a copy of' the order appealed against and shall be presented within thirty days of the receipt of the order passed.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORM-I [ ( See Rule 2(, 5(2), (3) and (6) (ii) ] APPLICATION FOR AUTHORISATION/RENEWAL OF AUTHORISATION FOR COLLECTION/RECEPTION/TREATMENT/TRANSPORT/STORAGE/DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTES Form : .................................. .................................. To, The Member Secretary, Pollution Control Board .............................. .............................. Sir, I/We hereby apply for authorization/renewal of authorization under sub-rule (3) of Rue 5 of the Hazardous waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 for collection /reception /treatment/transport/storage/disposal of hazardous wastes. For Office use Only ) 1. Code No. : 2. Whether the unit is situated in a critically polluted area as identified by Ministry of Environment & Forests : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TO BE FILLED IN BY APPLICANT PART - A GENERAL 3. (a) Name of Owner/Occupier : ( Name and address of the unit and location of activity © Authorisation required for (Please tick mark appropriate activity/ activities: (i) collection (ii) reception (iii) trreatment (iv) transport (v) storage (vi) disposal (d) In case of renewal of authorisation, previous athorisation number and date 4. (a) Whether the unit is generating hazardous waste as defined in the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 ( If so the category No. 5. (a) Total capital invested on the project : ( Year of commencement of production : © Whether the industry works general/2 shifts/round the clock : 6. (a) List and quantum of products and by-products : ( List and quantum of raw materials used : 7. Furnish a flow diagram of manufacturing process showing input and output in terms of products and waste generated including for captive power generation and demineralised, water PART- B Pertaining, to sewage and trade effluent 8 Quantity and source of water for : (a) Cooling m3/d ( Process m3/d © Domestic use m3/d (d) Others m3/dPlace Signature Date Designation 9. Sewage and trade effluent discharge (a) quantum of discharge m3/d: ( Is there any effluent treatment plant © If yes, a brief description of unit operations with capacity: (d) Characteristics of final effluent pH: Suspended solids Dissolved solids Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) Oil and grease (Additional parameters as specified by the concerned Pollution Control Board) (e) Mode of disposal and final discharge point (enclose map showing discharge point) : (f) Parameters and Frequency of self- monitoring PART- C PERTAINING TO STACK (CHIMNEY) AND VENT EMISSIONS 10. (a) Number of stacks and vents with height and dia (m) : ( Quality and quantity of stack emission from each of the above stacks—particulate matter and Sulphur Dioxide (502) (Additional parameters as specified by the concerned Pollution Control Board) © A brief account of the air pollution control unit to deal with the emission (d) Parameters and Frequency of self monitoring PART- D PERTAINING TO HAZARDOUS WASTE AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL 11. Solid wastes : (a) Total quantum of generation : ( Quantum of hazardous wasie generated and its nature, as defined under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. (See the Hazardous Washes Management and Handling Rules, 1989). © Mode of storage within the plant, method of disposal and any other information sought by the concerned Pollution Control Board :12. (a) Hazardous Chemicals as defined under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (See the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989) : ( Whether any isolated storage is involved if yes, attach details Yes/No © Whether emergency plans are prepared for taking —on-site measures Yes/No —off-site measures Yes/No Yours faithfully, Name and Signature of applicant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORM- 2 [see rule 3© and 5(5)] (FORM FOR GRANT OF AUTHORISATION FOR OCCUPIER OR OPERATOR HANDLING HAZARDOUS WASTES) 1. Number of authorisation and date of issue ....................... 2. ...............................................................of is hereby granted an authorisation to operate a facility for collection, reception, treatment, storage, transport and disposal of hazardous waste on the premises situated at................... 3. The authorisation granted to operate a facility for collection, reception, treatment, storage, transport and disposal of hazardous wastes. 4. The authorisation shall be in force for a period of............... years from the date of issue. 5. The authorisation is subject to the conditions slated below and the such conditions as may be specified in the rules for the time being in force under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Signature................................ Destination...........................Date.......................... Terms and conditions of authorisation 1. The authorisation shall comply with the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and the rules made thereunder. 2. The authorisation or its renewal shall be produced for inspection at the request of an officer authorised by the Stale Pollution Control Board. 3. The person authorised shall not rent, lend, sell, transfer or otherwise transport the hazardous wastes without obtaining prior permission of the State Pollution Control Board. 4. Any unathorised change in personnel, equipment as working conditions as mentioned in the application by the person authorised shall constiltute a breach of his authorisation. 5. It is the duty of the authorised person to take prior permission of the State Pollution Control Board to close down the facility. 6. An application for the renewal of an authorisation shall be made as laid down in rule 5 (6) (ii). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORM- 3 [see rule 9(1)] FORMAT FOR MAINTAINING RECORDS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AT THE FACILITY 1. Name and address of the occupier or operator of a facility : 2. Date of issuance of authorisation and its reference number: 3. Description of hazardous waste : Physical form with description Chemical form Total volume and weight (in kg.) 4. Description of storage and treatment of hazardous waste : Date Method of storage of hazardous wastes Date Method of treatment of hazardous wastes 5. Details of transportation of haxardous waste : Name and address of the consignee of package Mode of packing/of the waste for transportation Mode of transportation to site of disposal Date of transportation 6. Details of disposal of hazardous waste: Date of disposal Concentration of hazardous material in the final waste form Site of disposal (identify the location on the relevant layoutdrawing for reference) Method of disposal Persons involved in disposal 7. Data on environmental surveillance: Date of measure- ment Analysis of ground water Analysis of soil samples Analysis of air sampling Analysis of any other samples (give details) Location of sampling Depth of sampling Data Location of sampling Depth of sampling Data Location of sampling Data 8 Details of the hazardous wastes reused and recycled : Date Total quantity of hazardous waste generated Details of hazar- dous waste minimisation activity Material received Final of generated quantity waste Net reduction in waste gener- ation quantity and percentage [Place : Signature :Date : Designation :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORM-4 (See Rule 9(2)] FORMAT FOR THE SUBMISSION OF RETURNS, REGARDING DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE 1. Name and address of the Institution : 2. Details of waste disposal operations : S. no. Date of issua - nce of autho- risation for the dis -posal of hazar- dous waste and its reference number Description of hazardous Waste Mode of transpor- tation to the site of disposal Site of disposal (attach a sketch sho - wing the location (s) of disposal) Brief descri- ption of the method of dis-posal Date of disposal Re- marks (if any) Physical form and contents Chemical form Total Volume of the hazar- dous waste dis- posed with No. of packa-ges 3. Details of environmental survelliance: Date of mea- sure- ment Analysis of ground water samples Analysis of soil samples Analysis of air -sampling Analysis of any other samples (give details) Location of sampling Depth Data sampling Data Location of sampling Depth Data sampling Data Location of sampling Data Place : Signature : Date : Designation :] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORM-5 (See rule 10) I. The date and time of the accident: 2. Sequence of events leading to accident: 3. The hazardous waste involvement in accident: 4. The date for assessing the effects of the accident on health or the environment: 5. The emergency measures taken: 6. The steps taken t0 alleviate the effects of accidents : 7. The steps taken to prevent the recurrence of such an accident : Place : Signature : Date : Designation : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORM -6 [see Rule 15(1)] APPLICATION FOR IMPORTING HAZARDOUS/RECYCLABLE WASTE AS RAW MATERIALS From ............................ .................................... TO BE MAILED BY IMPORTER To, The Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board .......................................... Sir, I/ we apply for 'No objection' of authorisation under sub-rule (!) of rule 13 of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989, amended in 1999 for importing/exporting hazardous/recyclable wastes to use as raw materials. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY1. Code No. 2. Whether the unit is situated in a critically polluted area as identified by the Ministry of Environment & Forests TO BE FILLED IN BY APPLICANT PART : 1 : (To be filled by Exporter or a person authorized by the exporter) 1. Name and address of the Exporter 2. Details of material (hazardous wastes in the form of raw material) to be exported. S.No. Particulars Six digit Code No. * Purity expected Quantity Whether any special hand/ing requirement? 3. The material permitted shall be fully insured for transit as well as for any accidental occurrence and its cleanup operation. 4. The exported material shall be taken back, if it creates a genuine Environmental hazard or shall take all such measures to treat and dispose in an environmentally being manner upto the satisfaction of concerned SPCB. All such costs involved in such operation shall be borne by Exporter and/or Importer. Part 2 : (To be filled in by Importer) 1.Name and Address 2. Whether Authorisation is obtained in Form 2 on application made in Form 1 (enclose copy) Yes/No 3. Details of material to be imported S.No. Particulars Six digit Code No. * Purity expected Quantity Whether any special handling requirement? * (Here enter as reference nomenclature, the equivalent six digit code no. from European Waste Catalogue EWC, issued pursuant to the Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste or its equivalent as the case may be ). 4. Whether you have received such imported hazardous waste in the fc in of raw materials in the past and if yes give details. S.No. Name of material Country of Export Year Quantity in tones 5. Whether the importer has: (a) Adequate facility to handle imported hazardous waste in the form of his raw material if yes furnish details. Yes/No ( Adequate facility to handle the hazardous wastes generated by the use of such imported hazardous wastes in the form of his raw material Yes/ No © Requisite laboratory testing facility Yes/No 6. Break-up of the imported material (a) The total quantity applied for ...............T ( Out of (a) above, how much quantity after initial in-situ purification, will be available as raw material.........................T © Out of ( above, how much quantity will be converted to be the useful product of co-product. ........................T7. Means of Transport (Road, Rail, inland, waterway, sea, air) including country of export, transit and import, also point of entry and exit where these have been designated. 8. Information on special handling requirements including emergency provision in case of accident. 9. Undertaking (Attach separate sheet)I hereby solemnly undertake that 1. The full consignment shall be cleared in one lot by arranging authored transporter under my supervision with due prior intimation to the Board, District Collector and Police Station and the imported material shall be admitted in an enclosure especially provided in the premises. 2. The material permitted shall be fully insured for transit as well as for any accidental occurrence and its clean-up operation. 3. The record of consumption and fate of the imported material shall be monitored and report sent to the Board every fortnight. 4. At every step of consumption of 25, 50, 75 and 100% of the imported material, the situation in the store shall be shown to the Board authority at our cost. 5. The hazardous wastes which gets generated in our premises by the use of imported hazardous wastes in the form of raw material, shall be treated and disposed of and only as per conditions of authorisation. 6. I/We agree to share the cost and joint to exporter in undertaking the measures as per undertaking given by Exporter at Part A column No. 12(3) of this Form 6. 7. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting a false certificate /undertaking/disobedience of the rules and lawfil order including the possibility of fine and imprisonment. Exporter Date ................ Signature Place ................ Designation ImporterDate ................ Signature Place................ Designation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORM-6A [see Rule 13(8)] FORMAT FOR MAINTAINING RECORDS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE IMPORTED AND EXPORTED 1. Name and address of the importer : 2. Date and reference number of issuance of permission to import hazardous wastes : 3. Description of hazardous waste : (a) Physical form : ( Chemical form : © Total volume and weight (in kilograms): (d) Test report as per Rule 13(6):4. Description of storage, treatment and reuse of hazardous waste : (a) Date: ( Method of Storage : © Method of treatment and reuse (give details):] FORM 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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