Abstract: Emergency planning is an obligation in the aspect of prevention from industrial accidents that occur for any reason during the usage and production of hazardous materials, and natural disasters that affect the environment and community is affected negatively, and taking necessary precautions for minimization of their effects is a must. The facilities available in the plant and the state of emergency preparedness followed in the dairy industry is studied and analyzed first. After a complete study of the emergency preparedness followed in the dairy industry recommendations are given with an aim to improve the safety system and to incorporate the enhanced technology of emergency preparedness. An attempt to prepare Emergency Plan is done for the facility and the emergency steps to be taken for hazardous chemicals used in the dairy industry are done with the help of information provided in the material safety data sheet and also preparedness in case of fire, water supply interruptions, electrical supply interruptions, sewage backups etc. are suggested. The role of offsite emergency plan is cited for the dairy industry so that emergency preparedness is carried out well in a dairy industry without any problems and prevention of hazards and safety systems will be well enhanced if preparedness to meet emergency is well known.

Keywords: Industrial accidents, Emergency planning, dairy industry.


PDF | DOI: 10.17148/IARJSET.2022.9575

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