The NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority) has published guidelines for resuming production processes after the lockdown. In essence, these are a repetition of the already known guidelines. In addition, safety measures are also recommended with regard to machines and devices that were out of operation and without maintenance during the lockdown.
The first week of recommissioning should be as follows pure test run be planned in which compliance with all safety protocols can be verified. In addition, employees working on certain equipment must be aware of any anomalies and potentially dangerous signs sensitized and trained become. During the restart phase, all devices must be checked according to safety protocols.
In order to minimize the risk and ensure a successful restart of the industrial units, guidelines have been issued regarding the following areas, which must be specified in a corresponding concept:
- Storage of raw materials
- Various tests for production processes and systems
- Storage of products & quarantine measures for the delivery and storage of goods
- Guidelines for employees (hygiene, disinfection, accommodation, health checks upon entry, temperature checks of all employees, provision of hand disinfectants and masks, route concept, Social distancing, work in shifts, scenario plan in the event of a positive case, etc.)
With these measures, the Indian government is responding to an incident at a chemical factory in the port city of Visakhapatnam four days ago, in which a gas leak resulted in death when the plant was restarted.
