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1. What is Factories Act 1948?
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A.post-EC obligations including six-monthly compliance reports, continuous emission monitoring and EMP budget, checked by the MoEFCC regional office
B.Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals rules requiring notification of major accident hazard sites, safety reports, safety audits and on-site emergency plans
C.central law on worker safety, health and welfare, with Chapter IVA provisions for hazardous processes and a safety officer above 1000 workers
D.MSIHC-mandated document for MAH units with emergency organisation, assembly points, mutual aid and mock drills at least every six months
2. Which term means: "central law on worker safety, health and welfare, with Chapter IVA provisions for hazardous processes and a safety officer above 1000 workers"?
A.Factories Act 1948 — occupational exposure limit for airborne chemicals, such as 25 ppm ammonia as an eight-hour time-weighted average, used to set ventilation and PPE
B.Factories Act 1948 — central law on worker safety, health and welfare, with Chapter IVA provisions for hazardous processes and a safety officer above 1000 workers
C.Factories Act 1948 — SPCB permissions under the Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981 needed before construction and before operation, renewed periodically
D.Factories Act 1948 — rules setting up central, state, district and local crisis groups for chemical accident preparedness and response at MAH installations
A.MSIHC-mandated document for MAH units with emergency organisation, assembly points, mutual aid and mock drills at least every six months
B.Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals rules requiring notification of major accident hazard sites, safety reports, safety audits and on-site emergency plans
C.rules setting up central, state, district and local crisis groups for chemical accident preparedness and response at MAH installations
D.SPCB permissions under the Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981 needed before construction and before operation, renewed periodically
5. Which term means: "Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals rules requiring notification of major accident hazard sites, safety reports, safety audits and on-site emergency plans"?
A.MSIHC Rules 1989 — Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation approval under the Petroleum Act 1934 and SMPV Rules for storing petroleum products and compressed gases
B.MSIHC Rules 1989 — occupational exposure limit for airborne chemicals, such as 25 ppm ammonia as an eight-hour time-weighted average, used to set ventilation and PPE
C.MSIHC Rules 1989 — Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals rules requiring notification of major accident hazard sites, safety reports, safety audits and on-site emergency plans
D.MSIHC Rules 1989 — post-EC obligations including six-monthly compliance reports, continuous emission monitoring and EMP budget, checked by the MoEFCC regional office
A.central law on worker safety, health and welfare, with Chapter IVA provisions for hazardous processes and a safety officer above 1000 workers
B.MSIHC-mandated document for MAH units with emergency organisation, assembly points, mutual aid and mock drills at least every six months
C.SPCB permissions under the Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981 needed before construction and before operation, renewed periodically
D.Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation approval under the Petroleum Act 1934 and SMPV Rules for storing petroleum products and compressed gases
8. Which term means: "SPCB permissions under the Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981 needed before construction and before operation, renewed periodically"?
A.Consent to Establish and Operate — SPCB permissions under the Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981 needed before construction and before operation, renewed periodically
B.Consent to Establish and Operate — SPCB permit under the HOWM Rules 2016 fixing waste categories, quantities, 90-day maximum storage and TSDF or co-processing disposal
C.Consent to Establish and Operate — Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation approval under the Petroleum Act 1934 and SMPV Rules for storing petroleum products and compressed gases
D.Consent to Establish and Operate — MSIHC-mandated document for MAH units with emergency organisation, assembly points, mutual aid and mock drills at least every six months
A.Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation approval under the Petroleum Act 1934 and SMPV Rules for storing petroleum products and compressed gases
B.post-EC obligations including six-monthly compliance reports, continuous emission monitoring and EMP budget, checked by the MoEFCC regional office
C.occupational exposure limit for airborne chemicals, such as 25 ppm ammonia as an eight-hour time-weighted average, used to set ventilation and PPE
D.rules setting up central, state, district and local crisis groups for chemical accident preparedness and response at MAH installations
11. Which term means: "occupational exposure limit for airborne chemicals, such as 25 ppm ammonia as an eight-hour time-weighted average, used to set ventilation and PPE"?
A.Threshold limit value — post-EC obligations including six-monthly compliance reports, continuous emission monitoring and EMP budget, checked by the MoEFCC regional office
B.Threshold limit value — central law on worker safety, health and welfare, with Chapter IVA provisions for hazardous processes and a safety officer above 1000 workers
C.Threshold limit value — occupational exposure limit for airborne chemicals, such as 25 ppm ammonia as an eight-hour time-weighted average, used to set ventilation and PPE
D.Threshold limit value — SPCB permissions under the Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981 needed before construction and before operation, renewed periodically
A.occupational exposure limit for airborne chemicals, such as 25 ppm ammonia as an eight-hour time-weighted average, used to set ventilation and PPE
B.Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation approval under the Petroleum Act 1934 and SMPV Rules for storing petroleum products and compressed gases
C.Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals rules requiring notification of major accident hazard sites, safety reports, safety audits and on-site emergency plans
D.MSIHC-mandated document for MAH units with emergency organisation, assembly points, mutual aid and mock drills at least every six months
14. Which term means: "MSIHC-mandated document for MAH units with emergency organisation, assembly points, mutual aid and mock drills at least every six months"?
A.On-site emergency plan — SPCB permissions under the Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981 needed before construction and before operation, renewed periodically
B.On-site emergency plan — MSIHC-mandated document for MAH units with emergency organisation, assembly points, mutual aid and mock drills at least every six months
C.On-site emergency plan — Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals rules requiring notification of major accident hazard sites, safety reports, safety audits and on-site emergency plans
D.On-site emergency plan — Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation approval under the Petroleum Act 1934 and SMPV Rules for storing petroleum products and compressed gases
A.Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation approval under the Petroleum Act 1934 and SMPV Rules for storing petroleum products and compressed gases
B.occupational exposure limit for airborne chemicals, such as 25 ppm ammonia as an eight-hour time-weighted average, used to set ventilation and PPE
C.post-EC obligations including six-monthly compliance reports, continuous emission monitoring and EMP budget, checked by the MoEFCC regional office
D.central law on worker safety, health and welfare, with Chapter IVA provisions for hazardous processes and a safety officer above 1000 workers
17. Which term means: "Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation approval under the Petroleum Act 1934 and SMPV Rules for storing petroleum products and compressed gases"?
A.PESO licence — central law on worker safety, health and welfare, with Chapter IVA provisions for hazardous processes and a safety officer above 1000 workers
B.PESO licence — Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation approval under the Petroleum Act 1934 and SMPV Rules for storing petroleum products and compressed gases
C.PESO licence — SPCB permit under the HOWM Rules 2016 fixing waste categories, quantities, 90-day maximum storage and TSDF or co-processing disposal
D.PESO licence — environmental management system versus occupational health and safety management system, both PDCA-based and certifiable by third-party audit
A.environmental management system versus occupational health and safety management system, both PDCA-based and certifiable by third-party audit
B.Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation approval under the Petroleum Act 1934 and SMPV Rules for storing petroleum products and compressed gases
C.Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals rules requiring notification of major accident hazard sites, safety reports, safety audits and on-site emergency plans
D.SPCB permissions under the Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981 needed before construction and before operation, renewed periodically
20. Which term means: "environmental management system versus occupational health and safety management system, both PDCA-based and certifiable by third-party audit"?
A.ISO 14001 vs ISO 45001 — Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation approval under the Petroleum Act 1934 and SMPV Rules for storing petroleum products and compressed gases
B.ISO 14001 vs ISO 45001 — environmental management system versus occupational health and safety management system, both PDCA-based and certifiable by third-party audit
C.ISO 14001 vs ISO 45001 — SPCB permissions under the Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981 needed before construction and before operation, renewed periodically
D.ISO 14001 vs ISO 45001 — rules setting up central, state, district and local crisis groups for chemical accident preparedness and response at MAH installations
23. Which term means: "SPCB permit under the HOWM Rules 2016 fixing waste categories, quantities, 90-day maximum storage and TSDF or co-processing disposal"?
A.Hazardous waste authorisation — MSIHC-mandated document for MAH units with emergency organisation, assembly points, mutual aid and mock drills at least every six months
B.Hazardous waste authorisation — rules setting up central, state, district and local crisis groups for chemical accident preparedness and response at MAH installations
C.Hazardous waste authorisation — SPCB permit under the HOWM Rules 2016 fixing waste categories, quantities, 90-day maximum storage and TSDF or co-processing disposal
D.Hazardous waste authorisation — central law on worker safety, health and welfare, with Chapter IVA provisions for hazardous processes and a safety officer above 1000 workers
A.Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals rules requiring notification of major accident hazard sites, safety reports, safety audits and on-site emergency plans
B.post-EC obligations including six-monthly compliance reports, continuous emission monitoring and EMP budget, checked by the MoEFCC regional office
C.SPCB permissions under the Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981 needed before construction and before operation, renewed periodically
D.SPCB permit under the HOWM Rules 2016 fixing waste categories, quantities, 90-day maximum storage and TSDF or co-processing disposal
26. Which term means: "post-EC obligations including six-monthly compliance reports, continuous emission monitoring and EMP budget, checked by the MoEFCC regional office"?
A.Environmental clearance conditions — post-EC obligations including six-monthly compliance reports, continuous emission monitoring and EMP budget, checked by the MoEFCC regional office
B.Environmental clearance conditions — central law on worker safety, health and welfare, with Chapter IVA provisions for hazardous processes and a safety officer above 1000 workers
C.Environmental clearance conditions — environmental management system versus occupational health and safety management system, both PDCA-based and certifiable by third-party audit
D.Environmental clearance conditions — SPCB permit under the HOWM Rules 2016 fixing waste categories, quantities, 90-day maximum storage and TSDF or co-processing disposal
A.SPCB permissions under the Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981 needed before construction and before operation, renewed periodically
B.Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation approval under the Petroleum Act 1934 and SMPV Rules for storing petroleum products and compressed gases
C.environmental management system versus occupational health and safety management system, both PDCA-based and certifiable by third-party audit
D.rules setting up central, state, district and local crisis groups for chemical accident preparedness and response at MAH installations
29. Which term means: "rules setting up central, state, district and local crisis groups for chemical accident preparedness and response at MAH installations"?
A.Chemical Accidents (EPPR) Rules 1996 — rules setting up central, state, district and local crisis groups for chemical accident preparedness and response at MAH installations
B.Chemical Accidents (EPPR) Rules 1996 — SPCB permit under the HOWM Rules 2016 fixing waste categories, quantities, 90-day maximum storage and TSDF or co-processing disposal
C.Chemical Accidents (EPPR) Rules 1996 — central law on worker safety, health and welfare, with Chapter IVA provisions for hazardous processes and a safety officer above 1000 workers
D.Chemical Accidents (EPPR) Rules 1996 — environmental management system versus occupational health and safety management system, both PDCA-based and certifiable by third-party audit
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