IOCL:-An overview
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.(IOCL)is a major diversified, transnational,
integrated energy company, with national leadership and a strong
environment conscience, playing a national role in oil security & public
distribution. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IndianOil) is India's largest
commercial enterprise. Beginning in 1959 as Indian Oil Company Ltd., Indian
Oil Corporation Ltd. was formed in 1964 with the merger of Indian Refineries
Ltd. (established 1958). IndianOil and its subsidiaries account for 49%
petroleum products market share, 40.4% refining capacity and 69%
downstream sector pipelines capacity in India.
There are ten refineries under Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) located
at
Guwahati (Assam)
Barauni (Bihar)
Baroda (Gujarat)
Haldia (W.B.)
Mathura (U.P)
Panipat (Haryana)
Paradweep (Orissa)
Bongaigaon (Assam)
Digboi (Assam)
Koyali
The combined rate capacity of these ten refineries is 49.30MMPTA.IOC
accounts for 42% of India’s total refining capacity.
Fire triangle:-
Three elements are necessary for initiation of fire: -
1. Fuel in the form of vapor, liquid or solid.
2. A source of ignition is sufficient to initiate and propagate the fire.
3. Oxygen is sufficient proportion to form a combustible mixture.
SAFETY:
The main & utmost thing , which is to be known to all is the safety during working
in an industry. A person in an industry should well aware about the safety rules to
keep him safe & others from any unwanted mishap.
The main principle points which one should keep in mind are:-
3. The third important thing is that one should use Safety jackets.
c.A person should use a ladder having rubber covered legs, neither can he slip.
d.When a person is working in a chemically hazard place he should use gas mask.
e.One should keep safe distance from furnace & should operate it very carefully.
f.Workers should keep in mind that not to work near inflammable gases.
g.The cylinder should store in proper manner &in proper places.
i.The fire extinguisher should keep in proper places & after work workers
should keep it back in the proper place.
If any problem occur regarding safety workers should immediately inform his
higher officers.
These are some safety associated rule which one should keep in mind. But these
rule do not work until a person has a sense of safety.
Another main important thing is workers should know how to fight with fire. To
know this we have to know first what fire is. In industrial language fire is nothing
but a combination of heat, inflammable material, oxygen, free radicals.