61-F. Site Appraisal Committee.- (1) Constitution: The following provisions shall govern the functioning of the site appraisal committee, hereinafter, be referred to as the "committee" in these rules- (a) The state government may constitute a site appraisal committee and reconstitute the committee and when necessary; (b) The state government may appoint a senior official of the factories Inspectorate preferably with qualification in Chemical Engineering to be the Secretary of the committee; (c) The state government may appoint the following as members of the committee- (i) A representative of the Fire Service Organisation of the state Government; (ii) A representative of the State Department of Industries; (iii) A representative of the Director General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institute, Bombay. (2) No member unless required to do so by a court of law shall disclose otherwise than in connection with the purpose of the Act, at any time any information relating to manufacturing or commercial business or any working process which may come to his knowledge during his tenure as a member on this committee. (3) Application for Appraisal of Sites.- (a) Application for appraisal of sites in respect of the factories covered under section 2(cb) of the act shall be submitted to the chairman of the site appraisal committee. (b) The application for site appraisal alongwith 15 copies thereof shall be submitted in the form annexed to this rule. The committee may dispense with furnishing information on any particular item in the Application form if it considers the same to be relevant to the application under consideration. (4) Function of the committee- (a) The Secretary shall arrange to register the application received for appraisal of site in a separate register and acknowledge the same within a period of 7 days. (b) The Secretary shall fix up mooting in such a manner that all the applications received and registered are referred to the committee within a period of one month from the date of their receipt. (c) The committee may adopt a procedure for its working keeping in view of the need for expeditious disposal of applications. (d) The committee shall examine the applications for appraisal of asite with reference to the prohibitions and restrictions on the location of industry and the carrying on of processes and operations in different area as per the provisions of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. (e) The committee may call for documents, examine, experts, inspect of the site, if necessary and take other steps for formulating Its views in regard to the suitability of the site. (f) Wherever the proposed site require clearance by the Ministry of Industry the application for site appraisal will be considered by the site appraisal committee only after such clearance has been received. FORMAT OF APPLICATION TO THE SITE APPRAISAL COMMITTEE 1. Name and address of the applicant. 2. Site ownership Date. 2.1 Revenue details of site such as survey no., plot no., etc. 2.2 Whether the site is classified as forest and if so, whether approval of the Central Government under section 5 of the Indian Forests Act, 1927 has been taken. 2.3 Whether the proposed site attracts the provisions of section 3(2) (V) of the E.P. ACT, 1986, if so, the nature of the restrictions. 2.4 Local authority under whose jurisdiction the site is located. 3. Site plan. 3.1 Site plan with clear identification of boundaries and total area proposed to be occupied and showing the following details near by the proposed site. (a) Historical monument, if any, in the vicinity. (b) Names of neighbouring manufacturing units and human habits, educational and training institutions, petrol installations, storages of LPG, and other hazardous substance in the vicinity and their distances from the proposed unit. (c) Water sources (rivers, streams, canals, dams, water filteration plants, etc.) in the vicinity. (d) Nearest hospitals, fire-stations, civil defence stations and police stations and their distances. (e) High tension electrical transmission lines, pipe lines for water, oil gas or sewerage, railway line, roads, stations, jattice, and other similar installations. 3.2 Details of roll conditions and depth at which hard strata obtained. 3.3 Contour map of the area showing nearby hillocks and difference in levels. 3.4 Plot plan of the factory showing the entry and exit points, reads within water drains etc. 4. Project Report. 4.1 A summary of the salient features of the project. 4.2 Status of the organisation (Government, semi-government, public or private etc.) 4.3 Maximum number of persons likely to be working in the factory. 4.4 Maximum amount of power and water requirements and sources of their supply. 4.5 Block diagram of the buildings and installations in the proposed supply. 4.6 Details of housing colony, hospital, school and other infrastructural facilities proposed. 5. Organisation structure of the proposed manufacturing unit/ factory 5.1 Organisation diagram of -Proposed enterprise in general -Health safety and Environment protection departments and their linkage to operation and technical departments. 5.2 Proposed Health and safety policy. 5.3 Area allocated for treatment of water and effluent. 5.4 Percentage outlay on safety, health and environment protection measures. 6. Meteorological date relating to the site. 6.1 Average minimum and maximum of -Temperature ; -Humidity -Wind velocities during the previous ten years. 6.2 Seasonal variations of wind direction. 6.3 Highest water level reached during the floods in the area recorded so far. 6.4 Lightening and seismic data of the area. 7. Communication links. 7.1 Availability of telephone/telex/wireless and other communication facilities for outside communication. 7.2 Internal communication facilities proposed. 8. Manufacturing process information. 8.1 Process flow diagram. 8.2 Brief write up on process and technology. 8.3 Critical process parameters such as pressure build up, temperature wise and run-away reactions. 8.4 Other external effects critical to the process having safety implications, such as engress of moisture or water contact with incompatible substances, sudden power failure. Highlights of the build in safety / pollution control devices or measure / incorporated in the manufacturing technology. 9. Information of hazardous materials. 9.1 Raw materials, intermediates products and by-products and their quantities (enclose material safety data sheet in respect of each hazardous substances. 9.2 Main and intermediate storage proposed for raw materials/ intermediates/products/by-products (maximum quantities to be stored at any time). 9.3 Transportation methods to ne used for materials inflowand outflow, their quantities and likely routes to be followed. 9.4 Safety measures proposed for: -handling of materials, -internal and external transportation, and -disposal (packing and forwarding of finished products). 10. Information on disposal/ disposal of wastes and pollutants. 10.1 Major pollutants (gas, liquid, solid) their characteristics and quantities (average and at peak-loads). 10.2 Quality and quantity of solid wastes generated, method of their treatment and disposal. 10.3 Air water and soil pollution problems anticipated and the proposed measures to control the same including treatment and disposal of effluents. 11. Process hazards information. 11.1 Enclose a copy of the report on environmental impact assessment. 11.2 Enclose a copy of the report on Risk Assessment study. 11.3 Published (open or classified) reports, if any on accident situations/ occupational health hazards or similar plants else where (within or outside the country). 12. Information of proposed safety and occupational Health Measures. 12.1 Details of fire fighting facilities and minimum quantity of water and or other fire fighting measures needed to meet the emergencies. 12.2 Details of in house medical facilities proposed. 13. Information on emergence preparedness. 13.1 Onsite emergency plan. 13.2 Proposed arrangements if any for mutual aid scheme with the group of neighbouring factories. 14. Any other relevant information. I certify that the information furnished above is correct to best of my knowledge and nothing of importance has been concealed while furnishing it | 
