NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY, BENGALURU(THREE DAY CERTIFICATE TRAINING)ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & SAFELY: LAW AND COMPLIANCEAbstract:The Environmental, Health and Safety eminar !a held from the "#th$ "%th of &'ne, #(")* The eminar !a a three day +ertifi+ate trainin, in Environment, Health and Safety- .a! and Com/lian+e +ond'+ted 0y N.SI1 at it /remie !hi+h !a attended 0y /eo/le from different e+tor '+h a ind'try /rofeional, a+ademi+ian, la! t'dent et+*Objective:The o02e+tive of the +o're !a to /rovide an ini,ht into the vario' environmental la! affe+tin, ind'try, the need for ind'trial intit'tion to have an environmental +om/lian+e frame!or3 in /la+e, a/e+t of EIA and 4C5 in ha/in, the ame* F'rther it alo had /ea3er from different field there0y hi,hli,htin, varied /er/e+tive on the i'e* Day 1: Session 1 on Environmental Law for Industry.Speaer: !rof "Dr.# $.%. &ames'("!rofessor of Law( )ational Law Sc'ool of India *niversity#6r* 6an2eri S'nder S'0in Ra2 tarted !ith an introd'+tion on ho! the Centre for Environment Ed'+ation, Reear+h and Advo+a+y (CEERA) +ame into 0ein,* He later invited 4rof (Dr*) 6*7*Rameh to +ommen+e the "t te+hni+al eion* Hi eion +entered aro'nd t!o to/i+ of re,'latin, environmental re,'lation and intit'tion that have a 0earin, on environmental +om/lian+e* He tated +ertain fa+tor a indi+atin, a relation 0et!een the tate, ind'try and the environment in the form of lar,er /'0li+ interet, 'taina0ility, +'todian of f't're ,eneration et+* He tated that d'e to thi interrelationhi/ amon, the three, there aroe a need for ,'ideline to 0e laid do!n for ind'trie in order to maintain a 0alan+e* He alo mentioned +ertain fa+tor to0e +ontri0'tin, to the ineffe+tive le,al ytem in dealin, !ith the environmental +rii ome of them 0ein, la8ity in adminitration, inade9'ate le,al order et+* He hi,hli,hted that the Bhopal Gas Tragedy ho!ed ' the need for a ro0't le,al me+hanim to 0e /'t in /la+e to deal !ith '+h it'ation in the f't're* He mentioned that no! aro'nd #)( le,al intr'ment are in /la+e !hi+h deal !ith ind'trie in re,ard to their relation !ith environment* He alo tated +ertain re9'irement '+h a the o0li,ation of o0tainin, environmental +learan+e, di+loin, of information, renderin, aitan+e, e+'rin, +onent and +onformin, to the re9'ired tandard for e+'rin, environmental +om/lian+e* He alo d!elt on the a/e+t of elf$re,'lation and +or/orate re/oni0ility e8/lainin, ho! it ha tranformed from 0ein, done !ith an altr'iti+ motive into a le,al o0li,ation 0y virt'e of 0ein, in+or/orated in a tat'tory form* He +on+l'ded hi eion !ith /rovidin, an ini,ht into offen+e +ommitted 0y +om/any holdin,that the /eron in +har,e of or re/oni0le for the +ond'+t of the 0'ine !o'ld 0e made lia0le in +ae of environmental non$ +om/lian+e*Day 1: Session + on Institutions of Environmental Law ,ompliancesSpeaer: !rof "Dr.# $.%. &ames'("!rofessor of Law( )ational Law Sc'ool of India *niversity#:ith the +ontin'ation of hi /revio' eion, 4rof* di+'ed a0o't intit'tion of environmentand +om/lian+e for an ind'try in relation to environment* He aid that .a! and a'thoritie+reated are only a handf'l to deal !ith Ind'trie a+tivitie and le,al re,ime* 5't if !e ,o thread0y thread detailed a+tivitie of the ind'try, there are intit'tion !hi+h do not adminiter theenvironmental la! they need an a!are +oo/erate !ith ait and +olla0orate !ith environmentalenfor+ement a,en+ie for en'rin, environmental +om/lian+e* State /lay an im/ortant role inall environmental /rote+tion i'e 0e+a'e there are intr'+tion, notifi+ation, order ,iven 0ythem; allneedionlyoneintr'+tion, notifi+ation, orderi'ed0ya'thority,e8am/leolidm'ni+i/al !atemana,ement* If anyind'tryinvolveinana+t !hi+hia,aint thi!atemana,ement, then it ho'ld 0e 2'tified 0y them in /oll'tion +ontrol 0oard for '+h an a+t*To 3no! thi, one ho'ld 3no! a0o't Environment Im/a+t Aement (EIA)* A//li+ation ho'ld 0e /rod'+ed !ith detailed de+ri/tion of the /'r/oe of the /ro2e+t, and then ho'ld ,ive reaon for$"* Nat're of a+tivity$!hy it ho'ld 0e lo+ated here< :hat !ill 0e the advanta,e for it< And alothe /ro/oed /ro2e+t ho'ld 0e free from de,radation of land, /oll'tion of area and!ater 0odie, ho'ld follo! the la! +orre+tly* 5enefit of thi /ro2e+t ho'ld 0e tated and /'0li+ +on'ltation m't 0e done, !here /'0li+ have o//ort'nity to e8/re their vie!* EC ho'ld 0e ,ranted 0y develo/in, a'thority*#* Ind'try ho'ld follo! the foret !ildlife 0iodiverity la!, it have to ay a0o't the afe,'ard ta3in, for the !ate /rod'+ed 0y them, if thi i not met 0an +an in+'r to that Ind'try* If the /rod'+t i at international level then it i till +om/li+ated it !ill 0e +he+3ed, verified +aref'lly*4rof* raied the 9'etion that !hat 0iodiverity !ill do !ith an ind'try< Fo'r /oint !ere ,iven to an!er thi Conerve 0iolo,i+al diverity* 4revention of 0io /ira+y* En'rin, 0io afety* Sharin, of 0enefit ariin, o't of +ommer+iali=ation*He then ,ave an e8am/le, '//oe the /rod'+t i /rod'+ed 0y e8tra+tin, /lant leave or any /artof animal, then if it i not follo!in, a++ordin, to 5iodiverity A+t, #((#, it i +onidered a an offen+e and tate ha the a'thority to im/oe fine* If it i related to +ientifi+ advan+ement, !here+ommer+e i involved, then ind'try ho'ld hare !ith "* State 0iodiverity 0oard* #* 5io mana,ement +ommittee* 4ayment i im/oed if it i not hared !ith +ommittee 0e+a'e of t!o reaon$"* Reo'r+e 0elon,in, to that lo+ality$e9'ita0le 0enefit hare*#* Even tho',h not 'tili=in, the reo'r+e, 0't traditional 3no!led,e i 'ed to /rod'+e the /rod'+t*And he treed more on 0iodiverity 0e+a'e it i emer,in, and in I4R to ,rant /atent +learan+e 0y the a'thority ho'ld 0e ,iven* 4rof* +on+l'ded hi le+t're 0y tellin, ' that >Environmental .a!? i not anymore thin3in, of /oet a morality and >5'ine .a!?*Day 1: Session - on E.S: Decision $ain/Speaer: !rof "Dr.# O.0. )andimat'"!rofessor of Law( )ational Law Sc'ool of India *niversity#4rof (Dr*) @*A* Nandimath +ommen+ed the third te+hni+al eion* Hi /reentation dealt !ith 'taina0le develo/ment !ith /e+ial fo+' on Environmental Im/a+t Aement (EIA)* He dealt !ith the +on+e/t of inheritan+e in the li,ht of 'taina0le develo/ment holdin, that environment !a not omethin, !hi+h +an 0e inherited 0't it ha only 0een 0orro!ed 0y ' !ith an o0li,ation to /a it on to the f't're ,eneration* He aerted that 'taina0le develo/ment !a an a++e/ted ,lo0al /oli+y today in the modern era of the #"t +ent'ry and that there !ere many /ra+ti+al +hallen,e in im/lementin, it* He f'rther e8/lained EIA in t!o /er/e+tive of ma+ro and mi+ro level and em/hai=ed that the /ro0lem of it effe+tive im/lementation !a d'eto la+3 of +larity at the ma+ro level !ith e8+eive fo+' on the mi+ro level* He then 0e,an hi in de/th /reentation on EIA tatin, it definition, ori,in, advanta,e, different ta,e involved and it +riti+al a//raial* He +on+l'ded the eion 0y ela0oratin, on the need for the tate to +reate a data0ae and not leave the onero' ta3 in the hand of the +on+erned /ro2e+t /ro/onent* Day 1: Session 1 on &ole of !,2 in Environment Law ,ompliances: ,ase StudiesSpeaer: $r. $.D.). Sim'a "3ormer ,EO( %S!,2# 5efore tartin, thi to/i+ ir raied t!o 9'etion*"* :hat i Environment< The +orre+t an!er i defined in IS@$"%(("$#("%* .e,ally it i defined in e+* #(a) of E4A, "BCD*#* Environment 0elon, to !hom< Someone ,ave a atifa+tory an!er that >It i a /ro/erty !hi+h 0elon, to everyone and yet 0elon, to No @ne?*He aid that everyone ho'ld have Environment /rote+tion re/oni0ility, for thi, one ho'ld have the 3no!led,e, 'ndertanda0ility a0o't Environment A+t and Environment /rote+tion r'le*Sir too3 o'r attention to!ard offen+e 'nder /revention of money* Im/ortantly he ,ave an idea a0o't 6oney la'nderin, A+t, #((#, '//oe if >A? i ,ainin, a mall amo'nt of /rofit 0y violatin, E4A or Air a+t, >A? +an 0e 0oo3ed for money la'nderin, 'nder thi a+t* After thi Draft r'le i done !ithin the /eriod of D( day, !here in 0iomedi+al !ate, E$!ate, olid !ate, /lati+ !ate are revied no!* Sir e8/lained the +om/lian+e and it ty/e$ +om/lian+e i a it'ation !hen re,'latory re9'irement are met and maintained* There are fo'r ty/e of +om/lian+e$"* A0ol'te*#* Ne,otiated*E* 4romied* %* 5eyond* And then he e8/lained f'rther a0o't thee thin,*He alo e8/lained a0o't the +'rrent /ra+ti+e /ro+ed're and ,ave a +lear idea of it a follo! In/e+torFdire+tion 0y re,'lator :ait till ne8t in/e+tion Re,'lator identifie NC A+tion ta3en on NC Fa+tor leadin, to non$+om/lian+e !ere 0riefly e8/lained and their effe+t are NGT S4C5,C4C5 5'ine interr'/tion meanin, Civil a+tion 4ayment of +om/enationFdama,e for retoration of environment Criminal /roe+'tionHe alo +onveyed dei,n /ra+ti+e, and IS@ "%(("- #((% E6S$doe not ,'aranty +om/lian+e* Eval'ation of +om/lian+e !a e8/lained in detail$method !hi+h +an 0e 'ed to a++e +om/lian+e, 0a+3,ro'nd of ri3 0aed, ri3 related tandard, reviion and it aim, eval'ation of +om/lian+e 0y C6S (+om/lian+e mana,ement ytem)* He then ,ave an e8am/le of IS@ "BD((- #("% C6S a a ne! tandard !hi+h i /l',,ed into overall mana,ement alo e8/lained a0o't the definition of +om/lian+e +ommitment, +om/lian+ere9'irement* In identifi+ation of +om/lian+e o0li,ation, lia0ility im/oe on /rin+i/le em/loyer*He +on+l'ded hi le+t're 0y tellin, that everyone ho'ld 0e 3no!n a0o't ho! environment hi affe+ted 0y yo' and vi+e vera* And !ith thi the trainin, for the day " +on+l'ded*Day +: Session 1 on Environment( .ealt' 4 Safety Law: Issues and ,'allen/esSpeaers: Dr. Sairam 2'at "Associate !rofessor of Law#( )LSI* $r. $anjeri Subin "Assistant !rofessor#( )LSI*The e+ond day 0e,an !ith the a'/i+io' !ord of Dr* Sairam 5hat, !ho i the +oordinator of CEERA* There i no definite 0o'ndary to define EHS ay Dr* Sairam 5hat* 6r* S'0in tarted hi tal3 mentionin, i'e and +hallen,e to the EHS 0aed on the /reent +enario, 0aed on the /roviion of la! that e8it and ho! doe the +o'rt inter/ret* The re+ent +ae !ere 0ro',ht intothe di+'ion* The Infoy doen?t +ome 'nder the Fa+torie A+t* The +ae !hi+h made the di+'ion more interetin, !a a0o't the Co+o Cola 4lant in 7erala* The idea of Cor/orate So+ial Re/oni0ility (CSR) aroe in the year "B)E* It dealt a0o't the re/oni0ility of enter/rie for their im/a+t on o+iety* The Infoy /arti+i/ant raied fe! 9'etion !hi+h !ere a/tly an!ered 0y Dr* Sairam 5hat* The eion !a +on+l'ded !ith the Aote of than3 0y 6r* S'0in* Day 1: Session + on E.S: .ealt' and SafetySpeaer: $r. )aveen ".ead( 5ensuite LL,#The e+ond eion of the day !a headed 0y 6r* Naveen !ho /o3e on EHS +om/lian+e* The +la fo+'ed on the emer,in, trend and in+reain, /'0li+ +on+ern for environmental, health and afety and he ,ave fe! e8am/le li3e 6a,,ie and foamin, of la3e* He /ointed that E !ate are no!aday i a 0i, matter of +on+ern for the IT Se+tor* 6any leadin, +om/anie li3e Infoy di/oe their 'ed +om/'ter, la/to/ and other E$ ,ad,et in three !ay mainly, 0'y 0a+3, re+y+ler and donation* He e8/lained the level of +om/lian+e aement !hi+h are /ro+ed'ral re9'irement, o/erational re9'irement and monitorin, re9'irement* .atly he tal3ed a0o't EHS a'ditin, mana,er and environmental +learan+e /ro+e to 0e follo!ed 0y the 6NC* The eion !a intera+tive and vario' 9'etion aroe mainly from the Infoy team* Day +: Session - on Labor: .ealt' and SafetySpeaer: !rof "Dr.# 0. )a/araj "!rofessor of Law( )ational Law Sc'ool of India *niversity#The Erd eion of day # !a tarted !ith an introd'+tory /ee+h 0y Dr* Sairam 5hat* The e+ond eion !a en,a,ed 0y 4rof (Dr*) A* Na,ara2 !here he tal3ed a0o't la0or health and afety* He tarted the eion 0y tal3in, a0o't +ontit'tional /roviion, Art #E(") and Ri,ht to 6inim'm !a,e* He mentioned the +ae of Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan a an ill'tration for afety of !omen in the !or3/la+e* .ater he /o3e a0o't the la0or la! and the life tyle *He even +overed the to/i+ of +hild la0or !hile he mentioned a0o't Health 'nder fa+torie A+t* .ater he /o3e a0o't the !or3/la+e health and afety +on+ern !hi+h la! re9'ire em/loyer andthe elf$em/loyed to +ond'+t their 0'ine in '+h a !ay a to en're afety* And d'rin, the lat/art /eo/le a3ed 9'etion follo!in, !hi+h the eion ended follo!ed 0y vote of than3 0y one of the intern*Day +: Session 1 on E.S: Industry !racticesSpeaer: $r. )andaumar ".ead Le/al( 2iocon#The lat eion of the day !a ta3en over 0y 6r* Nanda 7'mar* He made a /reentation on eta0lihment and +ontrol !ith re/e+t to Environment, Health and Safety in an ind'try !hile mentionin, the a'thoritie that have the +ontrol in eta0lihin, fa+ility to!ard health and afety 'nder the Fa+torie A+t '+h a 6@EF, 7S45, 7IAD5, and D@F* He tated that environment +learan+e +ertifi+ate m't 0e o0tained 0y /reentin, a detailed /ro2e+t re/ort 0efore +on+erned tate /oll'tion +ontrol 0oard for environment +learan+e +ertifi+ate +oniderin, /'0li+ hearin, alo* Eential fa+tor'+h a flora G fa'na ,!ater 0odie ,!ind dire+tion ,mean ea level ,demo,ra/hi+ area ,in/'t and o't/'t material ,afety fa+tor ,lo+ation of the ma+hine ,mana,ement of the !ate et+* m't 0e +learly /e+ifiedin the re/ort* He alo mentioned that air/ort a'thority +learan+e +ertifi+ate m't 0e o0tained for hi,h rie 0'ildin, (HA.)* .atly, he +on+l'ded that there m't 0e !elfare offi+er, afety offi+er, and medi+al offi+er in an ind'try for the !elfare of the em/loyee and any material +han,e m't 0e re/orted to +on+erned a'thority*Day -: Session 1 on Statutory ,ompliances Speaer: Dr. Sairam 2'at"Associate !rofessor of Law( )ational Law Sc'ool of India *niversity#Statutory Co!"#a$%& #$ E$'#ro$&$t, H&a"t( & Sa)&ty *EHS+: I,,u&, & C(a""&$-&,Environment, Health G Safety 5a+3,ro'nd- Safety and Health of !or3 for+e H 4rivate .ia0ility alone Safety and Environment H 4'0li+ .ia0ility only Cae St'dieThe 5ho/al diater, alo referred to a the 5ho/al ,a tra,edy, !a a ,a lea3 in+ident in India +onidered the !orld? !ort ind'trial diater*It o++'rred on the ni,ht of #$E De+em0er "BC% at the 1nion Car0ide India .imited (1CI.) /eti+ide /lant in 5ho/al, 6adhya 4radeh* @ver )((,(((/eo/le !ere e8/oed to methyl io+ynate (6IC) ,a and other +hemi+al* The to8i+ '0tan+e made it !ay into and aro'nd the hanty to!n lo+ated near the /lant*Etimate vary on the death toll* The offi+ial immediate death toll !a #,#)B* The ,overnment of 6adhya 4radeh +onfirmed a total of E,ICI death related to the ,a releae* A ,overnment affidavit in #((D tated that the lea3 +a'ed ))C,"#) in2'rie, in+l'din, EC,%IC tem/orary /artial in2'rie and a//ro8imately E,B(( everely and /ermanently dia0lin, in2'rie* @ther etimate that C,((( died !ithin t!o !ee3, and another C,((( or more have in+e died from ,a$related dieae*The +a'e of the diater remain 'nder de0ate* The Indian ,overnment and lo+al a+tivit ar,'ethat la+3 mana,ement and deferred maintenan+e +reated a it'ation !here ro'tine /i/emaintenan+e +a'ed a 0a+3flo! of !ater into a 6IC tan3 tri,,erin, the diater* 1nion Car0ideCor/oration (1CC) +ontend !ater entered the tan3 thro',h an a+t of a0ota,e*After the +om/letion of the di+'ion on 5ho/al Cae, 4rofeor moved on to the ne8t to/i+* Hethen di+'ed a +o'/le of +ae t'die, ome of !hi+h are-Cae St'dy- 14HAAR CINE6A CASE TRAGEDYThe 1/haarCinemafire, oneofthe!ort fire tra,edie inIndia o++'rredon Friday,"E&'ne"BBI at 1/haar Cinema, Green 4ar3, Delhi, d'rin, the E$to$D /m* The afe,'ard of the +inema!ent for l'n+h after lo+3in, the door of the theatre* A there !a hort +ir+'it, the /etrole'm!hi+h ha 0een tored in the 0aement lea3ed and +a',ht fire, and /eo/le !ho !ere !at+hin, thefilminthetheatre+o'ldn?te+a/eathedoor!ere+loed*Tra//edinide, )B/eo/ledied,motly d'e to 'ffo+ation, and "(E !ere erio'ly in2'red in the re'ltin, tam/ede*The S'/reme Co'rt on "E @+to0er #("", nearly halved the 'm of +om/enation a!arded tothem 0y the Delhi hi,h +o'rt and lahed /'nitive dama,e to 0e /aid 0y +inema o!ner Anal0rother from#*) +rore (e9'ivalent toE*" +rore or 1SJ%B(,((( in #(")) to #) la3h e9'ivalent toE" la3h or 1SJ%B,((( in #("))*Cae t'dy- A6RI H@S4ITA. There !a an in+ident of fire in a ho/ital at Dha3'ria in So'th 7ol3ata in the early mornin, ofB De+em0er #(""* The fire !a d'e to alle,ed ne,li,en+e, !hi+h +a'ed flamma0le '0tan+e3e/t in the 0aement of the 0'ildin, to +at+h fire after a hort +ir+'it in the ele+tri+al ytem* It!a re/orted that B) /eo/le, in+l'din, mem0er of the taff, died d'e to a/hy8iation*The+o'rtheldthat, i80oardmem0eroftheho/italho'ld0earretedonthe+har,eofalle,ed +'l/a0le homi+ide* The li+ene of the ho/ital !a revo3ed after the in+ident* The +ae iremem0ered a a t'rnin, /oint in Indian le,al medi+al hitory !ith the hi,het +om/enation0ein, ,iven to the vi+timK family !hi+h !a e9'al to ""*%" +rore*Day-: Session + on E.S6 Industrial 2est Speaer: $r )aveen ".ead( 5ensuite LL,# Co!"#a$%& a$. EHS at G&$,u#t&/Three tier a'dit /ro,ram- S+o/e EHS +om/lian+e a'dit at ea+h fa+ility ann'ally all t!o mod'le +om/'ted t!oyear Inde/endent verifi+ation a'dit every other year* 4eriodi+ +or/orate environmental /ro,ram (CE4) o/eratin, fo+' on mana,ement/ro,ram* Tool #D +o'ntry H /e+ifi+ a'dit +he+3lit +om/letely !e0 ena0led Gen'ite /a+3a,ein+l'de a'dit+he+3lit (EHS4o!er), A'dit tra+3in,ytemand +om/lian+e +alendarCo!"#a$%& Mo.&" 0 Ho1 G&$,u#t& .o&, #t/4ro+e for ee3in, a//roval*N4IF6CC revie! of 4ro2e+tF+han,eNOI Conent Re9'ired