Oil Industry Safety Directorate
{{Short description|Technical advisory body in India}}
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The Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) is a technical advisory body in India. It was established in 1986 by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.{{cite news |author=Saikia |first=Siddhartha P. |last2=Badarinath |first2=K.A. |date=November 24, 2010 |title=Oil, Gas Installations to Come Under Safety Directorate |newspaper=Financial Chronicle |url=http://www.mydigitalfc.com/plan/oil-gas-installations-come-under-safety-directorate-230 |url-status=dead |accessdate=March 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129074041/http://www.mydigitalfc.com/plan/oil-gas-installations-come-under-safety-directorate-230 |archive-date=January 29, 2013}} The OISD formulates and implements safety standards for the oil industry.
Overview
The main responsibilities of OISD are:
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OISD has framed rules and guidelines for safe distances to be observed for various facilities in an oil installation. All the new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottling plants in India are designed based on the guidelines of OISD. OISD has also issued guidelines for the safe operations of petrol stations and standards related to petroleum installations.
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See also
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.oisd.gov.in}}
{{Energy Ministries and Departments of India}}
Category:Petroleum industry in India
Category:Government agencies for energy (India)
Category:Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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