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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th March, 1992

S.0. 227 (E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of Section 2 of the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 (6 of 1991), the Central Government hereby specifies the quantities shown in column 3 of the Table below for which or exceeding which every owner handling the hazardous substance mentioned in the corresponding entry in column 2 thereof shall take out insurance policy as per the provisions of the said Act.

TABLE

LIST OF CHEMICALS WITH QUANTITIES FOR APPLICATION OF PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE ACT

Sl. No.

Name of hazardous substances

Quantity

CAS Chemical Abstract Service Number

1

2

3

4

PART - 1

GROUP 1 - TOXIC SUBSTANCES

1

Aldicarb

l00 kg

116-06-3

2

4-Aminodiphenyl

1 kg

96-67- 1

3

Amiton

1 kg

78-53-5

4

Anabasine

100 kg

494-52-0

5

Arseinc pentoxide, Arsenic (V) acid & salts

100 kg

6

Arsenic trioxide, Arscius (III) acid & salts

100 kg

7

Arsine (Arsenic hydride)

10 kg

7784-42- 1

8

Azinphos-ethyl

100 kg

2642-71-9

9

Azinphos-methyl

100 kg

86-50-0

10

Benzidine

1 kg

92-87-5

11

Benzidine salts

1 kg

12

Beryllium (powders, compounds)

10 kg

13

Bis (2-chloroethyl) sulphide

1 kg

505-60-2

14

Bis (chloromethyl) ether

1 kg

542-88-1

15

Carbophuran

100 kg

1563-66-2

16

Carbophenothion

100 kg

786-19-6

17

Chlorefenvinphos

100 kg

470-90-6

18

4-(Chloroformyl) morpholine

1 kg

15159-40

19

Chloromethyl methyl ether

1 kg

107-30-2

20

Cobalt (metal, oxides, carbonates, sulphides, as powders)

1 t

21

Crimidine

100 kg

535-89-7

22

Cynthoate

100 kg

3734-95-0

23

Cycloheximide

100 kg

66-81 -9

24

Demeton

100 kg

806548-3

25

Dialifos

100 kg

10311-84-9

26

OO-Diethyl S-ethylsulphinylmethyl phosphorothiate

100 kg

2588-05-8

27

OO-Diethyl S-ethylsulphonylmethyl phosphorothioate

100 kg

2588-06-9

28

OO-Diethyl S-ethylthiomethyl Phosphorothioate

100 kg

2600-69-3

29

OO-Diethyl S-isopropylthiomethyl phosphorodithioate

100 kg

78-52-4

30

OO-Diethyl S-propylthiomethyl phosphorodithioate

100 kg

3309-68-0

31

Dirnefox

100kg

115-264

32

Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride

1 kg

79-44-7

33

Dimelhylnitrosamine

1 kg

62-75-9

34

Dimethyl phosphoramidocynicidic acid

1 t

6391741-9

35

Diphacinone

100kg

82-66-6

36

Disulfoton

100 kg

298-04-4

37

EPN

100 kg

2104-64-5

38

Ethion

100 kg

563-12-2

39

Fensulfothion

100 kg

115-90-2

40

Fluenetil

100 kg

4301-50-2

41

Fluroacetic acid

1 kg

14449-0

42

Fluoroacetic acid, salts

1 kg

43

Ruoroacetic acid, esters

1 kg

44

Fluoroacetic acid, amides

1 kg

45

4-Fluorobutyric acid

1 kg

62-23-7

46

4-Fluorobutyric acid, salts

1 kg

47

4-Fluorobutyric acid, esters

1 kg

48

4-Fluorobutyric acid, amides

1 kg

49

4-Florocrotonic acid

1 kg

37759-72- 1

50

4-Fluorocrotonic acid, salts

1 kg

51

4-Fluorocrotonic acid, esters

1 kg

52

4-Fluorocrotonic acid, amides

1 kg

53

4-Fluoro-2-hydroxybutyric acid, amides

1 kg

54

4-Fluoro-2-hydroxybutyric acid, salts

1 kg

55

4-Fluoro-2-hydroxybutyric acid, esters

1 kg

56

4-Fluoro-2-hydroxybutyric acid, amides

1 kg

57

Glycolonitrile (Hydroxyacetoni trile)

100kg

107-164

58

1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9-Hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

100g

194-8-74-3

59

Hexamethyl phosphoramide

1 kg

680-31-9

60

Hydrogen selenide

10 kg

7783-07-5

61

Isobenzan

100 kg

297-78-9

62

Isodrin

100 kg

465-73-6

63

Juglone (S-Hydroxynaphithalene 1,4 dione)

100 kg

481-39-0

64

4, 4-Methylenebis (2-chloroniline)

10 kg

101-14-4

65

Mthyl isocynate

150 kg

624-83-9

66

Mevinphos

100 kg

7786 34-7

67

2-Naphthylamine

1 kg

91-59-8

68

2-Nickel (metal, oxides, carbonates,

1 t

69

Nickel tetracarbonyl

10kg

13463-39-3

70

Oxygendisulfoton

100 kg

2497-07-6

71

Oxygen difuoride

10kg

7783-41-7

72

Paraxon (Diethyl 4-n;trophenyl phosphate)

100 kg

31145-5

73

Parathionf

100 kg

56-38-2

74

Parathion-methyl

100 kg

298-00-0

75

Pentaborane

100 kg

19624-22-7

76

Phorate

100 kg

298-02-2

77

Phosacetim

100 kg

4104-14-7

78

Phosgene (carbonyl chloride)

750 kg

7544-5

79

Phospharnidon

100 kg

13171-21-6

80

Posphine (Hydrogen phosphide)

100 kg

7803-51 -2

81

Promurit (1-(3, 4-dichlorophenyl) 3-triazenelhiocarboxamide)

100kg

5836-73-7

82

1, 3-Propanesullone

1 kg

1120-714

83

1-Propcn-2-chloro-1, 3-diol diacetate

10 kg

10118-72-6

84

Pyrazoxon

100 kg

108-34-9

85

Selenium hexalluoride

10 kg

7783-79-1

86

Sodium selenite

100 kg

10102-18-8

87

Stibine (Antimony hydride)

100 kg

7803-52-3

88

Sulfotep

100 kg

3689-24-5

89

Sulphur dichloride

1 t

10545-99-0

90

Tellurium hexafluroride

100 kg

7783-80-4

91

TEPP

100 kg

107-49-3

92

2, 3, 7, 8-Telrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)

1 kg

1746-01 -6

93

Telramethylenedisulphototramine

1 kg

80-12-6

94

Thionazin

100 kg

297-97-2

95

Tirpate (2, 4-Dimethyl-1, 3-di thiolane-2-calboxaldehyde O-methylcarbamoyloxime)

100 kg

26419-73-8

96

Trichloromethanesulphenyl chloride

100 kg

594-42-3

97

1-Tri (cyclohexyl) stannyl-l H-l, 2, 4-triazole

100 kg

41083-11-8

98

Triethylenemelamine

10 kg

51-18-3

99

Warfarin

100 kg

81-81-2

GROUP 2-TOXIC SUBSTANCES

100

Acetone cyanohydrin (2-Cyanopropan-2-01)

200 t

75-86-5

101

Acrolein (2-Propenal)

20 t

107-02-8

102

Acrylonitrile

20 t

107-13-1

103

Allyl alcohol (Propen-1-01)

200 t

107-18-6

104

Alylamine

200 t

107-11-9

105

Ammonia

50 t

7664-41 -7

106

Bromine

40 t

7726-95-6

107

Carbon disulphide

20 t

75-15-0

108

Chlorine

10 t

7782-50-5

109

Dipneyl ethane di-isocynate (MDI)

20 t

101-68-8

110

Ethylene dibromide (1, 2-Dibromocthanc)

5 t

106-93-4

111

Ethyloncimine

50 t

151-56-4

112

Formaldehyde (concentration <90%)

5 t

50-00-0

113

Hydrogen cynide

5 t

74-90-8

114

Hydrogen chloride (liquified gas)

25

7647-01-0

115

Hydrogen fluoride

5 t

7664-39-3

116

Hydrogen sulphide

5 t

7783-064

117

Methyl bromide (Bromomethane)

20 t

74-83-9

118

Nitrogen oxides

50t

11104-93-1

119

Propylineimine

50t

75-55-8

120

Sulphur dioxide

20t

7446-09-5

121

Sulphur trioxide

15t

7446-11-9

122

Tetraethyl lead

5 t

78-00-2

123

Tetramethyl lead

5 t

75-74- 1

124

Toluene di-isocynate (TDI)

10 t

584-84-9

75-01 -4

GROUP 3-HIGHLY REACTIVE SUBSTANCES

125

Acetylene (ethyne)

5 t

74-86-2

126

a. Ammonium nitrate (I)

350 t

6484-52-2

b. Ammonium nitrate in form of fertiliser (2)

1250 t

127

2, 2-Bis (tcrt-butylperoxy) butane) (concentration ³70%)

5 t

2167-23-9

128

1, 1-Bis (tert-butylperoxy) cyclohexane (concentration ³80%)

5 t

3006-86-8

129

tert-Butyl proxyacetate (concentration ³70%)

5 t

107-71-1

130

tert-Butyl peroxyisobutyrate (concentration ³80%)

5 t

109-13-7

131

tert-Butyl peroxy isopropY1 carbonate (concentration -- ³80%)

5 t

2372-21-6

132

tert-Butyl peroxymalcate (concentration- ³80%)

5 t

1931 -62-0

133

tert-Butyl peroxypivalate (concentration ³77%)

50 t

927-07-1

134

dibenzyl peroxydicarbonate (concentration ³90%)

5 t

2144-45-8

135

Di-sec-butyl peroxydicarbonate (concentration ³80%)

5 t

19910-65-7

136

Diethyl peroxydicarbonate (concentration ³30%)

50 t

14666-78-5

137

2, 2-dihydroperoxypropanc (concentration ³30%)

5 t

2614-76-08

138

di-isobutyryl peroxide concentration ³50%)

50 t

3437-84- 1

139

Di-n-propyl peroxydicarbonate (concentration ³80%)

5 t

16066-38-9

140

Ethylene oxide

5 t

75-21 -8

141

Elyl nilrat

50 t

625-58-1

142

3, 3, 6, 6, 9, 9Hcxamcthyl-1, 2, 4, 5-tertoxacyclononane (concentration ³75%)

50 t

22397-33-7

143

Hydrogen

2 t

1333-74-0

144

Liquid Oxygen

200 t

7782-41 -7

145

Melhyl ethyl ketone peroxide (concentration 260%)

5 t

1338-93-4

146

Methyl isobutyl ketone peroxide (concentration 260%)

50 t

37206-20-5

147

Peracetic acid (concentration 260%)

50 t

79-21-0

148

Propylene oxide

5 t

75-56-9

149

Sodium chlorate

25 t

7775-09-9

GROUP 4 EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES

150

Barium azide

50 t

18810-58-7

151

Bis (2,4, 6-trinitrophenyl) amine

50 t

131 -073-7

152

Chlorotrinitro benzene

50 t

28260-61 -9

153

Cellulose nitrate (containing 12.6% Nitrogen)

50 t

9004-70-0

154

Cyclotetramethylenctcranitramine

50 t

2691-41 -0

155

Cyclotrimethylenetiranitramine

50 t

121-82-1

156

Diazodinitsphenol

10 t

7008-81-3

157

Dicthylene glycol dinitrate

10 t

693-21 -0

158

Dinitrophenol, salts

50 t

159

EthyIene glycol dinitrate

10 t

628-96-6

160

l-Gyanyl4-nitrosaminoguanyl- 1 -tetrazene

10 t

109-27-3

161

2, 2', 4, 4,' 6, 6'-Hexanirostilbene

50 t

20062-22-0

162

Hydrazine nitrate

50 t

13464-9 / -6

163

Lead azide

50 t

13424-46-9

164

Lead styphnate (Lead 2, 4, 6-trinitroresorcinoxide)

50 t

15245-44-0

165

Mercury fuliminate

10 t

20820-45-5

628-86-4

166

N-Mcthyl-N,2, 4, 6-tetranitroanilinc

50 t

479t45-8

167

Nitroglycerine

10 t

55-63-0

168

Pentacrylhrilol tetranitrate

50 t

78-11-5

169

Picric acid (2, 3, 6-Trinitrophenol)

50 t

88-89- 1

170

Sodium picramate

50 t

831 -52-7

171

Styphnic acid (2, 4, 6-TriniLroresorcinol

50 t

82-71 -3

172

1, 3, 5-Triamino-2, 4. 6-trinitrobenzene

50 t

3058-38-6

173

Trinitroaniline-

50 t

26952-42- 1

174

2, 4, 6-Trinitroanisole

50 t

605-35 9

175

Trinitrobenzene

50 t

25377-32-6

176

Trinitrobenzoic acid

50 t

35860-50-5

129-66-8

177

Trinitrocresol

50 t

28905-71 -7

178

2,4, 6-Trinitrophenitole

50 t

4732-4-3

179

2,4, 6-Trinitrotulene

50 t

118-96-7

PART-II

Classes of hazardous Substances not specifically named in Part-l

1

2

3

4

 

GROUP 5-FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES

1

Flammable gases:

15 t

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Substances which in the gaseous state normal pressure and mixed with air become flammable and the boiling point of which at normal pressure is 20° C or below;

2

Highly flammable liquids:

1000 t

--

Substances which have a flash point lower than 21ø3 C and the boiling point of which at normal pressure is above 20° C,

3

Flammable liquids:

25 t

--

Substances which have a flash point lower than 55° C and which remain liquid- under pressure, where particular processing conditions, such as high pressure and high temperature, may create major accident hazards.

[F.No. 18(13)/91-PL-HSMD]
K.M. CHADHA, Jt,. Secy.