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Hazira Ph2 &CCE Committee Contd.
Here I would like to touch the peculiar and unexpected experience what I have gained in my career life! In 1993, though I was working in Reliance, a leading Private sector enterprise, I was nominated as Member-Secretary for an Industry Ministry convened National Committee for Reviewing the Existing Rules and Recommend Revisions, under the Chairmanship of Dr H Mukherjee, then CCE.
Let me narrate how this happened !
As the project manager for tank farm at Hazira, I undertook the responsibility of coordinating & seeking the layout approval, clearance of all electrical items meeting the Area classification requirements for all Reliance manufacturing facilities from Dept.of Explosives. By that I established good rapport with the department officials. For that ,once I went to Nagpur, CCE Dr H Mukherjee specifically called me and gave a form. He specifically told me to give that to Sh KKM and ask him to nominate two experienced personnel from Reliance to join that committee.
The task &assignment for that committee was to thoroughly review that time existing Rules and country Codes and identify the short-comings/recommend the required amendments/corrections. This committee formation itself arose due to a major explosion in IPCL, Nagothane C2 complex in Nov.'1991 and the country went into shock mode.
That being a request from country's highest statute official for Safety , KKM responded immediately and returned that paper. When I was handing over that filled form, Dr HM requested Reliance to host the first meeting at Mumbai Leela Hotels for the committee formation. He indicated that there shall be about 50 industry experts drawn from all facets of Hydrocarbon industry. On return, with the permission of the management, I organised that meet on the fixed date. Yes, there was full attendance and experts from Manufacturing, Engineering consultants, Fabrication Industry Designers , Inspection Agency experts, other Allied Statute Department Leaders from both Central and State attended that meeting. The quorum was full and Dr HM/ Sh K Ravichandra -ex-GM Visag refinery and that time OISD Chief and Sh Ghoshal ,Dy.CCE occupied the stage and initiated the meeting on time. As expected, there were heated deliberations on the involved tasks and how to go about addressing the lacunae in, that time existing Rules and how they vary with the International Standards and Codes etc. Finally , just before lunch break , it was concluded that there shall be 5 sub-committees led by relevant industry Statute Heads and all other members will be nominated in the committees where their expertise is called for. It should be noted, until then I was only a spectator and the host for the day's proceedings! I was at sidelines of the hall.
At that juncture, Sh KR raised a general query, asking Dr., do you not feel the necessity for an organizing secretary for carrying out this mammoth task? Immediately Dr.&Ghoshal realized its importance and started looking at members present in the hall and they could not pin point anybody.
Since KR knew me and my background from my Visag days, he suggested 'Why not Ramanathan?"
Immediately Dr. jumped to that suggestion and asked me whether I can take up that challenge. I responded saying that I have to seek my management approval for that and will revert shortly.
On return to office, I contacted Sh MDA directly and sought his concurrence. He jumped with joy and told me to take that as an assignment and enjoy. "Ensure to concentrate and bill all expenses to Reliance only." That made me a task master !! Contd........
Key Aspects :- Codes&Standards, Faith, Human relations, Initiative, Recognition, Team building
Hazira Ph2 &CCE Committee Contd.
Here I would like to touch the peculiar and unexpected experience what I have gained in my career life! In 1993, though I was working in Reliance, a leading Private sector enterprise, I was nominated as Member-Secretary for an Industry Ministry convened National Committee for Reviewing the Existing Rules and Recommend Revisions, under the Chairmanship of Dr H Mukherjee, then CCE.
Let me narrate how this happened !
As the project manager for tank farm at Hazira, I undertook the responsibility of coordinating & seeking the layout approval, clearance of all electrical items meeting the Area classification requirements for all Reliance manufacturing facilities from Dept.of Explosives. By that I established good rapport with the department officials. For that ,once I went to Nagpur, CCE Dr H Mukherjee specifically called me and gave a form. He specifically told me to give that to Sh KKM and ask him to nominate two experienced personnel from Reliance to join that committee.
The task &assignment for that committee was to thoroughly review that time existing Rules and country Codes and identify the short-comings/recommend the required amendments/corrections. This committee formation itself arose due to a major explosion in IPCL, Nagothane C2 complex in Nov.'1991 and the country went into shock mode.
That being a request from country's highest statute official for Safety , KKM responded immediately and returned that paper. When I was handing over that filled form, Dr HM requested Reliance to host the first meeting at Mumbai Leela Hotels for the committee formation. He indicated that there shall be about 50 industry experts drawn from all facets of Hydrocarbon industry. On return, with the permission of the management, I organised that meet on the fixed date. Yes, there was full attendance and experts from Manufacturing, Engineering consultants, Fabrication Industry Designers , Inspection Agency experts, other Allied Statute Department Leaders from both Central and State attended that meeting. The quorum was full and Dr HM/ Sh K Ravichandra -ex-GM Visag refinery and that time OISD Chief and Sh Ghoshal ,Dy.CCE occupied the stage and initiated the meeting on time. As expected, there were heated deliberations on the involved tasks and how to go about addressing the lacunae in, that time existing Rules and how they vary with the International Standards and Codes etc. Finally , just before lunch break , it was concluded that there shall be 5 sub-committees led by relevant industry Statute Heads and all other members will be nominated in the committees where their expertise is called for. It should be noted, until then I was only a spectator and the host for the day's proceedings! I was at sidelines of the hall.
At that juncture, Sh KR raised a general query, asking Dr., do you not feel the necessity for an organizing secretary for carrying out this mammoth task? Immediately Dr.&Ghoshal realized its importance and started looking at members present in the hall and they could not pin point anybody.
Since KR knew me and my background from my Visag days, he suggested 'Why not Ramanathan?"
Immediately Dr. jumped to that suggestion and asked me whether I can take up that challenge. I responded saying that I have to seek my management approval for that and will revert shortly.
On return to office, I contacted Sh MDA directly and sought his concurrence. He jumped with joy and told me to take that as an assignment and enjoy. "Ensure to concentrate and bill all expenses to Reliance only." That made me a task master !! Contd........
Key Aspects :- Codes&Standards, Faith, Human relations, Initiative, Recognition, Team building
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