Overview
The main responsibilities OISD are:
- Standardization;
- Formulation of the disaster management plan;
- Accident analysis;
- Evaluation of safety performance.
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. Further, The LPG plants can be started only after the approval of OISD. OISD has also issued guidelines for the safe operations of petrol stations and standards related to petroleum installations.
Read more about this topic: Oil Industry Safety Directorate