Mangaluru : Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) hosted a one day workshop on disaster management strategies, potential challenges, and interventions as a part of Chemical Disaster Prevention Day 2022 on December 15, 2022, at MERC Hall at MRPL.

The seminar session was organized by the Karnataka State Safety Institute, the Department of Factories, Boilers, Industrial Safety & Health, and the Government of Karnataka in association with MRPL, MCF Ltd., and Syngene International Ltd.

Inauguration of the event was done in the gracious presence of Shri K G Nanjappa, Additional Director of Factories & Boilers; Shri R.K. Parthasarathy, Jt. Director of Factories; Shri Rajesh C Mishrikoti, Dy. Director of Factories; Shri S.P. Kamath, ED (Refinery)-MRPL; Shri Krishna Hegde, GGM (HR)-MRPL; and Shri Ranga Rao, Unit Head—Syngene International Limited.

The inaugural session started with a welcome address by Sri. Atul K. Bhongle, GM (HSE-F & S), followed by the inaugural address by Sri. K. G. Nanjappa. Sri S. P. Kamath, ED (R), MRPL, delivered the keynote address.

The session was attended by approximately 150 delegates from all the major industries of Mangalore and Udupi. Five sessions on topics related to accident prevention and disaster management were delivered by speakers from various industries. Sri Rajendra Acharya, GM-HSE-MRPL, presented a session on “Challenges and Interventions in Process Safety Management.” The programme was compiled by Kunal Singh, Assistant Manager of Fire and Safety, MRPL.