Vocational Training Project Report (5th-25th June `13) At- Indian ar!er" ertili#er $o-%perati&e 'i!ited alo
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IFFCO ,KALOL UNIT UNIT PROFILE Aout I$% During mid- sixties the Co-operative sector in India as responsi!"e #or distri!ution o# $% per cent o# #erti"isers consumed in the countr&' This (ector had ade)uate in#rastructure to distri!ute #erti"isers !ut had no production #aci"ities o# its on and hence dependent on pu!"ic*private (ectors #or supp"ies' To overcome this "acuna and to !ridge the demand supp"& gap in the countr&, a ne cooperative societ& as conceived to speci#ica""& cater to the re)uirements o# #armers' It as an uni)ue venture in hich the #armers o# the countr& through their on Co-operative (ocieties created this ne institution to sa#eguard their interests' The num!er o# Co-operative (ocieties associated ith IFFCO have risen #rom +$ in .$ to /,012 at present' Indian Farmers Ferti"iser Co-operative Limited 3IFFCO4 as registered on Novem!er /, .$ as a 5u"tiunit Co-operative (ociet&' On the enactment o# the 5u"tistate Co-operative (ocieties act 02 6 1%%1, the (ociet& is deemed to !e registered as a 5u"tistate Co-operative (ociet&' IFFCO commissioned an ammonia - urea comp"ex at Ka"o" and the N7K*DA7 p"ant at Kand"a !oth in the state o# 8u9arat in $+' Another ammonia - urea comp"ex as set up at 7hu"pur in the state o# Uttar 7radesh in 0' The ammonia - urea unit at Aon"a as commissioned in 00' In /, IFFCO had dran up a ma9or expansion programme o# a"" the #our p"ants under overa"" aegis o# IFFCO :I(ION 1%%%' The expansion pro9ects at Aon"a, Ka"o", 7hu"pur and Kand"a ere comp"eted on schedu"e' A"" the pro9ects conceived as part o# :I(ION 1%%% had !een rea"ised ithout time or cost overruns' A"" the production units o# IFFCO have esta!"ished a reputation #or exce""ence and )ua"it&' Another groth path as cha";ed out to rea"ise neer dreams and greater heights through :ision 1%%' As part o# this vision, IFFCO has ac)uired #erti"iser unit at 7aradeep in Orissa in (eptem!er 1%%+' As a resu"t o# these expansion pro9ects and acuisition, IFFCOoint :enture Companies Overseas and Diversi#ication into ne (ectors' IFFCO has no visua"i?ed a comprehensive p"an tit"ed =:ision-1%+ hich is present"& under imp"ementation' IFFCO has made strategic investments in severa" 9oint ventures' Indian 7otash Ltd 3I7L4 in India, Industries Chimi)ues du (enega" 3IC(4 in (enega", Oman India Ferti"iser Compan& 3O5IFCO4 in Oman and >ordan India Ferti"iser Compan& 3>IFCO4 are important #erti"iser 9oint ventures' As part o# strategic diversi#ication, IFFCO has entered into severa" ;e& sectors' IFFCO-To;io 8enera" Insurance Ltd 3IT8I4 is a #ora& into genera" insurance sector' Through IT8I, IFFCO has #ormu"ated ne services o# !ene#it to #armers' <(an;at @aran ima Bo9ana< provides #ree insurance cover to #armers a"ong ith each !ag o# IFFCO #erti"iser purchased' To ta;e the !ene#its o# emerging concepts "i;e agricu"tura" commodit& trading, IFFCO has ta;en e)uit& in Nationa" Commodit& and Derivative xchange 3NCD4 ‟
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The distri!ution o# IFFCO
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IFFCO, to da&, is a "eading p"a&er in India
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ire and *a8et IFFCO has esta!"ished procedures to conduct sa#et& meetings, sa#et& audits, and Eis; assessment to identi#& potentia" accidents and emergenc& situations in the p"ant' The emergenc& situations, hich have the potentia" to cause serious in9uries or "oss o# "ives, damage to propert& and serious disruption inside and out side the organi?ation or to environment have !een identi#ied as FIE, 7LO(ION and TOIC ELA( due to !ursting o# an& o# the high pressure "ines, or exp"osion in vesse"s or pipe "ines or catastrophic #ai"ure o# tan;s'
'ocation" and tpe" o8 e!ergenc Ammonia 7"ant Fire, xp"osion, Toxic Ee"ease Urea 6 8ranu"ation 7"ant Toxic Ee"ease, Fire, xp"osion (team 6 7oer 8eneration Fire 6 xp"osion O## (ites Uti"ities Toxic Ee"ease 3Ammonia4 7roduct @and"ing >ett& Toxic Ee"ease Fire 6 Oi" (pi"" Eesponse To mergenc& To "ocate the emergenc& situation in the p"ant, automatic Fire 6 8as Detection (&stem has !een insta""ed' The #ire and gas detection s&stem 3F8(4 is intended to ma;e an ear"& detection o# a #ire situation and gas re"ease 3toxic and #"amma!"e4 to provide a arning or a"arm o# the situation in order to a""o chec; actions, either manua" or automatic, to minimi?e the pro!a!i"it& o# degeneration o# a dangerous situation'
The F8( is an integrated set o# F8( su!s&stems' ach p"ant !ui"ding constitute a su!s&stem ith its on "oca" #ire and gas pane" and disp"a&, "ocated inside the !ui"ding, to hand"e "oca" detectors and a"arms, detectors and a"arms re"evant to a de#ined process area, to report individua" or cumu"ative a"arms to the centra" #ire and gas pane" in Centra" Contro" Eoom and to a 5imic pane" in the Fire (tation and securit& main gate house' 5anua" Ca"" 7oints, 7u!"ic address s&stem, Intercom and ire"ess (&stems are provided in the p"ant #or #ast communication ith mergenc& Contro" Center and Fire (tation Contro" Eoom' On receipt o# an a"arm or #ire* gas "ea; message in mergenc& Contro" Eoom, #ire tender a"ong ith cre ta;es turnout and proceeds toards the scene o# incident' The p"ant shi#t manager ta;es charge o# the incident and acts as the Incident Contro""er and Fire cre in charge ta;es the command to contro" #ire * emergenc& ti"" the arriva" o# senior o##icers' 7"ant personne" are trained to or; a"ong side #ire services and together provide a use#u" com!ination o# s;i"" and ;no"edge' I# situation demands outside assistance, then EO7 civi" de#ense #ire service are ca""ed under mutua" aid scheme and emergenc& siren is !"on as per the esta!"ished siren tones'
