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knowledge questions magazine Published this article page no 01  The rule of strict liability Till the MC Mehta case India also followed the concept of strict liability. Under the strict liability principle a party is not liable and need not pay compensation if a hazardous substance escapes his premises by accident or by an act of God among other circumstances. Related news  Earlier NGT has invoked the principle of Strict Liability to impose a fine on the LG Polymers India for Vizag Gas leak which was being termed to be in contravention of the principle of Absolute Liability. NGT later held that LG Polymers India has absolute liability for the loss of life caused by a gas leak at its factory in Visakhapatnam. Reasons for Industrial Disasters India has some unique problems and despite the legal provisions disasters and accident continued to happen in the industrial premises. Apart from natural reasons such as earthquake or a cyclone major reasons for this can be followingOn Part of Industry  A lot of chemical manufacturing is in the small and medium sectors whose ability to invest in industrial and environmental safety as well as occupational health is limited. Several manufacturing plants are ageing and reluctant to invest in capital either to revamp or scraprebuild.  There is also an increasing tendency to skip longterm training and skill development by resorting to casual labour in the operational area. Its mostly nonskilled contract workers who are made to work in hazardous areas. o These contract workers are not given adequate personal protection equipment (PPE) and health and safety support  Low Level of awareness of safe machinery unsafe practices such as quarrying leading to roof collapse in coal mines and working without masks in areas prone to poisonous gas leakage cause fatalities.  The poor management systems and even poorer reporting systems aid to the problem. Many accidents and deaths go unreported. On part of Government knowledge questions magazine buy.

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