The Role of Business Law in Ensuring Safety at Shree Flameproof

If I were to explain the quality of flameproof, explosion-proof, i.e. hazardous area products I manufacture with the help of our committed team and our valued suppliers and customers, it would be in the terms of the article “comprehensive essentials of business law and the legal environment“. The article introduces the basics of business law and how it affects the legal environment. The basic definitions of business law- broadly refers to federal, state and local regulations and guidelines that govern commercial transactions. Business law also draws from various fields of law and refers to business and corporate law in general and company laws in India, and various types of business contracts. Business law refers to the laws that govern how to form and run a business. It follows the definition of legal environment. It is basically the state of affairs relating to the product or service you are offering in the market. In the case of flameproof products, it relates to the various safety standards, test and quality certifications that are a part of the legal environment. For instance, if you are a flameproof authorized repair and service center, it means that according to the legal environment, you can only repair electrical apparatuses adhering to IS 5571: 2008 and also as per the new standards IS 2148: 2008. This is a statutory legal requirement and if not adhered to, could lead to catastrophes. Coupled with the statutory requirements, is the non-statutory requirement to test all repaired flameproof motors and equipment in an IS approved laboratory every time after repairs and before reinstallation. Our own customer related policy make it a standard operating procedure for our engineers. This is a part of the legal environment of flameproof authorized service centers, as recommended by manufacturers as well. A flameproof product is a part of the legal environment if it has to be used or is found in a hazardous area. Hazardous areas are classified in zones. The classes of the apparatus also determine its quality and reliability, and the needs of the customer. If you are a flameproof authorized service center, you must employ skilled personnel trained in IS 3100 certified and accredited and qualified professionals with minimum 2 years of experience in the field. Flameproof training certificates from the manufacturer may equip you with the vast knowledge of the newest technology and skills. It is not just the compliance with statutory requirements that ensure quality of flameproof equipment or apparatus. Our focus on quality is in fact the reason that our satisfied customers request us to perform the quality assurance testing. The legal environment of flameproof equipment seems to be getting stricter. For instance, new changes in the IS standards require some of the products that we manufacture to be tested for. Some of product lines include LED lamps, Junction boxes and push buttons, instruments, vibration monitoring Systems, switches, thermal monitors, etc. The legal environment requires us to stay updated with the news, are faster in updating the product specifications and test reports. In the hazardous areas there are a number of safety regulations relating to fire prevention, electrical safety, hazardous substances, electrical static charges, etc. These regulations are there for good reasons. Flameproof or explosion-proof equipment should conform to these standards. Any flameproof equipment like flameproof energy meters be absolutely compliant with BS 5501. To comply with requirements of IS 12360: 2000, flameproof apparatus should be as per the standards and approval of suitable laboratories. In order to be safer, a flameproof product should be certified through a ROSTRUM test. IS 12576-1988 states that products tested have to have no ignition. Electrical explosion protection is important in the industrial environment in order to prevent harm to personnel, damaged equipment and lower production losses. Flameproof equipment is the result of a series of steps taken by the manufacturer of the product passing through a standard that ensures high standard of excellence in the product. Therefore, the protection of flameproof equipment is just representations of all that effort. Our flameproof products have to be serviced and repaired only by flameproof service personnel or authorized repair and service centers. An authorized service center can quickly assess what needs to be done in order to recover quality of the product after service or repair.