PESO (Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation)
Definition
The Indian regulatory authority under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry that administers the Explosive Substances Act 1908 and subordinate rules, including the Ammonium Nitrate Rules 2012 and Explosives Rules 2008. Issues licences for explosive precursor manufacture, storage, and sale.
- Agency type
- National regulatory authority for explosives and precursors
- Parent ministry
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)
- Headquarters
- Nagpur
- Primary functions
- License issuance, storage and transport oversight, precursor control
Common questions
What does PESO do?+
PESO is India's regulatory authority for explosives and precursors. It licenses manufacturers, importers, and storage facilities, and enforces rules for explosive substance handling, transport, and sale under national explosives law.
Why should forensic investigators know about PESO?+
In explosion and explosives-related investigations in India, PESO maintains records of licensed operators, approved precursors, and regulatory compliance. These records help trace the legal sourcing of explosive materials and identify unlicensed use.
What laws does PESO administer?+
PESO administers the Explosives Act 1884, the Explosive Substances Act 1908, the Explosives Rules 2008, and the Ammonium Nitrate Rules 2012. These cover licensing for manufacture, import, storage, transport, and use of all explosive categories.
Related terms
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- Bridgewire
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- Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition (DDT)
- The acceleration of a deflagrating burn front to supersonic detonation velocity, triggered by confinement. Relevant to understanding how improvised devices using low...
- Detonating Cord
- A cord with a PETN explosive core (5-40 g/m) that detonates at approximately 6,400 m/s when initiated. Used to connect multiple charges...
- Electric Detonator (Blasting Cap)
- A metal-shell initiating device containing a bridgewire assembly, primary explosive (lead azide), and output charge (PETN or RDX). Firing current through the...
- ENFSI Monopoly Programme
- The European Network of Forensic Science Institutes working group on explosives and gunshot residue analysis, which coordinates inter-laboratory method harmonisation and cross-border...
- EU Regulation 2019/1148
- The European Union regulation on the marketing and use of explosive precursors, restricting public access to hydrogen peroxide above 12%, nitric acid...
- HMTD (Hexamethylene Triperoxide Diamine)
- A peroxide explosive analogue of TATP, synthesised from hexamine (hexamethylenetetramine), hydrogen peroxide, and citric acid. Similar sensitivity profile. Detected by LC-MS/MS as...
- Nonel Shock-Tube System
- A non-electric initiating system using a hollow plastic tube coated internally with approximately 18 mg/m of HMX. A low-energy shock propagates through...
- Safety Fuse
- A black powder-cored initiating cord burning at approximately 8-10 mm/s. Used for controlled delay ignition; forensic signature is black powder residue at...
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