Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation
Petroleum And Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) is the department formed by Government of India to control and administer the usage of explosives, petrol stations in India. The agency issues licenses for Operation of Petrol Stations under Form XIV, Licenses to operate Petroleum Product Transportation vehicles, Licenses for Refineries, Petrochemical Complexes, etc. The Department is headed by Chief Controller of Explosives and is headquartered at Nagpur in the State of Maharashtra in India. The Northern Regional Office is based at Faridabad in the state of Haryana. The agency has framed various rules like Petroleum Rules 2002 for the safe operation of petrol stations, Explosive Rulgsodugisddes 1983, Gas Cylinder Rules 2002( applicable to all states), and Stative & Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) 1981 for LPG Vessels.