Death to persons after going into water well

One person entered for cleaning in one case, ,  and to retrieve a fallen hammer in another case, didn't come out. Others entered one after another,  7 in first case, 3 in second case. All died.

It is common to swim in normal water wells, but, poisonous gases will be present  in these types of wells also.

We should presume that any space having some enclosure shall be treated as dangerous and accordingly precautions required for confined space entry shall be taken including buddy system. 

https://www.msn.com/en-in/autos/photos/8-people-die-after-inhaling-toxic-gas-while-cleaning-well-in-madhya-pradesh/ar-AA1CfeKc?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1

Safety permits for works

Safety permits for safe execution of hazardous and non routine works are statutory requirements. Generally, what is to be done including scope of work, job hazard analysis,  skills and experience of persons to be engaged,  isolations, emptying and or cleaning requirements,  suitable PPE, medical fitness,  supervision, verification before start of work, pep talks and job specific training, mock trials if required, etc are mentioned in the permits. 

But, this is not being done. There will not be visible unsafe events, leading us to believe our methods are correct. As and when accidents occur, it appears to us that these are one of the rare cases. 

It is my opinion that accountability with appropriate penalties only will make everyone to be alert, else, issues are overlooked to complete the works within the timelines.

Long distance driving-sleep problems

Sometimes,  I drive solo, long distances for 8-10 hours. I get drowsy sometimes,  and stop driving. 

However,  I  observed no drowsiness,  if I don't eat on the day of driving.  And vice versa. 

Taking water also helped to stop vehicle after two to three hours of driving and relieve the pressure.  This also made me to have rest for few minutes and resume driving. 

Another observation is to have windows opened instead of using air conditioner,  and fresh air is also relaxing me.

Casual at work - so what?

Today,  I got a simple statement, but a fact in reality.

The statement was made by our safety committee Chairman and it reads,

If you are CASUAL at work, you will go to CASUALTY. 

Time discipline - Quote from Vikram Sarabhai

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Quote of the day by Vikram Sarabhai: “I believe that a person who does not have respect for time and does not have a sense of timing can achieve little.” https://share.google/HyB6FwoECOJJe9Bel

Smaller amounts of uranium in breast milk - no need to worry, ascertains expert

"Uranium: Uranium found in breast milk.. Scientists say there is no need to worry.. | uranium-found-in-breast-milk-in-several-bihar-districts-but-no-reason-for-alarm-scientist" https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/india/uranium-found-in-breast-milk-in-several-bihar-districts-but-no-reason-for-alarm-scientist/0701/125215963

Privacy lost? - Mirrors/reflective glasses at roof height in hotels, function halls, etc

Recently, I went to a banquet hall to attend a function. My attention caught mirrors at roof height. I could clearly see myself in that. 

Think about mischief that can be played by fellows, by taking photos of girls from the mirror reflection and do whatever they like to do.

It should be banned to protect privacy.

Bus accident at night - which color vehicles are less prone to accidents

https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/districts/kurnool-kurnool-bus-accident-mystery-solved/7/125195733

A passenger sleeper bus collided with a black color bike already fallen on the road, dragged it for about 200 meters, and the sparks from bike burnt the bus, causing 19 deaths. It happened in the midnight on a national highway. 

The bus bottom luggage box was having mobile phone shipments,  aiding the fire.

https://www.etvbharat.com/en/state/mass-phone-blasts-in-luggage-cabin-intensified-kurnool-bus-fire-forensic-experts-say-enn25102501463

As per report in the above news paper,  EENADU, it was stated that the vehicles in white, yellow,  orange and gold colors in descending order are clearly visible and identifiable even at some distance. 

Black color vehicle visibility is poor and are prone to accidents 41% more compared to white.

Other colors: Gray color 11%, silver 10%, dark blue and red 7% 

It is also suggested to have daylight running lights DRL, reflective stickers on car sides, etc to enable increased visibility of vehicle to others.

Some additional information:

https://www.autolist.com/guides/safest-car-color

The passengers trapped were unable to escape quickly.  

It is better to have wooden hammers 🔨 to break bus glasses in case of emergency. 

Wrong design of hotel room

Recently,  I stayed in a hotel room. I found that the exhaust of washroom is connected to a duct. However,  the window air conditioner also draws inlet from same duct, making it unhygienic. 

Hazards from wooden railings of the stair cases

In the past one month, I had two minor incidents of penetration of small wooden piece of about one millimeter in length and much lesser thick into my fingers. 

This happened as I am taking support of railing during the use of stairs. 

Photos of railing and wooden speck are attached below.

It is found that the wooden railings are not smooth finish as they appear. The protrusions of the railing are posing hazard to users. 

Stainless steel railings that are anti-corrosive are better than these wooden railing. 

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