We are nothing after our death. Let us donate our body organs for the poor.

Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work The moment you fear, you are nobody - Swamy Vivekananda

If you think safety is expensive, try an accident... - O.P.Kharbanda

Preventable accidents, if they are not prevented due to our negligence, it is nothing short of a murder - Dr. Sarvepalli Radha Krishna, 2nd President of India

Zero accidents through zero unsafe behaviors. Do not be complacent that there are no accidents. There may be near miss accidents (NMAs). With luck/chance, somebody escaped knowingly or unknown to the person. But, we can't be safe, if we depend upon the luck.

Safety culture is how the organization behaves when no one is watching.

We make No compromise with respect to Morality, Ethics, or Safety. If a design or work practice is perceived to be unsafe, we do not proceed until the issue is resolved. - Mission statement by S&B Engineers & Consultants Ltd. http://www.sbec.com/safety/

Human meat gets least priority - A doctor's comment on accidents

CSB video excerpts from Dr.Trevor Kletz, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQn5fL62KL8

Feb 17, 2011

NDTV Video of LPG Tanker explosion

There is a video of an LPG road tanker explosion occurred in Turkey. The video was captured in a cell phone camera. It shows the impact of pressure wave generated by the explosion in the form of fall of persons, light emitted during explosion, widespread damage to property and a crater in the road.
This reminds me of an incident where an LPG tanker toppled and fell on the road. Without understanding the hazard of explosion any time, passersby gathered around. Even the company officials took more than a day to put it on the road and tow away.
In another incident an ammonia tanker fell on the road. However, in this case, the road was blocked, the company officials promptly transferred the content to another vessel and cleared the area in a few hours.

Though everyone should be careful, it is the responsibility of the transporter and the manufacturer of the chemicals to ensure that transport containers are fit for road journey, the drivers know what to do in an emergency and are trained to handle the situation. Normally, the behavior of the public at large is to gather and watch. So, the driver of the vehicle, in an emergency, should caution and drive away the public to safe distance so that they are safe in case of any eventuality.

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