Safety Thoughts, News and Information

A place for my personal thoughts/views on safety, with focus on industrial safety.

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Jun 12, 2026

Google Maps - new feature for fuel efficient routes

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Please see the following link on subject feature. https://ntvtelugu.com/technology/google-maps-fuel-efficient-routes-feature-save-petrol-die...
Jun 10, 2026

Road accidents

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Statistics on accidents may help planners and designers to some extent to identify unsafe conditions like road condition,  blind curves, unm...
Jun 3, 2026

Safety is not about stopping work or use of PPE alone - it is the last job

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If you ask anyone about safety in the plant, many managers state that they have given safety shoes and helmets to their workers. CEOs also t...
Jun 2, 2026

Building collapse, 6 deaths, 9 injured

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In a building collapse incident,  6 persons died and 9 persons were injured. Two floors were under construction.  Read the news item in the ...
Jun 1, 2026

Listening to Professor M M Sharma, the greatest Indian Chemical Engineer

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Professor M M Sharma is a renowned Chemical Engineer from India, a legend, taught several students in Institute of Chemical Technology,  Mum...
May 20, 2026

Mock drills conducted in Telangana state

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Telangana state government conducted mock drills in several districts for scenarios of heavy rains, floods, industrial accidents and forest...

Avoid going to washroom before leaving the house or office

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The following article is on persons who would go to washroom trying to keep bladder empty before leaving the house, so as to avoid inconveni...

Roads and pavements-end to end coverage

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It is in many places that all available area is filled with bitumen or concrete for roads, pavements. During rains, with no scope for seepag...
May 18, 2026

Visible safety

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Some VIPs during their visits to plants/projects are found without required PPE. Many times, helmets are worn without chin strap. Such appea...
May 12, 2026

Why people do not want to learn from incidents?

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The article below was made fourteen years ago for an in-house magazine.  Everyday goes in our life without some incident that would have cau...
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Vudhya Venkata Mahesh Kumar
Degree in Chemical Engineering, Diploma in Industrial Safety. Past experience was 11 years in the design of chemical plant equipment and piping. Worked as an industrial safety professional in a government department for the last 26+ years, enforcement and advice on process safety, construction safety, safety studies and coordinating with regulary agency for operational clearances of operational plants and a greenfield project. Last four years include enforcement and advice on radiological safety; training activities of HRD to new recruits, employees, apprentices, etc.
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