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May 14, 2023
Safety in pressure systems - Personal Protective Equipment list gets extended
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Hazards are more in pressure systems with the possibility of explosion/bursting. Pneumatic pressure is more harmful compared to hydraulic pr...
Dec 18, 2021
Use of PPE - need for checks before use
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In an incident involving the fall of the person from height, investigation of the incident revealed damaged safety belt. Though the person u...
Dec 14, 2013
Ensuring use of PPE (personal protective equipment) by employees - whose responsibility?
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Recently, in a conversation during an audit, I heard the following instructions to supervisors and employees about the use of PPE: Tell th...
Dec 22, 2012
Safety Management of Contractor Manpower
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Outsourcing of various industrial activities is common all over the world. It is rare to find organizations which do not follow this. This...
Jul 10, 2012
Protect Yourself From Respiratory Hazards » SafetySmart
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Good article from Safety Smart on the subject. Protect Yourself From Respiratory Hazards » SafetySmart Many times, persons actually doing...
Mar 2, 2012
Responsibility for failure to use PPE
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In an article , the court dismissed the claim for the death of an employee as it is found that the employer did everything it can do to impa...
Nov 15, 2011
Electrocution in chicken shop
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As per the news in Deccan Chronicle on 08.11.2011, a chicken shop owner died of electrocution while trying to retrieve dressed chicken from ...
Aug 5, 2011
Failure to use PPE - associated hazards
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I read an article about failure to use personal protective equipment (PPE) by workers for various reasons and the hazards associated with it...
Aug 17, 2010
A study on PPE use (not using) by workers - reasons - recommendations
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There is good article on why workers do not use PPE and risk themselves to accidents. The article also elaborates on view of the safety pro...
Aug 1, 2010
What is the level of safety followed in advanced countries and others?
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It is common to read / hear about the accidents all over the world. However, what is surprising me is that the number of accidents, type of ...
Jun 26, 2010
Poisonous fumes from incinerator near Indore - six lost vision?
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Y’day a scrolling news item in TV channels and news reports today mentioned about six labourers losing part of their vision because of toxi...
Feb 12, 2010
Tale of two factories
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Sometime back, I visited two factories on the same day. The visit provoked me to narrate my experience immediately. However, I thought that ...
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