A place for my personal thoughts/views on safety, with focus on industrial safety.
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
Nov 10, 2019
Chlorine release in restaurant from mixing of bleach with cleaner
https://local12.com/news/local/chemical-blamed-for-deadly-reaction-in-mass-restaurant-common-in-local-eateries
As per information in internet, the following link provides useful information about chemical reaction of bleach with ammonia and other chemicals, in which harmful gases are liberated.
https://www.organic-chemistry.org/chemicals/oxidations/sodiumhypochlorite.shtm
Oct 21, 2011
Chlorine gas release - Over one hundred fall sick
The pipeline ruptured with a bang and workers inform that the pipeline is old and rusted. The fact that many of the sick were from the factory implies lack of communication, poor awareness about emergency actions and protective measures to be followed by the individuals.
Generally, vessels containing chemicals are tested but not the associated piping. Testing of piping along with containers should be made mandatory and the violators should be punished for endangering the safety of the living beings and the environment.
Oct 20, 2011
Chlorine leaks - impact on people's lives
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2011/chlorine-accidents
Instantaneous release of chlorine from normal tonners containing about 900 kg chlorine can impact living beings even at a distance of 10 km under worst conditions i.e overcast sky, no wind; with fatalities upto 1 km. Unless otherwise the safe handling procedures are not practiced, these chemicals are much danger than explosives that affect people and property only upto few meters whereas these chemical releases impact persons staying even hundreds of meters away.
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