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

Showing posts with label heavy winds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heavy winds. Show all posts

Feb 16, 2016

Mumbai fire

https://in.news.yahoo.com/mumbai-fire-warning-came-afternoon-052200615.html

Heavy winds at 25 kmph in the afternoon brought down a LED screen. Fire works were used during the performance. The sparks from it are suspected to have spread the fire. As per the article, pyrotechnics are avoided at wind speeds of more than 10 kmph.


Jun 13, 2011

Heavy winds upturn 7 containers and flyoff 2 drivers

There were reports of heavy winds in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India on 10.06.2011. Seven containers on the road were upturned, two drivers on the road flew 20 feet high and fell down receiving injuries and broken bones/joints, many electric poles, houses and trees were uprooted. The wind speed was about 500 kmph. Incidents like this are rare in India.
Now imagine if somebody is working on the building roof (work at height jobs) or trestles. Normally in coastal areas, wind speeds are very high and may reach even 200 kmph. This, if coupled with low pressure and accompanying heavy winds can lead to above incidents. In maintenance jobs of roofs, safety advisor will not allow work on roof during winds and rain because of the apprehension that asbestos/metallic sheet roofs can fly off, persons at the top will not have strong foothold, asbestos sheets can become soft due to rain and lead to fall of persons. But maintenance department views such advise as hindrance to work and pass sarcastic comments. The video link is to be seen by such people so that they can be careful in future.

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