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Showing posts with label incident. Show all posts
Showing posts with label incident. Show all posts
Jan 16, 2021

Repetition of similar incidents - need for continuous reminder

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When we read or hear about accidents or incidents, immediately, we remember or feel that a similar one happened earlier somewhere, either in...
Oct 24, 2019

Question of cost of safety!

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Safety is costly, you know! Any caution on safety is not costly. It may appear costly with respect to money, time, presumed slowness in re...
Dec 30, 2018

Some thoughts on fall of safety standards - forgetfulness, over-confidence, complacency, arrogance

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Anybody or any organization, immediately after an event not to like to happen will have several commitments to itself. I/we will do this or ...
Dec 4, 2016

Blast/explosion during welding on oil tanker dismantling causes deaths/injuries

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Loud blast due to e xplosion during welding on a oil tanker parked in ship breaking yard, caused more than 10 deaths and injuries to about ...
Jun 2, 2015

Toxic gas leak from neighbor factory affects 60 in a garment factory

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Some workers of a garment factory sensing strong smell of a gas tried to runaway from workplace but fainted before reaching the gate. A taxi...
Feb 13, 2015

Orange colour toxic cloud formation in a chemical explosion

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Due to mixing of chemicals (possibly nitric acid, ferric chloride and some other chemical) during handling, there was a chemical reaction le...
Feb 7, 2015

Sludge tank collapse - 10 sleeping persons nearby buried - Company directed to pay Rs 75 lakh to state government

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In an incident , the sludge holding tank of an effluent treatment plant collapsed and the sludge from the tank buried alive 10 persons slee...
Dec 31, 2014

Worker killed in accident at BHEL - The Hindu

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Worker killed in accident at BHEL - The Hindu Incident occurred while lifting a heavy object and failure of wire rope. An apprentice die...
Nov 11, 2013

Trade off between production and safety

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Safety is our first concern, so say, everybody in public forums. But, there is also something called, ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practicabl...
Feb 9, 2013

Human error-power supply failure to air traffic controller radar screen at IGI, New Delhi

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In an incident involving human error, an electrician at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, New Delhi switched off a miniature cir...
Jan 20, 2013

Who is responsible for safety for works in your plant?

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In an operating plant, various works of maintenance, civil, erection/commissioning of new equipment/facilities, house keeping, etc will be i...
Jan 7, 2013

Loss from IOC Hazira fire - Rs 45 crores

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In a blast and fire incident at the oil depot of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) at Hazira on 05.01.2013 at about 1230 hr,  three persons were ...
Jan 1, 2013

New year resolutions - Incident reporting culture

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Wish you all a healthy, happy and safe new year. Everybody will be cheerful and resolve to do so many to have a good year. At the end of ...
Nov 25, 2012

Hit by beam, person driving on the road dies

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In an incident, an engineer driving a bike along Rapid Metro corridor under construction, was hit by an iron beam of 19 ft length, fell down...
May 13, 2012

Molten metal contact with water-blast-2 deaths

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In an incident, while removing the stuck slag from a blast furnace with the help of a poclainer and rod, the slag along with molten metal st...
Jun 2, 2011

Case study - compressed air turns man into a balloon

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All of us know the hazards of compressed air when targeted on persons. Here is an incident which almost lead to bursting of the person. Thou...
Mar 10, 2011

BBS-Reaction and Response

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I read a post in http://www.lifeplan.co.nr/  dated 07.03.2011 on reaction vs response. It made be to realize about our behavior to different...