Safety Thoughts, News and Information

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

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Apr 24, 2010

House Keeping in waste yards

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Today I read about a fire incident in a thermal plant storage yard where wild grass caught fire. This fire spread to nearby combustibles wit...
Apr 23, 2010

My outdoor trip - skin burns

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Yesterday, I went outside in a bike at about 1000 hrs to city outskirts to see someone. As it was very hot and also the distance is about 50...

Thigh cramps - some analysis from physician

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Last Saturday, at about 0230 hrs I got up from my mat and immediately I felt severe pain in both thighs at same point. The pain was so sever...
Apr 22, 2010

LPG GAS leak, explosion and burns

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Many times it is reported in news papers that there was LPG stove explosion leading to burns / deaths. Not many people are clear whether it ...

Injury to a worker while cleaning concrete mixer - on a HOLIDAY

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A new item came today in a Telugu daily that one worker died while cleaning a concrete mixer. As per the news item, Wednesday is a weekend h...
Apr 20, 2010

Safety for whom - safety officer or plant

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Some plant people think that safety officer gives advise / points out unsafe conditions only to show his existence or to protect his job. Pr...

Safety - headache now or later?

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I heard someone saying that following safety principles is a headache but had to be lived with. If such a statement comes from a factory man...
Apr 18, 2010

Learning from others-blogs or accidents whatever it is!

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I used to write a lot in my earlier posts. However, it's my feeling that these are lengthy. I also saw posts of some bloggers which are ...
Apr 13, 2010

Safety legislations - management support

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Sometimes, it becomes very difficult when production people question the safety officer about the basis for particular requirement mentioned...
Apr 11, 2010

Don't Relax after peak production in March - examine all your systems for safety

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Normally, the month of March is peak production period for meeting the targets of production for manufacturers, financial expenditure for th...
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V.V.Mahesh Kumar
Degree in Chemical Engineering, Diploma in Industrial Safety. Past experience - design of chemical equipment and piping for 11 yr. Working as an industrial safety professional in a government department for the last 25 years. For last four years, also engaged in advice on radiological safety.
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