Safety Thoughts, News and Information

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

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Feb 27, 2011

Fall of persons and objects

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A news item   mentions about suicidal death of a young lady software engineer by jumping from the 4th floor of a multilevel car parking bui...
Feb 24, 2011

Hydrofluoric acid hazard potential

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There is an article on HF hazard potential which I could not believe about its extent. What I know is that, if HF comes in contact with ski...
Feb 23, 2011

OSHA 40 Years Old and Aging Fast

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The link below is about OSHA and the views of a safety professional about its efforts in the field of safety. It also describes, how OSHA is...
Feb 22, 2011

Side stand for two wheelers - their hazards

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It is reported yesterday that a person fell from his two wheeler on the road divider and died on the way to hospital. The person fell becaus...

Emergency escape routes - not available during emergency

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Recently, a fire incident was reported in the basement  of an office building in which three persons lost their lives. The reason for the de...
Feb 18, 2011

Safety implementation - We are as good (and bad) as those in developed countries

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I read a blog post today where it is mentioned that i) many managers consider safety implementation as a nuisance, reduces productivity ii) ...
Feb 17, 2011

NDTV Video of LPG Tanker explosion

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There is a video of an LPG road tanker explosion occurred in Turkey. The video was captured in a cell phone camera. It shows the impact of p...
Feb 16, 2011

Cell tower radiation and its impact on health

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There is an article in Times of India  in which it is stated that apart from the heat generated during the use of mobile causing ill health,...
Feb 14, 2011

Gas leaks, crude method of testing, gas poisoning/fire

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There is a news item which mentions about the death of 2 persons and hospitalization of 2 more due to inhalation of poisonous gas from a ma...
Feb 5, 2011

Fire during solvent transfer in buckets from drums

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2-3 days back, I read a news item in a regional news paper that there was fire while transferring a solvent with a plastic bucket from drums...
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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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