Safety Thoughts, News and Information

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

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Oct 31, 2011

Dust explosion in grain elevator - 3 dead, 3 missing

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An apparently dust explosion in a grain elevator in US caused 3 deaths and many unconfirmed injuries. 3 persons are missing. The blast effec...
Oct 30, 2011

Drinking water or chemical in a water bottle?

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Today in a local daily, I read a person died two days after drinking sanitary fluid phenyl, assuming it as fruit juice. Earlier, I heard fro...
Oct 28, 2011

Can Disobeying a Safety Rule Be Safer than Obeying It?

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Can Disobeying a Safety Rule Be Safer than Obeying It? LINK
Oct 27, 2011

The dos and don'ts of weight loss - Yahoo! Lifestyle India

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Now-a-days, I am concerned about over weight and its impact on working styles. Found an article in yahoo. The link is given below. The dos ...
Oct 26, 2011

To Prevent Accidents, We Must Change Attitudes

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We develop attitudes over a period of time due to our past experience and as the experience repeats, beliefs are reaffirmed. Attitudes also ...
Oct 24, 2011

There are no exceptions. Follow the Rules, even if it is an emergency

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In an incident, a coworker was assisting a crane operator in lifting the injured, by standing on a steel structure without a safety belt or ...

Safety incentives: Boon or bane?

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Any incentive to employee towards safety programme implementation will help only in the beginning. Later on, they demand more and more which...
Oct 23, 2011

No increase in brain cancer from mobile phone use - Danish study

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Earlier, we read from WHO study that mobile phone may cause brain cancer. Now, a Danish study says no increase in brain cancer due to mobil...
Oct 22, 2011

What is the safe voltage to work?

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Many assume 24 V power supply is safe to handle. But an article in the link below shows that shock is possible even at 12 V, some sensation ...

Electrocution during cleaning of welding machine

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In an incident reported in a local news paper, a person died of electrocution while cleaning the welding machine in the morning. This implie...
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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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