Safety Thoughts, News and Information

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

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Nov 25, 2011

BLEVE Training Video - Safety Engineering Network (SAFTENG)

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A video on BLEVE (boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion) is available at the link below. BLEVE Training Video Part 1 - EXCELLENT Info...
Nov 24, 2011

10 FACTS ABOUT DRINKING & DRIVING

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I thought beer is better than wine with respect to safety but as per the article at the following LINK, fatalities are more with beer consum...
Nov 23, 2011

Use of TCE - increase in risk of developing Parkinson's disease

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A study of 99 pairs of twins with and without Parkinson's disease shows that those exposed to trichloroehylene (TCE) are prone to the ri...

Video link: Chemical Accident Response

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Please see the following video link on chemical accident response. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AfGEtVzRz8

Deaths of job aspirants during run test

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Youth-dies-during-police-recruitment/articleshow/10835495.cms http://articles.timesofindi...
Nov 20, 2011

BLEVE

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In a report ( http://www.homernews.com/stories/111611/news_fdef.shtml#.TsiKjT38Kxw ), it is mentioned that a fire started in a residential g...

Rail fracture - alert villager saves 1200 lives

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An alert villager sleeping in a house near the railway track heard loud sound and found 35 mm crack on the rail during the inspection. A tra...
Nov 17, 2011

Reducing noise on the roads

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I commute everyday 30 km to reach my workplace and back to residence. I am forced to use horn many times while driving because of other driv...
Nov 15, 2011

Acid leak injuries

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Two persons were trying to arrest leak of acid drops from the pipe. In the process, acid drops fell in the eyes and face of one person who w...

Electrocution in chicken shop

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As per the news in Deccan Chronicle on 08.11.2011, a chicken shop owner died of electrocution while trying to retrieve dressed chicken from ...
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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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