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Jun 26, 2012

Fire safety of the buildings

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In the aftermath of the fire in Maharashtra's Secretariat building Mantralaya last week, an article  appeared in Times of India on 24.06...
Jun 25, 2012

A case for adopting inherently safer technologies - Message from Chairman, US Chemical Safety Board

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CSB Chairman urged the industry to adopt inherently safer technologies in their processes, by substitution, reduction in inventory, operatin...
Jun 24, 2012

Character and culture

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I was going through a book titled 'Turning Point - Enlightening Essays on Life Part 1' published by Swaminarayan Aksharpith, Ahmedab...

Two sewage workers die in a sump of 6 feet depth

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A worker engaged in routine maintenance of a pump located six feet below in a sump inhaled poisonous hydrogen sulfide gas and collapsed. An...
Jun 22, 2012

Blast and fire in Vizag Steel Plant

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In an incident of explosion and resultant fire in Vizag Steel Plant, 16 persons died and  property worth crores of rupees is damaged. It is...
Jun 4, 2012

Operators are important for safety

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I n an article in Times of India today, an air safety consultant (former member of NTSB) John Goglia said that 80% airline accidents can be ...
Jun 1, 2012

Gas cylinder safety

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Following link is about BOC guidelines for gas cylinder safety . http://www.uq.edu.au/ohs/pdfs/OHYG-BOCGasCylinderSafety.pdf

Location of transformers closer to buildings, walkways - a hazard

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In an article, it is reported that many transformers located adjacent to foot paths or closer to buildings though as per Petroleum Act, atle...

Wrong chemical mixing - gas leak - 11 injured

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In an incident, the truck driver connected connected a wrong hose pumping acid into a tanker already containing some caustic solution. This...

Treatment to blindness caused by chemicals

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An eye hospital in Hyderabad, L.V.Prasad Eye Institute, is restoring the blindness to persons caused during chemical accidents. A person los...