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

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Aug 31, 2012

Punishment for felling trees

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A property owner was booked with case under AP WALTA ( Andhra Pradesh Water, Land and Tree Act 2002 ) for felling three trees (gulmohar, ...
Aug 28, 2012

SafetySmart Compliance » Blog Archive The James Beals Tragedy: The Price of Neglecting Confined Spaces Safety

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SafetySmart Compliance » Blog Archive The James Beals Tragedy: The Price of Neglecting Confined Spaces Safety The above link is about conf...
Aug 21, 2012

Fire safety in theatres

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Andhra Pradesh Government asked movie theatre owners to ensure fire safety. As per the fire department, all the theatres should ensure avail...
Aug 20, 2012

Scaffolding with stairs

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Recently, in a construction site for a metro rail project, I saw scaffolding with stairs within it to reach the work place at height. Furt...
Aug 18, 2012

Lab safety

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http://www.chemicalplantsafety.net/lab-safety/most-noticeable-lab-safety-equipment/

About fire extinguishers

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http://www.chemicalplantsafety.net/fire-extinguishers/9-important-facts-about-fire-extinguisher-you-should-know/?utm_source=feedburner&u...

Who is responsible for regulating the factories?

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After a fire incident in an ink factory and godown (see previous post) where fire services fought for 22 hours to control the fire, it is no...
Aug 16, 2012

Conveyor belt fire in a thermal plant - 4 killed

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In a fire incident yesterday in the afternoon hours, on the moving conveyor belt of a thermal plant where through which coal is transferred ...

Fire in a chemical godown

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A fire occurred yesterday (15.08.2012) at about 1000 hr in a chemical godown that stored solvent drums. It is reported that nobody was inju...

Chevron's safety record hit by accidents

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A spate of accidents in Chevron Corporation reveals a lot is to be done by oil industry as even the best organization with commitment to saf...
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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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