Safety Thoughts, News and Information

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

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Nov 30, 2013

Safety education - a subject to be made compulsory at all levels in schools and colleges

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Even after so many years of industrialization, with all available knowledge, still, accidents are taking place. This only shows that managem...
Nov 15, 2013

Cockroach chase leads to factory fire - how to eliminate cockroaches in your place?

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Today, I read in a forum, i.e indiansafetyprofessionals@yahoogroups.com, that a house wife died of burns when she sprayed a cockroach killer...
Nov 12, 2013

Double riding on forklifts - is it acceptable?

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Questions are raised on whether one can have a ride on the forklift apart from the forklift operator? Or, for that matter on any other mater...
Nov 11, 2013

Chemical burns - why to wash a spilled chemical on the body for atleast 15 minutes?

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Recently, during an interaction with some trainees, nobody could understand the reason for washing a body part splashed with acid/alkali for...

Trade off between production and safety

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Safety is our first concern, so say, everybody in public forums. But, there is also something called, ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practicabl...
Oct 16, 2013

Compressed Gas Safety » SafetySmart

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Compressed Gas Safety » SafetySmart LINK
Oct 9, 2013

Government proposes safety rating system for chemical plants | Business Standard

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Government likes to rate chemical plants based on 19 key performance indicators in order to create need for zero accidents in their plants w...
Sep 20, 2013

WTF Facts : funny, interesting & weird facts about probability, risk

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WTF Facts : funny, interesting & weird facts The above link gives information about the probability of some events (mostly death). Can...
Sep 6, 2013

Picture This! Emergency Exit Fail » SafetySmart

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Picture This! Emergency Exit Fail » SafetySmart LINK
Sep 1, 2013

Chemical leak in Shanghai kills 15, sickens dozens

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Chemical leak in Shanghai kills 15, sickens dozens Ammonia leak from a food processing company led to deaths and many more were affected. ...
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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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