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Dec 14, 2013
Ensuring use of PPE (personal protective equipment) by employees - whose responsibility?
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Recently, in a conversation during an audit, I heard the following instructions to supervisors and employees about the use of PPE: Tell th...
Dec 8, 2013
Starting problem with vehicle not used for some time
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I am having scooter which I sparingly use as I my regular use vehicle is a motor cycle. Today, I gave my motor cycle for servicing and I had...
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...
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