Safety Thoughts, News and Information

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

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Mar 31, 2015

Accident prevention - sharing of information between the Japan factories

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A news item on the above subject is interesting to read. A good effort by Japanese factories to share information to prevent accidents. I...
Mar 23, 2015

Fire during welding

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A fire incident took place while welding work was in progress. The sparks caused fire involving combustibles nearby. The incident was broug...
Mar 9, 2015

Safety Rules and Regulations - there will be blood stains behind

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It is quite common for safety professionals to be at receiving end, bombarded with questions, when suggestion / advice is given based on rul...
Feb 26, 2015

Engineering education - Thinking beyond jobs

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There is a thought provoking article in New Indian Express on the title. As pointed out, the education system needs a paradigm shift from ...

Crashing of false ceiling in the airport

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During early hours, false ceiling of a portion of the airport near arrival area fell down and no injuries were reported. And, such inciden...

Explosion in detonator factory during disposing of rejected detonators from explosives

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In an explosion in one of the largest explosives exporting factory, during separation of rejected detonators from explosives by cutting w...
Feb 13, 2015

Orange colour toxic cloud formation in a chemical explosion

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Due to mixing of chemicals (possibly nitric acid, ferric chloride and some other chemical) during handling, there was a chemical reaction le...
Feb 8, 2015

Times of India - Goa ranks 6th in Top 10 Nightlife Cities list (in the world)

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As per the article appeared in Times of India website today, National Geographic ranked Goa as sixth top city in the world for nightlife. G...

Fires involving oil soaked cotton waste

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Winter season is moving out and slowly, temperatures are rising. Reports of fire incidents are appearing in various media. Reasons are gener...
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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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