Safety Thoughts, News and Information

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

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Jun 21, 2015

International yoga day: Safety guidelines for yogasanas

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Today is international yoga day. A recognition with more publicity for the science taught by our ancestors.  A link below takes us to safe...

Fire accident at TVS showroom in Anantapur - Tv9

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LIN Short circuit is suspected as the reason. About 200 out of 1000 bikes in the showroom got burnt. Fire Services is facing difficulty ...
Jun 14, 2015

Ammonia tanker stuck up under flyover, valve damage, 5 deaths, 140 injured near Ludhiana

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In an incident of liquefied ammonia tanker driver trying to go through under a flyover, at 11.00 PM, the lid and the valves at the top got ...
Jun 2, 2015

Toxic gas leak from neighbor factory affects 60 in a garment factory

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Some workers of a garment factory sensing strong smell of a gas tried to runaway from workplace but fainted before reaching the gate. A taxi...
May 24, 2015

For information - safety statistics by ILO from The Nation, Nigeria

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The link to the information is here. http://thenationonlineng.net/new/6000-die-daily-in-work-related-accidents/ As per ILO, following ...
May 21, 2015

Bus accident

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During bus driving, a driver wants to spit by bending outside his side window. With his unsafe behavior, he loses control over the bus and r...

Professional hazards - thief trapped in chimney

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In a local newspaper, it is reported that a thief tried to enter a locked house through the chimney and got trapped.  The residents came ne...
May 19, 2015

Liquor bottle in trouser pocket breaks - person dies

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A person kept liquor bottle in his trouser pocket. He ran when it rained and fell. Liquor bottle broke and its pieces injured private parts....
May 18, 2015

Gas leak

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Dupont is cited by US for gas leak that killed four persons, with fines totalling USD 99,000. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-cites...
Apr 24, 2015

Short circuit initiated fire in Haryana transport office

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A fire incident reported due to short circuit from old electrical wire cause damage of records, files, computers, etc. It is reported that ...
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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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