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A place for my personal thoughts/views on safety, with focus on industrial safety.
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Sep 22, 2017
Unguarded opening - fall of person from height
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A person fell down to death from possible unguarded opening at height. As per established practices and legislations, all openings that ca...
Sep 6, 2017
Real time gas alerts for quick emergency response
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http://www.ehstoday.com/industrial-hygiene/emergency-response-real-time-gas-alerts?NL=OH-05&Issue=OH-05_20170905_OH-05_128&sfvc4enew...
Illustrative discussion on inherent safety and secondary prevention - an article
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Please see the item on subject line below. http://fortune.com/2017/09/05/houston-chemical-plant-fire-explosion-arkema-crosby/
Sep 3, 2017
‘Toxicity a relative thing’: Worst industrial chemical disasters in human history
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‘Toxicity a relative thing’: Worst industrial chemical disasters in human history : An explosion rocked the Arkema plant in Texas once again...
Aug 31, 2017
Fatal accident during maintenance on underground enclosure
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https://www.manufacturing.net
Aug 23, 2017
Rail track maintenance - safety issues
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As per several news paper reports, the following appear to be the safety issues / challenges involved in track maintenance: Train sche...
Aug 20, 2017
Construction site deaths - scaffold collapse, fall from height, electric shock
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Avoidable accidents at different construction sites led to death of 3 persons in construction sites. The primary reasons are collapse of sc...
Aug 14, 2017
Lab facility takes electrical repairs after fire safety audit
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The premium lab initiates electrical repairs based on fire safety audit. The facility saw 14 accidents during last 15 years. Short circuit a...
Aug 13, 2017
Gas cylinder explosion during refilling - cylinder flies 800 m
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A person died during explosion while refilling helium gas cylinder. The cylinder flew off 800 m. Cylinder filling needs to be done only by ...
Aug 7, 2017
Construction safety - lessons to be learnt
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NDTV news report link provides details about construction industry hazards. Read the report here. http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/even-aft...
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