Safety Thoughts, News and Information

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

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Aug 15, 2018

Construction labour falls down - 3 rods enter the body - person suffers injuries

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Doctors had tough time to save the injured with 3 rods in his body. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/doctors-couldnt-carr...
Aug 7, 2018

Fall of fumigation bottle in hospital releases toxic gas

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In an incident of fall of a bottle containing fumigant, toxic gas is released in the hospital. Contact of fumigation chemical with water was...
Jul 19, 2018

Entry in to boiler for maintenance - 3 deaths

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Three persons lost their lives inside a boiler while attending maintenance. For entry into confined spaces (a space which is not a regular w...

Property damage from septic tank explosion

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Septic tank explosions are possible and are dangerous. This particular explosion appears to have been heard by persons even kilometers away....

Job / work related stress - injuries

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A good article (in a blog) on injuries from work related stress is available in the link below. https://blogs.lawyers.com/attorney/workers...

Road accident data for Jan-Mar 2018 in Maharashtra

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About 100 road accidents are taking place everyday in the state and about 30 persons lost their lives everyday.  The news report is availab...
Jul 11, 2018

Person driving 2-wheeler with cellphone talking

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See the incident in the following link that appeared in yahoo news. https://in.news.yahoo.com/caught-cam-cell-phone-driving-012500011.html
May 20, 2018

Death during filling of balloons with helium gas

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During the filling of balloons with helium gas from a cylinder, suddenly it exploded. Due to the impact of explosion, the boy aged 17 years ...

Under construction bridge / flyover collapse in Varanasi on 15.05.2018 - reasons

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As per reports, the bridge / flyover collapse leading to 18 deaths was due to issues involving design, quality, barrication, supervision. Pr...
May 11, 2018

At least 8 students, 1 teacher injured in chemical fire at Hendersonville school

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At least 8 students, 1 teacher injured in chemical fire at Hendersonville school : An official with the Hendersonville Fire Department said ...
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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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