Safety Thoughts, News and Information

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

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Dec 30, 2020

2020: A review

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This year's happenings are like those that happen once in a lifetime. It can be like those faced during world wars. With the imposition ...
Dec 29, 2020

Distraction to drivers from bill boards on the roads

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Today, I was driving to workplace. Enroute, while glancing at advertisements, I narrowly missed hitting a pedestrian. The lady crossing the ...
Dec 20, 2020

Safety in stories - a medium to convey hazards in confined spaces like tunnels

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Last week, I  went to my home town and read a novel during the time. In the story, enemies plant a time bomb in a tunnel right under the bui...

Control panel alarms - Do not acknowledge or reset unless action is taken

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As the title goes, with huge control panels having several parameters to monitor, it becomes routine for operators to acknowledge the error ...
Dec 10, 2020

Everything looks fine - Are you Okay?

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Do not be complacent. Life is going fine. In this serious pandemic situation everywhere also, I am healthy. Does it mean we can ignore all m...
Dec 9, 2020

Safety performance as criteria for outsourcing jobs

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Present circumstances are creating jobs only for durations to the extent required. Organizations may or may not have considered training asp...
Oct 17, 2020

Safety managers need not shout to make a point

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It is a misconception that regulators need to be vocal while discharging their duties. Many consider a soft spoken regulatory representative...

Training with exhibits

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As everybody agrees, training plays an important role to ensure safe production. Generally, training will be in the form of lectures with th...

Rains - flooding - submergence of equipment and power supply systems - cleaning, checking, safe restart

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Heavy rains are causing havoc in many residential areas. Many areas are inundated with water and are experiencing stagnation. What to do if ...
Aug 8, 2020

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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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