Safety Thoughts, News and Information

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

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Nov 23, 2025

Smaller amounts of uranium in breast milk - no need to worry, ascertains expert

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"Uranium: Uranium found in breast milk.. Scientists say there is no need to worry.. | uranium-found-in-breast-milk-in-several-bihar-dis...
Oct 27, 2025

Privacy lost? - Mirrors/reflective glasses at roof height in hotels, function halls, etc

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Recently, I went to a banquet hall to attend a function. My attention caught mirrors at roof height . I could clearly see myself in that.  ...
Oct 26, 2025

Bus accident at night - which color vehicles are less prone to accidents

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https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/districts/kurnool-kurnool-bus-accident-mystery-solved/7/125195733 A passenger sleeper bus collided with a...
Oct 22, 2025

Wrong design of hotel room

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Recently,  I stayed in a hotel room. I found that the exhaust of washroom is connected to a duct. However,  the window air conditioner also ...

Hazards from wooden railings of the stair cases

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In the past one month, I had two minor incidents of penetration of small wooden piece of about one millimeter in length and much lesser thi...
Sep 20, 2025

Injury from fall

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Presently, I am in Portblair for site seeing. Came two days ago and staying in a hotel room with sea view. It's drizzling now and then w...
Sep 12, 2025

Gas tanker topples-explosion

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Gas tanker topples-explosion What can be done to avoid such incidents? Ensure vehicle in good condition. Make a checklist, verify before eve...
Aug 31, 2025

Finger injuries from wrong placement of door handles

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I was in a hotel for a day. The door handle of washroom is very close to door frame.  I could have got finger injury,  while closing the do...
Aug 1, 2025

Road driver responsible to give signal before stopping

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Jul 27, 2025

Perception and safety

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Last night, I slept in a different room. Woke up at night, and while going back to bed, I hit the cot and almost fell, getting hit injury on...
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Vudhya Venkata Mahesh Kumar
Degree in Chemical Engineering, Diploma in Industrial Safety. Past experience was 11 years in the design of chemical plant equipment and piping. Worked as an industrial safety professional in a government department for the last 26+ years, enforcement and advice on process safety, construction safety, safety studies and coordinating with regulary agency for operational clearances of operational plants and a greenfield project. Last four years include enforcement and advice on radiological safety; training activities of HRD to new recruits, employees, apprentices, etc.
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