Safety Thoughts, News and Information

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

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Feb 18, 2026

Reporting culture-Invisible injuries-pain in waiting

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All would have experienced invisible injuries  without visible external scratches, cuts etc.s Examples can be falls, hit against,  jerks,  b...
Feb 17, 2026

Good or bad - habit becomes addiction

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Starting of any task requires lot of will. Similarly,  continuation requires much more will power. However,  once we start and continue for ...
Feb 12, 2026

Tests - themselves shouldn't be dangerous

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Law of the land prescribes periodical testing of pressure systems,  material handling equipment,  etc in industries to know their functional...
Feb 11, 2026

NO Helmet - HELL MATE

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If helmet is not used during driving,  it will be HELL MATE
Feb 9, 2026

Gas leak from fallen road tanker-rescue measures

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A gas tanker toppled releasing propylene gas. Emergency Teams took action for mitigation of consequences.  Read the details from the link  h...
Feb 5, 2026

Lineman dies of electrocution - power cables of two different areas on same electric pole-supply from one area not off

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An electric pole had power cables from two different areas. One is de-enerzized, another one not, as the information of existence of power ...
Feb 4, 2026

Effective communication

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Yesterday, I attended a lecture on safety and quality assurance,delivered by a a regulator in a very very senior position. The content of th...
Jan 12, 2026

Death to persons after going into water well

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One person entered for cleaning in one case, ,  and to retrieve a fallen hammer in another case, didn't come out. Others entered one aft...

Safety permits for works

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Safety permits for safe execution of hazardous and non routine works are statutory requirements. Generally, what is to be done including sco...
Jan 11, 2026

Long distance driving-sleep problems

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Sometimes,  I drive solo, long distances for 8-10 hours. I get drowsy sometimes,  and stop driving.  However,  I  observed no drowsiness,  i...
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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 26 years, advising on process safety, construction safety, safety studies and coordinating with regulary agency for operational clearances. For last four years, also engaged in advice on radiological safety and training activities of HRD
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