A place for my personal thoughts/views on safety, with focus on industrial safety.
We are nothing after our death. Let us donate our body organs for the poor.
Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work The moment you fear, you are nobody - Swamy Vivekananda
If you think safety is expensive, try an accident... - O.P.Kharbanda
Preventable accidents, if they are not prevented due to our negligence, it is nothing short of a murder - Dr. Sarvepalli Radha Krishna, 2nd President of India
Zero accidents through zero unsafe behaviors. Do not be complacent that there are no accidents. There may be near miss accidents (NMAs). With luck/chance, somebody escaped knowingly or unknown to the person. But, we can't be safe, if we depend upon the luck.
Safety culture is how the organization behaves when no one is watching.
We make No compromise with respect to Morality, Ethics, or Safety. If a design or work practice is perceived to be unsafe, we do not proceed until the issue is resolved. - Mission statement by S&B Engineers & Consultants Ltd. http://www.sbec.com/safety/
Human meat gets least priority - A doctor's comment on accidents
CSB video excerpts from Dr.Trevor Kletz, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQn5fL62KL8
Sep 30, 2018
Toxic drug with potential to harm many was seized
Sep 20, 2018
Sep 16, 2018
Aug 15, 2018
Construction labour falls down - 3 rods enter the body - person suffers injuries
Aug 7, 2018
Fall of fumigation bottle in hospital releases toxic gas
Some fumigants upon inhalation can cause several health effects like nausea, headache, chest pain, drowsiness, etc.
Phosphine is one of the fumigation gas used for the purpose.
http://www.dnaindia.com/jaipur/report-gas-leak-at-mathuradas-mathur-hospital-in-jodhpur-kid-dead-icu-evacuated-2644137
Jul 19, 2018
Entry in to boiler for maintenance - 3 deaths
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2018/jul/12/bengaluru-toxic-gas-snuffs-out-three-lives-inside-boiler-at-anthem-biosciences-factory-1842047.html
Property damage from septic tank explosion
https://globalnews.ca/video/3882959/septic-tank-explosion-in-china-kills-at-least-19-destroys-neighbourhood
https://forum.susana.org/human-tragedies-examples/21967-septic-tank-explosion-an-explosion-that-ripped-through-the-chinese-megaport-of-ningbo
Job / work related stress - injuries
https://blogs.lawyers.com/attorney/workers-compensation/stress-and-workplace-injuries-49091/
Stress results in burnout quickly and performance can be affected. Further to this, one is prone to accidents from lack of concentration / clarity due to so many thoughts lingering in mind to meet the demands.
Road accident data for Jan-Mar 2018 in Maharashtra
Jul 11, 2018
Person driving 2-wheeler with cellphone talking
https://in.news.yahoo.com/caught-cam-cell-phone-driving-012500011.html
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