Safety Thoughts, News and Information

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

Nov 7, 2017

Increase in fines for safety violations that are likely to cause serious accidents in Singapore

The amount of fines is raised from 20,000 to 50,000 dollars for violations that are likely to cause serious accidents, in Singapore. Parliament passed changes accordingly in Workplace Safety and Health Act yesterday.

Safety inspectors and enforcement officers were given additional protection in the changes in Act.

Full article can be read here.

http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/fines-to-double-for-safety-violations-that-could-cause-serious-accidents

Oct 9, 2017

Country growth measurement with per capita power consumption

Many compare growth or development of a country with per capita power consumption. Unless power consumption is productive and the power generation and transmission is by efficient means, it is wastage of resources, spread of pollution and damaging to the environment.

Many organisations use power for lighting, ventilation/air conditioning and they will be running continuously even when persons are not present. Similarly, many domestic users continue to run their utilities in the house.

This type of power consumption will show increase in per capita power consumption. But, it does not mean increase in development of the country. Instead, it is wastage of resources, deprivation of resources to others in the present or to future generations, damage to the environment.

Oct 1, 2017

Aeroplane engine fails during travel, safely landed - BBC news item

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41454712

Sep 22, 2017

Unguarded opening - fall of person from height

A person fell down to death from possible unguarded opening at height.

As per established practices and legislations, all openings that can lead to fall of persons have to be provided with guard rails of 1.0 m height.

The news item is available here.

Sep 6, 2017

Real time gas alerts for quick emergency response

http://www.ehstoday.com/industrial-hygiene/emergency-response-real-time-gas-alerts?NL=OH-05&Issue=OH-05_20170905_OH-05_128&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1_b&utm_rid=CPG03000007741031&utm_campaign=21710&utm_medium=email&elq2=2860de413b4a4fc1af1a7d690f749f26

Illustrative discussion on inherent safety and secondary prevention - an article

Please see the item on subject line below.

http://fortune.com/2017/09/05/houston-chemical-plant-fire-explosion-arkema-crosby/

Sep 3, 2017

‘Toxicity a relative thing’: Worst industrial chemical disasters in human history

‘Toxicity a relative thing’: Worst industrial chemical disasters in human history: An explosion rocked the Arkema plant in Texas once again Friday due to degrading chemicals as a result of Hurricane Harvey. RT looks back at history’s worst industrial chemical disasters, following the plant CEO’s comments that “toxicity is a relative thing.”

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