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 23, 2017

Operator is crushed fatally due to trapping of hand between rollers in a rubber factory

In a rubber factory, while pushing a sheet into rollers, his hand got dragged and was crushed to death. 
Such accidents can be prevented by having fixed guards with gap less than 3 mm between guard bottom and job rest, optical curtain interlocked with power supply and applying of brake to stop rollers moving with momentum, pull wire (chord), emergency switches nearby.
Police booked case on shift engineer, supervisor, safety engineer as per IPC for causing death by negligence.

The newspaper report can be read from the following link.

Nov 18, 2017

Safety awareness programme by 3M



To create awareness among industrial workers, 3M initiated two mobile vans for going around the country. Read the news item in the link below

https://yourstory.com/2017/11/3m-drives-industrial-safety-awareness/

Nov 17, 2017

EHS Today - worker suffers burns due to fire from rich oxygen work atmosphere

http://www.ehstoday.com/construction/worker-severely-burned-when-trapped-fiery-underground-duct?NL=OH-05&Issue=OH-05_20171116_OH-05_712&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_4&utm_rid=CPG03000007741031&utm_campaign=23112&utm_medium=email&elq2=4c69ad8c5a1d4c0f9872eb2a45dd0031

A worker suffered third degree burns due to a fire while working inside a duct that had rich oxygen.
The contractor was charged for safety lapses in confined space work, i.e. failure to ensure work area air monitoring, mechanical ventilation.
Many do not know the hazards of oxygen above atmospheric levels of 21% v/v. One should not think that compressed air and compressed oxygen are same.
Dress soaked in oxygen can catch fire easily. Materials burn easily in high oxygen conditions. 
Higher oxygen levels can cause damage to lungs and eyes.
That's the reason why safety professionals ask for measuring and finding reasons for oxygen levels in work area which are not at 21% v/v. 
Even if it is low, even slightly below 21% also, one should not think it is okay, because the difference can be some toxic/poisonous and pose health hazard. Similarly, for higher levels.
Then, we should ensure supply of fresh air (not oxygen) in the confined space work area. Generally, we supply air into the work area for 24 hours before work. Again, the work atmosphere will be measured for safe condition before permitting the persons inside.
Then buddy system also is to be ensured.

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