March 15, 2018
March 12, 2018
March 9, 2018
March 5, 2018
Fatal accident while repair of insulation on ammonia storage tank
A fatal accident occurred in 2015 when workers were weatherproofing the outer layer of a large ammonia tank, when a piece of equipment struck the tank’s valve,
which caused an ammonia leak that killed one worker.
This accident highlights the need to ensure that proper job safety analysis is carried out especially when working with ammonia tanks.
This accident highlights the need to ensure that proper job safety analysis is carried out especially when working with ammonia tanks.
March 1, 2018
And then there is a fatality!
How many of you have experienced good safety records when suddenly a
fatality occurs in a non process area? Well, you have? The management of
Process Safety and Occupational Health and Safety in a chemical plant
have a few common elements like incident investigation, work permits,
training, emergency planning and response etc. However there is one most
important underlying foundation for both- it is a good safety culture.
Recently, a large chemical plant experienced two fatalities within a
span of two months. Both the fatalities were not in a process area
(covered process as defined in PSM) but were road accidents within the
factory complex. One of them could have been prevented if the driver was
wearing a seat belt. I had visited the plant a month before the fatal
road accident (driver without seat belt) and had observed that in the
township (where employees reside) of that plant, many of the staff were
not wearing crash helmets when riding a two wheeler or were not buckling
up when driving a car. This is the problem. You cannot throw away your
rules just because you have come out of the factory and entered the
township! Safety Culture should be developed assiduously by management
both in and outside the plant. Breaking safety rules outside a plant
will carry the same behavior inside the plant and other employees will
start emulating this. After a fatality, there is always a lot of
introspection, but don't forget the basics - Management staff must walk
the talk both inside and outside the plant. Plain and simple.
February 27, 2018
February 25, 2018
With Team PSM at HPCL Mittal Refinery
I have been interacting with the PSM team at HPCL Mittal Energy Limited, Punjab since 2016 and I am happy to post a pic with this young, energetic and dedicated team. I wish them all the best!
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| From L to R: Pankaj, Anshul, Me, Vishal and Tarun |
February 22, 2018
February 19, 2018
Singapore safety initiative secures global award from IChemE
Singapore safety initiative secures global award from IChemE: IChemE, an international professional body for chemical engineers with over 44,000 members in 120 countries, has congratulated Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM), National Environment Agency (N…
February 14, 2018
How automation and the human avoided a disaster!
A near miss in aviation has been reported on Feb 7th when two Indian
air carriers avoided a mid air collision thanks to the traffic collision
avoidance system (TCAS). The pilot of one of the aircraft obeyed the
command of the TCAS and immediately climbed to avoid disaster. Perfect
example of automation and human avoiding a disaster!
Read about it in this link.
Read about it in this link.
February 11, 2018
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