Srinivasan Ramabhadran

Author is the Managing Director for DuPont Sustainable Solutions Asia Pacific, based in Singapore.

Are we learning from safety incidents?

WITHIN THE FIRST three weeks of January 2021, there were three major incidents: a toxic gas leak that resulted in at least four fatalities in Rourkela Steel Plant, a fire that consumed 10 babies in a hospital in Bhandara and another fire that resulted in loss of at least five lives in Serum Institute, Pune. These on the back of a few major incidents that occurred in 2020 that include gas leaks in Baghjan Oil India and Vizag LG Polymers and explosions in Yashahvi Rasaya, Dahej and Neyveli Lignite Corporation. Why is there a sudden increase in the number of such accidents?

Are we learning from safety incidents?

Industrial Safety Are we learning from safety incidents? Risks are always present and there is a need to understand and manage risks proactively. WITHIN THE FIRST three...

Stay in touch:

255,324FansLike
128,657FollowersFollow
97,058SubscribersSubscribe

Newsletter

Don't miss

ebm-papst to set up a new plant near Chennai at Rs.340 cr.

The new plant is coming up near Chennai, Tamil...

Renault to buy out Nissan in Indian JV

"Renault Group would own 100% of Renault Nissan Automotive...

98.21% of ₹ 2000 notes returns, says RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that...

Maruti Suzuki posts record sales in FY2025

The company sold a total of 2,234,266 units, including 1,795,259 units in...

Tata chairman in IMF advisory council

He is among prominent individuals appointed by IMF Managing...