Value of Life
As safety professionals, we are often required to consider value of life in decision making. So, what is the economic value of a life? According
As safety professionals, we are often required to consider value of life in decision making. So, what is the economic value of a life? According
I have always been fascinated by Apple products. Apple’s iPhone besides providing the “cool” touchscreen also lets developers create customized applications. Here are a few
I had been away from writing blog posts for last 3 months or so…mainly because of my travel to S. Korea. I have also been
RFID stands for Radio-Frequency IDentification. It is a small electronic device that consist of a chip (capable of carrying 2000 bytes of data) and an
Workplace Safety training is a big industry…every year companies are spending millions of dollars on training their employees. I have always doubted the efficacy of
I recently came across a very interesting incident involving foam concrete. Foam concrete is produced by mechanical mixing of foam prepared in advance with concrete
Stakeholder Comments on OSHA Combustible Rulemaking from John Astad’s blog.
Based on incident data in biodiesel facilities, I had written that the biodiesel industry in the US is experiencing an incident every two-and-a-half months, i.e.
A friend of mine, Dr. Ben Thomas, recently forwarded me a video showing a man escaping incident in matter of seconds. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rapvHU3aoCw Note: The video
Surprisingly, many organization and professionals believe that safety can be achieved by common sense. Here is an excellent article from Kevin Jones’ Safety at Work
Recently, Erik, a reader of this blog directed me to a video his firm has created that explains the role of trees leading to the
I would like to wish readers and the growing list of subscribers of risk and safety blog a prosperous 2010. It has been a year
In December 2005, fire and explosion at Buncefield oil storage depot injured 40 people. Overfilling of a fuel storage tank (Tank 912) led to release
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku – is an ancient Japanese text compiled in 901. It talks about an earthquake and Tsunami that occurred in 869: “Then