Workplace Safety Ad: Converying the Safety Message
Monday, January 3rd, 2011Here's a touching ad from WorkSafe, an Australian safety agency, that makes us realize the importance of safety at work.
Here's a touching ad from WorkSafe, an Australian safety agency, that makes us realize the importance of safety at work.
Risk and Safety
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010I 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 kept busy working on adding advanced features to Risk and Safety site. I will unveil them in the coming few months. I hope to get back ...
Safety Forecast for the 21st Century
Sunday, May 24th, 2009The 20th century was a time of great technological change that forever transformed how we live and work – changes that necessitated the birth and development of the field of Process Safety Management. The early years saw the evolution of mechanization into assembly lines and true industrialization. Lack of access ...
Fires and Explosions in Biodiesel and Ethanol Facilities
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009In an earlier post, I talked about safety in biofuel plants. Today, I would like to share couple of Google Maps (Source: John Astad of Combustible Dust Policy Institute) that graphically display incidents in biodiesel and ethanol plants. Biodiesel Fires and Explosions Map (click to view) According to the map, there were ...
Biofuel Safety: Is it time for Bio-PSM?
Sunday, February 1st, 2009Biofuel production and manufacturing facilities in the United States are increasing rapidly. On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (H.R. 6) into law. The comprehensive energy legislation includes a nationwide renewable fuels standard (RFS) that will double the use of ethanol and biodiesel by 2012. Biodiesel ...
