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The time is now

These lockdown days are not meant to be spent cursing some country or some political leaders who have forced this lockdown on you. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity. - Its your opportunity to upskill As a professional, take up those most wanted certifications you have been keeping aside due to lack of time to spend on it. - Its an opportunity to eat healthy Eat healthy, work out at home and stay fit, increase your immunity levels. - Nourish those hobbies you left with your childhood or teenage Go through your old albums and videos. Read those books that have been lying idle in your book shelf for years. - Nourish your relationships. Call a friend today. Do a group call with your schoolmates, to your collegemates, to your colleagues in your previous jobs, give time to everyone who was important in life but lost in the whirlwind of your daily business. - Your family time If you are at home with all your favourite people around, be happy; because not all the people have t...

Restarting factories post lockdown

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Deeply saddened by the turnaround of events resulting in the series of accidents in various process industries during the post lockdown start up. Things were moving on smoothly until some viruses came from nowhere and started controlling our decisions. Nations went on lockdown, factories that were running fine for years had to shut down unplanned.  Now, slowly the world has started to accept it as the new normal and is learning to work accordingly. Factories are restarting, and with that comes a new risk most of us had not seen in our career. - restarting factories that were closed down for days together after a planned / unplanned shut down has to be done, but not forgetting the inherent risks. Penning down some of the questions you can ask yourself before setting the burner on fire. Manpower related -  There is no guarantee that the same people who left the plant last come in first for the start up, people might be stranded, they might be busy taking care...