Celebrating my world

Crane collapses on construction sites are not uncommon enough. Earlier this day, in a more publicized incident, a large mobile crane collapsed in a South Indian coastal City.   Crane operators and the individuals and entities that supervise them and also the maintenance personnel should adhere   not only to the regulations set forth by the legal authorities, but also to the particular crane manufacturer’s safety guidelines and applicable industry standards, such as those developed by the ASME, OSHA etc.   Collapse of a crane is a reportable dangerous occurrence as per the factories act in India and shall be reported to concerned authorities.   So what can you do to prevent crane collapse and related deaths?   1.        Check if the crane operator is authorized to operate the particular type of crane. If there are some changes (mostly like technological advancements in new models) train all crane operators on the func...

Between your life and  Those words you ever spoke,  Hanging are those words you swallowed, And those messages you typed and deleted. Remember, that is the difference; Between what life is and what life would have been. Drawing a thin line between treacherousness and stupidity.

It is not always that I miss you God I do not badger you when I am content I do not blame you when I am down either But now God, it is pitch dark everywhere Ergo I kneel before you You are the almighty Save me All I care are worried Lord Shall I bother you again God You are the almighty Save them too I sheathed my face, opened my eyes Kept walking around, Lord I see darkness, the next door Now I am sleepless, Lord For the fear of the darkness crawling in Now it is near, I saw it there I am sick of being chased by darkness Kindly save them You are the almighty Shower some light around please I am afraid, I cannot eat What if my farmer is in the dark!! I do not know Lord He is a noble peasant He feeds the nation Light cannot exist when he is in the dark Save him Lord He will save the country I heard from around the world It is dark everywhere Unchain the sun; we need light Together we will make you proud For...

I write for the love To learn, to unlearn and to learn again To understand what goes on inside me To give tongue to the thoughts Sleeping deep inside me I write because I want to Share to the world what I learnt Not because I preach Just because I yearn to  Grow everyday

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...

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...

W hat is big data?  Big data is a general term for e xtremely large data sets that may be analysed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behaviour and interactions. It means a lot of information on data that is difficult to handle manually.  What is its relevance in safety? Every company in the world has been improving in the front of safety. This involved many companies developing their own safety management systems and getting certified for OHSAS 18001 and the likes. Since the companies have implemented their safety management systems they have huge quantities of safety data available with them. This data may be organised or unorganised - m ost of which has been lying underutilized as the companies are still not clear of what to to do with this data. I have seen companies that employ tens of thousands of people take targets of 1 or 2 safety observations per person per month. The data hard or soft, segregated or ra...