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Why a drained fuel tank is never empty, and what Indian rules say about hot work on one: the PNGRB retail outlet work-permit requirements,…
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A practical guide to confined spaces in India (fish holds, tanks, sumps, sewers and wells): why the air can kill without warning, why would-be…
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Seven people died in a fire and explosion at a road site near Pinakota, Andhra Pradesh, on 24 October 2026; police say it was…
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Formwork and shores carry wet concrete, steel, workers and equipment until the structure can hold itself up, and they can collapse during erection, during…
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Select eye and face protection for the assessed hazard; know when to stop work and how to respond to an eye injury. Eyewear does…
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When two cranes share one load, the weight on each hook keeps changing as the load tilts, turns or moves. So a tandem lift…
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Representative image In India's registered factories, 1,131 workers were killed and 3,251 injured in 2024 (Labour Ministry, Lok Sabha), and worldwide nearly 3 million people die…
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Representative image Four well-reported firecracker blasts, at Achankulam (2021), Rengapalayam (2023), Harda (2024) and Deesa (2025), killed 67 people. This post explains what caused them, from…
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Representative image India is the world's sixth-largest chemical producer, yet there is no public count of chemical storage accidents. Using verified cases from Visakhapatnam (2020), Surat…
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Representative image Accidents in India's registered factories killed 3,331 workers between 2018 and 2020 (DGFASLI data via NHRC), and 1,017 in 2022. Using verified blasts at…
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