Dear All,
This is for your information and to initiate preventive actions at your plant/construction site.
INCIDENT:
Two fatalities and one serious injury occurred in one of the major steel plants while unloading gas cylinders from the truck, as seen in the photographs.
Brief Description:
During the unloading of the oxygen cylinders from a truck loaded with 95 oxygen and 5 LPG cylinders, the oxygen cylinder hit the neck ring of the LPG cylinder, causing its welding to give way, resulting in an LPG leak followed by an explosion and fire. Additionally, the valve of the oxygen cylinder was damaged and leaked, causing an explosion, and the cylinder flew like a rocket. Two persons who were engaged in the unloading died, and one person sustained serious injuries.
Probable Causes:
1) The oxygen cylinders were stored horizontally and without protective caps.
2) LPG cylinders were stored alongside oxygen cylinders.
3) Smoking in the area.
Lessons to be Learned:
1) Gas cylinders need to be transported in a vertical position.
2) No gas cylinder is to be transported/handled without its protective cap. No cylinders should be received on our premises without their caps.
3) Oxygen cylinders should not be transported along with cylinders containing flammable gases like LPG, Acetylene, etc.
4) No smoking should be strictly followed during the transportation/handling of gas cylinders.
5) Gas cylinders need to be unloaded using standard methods and not by throwing them.
Please review the existing practices and take appropriate actions. Please communicate this incident to all employees, both owned and contracted.
Thank you.
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730This is for your information and to initiate preventive actions at your plant/construction site.
INCIDENT:
Two fatalities and one serious injury occurred in one of the major steel plants while unloading gas cylinders from the truck, as seen in the photographs.
Brief Description:
During the unloading of the oxygen cylinders from a truck loaded with 95 oxygen and 5 LPG cylinders, the oxygen cylinder hit the neck ring of the LPG cylinder, causing its welding to give way, resulting in an LPG leak followed by an explosion and fire. Additionally, the valve of the oxygen cylinder was damaged and leaked, causing an explosion, and the cylinder flew like a rocket. Two persons who were engaged in the unloading died, and one person sustained serious injuries.
Probable Causes:
1) The oxygen cylinders were stored horizontally and without protective caps.
2) LPG cylinders were stored alongside oxygen cylinders.
3) Smoking in the area.
Lessons to be Learned:
1) Gas cylinders need to be transported in a vertical position.
2) No gas cylinder is to be transported/handled without its protective cap. No cylinders should be received on our premises without their caps.
3) Oxygen cylinders should not be transported along with cylinders containing flammable gases like LPG, Acetylene, etc.
4) No smoking should be strictly followed during the transportation/handling of gas cylinders.
5) Gas cylinders need to be unloaded using standard methods and not by throwing them.
Please review the existing practices and take appropriate actions. Please communicate this incident to all employees, both owned and contracted.
Thank you.
From India
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Dear Dipil,
It's the best example of how an unsafe act, carelessness, or overconfidence leads to an accident or disaster. Thanks for your updates! Keep on sharing; I will share the same with my colleagues. Keep up the good work. Again, good one from your side.
Thank you.
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It's the best example of how an unsafe act, carelessness, or overconfidence leads to an accident or disaster. Thanks for your updates! Keep on sharing; I will share the same with my colleagues. Keep up the good work. Again, good one from your side.
Thank you.
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Dear Dilip,
Excellent information shared. It is time to take every step to prevent such types of accidents. I request other members to share such incidents and accidents that occurred in their respective industries. If they hesitate to share with a picture, don't mention the name of the industry. It will be a learning experience for other industries.
Good, keep posting.
M Srinivas
Asst Manager - HR
Ramky Group of Companies
Hyderabad
9866005600
srisu2412@rediffmail.com
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Excellent information shared. It is time to take every step to prevent such types of accidents. I request other members to share such incidents and accidents that occurred in their respective industries. If they hesitate to share with a picture, don't mention the name of the industry. It will be a learning experience for other industries.
Good, keep posting.
M Srinivas
Asst Manager - HR
Ramky Group of Companies
Hyderabad
9866005600
srisu2412@rediffmail.com
From India, Hyderabad
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Dear Dipil, I appreciate your efforts in bringing such great eye opener to us. Dear All, There is no need of iman=gination during our training programmes. Simply you show the same to Attendees.
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Dear Dipil,
Can I share this with my team? (If I share it with my team, it may reach more than 70 countries in one day). In yesterday's meeting, we discussed this topic, and finally, my camp safety manager requested a copy of the above-mentioned topic. He then asked me if there are any legal issues with sharing it with others. I don't think there are any legal problems, but I just want to make sure once again. Please let me know.
Again, thank you for sharing such eye-opening messages.
Kind regards, [Your Name]
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Can I share this with my team? (If I share it with my team, it may reach more than 70 countries in one day). In yesterday's meeting, we discussed this topic, and finally, my camp safety manager requested a copy of the above-mentioned topic. He then asked me if there are any legal issues with sharing it with others. I don't think there are any legal problems, but I just want to make sure once again. Please let me know.
Again, thank you for sharing such eye-opening messages.
Kind regards, [Your Name]
From United States, Fpo
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Dear Raghu You can share this file... It’s not having any company name as well as not written anywhere that it’s copyrighted...
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