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There was a truck coming from the opposite side, and without looking at the rear view mirror, the driver opened the
        car door on the driver's side, and there was a motorcycle coming from behind the car, and they got hit by the car door.
        The motorcycle driver was flung in front of the truck, and was hit hard by the bumper of the truck and thrown on the
        road, and luckily missed the truck. He was admitted to the hospital with multiple fractures and a head injury.
        The investigation revealed that had the car driver been careful before opening the car door, and had looked in the back
        view mirror, the fatal accident could have been avoided.
        Case Study 2: Hazards of Fuel

        A CNG auto rickshaw was carrying the passenger and on the way the driver saw the level of CNG was low. He asked the
        passenger if he could stop at the fuel station to get the auto refueled. The passenger was busy on the mobile and he
        said yes no issue. The auto driver turned the auto to the CNG station that came on the way. He asked the passenger if
        he would like to get down from the Auto rickshaw outside the CNG station. The passenger said, don’t bother him and
        carry on inside the CNG station. The CNG filling person looked at the passenger who was seated inside the auto when
        he was about to fill it. As the passenger was busy talking on his mobile, he looked at the auto driver. The auto driver
        indicated through his eyes, please fill the gas, to which in spite of being unwilling to do so, the filling station person
        reluctantly plugged the nozzle and moved to the next vehicle. A minute into filling the gas in the auto, there was a blast
        sound and everyone could see a burning person being thrown out of the shattered auto. The security guard rushed
        with the fire extinguisher towards the auto and few people rushed with the water bottles in there hand which probably
        they were used to carry drinking water towards the man to blow the fire out. One person got the fire blanket from
        inside and covered the burning man. The ambulance was called in and it took the person to the hospital.

        The investigations revealed that there were multiple lapses, starting from the passenger not getting down from the
        auto outside the filling station which is a mandate. Followed by an auto driver asking the filling station person to fill up
        the gas and the filling station person agreeing to do so, even when the passenger was sitting in the auto. Also, while
        in the filling station the passenger was using a mobile phone, which is again a safety hazard. Had the safety mandated
        while filling the CNG being followed, human life would not have suffered!
        Case Study 3: Hazard of Water

        There has been heavy rainfall in the last 48 hours in the region. The rainy rivers have started following on the connecting
        state highway and the DM has issued a warning to the residents to avoid using that state highway. A marriage party
        which was to leave for a neighbouring village ignored the warning and boarded the bus and left for the wedding venue
        using the state highway for which the warning was issued. On the way the bus was able to cross 2 rainy rivers which
        had started to flow due to rain higher up stream. Then the marriage party came across another rainy river. Obviously
        it will not be a problem crossing this one either, the driver went through it. But by the time they were in the middle of
        this flowing river, everyone could feel that the current at which the river was flowing was not as they had expected it
        to be. The bus lost its grip on the road and started flowing in the current of the river with all the people onboard. There
        was lots of hue and cry inside the bus and a lot of onlookers also started shouting as the fury of the river took the bus
        in its flow. Later on the bus which got washed away, got stuck amongst the trees downstream. The administration was
        able to get the help and rescue the party, but few elderly needed hospitalization.

        The investigation in the incident revealed that it was the irresponsible decision by the boy’s family to take a huge risk
        against nature's fury. Had everyone taken the DM’s warning seriously, the tragedy and hardship could have been avoided.



                HOW TO KEEP YOUR WORKSPACE SAFE

        Work is an important feature in structuring personal and social identity, for all of us. People spend a major part of
        their day in work only. Thus maintaining a safe, hygienic and secured workplace is crucial for the health and safety of
        its employees as well as for the smooth running and growth of the organisation or the workplace. To secure a safe
        workspace, the workstation should:
        •  Provide sufficient space for the person to change position comfortably.


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