Health Precaution during

Season
showersMonsoon
of monsoon are
heartily welcomed

First
by
everyone after experiencing the scorching heat of the
summer. However, the rains bring along with them a
multitude of health problems. Our body whose
immunity has already been reduced due to the
dehydration during the summer season becomes more
susceptible to the diseases normally associated with
this season. The diseases normally associated with
this
season
are
malaria,
dengue,
jaundice,
gastrointestinal infections like typhoid and cholera,
and also the viral infections like the cold and the
cough. So it is very important to boost our immunity
Follow
following
guidelines
to maintain
and
take the
proper
precautions
against these
diseases
healththe
and
safety
during the rainy season and
during
rainy
season.
enjoy this beautiful season to the fullest:

 Monsoon diseases are mostly water-borne. Therefore

our first concern should be drinking pure, boiled and
filtered water. Avoid drinks and ice that is not made
from the properly purified and filtered water.
Do not allow the kids to play in stagnant water.
Do not enter air-conditioned room with wet hair and
damp clothes.
Dry your feet and hand with soft dry cloth whenever
they are wet and keep the surroundings dry and
clean.
Food poisoning during the rainy season is very
common. Eat only homemade and well-cooked food.
Avoid food from the vendors.
Throw out the food having strange odor or mold. Eat
raw vegetables and fruits only when properly washed
and freshly peeled. Food should not be kept open as it
attracts insects and bugs.
Take a balanced and protein rich diet. Avoid seafood

Staying Safe during the

Rainy Season (Monsoon)
The rainy season is upon us once again. While we
appreciate the rain and what it can do for the India,
precautions should be taken to ensure safety for you
and you co-workers. Below, you will find safety tips on
Staying Safe during the Rainy Season:

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 Wear&appropriate
footwear with solid support and
Slips
Falls

slip resistant soles.

Dont be in a hurry; avoid slipping on wet
sidewalks or walkways by taking slow, short
steps.
Avoid walking through puddles no matter how
shallow they appear.
Avoid using wet stairs; use the elevator during
the rainy season.
If you do use the stairs, never walk the stairs with
your hands in your pockets, and always use the
handrails.
Be alert to water that may be tracked in around
doorways; be a leader in safety by cleaning up
wet hazards.
Make sure that there are entry matts in the
doorways so workers can dry their feet before

 Wear appropriate
While
Driving

footwear with solid support and slip

resistant soles.
Give yourself more time for heavy traffic due to rain.
Obey the speed limit and drive slower in the rain; the
roads are very slick when wet!
Maintain an extra distance between you and the
vehicle in front of you.
Make sure that the windshield wipers are in proper
working order; change the wiper blades before the
rainy season arrives.
Make sure that the defroster is in proper working
order; keep the dash clear so as to not block the
defroster.
Turn on your headlights while driving during rainy
weather.
Do not drive around road barricades; they are there for
your safety, the road or bridge may be washed out.
Avoid driving into flooded areas; if your vehicle stalls in

The monsoon has arrived but along with it comes many

Driving Tips for Monsoon
diseases and somewhere down the line, the doctors would
be a happy lot. It would be more like a ration shop line
outside a doctors clinic. Come to think of it, the summer
vacations are yet to end and before hand, kids going to
school would have a nice time skipping their school periods
and stuff. However did you ever wonder that your car,
which has served you faithfully all these years may need
some looking into? Well, if you didnt, then now is the right
time for it. The roads become all the more full of slush and
all those potholes would be choked with water and grime.
Here are some Indian drives tips on what all preventive
measures you need to take care of before your car goes
into an epileptic shock.

First come the wipers of the car. It is the most

neglected part of a car and people tend to think that it
would work fine in any given season. However, the
wipers need their fair share of attention in the monsoon.
Just after every drive, cleaning the wipers would be of
great help. Many a times the preluded summer causes
some twigs or branches to be caught in the wiper blade
section. This would cause the wipers to work with less
efficiency to their performance. The blades of the wiper
shouldnt have cuts in them. If they do have it, then it
would be advised to get them replaced at the earliest. If
not done, they may hamper your vision in torrential rains
by leaving swirl marks. Also carry stacks of newspaper
with you. Cleaning a glass with newspapers ensures that
no swirl marks are left. If you are of the paper
conservationist types, then opt for tobacco powder.
Rubbing tobacco on the windscreen doesnt allow water
droplets to form a patch and hence optimum visibility is
maintained. Also another important point is to keep the
washer fluid topped up always. Its a great life saver

If you are the sort of careless drivers who ding their

cars more often and care less about getting it repaired,
then now is the right time to get it repaired. Scratches
in the surface paint and stuff means that an ideal
situation for rust to creep in. Do get this treated before
your car becomes a rust scapegoat. Even though its
raining, do ensure that you clean your car once in a
week since the accumulated dust and grime would
promote corrosion. Also keep the car covered with its
parking cover and also make sure that it is tied down.
It is often noticed that during rainy season, heavy
winds tiptoe their way into the equation. The last thing
you would want to see is your car cover blown away in
the gale and your car being exposed to the elements.
The tail pipe (s) of the car need to be treated to anti
rust treatment since they are one of the first parts
which would be caught in this crossfire.

Now comes the turn of the tyres. In a wet climate and especially
in the starting few days, road going car tyres find it difficult to grip
the road due to limited friction. This means that there are chances
that your vehicle would be a bit imbalanced. Learn to check out
the tread life left in your tyre. It should be sufficient enough and
by sufficient, we mean about 2-3 mm. Ensure that the tyre
pressure is maintained as recommended in the manual. Get the
wheels
properly
before
torrential
start. are in working
For the aligned
interiors,
start with
checking
if allrains
the lights
position. If you have a slight doubt that anything out there looks
like it would give way, then make sure that you actually replace it
before its too late. In the monsoon season, visibility is a key factor
as far as the driving part is concerned. The tail lamps and the
head lamps play an important part in this. After having done a
satisfactory check of the functioning of the lights, now, it is the
turn of a neglected part and that is the pedals of the car. Imagine
you are going to drive your car and it has been raining
incessantly. The moment you put your feet on the pedal, your feel
slips because there is no grip in the pedals, then it would lead to a
catastrophe. So replaced the pedals if they have already lost their
grip. Water Drain Hole is a small plug which prevents the water
from entering the car cabin. However since they rarely come into
action, many would have been damaged or even loosened off. Do

A car has rubber beadings and mounts near the door frame. Their
main purpose is to prevent the rain water from coming in. Due to
negligence, it happens many a times that the beadings would have
either worn out or dont fit properly. Do some DIY or Do It Yourself
thing and get them fixed with a fevistick or take the car to an
authorized service station so that they can replace the beadings for
you and put in fresh ones. The beading is also instrumental in
ensuring that no short circuits happen. The boot is more prone to rust
during monsoons as often boot beadings give way faster than the
door ones. Do have this checked. The water seeping inside the cabin
Do
check
the
AC are
coilschances
and related
stuff circuit
to see happening.
that they are working
means
that
there
of a short
properly. In a humid country like India, condensation happens rather
fast in a closed atmosphere. This condensation result in the reduced
visibility and thus accidents. In these times, the AC unit comes in
handy. It will remove the condensation which happens on the
windscreen and also on the side glass. Some cars come with heated
outside rear view mirrors. The ORVMs have an electric wiring to them
which makes sure that the driver has a good view of the vehicles
behind him. Since the floor and upholstery start to smell after some
time, have a car air freshner handy. The freshner should be of the
attaching types which directly glue themselves to the AC vents. Avoid
products like Ambipur since they contain liquid in them and this may
cause allergy and a bit of suffocation feeling. Instead choose those air
freshners which have a dry paper factor in them. The rear wiper or

drive very slowly. The wheels need some time to find traction on a
wet surface. Start keeping a very safe distance from the vehicle in
front of you. During rainy season, even the brakes of a car have hard
time controlling the speed, so distances naturally multiply. Brakes
need to be checked into urgently before venturing out in the rains. If
your car has ABS, then ensure that its working properly since it turns
out to be a life saver in wet conditions. Aquaplaning often happens
during monsoons and this means that your car would start slipping
when you least expect it to. This occurs when the tyres are left with
minimum traction. If you are about to cross a puddle, first and
foremost, if possible, avoid crossing the puddle. In the rains, since
water is logged everywhere, you would never know what is inside that
puddle, whether its a manhole or actually something filled with slush.
Drive cautiously and maintain a steady speed. Keep the car in a lower
gear than you usually would. This is to be done so that the engine
also assists the brakes in retarding the motion of the car. During
monsoons, the extremes of the road face the problem of water
logging, so during the monsoon season, as far as possible, drive
through the center of the road but do keep one thing in mind. If the
road you are driving through has got markings on it, then better avoid
keeping the wheels on the marked sections. The marked sections use
paint and hence they have less traction as compared to a tarred
surface. If by any chance, water enters the exhaust, then dont try to
restart the car. This would cause more damage. Simply push the

On the highways, try and maintain a steady

speed. Dont try to do overtaking maneuvers
unless you are cent percent sure that this
maneuver can be done safely. If you are
following a truck, then treat it as a hazard. Old
trucks plying on our highways have a common
tendency to stall without any warning. Plus the
absence of functioning tail lamps and other
hazard indicators mean that the chances of
dinging one are very high. From a distance it is
very hard to make out if the truck ahead is
actually in motion or if it is stationary. If a tree
branch remains dangled from the sides of the
truck, it means that the truck has broke down
and hence you have to find a way around it.

When we share the

responsibility for safety in the
workplace, everyone wins!!

Thank
you
Amit Sharma