Indian health and safety in the work place (or I survived the black hole of Burla)

Abstract

Abstract This paper describes a measurement project carried out at a hydro-electric power station in eastern India. The paper is both a light hearted travelogue and a description of the technical issues associated with the photogrammetric measurement of profiles and surveying set out of pressure sensor locations within a penstock tube inlet. Included in the discussion is a description of serious and not so serious issues of health and safety in the Indian work place.