Scrap metal company fined after worker loses four fingers
A scrap metal company has been fined for safety breaches after a worker lost parts of four fingers while operating poorly maintained machinery.
Onyekachi Emmanuel
Onyeka Emma is a QHSE Professional, a business person, and an entrepreneur. He is very passionate about health and safety, Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Halloween celebration nights come with their own safety risk. And that's why it's expedient to arm yourself with the necessary information to prevent the danger from causing harm to you or anyone related to you.
Read more on the Halloween safety tips article to stay on top of the situation and enjoy a Halloween celebration free of harm or injury.
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One of those ways to measure your health and safety performance is by using a metric called TRIR.
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A chemical company has been fined after releasing a cloud of toxic chlorine gas in the factory
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