How to calculate man hour in safety. Man hours are the total number of hours an employee puts into work over a specific period. For example, if you have 2 workers work an 8 hours job in a day, the man-hours for that day is 16-man hours. Formular for calculating manhour. […]
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7 Tips to ensure patient safety in a health care setting Patient safety in a healthcare setting is an aspect of safety that individuals in the healthcare setting need to improve upon to prevent avoidable deaths. The care providers, support staff and consumers can work in unison to improve patient […]
Why do we have to use a tagline in lifting and rigging operations? What is a tagline? A tag line is a line used during a lifting operation. It is attached to the Load to provide control while directing it to a safe landing. The Tag line is mainly a […]
What is a safety (hse) statistics board? The health and safety (hse) statistics board consists of plywood or metal. Use in displaying the health and safety records of a particular workplace. The information on the board notifies everyone at the workplace about figures relating to safety within a given time. […]
What are the five good housekeeping systems? Good housekeeping is a program that means a place for everything and everything in its proper place. Housekeeping is even more than just sweeping the floor. It entails a lot of things. However, it ensures an orderly arrangement of things in the workplace. […]
Six keys to having good safety supervision Safety supervision means supervision concerning safety. More so, supervision means watching a person or activity and ensuring that the person does those things correctly or safely. Supervision is one aspect every safety officer, supervisor or even manager must embark on in their day-to-day […]
Witness interview:Tips to bear in mind when interviewing witnesses during incident investigation. An incident occurring in the workplace will necessitate an investigation, but the degree of that investigation will depend on the nature of the incident. The main factors for the degree of the investigation include the likelihood of the […]
Where is the best place for a muster point? A muster point is a meeting place for personnel to gather for possible evacuation during an emergency. In some places, they have multiple muster points for personnel to assemble without difficulty. Muster points offer a safe area for people away from […]
4 REASONS WHY A WORKER NEEDS TO STAY HEALTHY Health is the state of complete total physical, social and mental wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or sickness. Staying healthy should be the goal of anyone because no one does better when they are sick. When you expose […]
Accident effects on the life of an employee. Accident is unplanned, unwanted and unforeseen circumstances that cause harm and damage to people, machines, the environment and the reputation. When an accident happens, there will always be an effect attached to it. No matter how negligible the accident may look. Accidents […]
Four ways to encourage effective use of PPE Personal protective equipment at the work site PPE use has to be championed by all and sundry in a work environment. The task should not be left solely in the hands of the management, even though the law places lots of responsibility […]
There are techniques to follow to identify hazards effectively in a work site. You can only control an identified hazard by putting measures to them
Effective safety leadership. According to Hersey and Blanchard, “Leadership is the process of influencing the activities of an individual or a group in an effort toward goal achievement in a given situation”. On the other hand, according to Wikipedia, Safety is the state of being “safe”, the condition of being […]
A forklift is a bulky and potentially heavy industrial vehicle to be operated carefully. More so, Loading docks are the essential hub for manufacturing plants, distribution centres and warehouses. They play a pivotal role in terms of loading and unloading freight.
The Health and safety standards can be influenced positively or negatively by certain societal factors. These societal factors make companies practise good health and safety standards.
Managing health and safety risks involves moral, legal and economic reasons. These reasons make the employer do safety responsibilities within the work environment.