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… Read More »7 Tips to ensure patient safety in a health care setting
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… Read More »Why do we have to use a tagline in lifting and rigging operations?
What is a safety (hse) statistics board? The health and safety (HSE) statistics board comprises 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… Read More »What is a safety statistics board?
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… Read More »What are the five good housekeeping systems?
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… Read More »Six keys to having good safety supervision
ISO 45001 certified:What does it mean for your company to get certified to ISO 45001:2018 OHSMS? ISO 45001:2018 OHSMS is an ISO standard for Occupational health and safety management systems. Companies can get certified in it when they have met the requirements for the certification… Read More »What does it mean for your company to get certified to ISO 45001:2018 OHSMS?
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… Read More »Tips to bear in mind when interviewing witnesses during incident investigation.
Confined space entry permit toolbox talk. A confined space entry permit is a permit required before you work in a permit required confined space. Not all confined space is permit required. It is a tool to control the work and ensure that all the available… Read More »confined space permit toolbox talk
Confined space entry toolbox talk. A confined space is an enclosed space that is large enough to allow an employee to enter and perform work. It can be large or small such as a fuel Tank, a pit, valve, or silos. A confined space has… Read More »Confined space entry toolbox talk
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… Read More »Where is the best place for a muster point?
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… Read More »Reasons why a worker needs to stay healthy
Accidents effects on the life of an employee. The 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… Read More »What are the effects of an accident on the life of an employee?
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUDIT TEAM MEMBERS An audit team exists whenever there is an audit in an organization. They are composed of a lead auditor, auditor, trainee auditor, technical expert, observer, guide, and client. For an internal audit, you may not need all these members,… Read More »key responsibilities of audit team members
Noise hazard toolbox talk Every day we experience sounds from our environment. For example, sounds from our radios, television, electrical appliances, vehicles, and equipment. Sometimes these sounds can be on a normal level. However, some sounds can be loud and long-lasting. At that point, the… Read More »Toolbox talk on noise hazard
Stop work authority safety toolbox talk Stop work authority involves engaging in a process to stop work immediately when a work exposes a risk of harm to workers. It’s a principle that all workers have the authority and responsibility to stop work when they see… Read More »Stop work authority safety toolbox talk
TOOLBOX TALK ON COMPLACENCY Complacency is the feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger or defect. In the workplace, complacency will make a worker have a feeling that he is always safe while working. Maybe they have been doing… Read More »complacency in safety toolbox talk
