Hazards at work may include noisy machinery, moving forklifts, equipment, etc. People often mix hazards and risks as the same thing, but it’s different in health and safety. There are hazards everywhere, but their risk levels are different. The risk level tells us whether the hazard will cause harm when it happens and gives us an idea of the severity of the damage.
Toolbox talks are safety presentations done on-site before the start of any work in the morning or start of any work shift. It could be called a tailgate meeting or a safety brief.
Normally, the presentation should be less than 10 minutes.
The talk highlights the job to be done, the hazards associated with the job and the safety precautions to be followed to prevent harm and ensure that the workers work safely on the job.
Fire extinguishers are vital for use to quench a fire during a fire incidence. Having a fire extinguisher in our homes and workplaces is a smart idea. In some places, it’s a legal requirement for you to do so. It is important to know the right type of extinguisher you need to get, store and use to put out a fire in your home in a case involving fire damage.
5 steps in fire risk assessment in our workplace. Fire risk assessment is a significant topic in fire safety. There was an article I wrote on the fire triangle where I listed out the three things that must be present for a fire to start.… Read More »5 steps in fire risk assessment in our workplace
Safety and health officer has enormous duties in the workplace. Their roles and responsibilities varies from organization to organization. The legal requirement says that every company that has more than five employees will have a safety officer in charge of safety affairs in that company. In this article, I will list out the significant duties of a Safety Officer.This will help to guide you through your work as a safety officer or during a safety officer job interview.
Permit to work system is a management system. This management system makes use of permits to work. The permit to work is a formal document detailing the type of work to be done. The hazards of the work and the precautions to be taken to prevent the hazard from causing harm or damage to people and equipment.
Workers are killed most often when working at height. They make use of ladders for jobs that require a scaffold. With scaffolds, such deaths are averted and the work is done safely. Scaffolds provide access to the workplace.When you are to work at a height or an elevating level beyond the reach of normal human height.
SIMPLE TIPS ON WORKING AT HEIGHT. Working at height is one of the activities you cannot do without in the workplace. There will always need to do a job above the ground level. The biggest causes of fatalities and major injuries in the workplace are… Read More »Simple Tips on Working at Height.
PPE is an acronym for personal protective equipment that will protect the user or wearer against any health or safety risks at work. With regards to the name, they are personal to a particular worker and are not meant for exchange with anyone else.
It is of essence that we know the reasons why we do job hazard analysis before embarking on it. In our workplaces, not all times, workers are injured or killed, with JHA these cases can be put to an end
Health and safety benefits are numerous especially in our workplace and even in our various homes. Employers have a moral, economic and legal obligation to ensure that his employees work in both a safe and healthy environment.
