In the world of construction, construction skip plays a vital role in ensuring good waste management on the site. Non-use of construction skip in the construction environment can pose a significant risk to workers and the work environment. It is often important that appropriate safety… Read More »Construction Skips Safety: Ensuring a Secure Work Environment
Nebosh, being one of the foremost health and safety boards in the UK, has been at the forefront of promoting health and safety across the UK and other countries. In December 2024, they’ll join other organisations and professionals to exhibit at the safety and health… Read More »NEBOSH to Exhibit at the Health and Safety Expo UK.
Accident investigation reveals the immediate, underlying and root causes of an accident. However, not all persons are qualified to undertake such a process to get a desirable outcome. Who is the person responsible for an accident investigation? The personnel responsible for an accident investigation are… Read More »Who should conduct an accident investigation?
Assp American society of safety professionals is a global community of occupational health & safety professionals (OSH Professionals )founded due to a fatal incident in a New York City garment factory in 1914, more than 100 years ago. It was called the triangle shirtwaist factory… Read More »Few things to know about the American society of safety Professionals Assp
Office safety is one safety people have to maintain at a high level. There is this notion that accident rarely occurs in the office. And that Offices are very safe, unlike construction or factory environment. Injuries sustained from Office accidents may be relatively different from… Read More »Toolbox talk on office safety
Man hours represent the total hours an employee works over a specified period, crucial for determining a project’s financial viability, calculating production, and evaluating safety performance. The number of man hours is calculated by multiplying the number of workers, hours worked per day, and the days worked over that period. Overtime is also included in the calculation. Man hours’ benefit includes aiding in financial decision-making, estimating productivity, and comparing health and safety performance across entities.
A safety supervisor, under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, holds responsibility for the safety of a workspace and its workers. Apart from assigning tasks, this role involves ensuring all areas of the worksite are safe for all personnel. Their duties include enforcing safety systems, conducting safety meetings and audits, reporting health issues of employees to management, conducting on-the-job safety training, and ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements of the organization.
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
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
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.
