It is rewarding for a business to have a successful environmental health and safety arrangement that will improve the performance of hse management system. Measuring the performance of any system should also be in place to ascertain its effectiveness and delivery and areas that need improvement.
One of those ways to measure your health and safety performance is by using a metric called TRIR.
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ISO project committee developed ISO 45001 and published it on March 12, 2018. Since then, many organisations have been certified by it. OHSAS 18001 has been since 1999. And it is an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS). They’re a lot of differences between… Read More »What is the difference between ISO 45001 and OHSAS 18001?
A chemical company has been fined after releasing a cloud of toxic chlorine gas that spread through its factory, yard and surrounding area resulting in staff needing hospital treatment and significant damage to the factory. What leads to the fine? A chemical company, Wiltshire company… Read More »A chemical company has been fined after releasing a cloud of toxic chlorine gas in the factory
A Kent groundworks contractor has been fined after a worker sustained burns following petrol thrown on a bonfire. What leads to the fine of the groundworks contractor? Kent County surfacing Ltd employed a 26-year-old groundworker to work on a new residential development in Ramsgate kent… Read More »Groundworks contractor fined for petrol fire
With the news of insecurity ranging from internet hacking to robbery and others, we need knowledge of security education and awareness in our lives and at work. Release of confidential information to the public is on the rise, sometimes through security breaches or theft.… Read More »8 reasons why you need a security education and awareness in this period
As more work is going remotely, it is an opportunity for employees to have a well-designed workstation to prevent musculoskeletal disorders and other ergonomic-related injuries. Since more jobs are going remotely, this will continue to expose people to ergonomic risks, unlike the traditional office setting… Read More »How to manage an ergonomic risk for remote workers
A building firm has been fined after putting workers working at height at risk during the refurbishment of a former warehouse building in London and for breaching a Prohibition Notice. Shiva Ltd, a property investment company, and a building firm were working on a renovation… Read More »Building firm fined after workers were put at risk during warehouse renovation, and for breaching Prohibition Notice
Exclusive Oriental Classics Ltd, and the director Mr Kian Hoo Tay, has been fined by the Luton Magistrates Court for not having the right insurance. The company director appeared on 10th October 2022 at Luton Magistrate court for failing to have Employers’ Liability (Compulsory) Insurance… Read More »Furniture retailer fined for insurance breach
A worker can see a confined space without knowing that such a place is a confined space. The main issue is what qualifies to be a confined space. OSHA of the USA occupational safety and health administration define a confined space as an environment that meets… Read More »Main characteristics of a permit space(permit-required confined space)
What is a sewer system? According to wikipedia.org, A sewer system is an infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff (stormwater, meltwater, rainwater) using sewers. It encompasses components such as receiving drains, Manholes, pumping stations, storm overflows, and screening chambers of the combined sewer or sanitary sewer. Sewerage ends at the entry to a sewage treatment plant or the point of discharge into… Read More »Hazards in sewer systems: 5 ways to prevent them from causing harm.
HSE Health and Work conference 2022. The health and Safety Executive HSE of the UK announced that this year’s Health and Work conference will take place on 15 November 2022. The health and work conference is part of the HSE approach to promoting better prevention,… Read More »Register for HSE Health and Work conference 2022.
HSE is an acronym that means H for health, S for safety and E for the environment. HSE combines health, safety and environment programs to ensure a safe and healthy worker in a safe working environment. Health, safety and environment profession is a noble profession.… Read More »What is HSE-Health, Safety and Environment?
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
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.
