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Working at height toolbox talk

Toolbox talk on working at height.

Working at height refers to jobs above 1.8 meters or below ground level and presents hazards, including falling objects, platform collapse, and unsafe ladder use. Safety measures include competent supervision, risk assessment, working from ground level or reducing work distance to the ground, clear communication, safety gear, and regularly inspecting work equipment. Unsafe practices should be reported while lightweight tasks should utilize ladders, with scaffold or platforms for heavy-duty tasks.

Toolbox talk on equipment maintenance

Toolbox talk on equipment maintenance

  Equipment maintenance is good. And it has numerous advantages, for example, It can make equipment last longer and keep running for a long time thereby preventing work delays. It prevents people from injury caused by equipment failure due to poor or no maintenance. Minor… Read More »Toolbox talk on equipment maintenance

Toolbox talk on forklift safety

Toolbox talk on Forklift Safety.

Forklifts are heavy-duty machines. Driving a forklift is not like you’re driving a regular car. A car is a balanced four-point suspension system. A forklift is a three-point suspension system that is unbalanced. lots of dangers occur when using forklifts on loading docks and in… Read More »Toolbox talk on Forklift Safety.

How to minimise manual handling risk?

Manual handling risk will always be seen in any environment where manual handling is observed, such as in places like the workplace

What are the benefits of the safety management system in the workplace?

In the world of work today, more emphasis is being placed on safety. Workers are meant to come to work and go home the same way they came, without any harm or injury to their bodies. The workers well being is paramount not just to the management but to everyone that has business with the organization. In all this, a safety management system is highly needed to ensure a safe place, a safe worker, and safe work activities.

What will the risk assessment for a vehicle operation at a workplace contain?

What will the risk assessment for a vehicle operation at a workplace contain? Read the article

Advantages and disadvantages of external and internal safety and health audit

Advantages and disadvantages of external and internal safety and health audit. Advantages of health and safety internal audit. Disadvantages of health and Safety internal audit. ALSO READ : Advantages of health and safety external audit. Disadvantages of health and Safety external audit. Onyekachi EmmanuelOnyeka Emma… Read More »Advantages and disadvantages of external and internal safety and health audit

A few things you need to know about ILO Article 10 of the Occupational Safety and Health Recommendations 1981 ( R164)

R164 is one of the outputs of ILO. It is called Occupational Safety and Health Recommendations 1981 (R164). The other output from ILO is convention. Specifically, article 10 of R164 puts a lot of responsibilities on the employers and employees of an organisation. These responsibilities… Read More »A few things you need to know about ILO Article 10 of the Occupational Safety and Health Recommendations 1981 ( R164)

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Toolbox talk on life-changing injuries

Toolbox talk on life-changing injuries Some injuries will change a worker’s life whenever it happens. These types of injuries will have an impact on fellow workers, the families of the injured, and their friends. When these types of injuries occur, they can be termed life-changing injuries. Life-changing… Read More »Toolbox talk on life-changing injuries

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Components of a Personal Fall Arrest System PFAS 

PFAS is mainly used where a worker works above 6 ft or 1.8 m. Now, it is the responsibility of the management of a company to make provisions for the personal fall arrest system PFAS. It is not the duty of the workers to make this provision for themselves; under the law, the employer provides the necessary PPE that the workers can use at work, including the PFAS.

Nebosh IGC Exam

How To Pass Your Nebosh IGC Exam : 5 Top Tips To Consider

To pass a Nebosh IGC exam is very simple. It is achievable and not unusual as most people think. Many candidates who have written the exam passed it successfully. For you to be successful in the exam, it requires some passing tips to achieve the feat. The tips when followed passionately will make a candidate to pass the IGC Nebosh Exam at one sitting.

few tips on conducting a tool box talk

few tips to keep in mind when conducting a toolbox talk

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.

Managements role in promoting good safety culture in a workplace

Safety culture just like the name implies is the attitude, perception, values, and beliefs that employees share about safety in our workplace.

In workplaces, there will always be a way people do things.The way they react to issues .the way they respond to incidents and accidents, the way they the workers work and manage productions.

social media

Three ways you can use social media as a tool to promote workplace safety.

Social media are much available today. Be it Facebook, WhatsApp, LinkedIn. They have made a tremendous impact on the way we communicate and associate with people.

Mobile phones dangers

Inappropriate use of mobile phone -The 5 dangers involved in it .

People use mobile phones to make calls, do searches on the internet, Chats and send messages to their loved ones, family and friends or even their co-worker. In fact, it has become a necessity for people to communicate at work within the employees. The employees use a mobile phone to access digital information. The use of mobile phone is immeasurable.

fire risk assessment

5 steps in fire risk assessment in our workplace

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