Month: March 2018
Different Types Of Hazards
SAFETY HAZARDS: These are the most common and will be present in most workplaces at one time or another. They include unsafe conditions that can cause injury, illness, and death. Safety Hazards include: Spills on floors or tripping hazards, such as blocked aisles or cords running across the floor Working from heights, including ladders, scaffolds, roofs, or any raised work …
5 Tips ForAn Effective Toolbox Talk
Toolbox talks are a great safety training tool. If delivered properly, toolbox talks can be a good way to provide timely safety reminders to employees. From staying relevant to storytelling, here are 5 tips to ensure your toolbox talks are effective: 1. Talk directly to your audience. Ensure the topic is relevant to your industry and worksite. You can also …
Some Basic Occupational Health and Safety Definitions
Before the full discussion of health and safety issues or problems can take place, some of the basic occupational health and safety definitions are required to understand. Health The protection of the bodies and the minds of the people from illness or the sickness resulting from the processes, materials, or the procedures used in the workplace. Safety The Protection of …
8 Daily Workplace Safety Tips You Can Implement Quickly
Safety in the workplace cannot exist on the best practice policies or the procedures and the guidelines alone. Creating the safe environment is based on how the well everyone in your organization communicates and the adheres to the safety policies or the procedures. The real foundation of any valid initiative is one that supports employees to quickly the identify possibilities …
Risk Assessment for Work-Related Stress
The experience of work stress is a challenge to the health and safety of workers and to the healthiness of their organizations. Employers should have a policy for the management of worker health that makes reference to work stress. They should enable that policy to be implemented by putting the appropriate arrangements in place. Such arrangements should address the issues …