The Importance of Protective Clothing

In a nutshell, the importance of protective clothing is to keep your body safe from hazardous materials and harm. There is more to knowing the right protective clothing than that however. Additionally, there are various kinds of clothing that are designed to provide even more kinds of protection.

Reduce the Risk of Fire in Your Restaurant by Maintaining Your Ventilation Systems

Starting up any business takes up a reasonable amount of time and money, so it seems to follow that you would want to do everything possible to protect your investment. One of the main hazards presented in companies such as restaurants and kitchens is the risk of fire.

Worplace Safety - The Use and Application of Hazardous Energy Control Devices

There is no national data available on the number of workers killed each year by contact with uncontrolled hazardous energy. However, during the period between 1982 through 1997, the National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOSH) investigated 1281 fatal accidents as a part of its Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program, (FACE).

Improving On-The-Job Training With LMS and E-Learning Tools

On-the-job training (OJT) is common in both large and small organizations. It is usually done informally, with an experienced colleague or mentor overseeing or teaching the trainee. It may take place in a classroom, on the plant floor, or in any other place where work is being performed.

Workplace Bullying and Harassment in the Public Sector

Although legislation and whistleblower protective mechanisms exist - most staff members subject to bullying or harassment never make formal complaints or take action to stop the perpetrators in their tracks. Many instances are really disturbing with people generally being too scared to identify themselves for fear of retribution.

OSHA Getting Tough Under Obama

The fines are stiff, the penalties are progressive, and lawyers and employees look for ways to go after the company's nest egg or deep pockets. Well, once deep pockets anyway, as this recession hasn't left much of a legal war chest or safe full of cash for settlements.

Risk Assessment Introduction

In this article a general introduction, with some historic references, of risk assessment is provided. The right to life is the most fundamental human right. Thus the protection of the safety and health workers in the workplace has been a core issue of the legislator in resent years.

Fire Safety - Guide to a Safe Workplace

Did you know that a fire accident has the most number of victims as compared to other types of accidents? Yes, it is astonishing yet true. A small fire not detected early could spread gradually and destroy your workplace and take the lives of your employees and you.

Safety Glasses Save Lives - The Life You Save Could Be Your Own

This article is aimed at assisting Safety Managers to improve eye protection for their employees. The article goes into detail of additional considerations to ensure a complete eye safety program is in place. It details strategies for eye protection rather than just making safety glasses or safety goggles available.

Working Safely

Any work you may intend to do of any kind requires safety measures, protective clothing and other safety apparatus, to enable a safer working environment, which will help to reduce or nullify any accidents. In this article I will give some good advice on safety tips and working safely.

All About Office Chair Casters - Selecting, Replacing and Sorting

Office chair casters are great when they are working well, when they are not they can be a real pain. In this article we take a look at the two commonest chair caster problems. Fixing them when they are broken and choosing the right ones for your work area.

Safety Shower Required in Work Environment

Accidental exposure can occur even when there are good safety precautions and good emergency controls in place. So, it is essential to provide safety equipment like goggles, boots, gloves, shields, and other protective equipment. Safety showers and eyewash stations must be provided to minimize the exposure to hazardous chemicals.

10 Steps of a Practical Team Based Workplace Risk Assessment Process

A risk assessment is an important part of the system that employers must introduce to protect workers and company assets. It helps to focus the attention of all the decision makers on the risks that really matter in the workplace - the ones with the potential to cause real harm.

Kitchen Safety

Kitchen safety is essential if you don't want to have accidents or a fire. Every employee should be trained in fire prevention and first aid. There should be in-house training program run by professional people (fire department, Red Cross) and there should be refresher course at least every two years.

Tools & Equipments Safety In Industrial Plants

Some basic causes involving tools, which lead to accidents, are: Defective tools like hammers, axes, screwdrivers, shovels, spades might be loose, cracked, broken. Workers can be injured if the handles loosen or break and tool head flies off. Using the wrong tool like using wrong kind and size of wrench.

How to Recognize Basic Safety Signs

Safety is an issue that impacts every company, no matter what business the company is in. Even e-commerce has the need for safety such as virus protection and some basic safety signs are posted on websites that have such protection advising hackers that such activity will not happen on the site.

Top Causes of Accidents in Factories

Although there is little concrete data relating to accidents in South African factories, the government has recently estimated that accidents in the work place cost the nation an incredible R18 billion per annul! Clearly the single-most dangerous element in any factory, be it food processing or the manufacture of furniture, is..

Virtual Reality Used For Training in the Construction Industry

Hundreds die each year from falls in the construction industry. Researchers are trying to determine exactly what causes these deaths, and at the same time implement a safe training program to help construction workers avoid injury. Researchers in Atlanta have achieved both these goals by using an advanced virtual reality system.

Fire Extinguisher Ratings - Find Out About Fire Classifications and Fire Extinguisher Ratings

Anyone responsible for a place of work should have an understanding of fire extinguisher ratings and the different types of fire that they can be used on. This article explains clearly the fire extinguisher ratings systems in the UK, Europe and the US, as well as the different classes of fires.

What is a Fire Risk Assessment and Do I Need One?

Almost 4 years after the new Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order replaced fire certificates with risk assessments, we're still seeing businesses facing the consequences of an inaccurate understanding of the new legislation. We've prepared for you an overview of what this new piece of legislation is and how does it affect your business.

Hazard Warning Symbols and Their Meanings

There are many different signs and symbols that are used to identify containers and areas that are a hazard to your health. From construction sites to household cleaners, these signs contain the symbols that allow you to readily recognize them and to avoid the hazards that they pose if not handled properly.

Employee Background Checks

You may think that the hiring process is a simple routine. The first thing you have to do is hand in your application form and resume. After the company has evaluated these materials, you will then go for an interview. After the interview, you might luckily get the job that you want.

How Many Types of Safety Showers Are Available in the Market?

Safety showers are used in work places where people work with hazardous materials. The emergency services also have special units that carry emergency safety showers. By law, safety showers have to be installed in factories, laboratories, and any other place where the authorities feel that workers may be exposed to hazardous material.

Work Accidents - What to Do If You Have an Accident at Work

There are a number of steps you should take following an accident at work. Here is a basic, 5-step checklist to help you to make sure that you gain any assistance you are entitled to following a work accident, and to reduce the likelihood of a similar accident happening in your workplace.

Height Safety Guidance - Working at Height in Restraint on Construction Sites

What is working at height in restraint? Working in restraint allows an operative the access and mobility required to reach the leading edge (potential fall hazard) and carry out their tasks whilst preventing them from potentially falling. Working in restraint has many advantages over other methods of fall arrest and fall protection.

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You - The Case For Loss Control Surveys - Best Practice

If you were asked about your recordable incident rates, or about safety-related incidents on your work site, you could probably provide the data without too much digging. But when it comes to identifying the factors behind those rates and incidents, you may not be able to answer as quickly or as confidently.

HACCP Business Solutions

HACCP is an internationally recognized food safety management system that has been used by food producers for a number of years to identify, evaluate and control food hazards. It is a way of identifying and controlling the parts of the food handling process that are most important in preventing contamination and food poisoning.

When a Trench Turns Into a Confined Space

Some of the most potentially dangerous issues on worksites involve confined spaces. Unfortunately, workers and supervisors don't always fully appreciate the hazards or understand the safety practices related to these spaces, especially in trenches. By definition, a lot of things can be considered a confined space - including a closet in your home.

5 Ways to Avoid Woodworking Accidents - 10 Safety Tips to Post in Your Shop

It doesn't matter what type of hobby you may be involved in you must always be aware of any potential dangers and safety factors. In the case of woodworking, there are many potential hazards and you must be aware of them not only for your safety but also for the safety of others.

Pioneer Labor Leader John Mitchell

John Mitchell (1870 - 1919), pioneering leader of the United Mine Workers, was born on February 4, 1870 in the Braidwood Illinois hospital. His parents, who were Irish immigrants, died when he was six years old and he had to go to work in local coal mines at that age in order to support himself and his family.