Power tools have largely taken over from hand tools all around the world, because they allow individuals to get more work done in an alloted space of time. Power tools work far more quickly than hand tools and without the operative having to expend a lot of energy having to turn a handle or push a s[...]
Posts Tagged ‘workplace’
June 4th, 2011 - 1:50 pm § in Workplace Safety
Trust Your Travel First Aid Kit Like Your Best Friend
Everybody always needs someone they can count on. In times of an emergency situation or life threatening events, who you would you call? Well it should be a reliable friend or buddy, just like your Travel First Aid Kit.[...]
May 11th, 2011 - 10:46 am § in Workplace Safety
Employers Obligations To Carry Out Fire Risk Assessments
In October 2006 the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order came into effect, replacing over seventy old pieces of fire legislation. Under the new order, the person responsible for a business premises, charity or voluntary organisation or any other premises which provides accommodation for paying gues[...]
May 5th, 2011 - 12:03 pm § in Workplace Safety
A Silent Danger for Air Traffic Controllers – Sensory Habituation
Planning For Hazard Control Risk assessment (RA) processes should ideally start at the planning stage of the work activity, continuing throughout the work activity itself and should be concluded in periodic reviews, to ensure that the risk assessment is always current task specific and complete. An [...]
April 16th, 2011 - 1:32 pm § in Workplace Safety
Prevent Serious Injuries Or Death By Following These Tips – Workplace Safety Tips
We see them wherever we go and take them very much for granted, but one day that unassuming red canister in the corner of the room might just save our life. One thing we need to be aware of is that there are several different types of extinguisher; so the question shouldn't really be 'do I need a fi[...]
March 26th, 2011 - 8:34 pm § in Workplace Safety
Choosing Traffic Cones – A Brief Study
Welders already know that their job is hazardous. Stray sparks can cause fires on anything flammable that is nearby - even welders if they are unlucky enough to be in the way and wearing something that will catch on fire. Welders know that the light that is emitted during the welding process can bur[...]
March 4th, 2011 - 4:40 pm § in Workplace Safety
Electrical Safety Tips
The accidents associated with electricity are the result of electrocution. Electrocution can result in: minor shocks, which can cause other accidents like falls; medium shocks, which can cause burns and even severe burns and major shocks which can result in death in the same way as in some American [...]
February 11th, 2011 - 2:41 pm § in Workplace Safety
How To Deal With Fogged Safety Glasses
It is compulsory in most Western countries for employers to provide safety glasses or safety goggles and it is obligatory for employees to wear them if instructed to. It has been proven that wearing safety glasses at work significantly reduces the number of accidents and accidents are expensive.[...]
February 10th, 2011 - 4:05 pm § in Human Resources
Business Etiquette- A Guide For Supervisors
Whatever happened to business manners? Has business etiquette gone the way of the dinosaur? Some of the challenges to common sense business etiquette include:[...]
December 7th, 2010 - 10:29 am § in Workplace Safety
Why are Eye Wash Fountains Important?
Different work activities and different work locations involve different hazards. Different hazards require different health and safety measures and also different first aid. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations or COSHH highlighted the fact that different work activities need d[...]