If you want to become a safety consultant, the first things you need are: Relevant education in occupational health and safety or a related field, real-world experience in safety or related roles, and one or more recognized safety certifications. From there, you build your reputation by being knowledgeable about regulatory standards (both local and international), … Read more
To improve health and safety culture, an organization must demonstrate genuine leadership commitment, empower and engage workers, build strong feedback and learning systems (including transparent reporting and continuous improvement), and embed safety into policies, processes, and everyday behaviour. These four keys interlock: leadership sets the tone, engagement creates buy-in, feedback ensures course correction, and embedding … Read more
To ensure workplace safety, organizations should adopt these five proven ways: 1) Implement a comprehensive safety and health management system. 2) Carry out ongoing hazard identification and risk assessment 3) Provide high-quality, regular training and worker participation 4) Enforce appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ergonomic design, and 5) Foster a safety culture … Read more
HAZMAT stands for “hazardous materials.” It describes any substances or materials which, because of their chemical, physical, or biological nature, may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, property, or the environment when not properly managed. Understanding the Term “Hazardous Materials” (HAZMAT) To fully grasp what “hazardous materials” means in HAZMAT, it helps to break … Read more
Process Safety is a disciplined framework for managing the integrity of hazardous operating systems and industrial processes. It involves anticipating and preventing catastrophic events—fires, explosions, toxic releases, or other uncontrolled releases of energy or hazardous materials—through sound design, strict maintenance, well-trained people, robust procedures, and continuous improvement. From the first moment a process is conceived … Read more
If you want to enhance health and safety compliance in the workplace, the most effective first step is to adopt a systematic, integrated safety programme. This combines strong leadership commitment, employee participation, continuous risk assessment and control, active training, regular monitoring, and adaptive improvement. By putting in place these six interlocking approaches, organizations can move … Read more
To write a good incident report, start by clearly stating what happened, when, where, who was involved, and why the report is being made — all using factual, objective language — then follow with a chronological narrative of events, witness statements, immediate actions taken, assessment of consequences, root cause analysis, and recommendations to prevent recurrence. … Read more
Workers’ compensation is a no-fault insurance system designed to protect employees who are injured or become ill due to their work. In short, it works by providing medical care, wage replacement, and sometimes rehabilitation or death benefits for work-related injuries or illnesses—without the worker needing to prove employer negligence. From the moment an injury occurs … Read more
A Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) is the maximum concentration of a hazardous substance (chemical, dust, fume, mist, or physical agent) to which a worker may be exposed during a specified period of time without suffering adverse health effects. Typically, in U.S. occupational safety law (OSHA), PELs are expressed as time-weighted averages (TWAs) over an 8-hour … Read more
Safety measures are the actions, procedures, tools, or guidelines put in place to protect people — whether workers, the public, or specific vulnerable groups — from harm, injury, illness, or danger. In effect, they reduce risk, prevent accidents, and maintain a safe environment. These measures may be physical (like guards on machinery), procedural (like emergency … Read more