What Is Safety Integrity Level (SIL)

Safety Integrity Level

Safety Integrity Level abbreviated as “SIL” is one of the safety studies carried out to prevent hazards in process industries. According to Wikipedia, a safety integrity level (SIL) is defined as a relative level of risk reduction provided by a safety function, or to specify a target level of risk reduction. In simple terms, SIL is a measurement of … Read more

35 Oxy-Acetylene Welding/Cutting Safety Precautions

Oxy-Acetylene Welding/Cutting Safety Precautions

Oxy-acetylene welding/cutting is also called Oxy-fuel welding/cutting. It is a process that uses oxygen and fuel gases to weld and cut steel or metallic components. In this type of welding acetylene gas and oxygen are mixed in a torch to attain the high temperatures that are required for the welding process. This process like any other process has … Read more

What Is The Important Difference Between OSHA And NEBOSH

Difference Between OSHA And NEBOSH

What is the important difference between OSHA and NEBOSH in Oil and Gas or Mining safety? There is no sector-specific difference between OSHA and NEBOSH. Be it oil and Gas, Mining, construction, Environment, etc. The two are different Health and Safety organizations and have their specific operating structure; also, OSHA is a Health and safety … Read more

What is Heat Exhaustion Recovery Time?

Heat Exhaustion Recovery Time

Heat exhaustion recovery time is the time required for someone affected by heat exhaustion to recover from the illness. The heat exhaustion recovery time varies based on some factors: Time of diagnosis: How long it took before the illness was diagnosed. This will determine when treatment commences and will also determine heat exhaustion recovery time. … Read more

HAZOP Study: Step-by-Step Guide to Perform Hazard and Operability Study

HAZOP Study

HAZOP study was initially developed in the 1960s to analyze major chemical process systems but has since been extended to other areas, including mining operations and other types of process systems and complex systems such as nuclear power plant operation and software development. HAZOP Study means “Hazard and Operability Study”. It is a risk assessment … Read more

Effect Of Welding Radiation On The Eye And Skin

Effect Of Welding Radiation

There have been questions on “The Effect of welding radiation (UVR) on the eye and skin“? There are different forms of radiation, like visible light, infrared, and ultraviolet radiation, these different radiations have different wavelengths; the point of concern in this article will be ultraviolet radiation (UVR). Arc welding produces the full spectrum of ultraviolet … Read more

How to Create a Safety Checklist for Your Workplace

Safety Checklist

A safety checklist is a pre-organized document used during safety inspections/Audits for the identification of potential hazards in specific work areas, job processes, etc. It could be paper-based or digitized forms used to inspect and identify workplace hazards that can cause potential harm to people, processes, and the environment. There is a wide range of … Read more

6 Steps for a Successful Accident Investigation Process

Accident Investigation Process

Accident Investigation Process comprises of all the steps taken to arrive at the root cause of very accident. It is not suppose to be done haphazardly nor blindly; instead it should follow a well though out plan and procedure. However in this article will give a blueprint which if followed could result to a successful … Read more

Who is Responsible for Providing SDS (Safety Data Sheet) in the Workplace

Who is Responsible for Providing SDS

Do you know Who is Responsible for Providing SDS (Safety Data Sheet)? If you don’t, stay glued to this blog post to find out. SDS (Safety Data Sheet) formally known as MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) is a document that provides all the necessary information about any and every chemical. Information found in SDS are: … Read more