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There are many types of accidents in the workplace which has resulted to multiple injuries, from mild to severe and death. This article will briefly enumerate the types of accidents in the workplace with a brief highlight on each. It is important that stringent measures be taken to prevent these accidents as they possess dire … Read more
What Is Ergonomic Hazard: Ergonomic hazard is a typical risk factors within the environment which has the potential to hurt the musculoskeletal system. The are injuries that are caused by ergonomic hazards are not always immediately obvious, making these hazards difficult to detect. Read Also: Ergonomic injury – Examples, Risk factors & Prevention How to identify … Read more
What is a Fire Hydrant – A fire hydrant is a water supply point. It serves a s a reservoir where water is tapped during fire fighting. It can be placed inside or outside a building, parking area, industrial area, mine, roadside, and designed to instantly provide the water required by fire fighters to extinguish a … Read more
What is a Sluice room A sluice room is a room found in hospitals and extended-care facilities such as nursing homes and are used to isolate human waste. It is also called – A solid utility room. It is also where used disposables such as incontinence pads and bedpans are dealt with, and medical and … Read more
The question “What are the qualification required for a safety officer” is a very important question young and prospective Health and Safety professionals ask. Health and Safety Officer Qualification is not fixed, the same way the duties are not fixed; all are organization dependent. Some organization has a high qualification criteria before being considered for … Read more
We will briefly consider examples of chemical hazards. Chemical hazards are those set of chemicals which have the potential to cause damage to humans or environment when release into the environment. OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) defines a hazardous chemical as ‘any chemical which can cause a physical or a health hazard.’ Chemicals exist either … Read more
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Fire are group into classes based on the source of its fuel. This the area of concentration for this article; Classes of Fire. Classes of fire There are basically five (5) classes of fire; … Read more
Importance Of Safety Why Safety Is Important – I believe there is no one who does not appreciate the word SAFETY; even with very little understanding about it. Safety as its rightly defined is – A condition of being protected from anything or situation which could likely cause danger, risk, or injury. Just with this understanding, everyone … Read more
Kitchen Safety is all about ensuring that the kitchen is free from hazards which could result in injury. It can also be said to mean, being safe in the kitchen. Importance of Kitchen Safety Kitchen Safety is important in that, understanding the hazards present in the kitchen can help you avoid causing an accident or … Read more
Safety Corridor – Meaning Safety Corridors are special segments of highway that have been identified based on data analysis to be high collision zones, especially for severe injury and fatal collisions. It can be said to be stretches of state highways where fatal and serious injury traffic crash rates are higher than the statewide average for … Read more