Noise is a set of loud, unpleasant, and unorganized sounds. It tends to cause temporary or permanent hearing damage. According to OSHA, Twenty-two million workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise at work each year. Hearing damage could be temporary or permanent. Temporary hearing damage is reversible while permanent hearing damage is irreversible. How Do You … Read more
HAZMAT stands for Hazardous Materials. The HAZMAT test is a written test designed for anyone involved in the shipment of hazardous materials. According to government regulations, hazardous material may include Toxic chemicals, Fuel, Nuclear waste, Biological agents, Chemical agents, Radioactive agents, etc. Generally, hazardous materials are substances that may pose a reasonable health risk to … Read more
Workplace safety explains the collective plans, procedures, and actions adopted to prevent or control the hazards present in the workplace. The workplace is always encompassed with hazards of different sorts with their accompanying risk. The risk could be high, medium or low. Depending on the level of risk, suitable control measures need to be adopted … Read more
10 Top Health, Safety, and Environment Training Providers is a question most prospective HSE professionals ask. Becoming a Health and safety professional is a dream of most people, but how to actualize this dream is always a problem when there is no guidance. This article aims to help you achieve this goal. What Is Health … Read more
Excavation safety procedures should be considered every time we plan on excavating the soil. Excavation is the process of digging the soil which comes with some inherent hazards like cave-ins, contact with buried services, falls from height, falling objects, etc. The safety demand of any excavation depends majorly on the depth of the excavation and … Read more
Imagine walking into a factory where machines roar, heavy boxes are stacked high, and chemicals are stored without labels. Without proper regulation, this environment is a ticking time bomb for worker injuries. That’s precisely why the Occupational Health and Safety Act (often referred to as the OSH Act in the U.S.) exists—to ensure that every … Read more
Occupational exposure explains contact with a potentially harmful physical, chemical, or biological agent as a result of one’s occupation. This exposure could result in several levels of danger; mainly danger to health. Occupational Exposure Examples Occupation: Hazardous agents exposed to: Asbestos cement industry Asbestos Carpentry and joinery; Furniture and cabinet making Wood dust Paint stripping; … Read more
Imagine a fire starting in a remote part of a building, where no one is around to notice it early. In such critical moments, an Automatic Fire Extinguisher can mean the difference between a minor incident and a catastrophic loss. These smart devices detect, suppress, and contain fires without human intervention, making them an essential … Read more
Natural hazards are naturally occurring physical phenomena caused either by rapid or slow onset events that might hurt humans or the environment; these events can be geophysical, hydrological, climatological, meteorological, or biological. Classification Of Natural Hazards Geophysical hazards: These are hazards driven by geological (i.e. Earth) processes, in particular, plate tectonics. Examples are earthquakes, landslides, … Read more
Imagine you’re working in a high-value server room or navigating a cockpit mid-flight—fire breaks out, and you reach for the nearest fire extinguisher. But not just any extinguisher—a Halon fire extinguisher. This specialized piece of equipment is designed for environments where leaving residue or damaging electronics is not an option. In this article, we’ll break … Read more