Tool Box Talk: Asphalt Fumes: Roofing Operations
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Asphalt fumes cause health effects such as headaches, nausea, and drowsiness. They are also linked to lung cancer. Asphalt kettles cause both continuous exposure to fumes that escape and occasional exposures when the lid is opened for filling or loading….
The difference between single-use, limited use, and reusable chemical protective garments
Chemical protective clothing is, according to OSHA’s Technical Manual (Section VIII, Chapter 1), equipment designed to “shield or isolate individuals from the chemical, physical, and biological hazards that may be encountered during hazardous materials operations.” Not all chemically protective garments are…
Tepid Safety Showers and 5 Solutions to Ensure Tepid Water at All Times
Despite the various control measures put in place to protect them, exposure to hazardous substances remains a threat to workers in almost every industry. And when exposure does happen, it’s critical that the worker be able to treat it right…
How to Choose the Right Type of Disposable Glove
When someone says “work glove,” you might think of those bulky, durable leather gloves used in manual labor. Those are perfect for some types of work, but disposable gloves of various types have become common in the workplace. Disposable gloves…
Tips to Manage COVID-19 in Your Workplace
We are in the midst of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The world’s human population has no immunity to the virus. And looking at the situation unfold in China, we can see that how we manage our response to the virus…
Steps to Conducting an Effective Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
A Job Safety Analysis (JSA), also known as a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), is a technique used to examine all aspects of a specific job-related task in order to identify hazards before they cause accidents. According to OSHA, a JSA must…
Q & A: What PPE should I use when working at home?
Q: What PPE should I use when working at home? A: Personal protective equipment (PPE) is your last line of defense against hazards. They’re the protective articles you wear on your person (like safety glasses and work gloves) to protect against…
5 Leading Electrical Hazards and How to Avoid Them
In my years as a safety professional, I have performed many accident investigations involving electricity. Luckily, all of them have been minor, usually involving an exposed wire zapping someone. I always used these types of incidents as opportunities to stress electrical safety….
Controlling Hazardous Fume and Gases during Welding.
Welding fumes are a complex mixture of metallic oxides, silicates, and fluorides. Fumes are formed when a metal is heated above its boiling point and its vapors condense into very fine, particles (solid particulates). Welding fumes generally contain particles from…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infographic
HSSE World aims to support and celebrate HSE professionals and the work they do by providing easy access to occupational health and safety information, and by reinforcing safe work practices, so that HSE WORLD Designed the Infographic below to be…
Q & A: What are the Types of scaffold’s load?
Q: What are the Types of scaffold’s load? A: Scaffolding should be intended for the worst combination of dead loads (self-weight) & live loads (temporary burdens) that can be normal during the period that the scaffold is required to be…
How to Inspect Your Fall Harness When Working Alone
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A van pulls up to the jobsite and a service worker gets out, ready to tackle the case of the malfunctioning street light. He prepares his bucket truck and pulls out his fall harness. It’s old and ratty—probably not much…
E-Books: COVID-19 Information and Risk Assessment
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]This guidance has been collated using information available in the public domain from the following bodies and organisations: • The United Kingdom National Health Service (UK NHS) • The World Health Organisation (WHO) • The Chartered Institute of Personnel…
Fall Protection and Ladders
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Fall hazards are present in more places than one might initially think. Not only do obvious fall hazards occur in areas that have leading edges, or open holes, but fall hazards exist in much less obvious ways as well. One example of…
E-Books: Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]This guidance is not a standard or regulation, and it creates no new legal obligations. It contains recommendations as well as descriptions of mandatory safety and health standards. The recommendations are advisory in nature, informational in content, and are…
Tool Box Talk: Arc Welding and Fire Safety
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If properly inspected and used, the arc welder is very safe. If used improperly, it can expose welders to fire, explosion, and retinal burns.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row xt_row_type=”in-container” xt_border_top=”0″ xt_pattern_opacity=”100″][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1496149528728{margin: 2px !important;padding: 2px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”9947″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1583760248869{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_btn title=”HSSE WORLD…
Lessons from 3 of the Worst Workplace Disasters
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Anyone working in the field knows that we’re far from living in an accident free world. And, yes, we’re not even close to a fatality-free world. A single fatality is horrendous, but in this article we will be looking at…
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Questions & Answers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What do you know about Coronavirus? Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A…
What procedure should we follow to reactivate equipment that has been locked out?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Q:What procedure should we follow to reactivate equipment that has been locked out? A:Lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures are used to ensure that equipment or machinery does not release hazardous energy in the form of electricity, chemicals, heat, or dangerous potential energy from mechanical,…
Managing Risk in Healthcare
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New technologies are opening the doors for improved approaches to risk management. However, these innovations won’t have a strong effect on health and safety until they are accepted at the highest levels of the decision-making pyramid and used to their fullest….
