Q & A: What is the Difference between Process shutdown and Emergency Shutdown?
Q: What is the Difference between Process shutdown and Emergency Shutdown? A: Process shutdown (PSD) is defined as the automatic isolation…
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Hazard Identification Checklist
Hazard identification is the process of detecting potential sources of harm or damage from doing a job task in a…
Photo of the day: How to Avoid the Fatal Four
In the construction industry, certain hazards are present every day on the job site. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration…
E-Books: Accident Incident Prevention Techniques 2nd Edition
Accident Incident Prevention Techniques Second Edition by Charles D. Reese. The 2nd edition of Accident/Incident Prevention Techniques provided clear, comprehensive…
Guide for Control Zones for Flat Roofing (Warning Line Systems)
The Occupational Health and Safety Act ‐ Fall Protection Regulations outline the instances and requirements for employers to provide a…
Photo of the day: What is the line of fire
The term “line of fire” is very common when talking about the hazards of a work task. Depending on the…
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Leading Indicators and Developing High-Impact for safety
Why do so many organizations continue to take a reactive approach to safety? Why is it so hard to maintain…
Machinery Guarding: Safety Moment#31
This safety moment video is about selecting and fitting the right type of guards on machinery to protect workers operating,…
Workplace Housekeeping Checklist
A workplace housekeeping checklist is a tool used to ensure that the workplace is well organized, hygienic, and safe for…
Safety Flash: Towing Fatality
In July 2020, a Prince Edward Island worker was fatally injured when struck by an airborne broken chain. An excavator…
E-Books: Handbook of Petrochemical Processes
This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data…
Photo of the day: workplace Hazards
Safety should never be an afterthought; especially in the workplace, as organizational efficiency directly depends on the well-being of employees.…
Interview Questions on Fire Alarm System
In this article, we will speak on the Fire Alarm System and present some Questions followed by their Answers useful for your interview preparation…
Photo of the day: Fostering Engagement at the front line
Employee engagement is a workplace approach resulting in the right conditions for all members of an organization to give their…
Lifesaving Rules Really Save Lives
Lifesaving Rules, Golden Rules, Cardinal Rules many organizations identify a set of safety rules that are considered of utmost importance.…
Tunneling Safety
Tunneling work is widely carried out in the construction of the railway, road projects, and irrigation This work is specialized…
E-Books: Safety With Machinery
Safety With Machinery By John Ridley and Dick Pearce. This book sets out to simplify and clarify how those obligations…
Improve Pipeline Safety Management with Aerial Data
In the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) February 2020 Public Meeting, PHMSA’s Office of Pipeline Safety outlined a three-step…
Photo of the day: FrontLine supervisors are the LINCHPINS of safety
No matter the industry, in all my years of experience working across organizations, from the hourly workforce to the executive…
Safety Flash: Unsafe lifting operations
A member reports two incidences of unsafe lifting, which are worthy of note. Incident 1 Unsafe Lifting Operations By sub-contractor…
What is The meaning of Back Fire, Sustained Backfire, and Flashback ? and what is its preventive measures in welding Applications
Used properly, modern oxy-fuel process equipment is safe to handle without extra protection. There is no substitute for training and…
Behavioral Safety
The application of behavioral science has contributed greatly to improvements in safety. From behavior-based safety to safety leadership to developing…
Latent Effects Hazards
Quick, think of a hazard! If you’re like me, you imagined something dramatic – an open pit, a lightning bolt,…
Photo of the day:5 keys for effective Self-Management in lone worker safety
Lone workers are those who work by themselves without close or direct supervision. Anybody who works alone, including contractors, self-employed…