Video: Fire Prevention & Response
Fire safety and response is an important part of any organization’s Injury and Illness Prevention Plan. Correcting fire hazards and…
Category: HSE
RCRA Hazardous Waste Final Rule: The E-Manifest System & Other Key Revisions
The EPA’s recently updated RCRA rule is designed to make hazardous waste handling regulations easier to understand and to facilitate…
Photo of the day: Position for safety and comfort-Safety Tips
Although sitting requires less physical effort than standing or walking, it puts stress on the lumbar area. Over time, the…
Video: Avoiding line of Fire: Safety Moment#36
The term “line of fire” in safety is very common when talking about the hazards of a work task. Depending…
Video: Employee safety in confined spaces
Confined spaces can be dangerous, especially if a confined space entry is conducted poorly by untrained personnel. This training program…
Photo of the day: Generator Safety
Power outages are common during disasters, and they can last for several days. You can reduce your losses and speed…
E-Books: Food Safety Management-A Practical Guide for the Food Industry
Food Safety Management A Practical Guide for the Food Industry Y. Motarjemi. Food Safety Management: A Practical Guide for the…
Safe Handling of Acetylene Gas
Acetylene gas is a highly useful substance, widely found in industrial applications and a mainstay in many hobbyists’ private workshops…
Video: Aerial Work Platform Safety: Safety Moment#35
Aerial work platforms are powerful machines that help us in many maintenance and construction projects. If used correctly, these pieces…
Photo of the day: Controlling COVID-19 in the Workplace-Physical Barriers
Selecting an appropriate method to control a hazard in the workplace is not always easy. When it comes to the…
E-Books: Safety identification: Escape and evacuation plan signs- ISO 23601
This International Standard establishes design principles for displayed escape plans that contain information relevant to fire safety, escape, evacuation, and…
Ionizing Radiation’s Quantities and Units
Ionizing radiation is radiation that has enough energy to remove electrons from atoms or molecules (groups of atoms) when it…
What Is a Sling Angle?
According to OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Publication 2056, there are nearly 6,000 workplace fatalities in the United States and…
Photo of the day: Manual Material handling
Manual material handling (MMH) is the most common cause of occupational fatigue and lower back pain. MMH includes any tasks…
Electrical Contact Release
People who receive an electric shock are unable to release themselves from contact with an energized conductor or circuit part.…
Photo of the day: Personal Protective Equipment last resort
Hazards exist in every workplace so strategies to protect workers are essential. When possible, the priority should be the elimination…
E-Books: Safety at Work
Safety at Work, Seventh Edition 7th Edition by  John Ridley. A major objective of this book has been to provide an authoritative, up-to-date guide…
Powerline Safety Best Practice For Dump Truck Operators
Dump trucks were the number one cause of overhead powerline contacts in the past five years. Many contacts occurred while…
22-Safety Inspection Checklists
SELF-INSPECTION. The most widely accepted way to identify hazards in the workplace is to conduct safety and health self-inspections. You can…
Photo of the day: WHMIS 2015 – Pictograms
Many countries have aligned the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling…
E-Books: The Safety-Critical Systems Handbook 4th edition
The Safety-Critical Systems Handbook 4th edition is a Straightforward Guide to Functional Safety_ IEC 61508 (2010 Edition), IEC 61511 (2015…
Material handling Hazards and controls
Materials handling is the lifting, moving, and placing of items in various forms. It may be done manually or with…
E-Books: Fundamental principles of occupational health and safety
This new edition of Fundamental principles of occupational health and safety introduces the new ILO instruments promoting occupational safety and…
Safety Task Assessment Form
The Safety task assessment ( STA) and Pre-Task Hazard Assessment ( PTHA) Is an efficient tool, which if utilized Correctly,…