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Tunneling work is widely carried out in the construction of the railway, road projects, and irrigation This work is specialized...
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Safety With Machinery By John Ridley and Dick Pearce. This book sets out to simplify and clarify how those obligations...
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In the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) February 2020 Public Meeting, PHMSA’s Office of Pipeline Safety outlined a three-step...
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No matter the industry, in all my years of experience working across organizations, from the hourly workforce to the executive...
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A member reports two incidences of unsafe lifting, which are worthy of note. Incident 1 Unsafe Lifting Operations By sub-contractor...
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Used properly, modern oxy-fuel process equipment is safe to handle without extra protection. There is no substitute for training and...
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The application of behavioral science has contributed greatly to improvements in safety. From behavior-based safety to safety leadership to developing...
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Quick, think of a hazard! If you’re like me, you imagined something dramatic – an open pit, a lightning bolt,...
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Lone workers are those who work by themselves without close or direct supervision. Anybody who works alone, including contractors, self-employed...
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Like many safety professionals, I entered the field as a second calling and, to a certain degree, as a matter...
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The weather forecast calls for a slight chance of thunderstorms, but you can only see a few fluffy white clouds...
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Sometimes, it’s good to be reminded of what works and what doesn’t work, whether you’re talking about food choices, sleep...
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ISO 45001:2018 is an international standard for the Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) management system. It serves as a framework...
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No chemical process facility is immune to the risk of over-pressure to avoid dictating the necessity for over-pressure protection. For...
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It’s easy to discount the importance of near-miss incidents since they don’t result in any real injury or property damage....
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Cost avoidance is defined by any action taken in the present that prevents incurring greater costs in the future. For...
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Intrinsic safety (IS) is a low-energy signaling technique that prevents explosions from occurring by ensuring that the energy transferred to a...
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More and more we need to look at new approaches to achieving safe and healthy workplaces. We need to apply...
Does your organization have a process and program enabled to report on near misses easily? Are corrective actions being implemented...
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WHCPs are also known as Shutdown Panels (SDP), Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD), or Hydraulic Safety Shutdown System (HSSS). These are...
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Fire Protection Engineering in Building Design by Jane I. Lataille. A clear and concise reference guide on integrating fire protection...
