5 Key Steps for Effective Risk Management at the Workplace
Risk management is a critical aspect of maintaining a safe and efficient workplace. I recognize that it involves identifying, assessing,…
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E-Books: HAZOPS Should BE fun-The Stream-Based HAZOP
The GATE HAZOP Method This book describes the GATE HAZOP Method, the Stream-Based HAZOP. The GATE Method addresses all the…
E-Books: Safety Health and Environmental Auditing
Safety Health and Environmental Auditing A Practical Guide by Simon Watson Pain. The purpose of this book is to provide…
E-Books: A Quick Guide to Health and Safety
A Quick Guide to Health and Safety by R Gilbert. Health and safety issues now impose upon almost every part…
E-Books: Job Hazard Analysis A Guide for Voluntary Compliance and Beyond
Job Hazard Analysis A Guide for Voluntary Compliance and Beyond 2nd edition by James E. Roughton. This book methodically develops…
Photo of the day: 5 Tips to keep your Crew Healthy and safe at work
Staying healthy and safe at work is important. No matter what your job, it is important to reduce your risks…
Work-Related Stress short guide
This Guide answers some common questions about work-related stress. It explains what it is, and what you can do about…
How to Prevent Needlestick Injuries?
As an employer of health care workers, you want and need to provide a safe and healthy workplace for your…
Returning to safe operation COVID-19
HSSE WORLD recognizes the importance of worker safety as businesses look to resume operations following COVID-19 related work stoppages or…
Safety Templates: COVID-19 Safety Plan
Employers are required to develop a COVID-19 Safety Plan that outlines the policies, guidelines, and procedures they have put in…
The Main key differences between OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001
If your business is accredited to OHSAS 18001, you have until March 12, 2021 to make the transition to its…
Pesticides & fumigants Exposure
Pesticides and fumigants can cause mild or severe poisoning. Long-term exposure to them can cause cancer. Workers most commonly absorb…
Chlorine Exposure
Chlorine is a powerful disinfectant and bleaching agent. In both gas and liquid forms it is toxic and extremely dangerous.…
Measles Infection
Measles is a very contagious infection, also known as Rubeola. Caused by a virus, measles is easily spread. It produces…
The Risks of Radon Gas
Radon is an invisible, odourless, tasteless, radioactive gas formed by the disintegration of uranium in the soil. Long-term exposure to…
Patient handling Reducing the Risks
Patient handling is the top cause of injury among care workers. Care workers who move people are at significant risk…
HIV/AIDS Exposure
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a blood-borne disease that is spread through blood and certain body fluids. HIV attacks the…
Formaldehyde Exposure
Formaldehyde is a dangerous chemical, both as a gas and as a liquid. Long-term exposure increases your health risks. Employers who…
Sun & UV radiation Exposure
Too much ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure can cause sunburn, eye irritation, skin cancer, and blindness. UV radiation comes from many…
Flour dust Exposure
Flour dust is a hazardous substance. Workers in baking-related jobs may inhale flour dust when it becomes airborne. The dust…
Metalworking fluids Exposure
Metalworking fluids can cause health problems such as infections and asthma. The fluids contain a variety of different chemicals and…
Hepatitis (B & C) Risks
Hepatitis B and C are bloodborne diseases that affect the liver. They can be transmitted from a single exposure to…
Silica Hazard
Silica is one of the most common hazards on a worksite, particularly in the construction, oil and gas, manufacturing, and…
Smoking-related toxins
Cigarette smoke contains at least 250 chemicals that cause cancer or are toxic. Many of these chemicals are already found…