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