Unsafe conditions are hazards that have the potential to cause injury or death to an employee. Some of these hazards include erroneous safety procedures, malfunctioning equipment or tools, or failure to utilize necessary safety equipment such as goggles and masks. Unsafe conditions can be found in a variety of workplaces, but they pose a special…
One of the most debated topics in the safety industry is the effectiveness of behavior-based safety (BBS) programs. The idea behind BBS programs is to improve workplace safety by correcting employee behavior through job safety observations. However, many skeptics claim these safety observations only play the blame game and don’t actually improve employee behavior. While there…
There are many definitions for hazard but the most common definition when talking about workplace health and safety is “A hazard is any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or someone.” The CSA Z1002 Standard “Occupational health and safety – Hazard identification and elimination and risk assessment and control” uses…
Unsafe and careless acts by employees and insecure work conditions are majorly responsible for occupation-related accidents worldwide causing grievous injuries and casualties. Unsafe acts and unsafe work conditions can be defined in several ways keeping in view the nature of industries and working places. One can find several such definitions on the internet and in books. In…
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