Aviolent explosion rips through your office complex. Multiple fires are burning. An ominous plume of heat, fire, dust, debris and an unknowable mixture of perhaps asbestos, silica, lead and other metals floats into the atmosphere.
When accidents or emergencies occur, isn’t it reassuring to know there are people who are willing to help? EMTs, firemen, police officers and many others devote their time to ensure the well-being of others.
“Joe, got a minute?â€
“Sure, what do you need, Willie?â€
“I really don’t want to fill out this safety card.â€
“Let me see what you got,†replied Joe.
Technology is impacting our lives and our jobs at almost every turn. Now, new technology developments are bringing even the fall protection product category into the information age, helping safety professionals more effectively manage their programs.
So you think there’s nothing new to learn about using hearing protectors? After all, hazardous noise has been around for a long time; you’ve heard it all before, right? Well, let’s check your hearing conservation know-how with this quick “true/false†test of fact or fiction.
This past September I enjoyed my fourth business trip to Australia, appreciating another opportunity to teach Aussies the principles and procedures of People-Based Safety (PBS).
Action plans, response plans, contingency plans — all of these plans do the same thing: spell out how a business will provide an uninterrupted flow of products or services during an emergency.
America runs on Dunkin’,†goes the slogan for Dunkin’ Donuts. And much of business runs on too little sleep. The same could be said of many safety and health managers
Office workers may not realize that minor routine office actions add up, but according to one recent study two-thirds of U.S. office workers (66 percent) said they experience some physical problems as a result of job-related stress or exertion.
Safety experts for BP PLC warned their bosses of the potential for a "major site incident" more than two years before an explosion at the company's Texas City refinery killed 15 people and injured another 170, according to a broadcast report.
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