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Safety First “ Safety must always come before the work”
A hazard is something with the potential to cause damage. Risk is the probability that someone could be injured by the danger with an indication of the severity of damage can be. The law does not require you to eliminate all risks, but you are required to protect people as far as ‘reasonably practicable’.
The [...]
Due to the dynamic, rugged nature of construction work, normal use of electrical equipment at your site causes wear and tear that results in insulation breaks, short-circuits, and exposed wires [for [...]
“Confined space” means an area which typically has limited openings for entry and exit, unfavorable natural ventilation which could contain contaminants from the air or produce dangerous and not for the continued occupation of employees. Confined spaces include but are not limited to storage tanks, compartments of ships, process vessels, pits, silos, vats, degreasers, reactors, [...]
Dioxins are a group of several chlorine based synthetic chemicals that exist in high levels of concentration in our environment. Our air, water and food supplies are just a few ways that dioxins get into the human body. Dioxin testing is an expensive complicated procedure, however If left untreated, these toxic compounds can cause a [...]
What is an MSDS?
An MSDS is a document containing important information about a hazardous chemical (which may be hazardous substance and/or dangerous goods) and must state:
* The product name is a hazardous substance
* The chemical and generic name of certain ingredients
* The chemical and physical properties of the hazardous substance
* Information on health hazards
* Precautions and [...]
Each day about 2000 U.S. workers have a job-related eye injury that requires medical treatment. About one third of the injuries are treated in hospital emergency departments and more than 100 of these [...]
This procedure defines the standard work process for system and equipment safety tagging / lockout. This procedure standardizes the approach for safety tags and locks to be used on AN and MMA Project. Safety tags and lockouts will help to protect personnel and equipment from hazardous energy sources during the construction and
startup phases of the [...]
