Creating A Safer Workplace for Higher Productivity
Acetic acid is a versatile chemical compound that finds its applications in various industries and household products. It is commonly known as vinegar when diluted. While acetic acid has numerous benefits, it is essential to be aware of the potential hazards associated with its handling and use.
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Hearing loss is a prevalent occupational health concern that affects millions of workers worldwide. It possesses the potential to profoundly influence an individual’s quality of existence and overall state of being. Therefore, it is crucial for both employers and employees to take proactive measures to prevent hearing loss in the workplace. [Continue reading…]
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Getting injured on the job can be a major physical and financial setback for any employee. Fortunately, workers’ compensation insurance exists to help injured employees receive aid for their recovery. The workers’ compensation system can be complicated, however, and it can be difficult to understand whether your injury qualifies for these benefits. The type of injury and where it occurred can affect your eligibility, so keep reading to learn what qualifies for workers’ compensation and what does not.
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About 71 percent of the earth’s surface is covered with water with the oceans holding around 96.5 percent of it. But as the famous lines of the poem go “Water water everywhere, not a drop to drink.” Yes! It is a fact in many places of the world.
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For many businesses, storing hazardous substances on site is an inevitable part to necessitate daily activities. Hazardous substances is an umbrella term for any chemical or substance that can cause adverse effects if they come into contact with its environment or an individual. Such substances most commonly take the form of caustic chemicals, solvents, cleaning products, and sealants – but businesses may be exposed to further potentially dangerous chemicals, depending on the nature of their work.
If your business is storing potentially dangerous substances and chemicals at your workplace, there are vital safety regulations to which you must adhere. These obligations maintain the safety of those handling the hazardous chemicals and those in its vicinity.
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Hazards in confined space present real dangers. They make confined space works become one of the deadliest works in the workplace.
Recognizing these hazards is the key to confined space safety. Fail to recognize these hazards in confined space will lead to fatal accidents.
Look at the following statistics:
In 2015, according to bls.gov, 136 workers died due to confined space-related accidents.
Meanwhile, in 2010, there were 26 fatalities due to inhalation and 6 fatalities due to oxygen deficiency occurred in confined spaces.
If you can recognize work hazards related with confined space early, then you will be able to take necessary control measures to reduce the hazard level. Even you will have a chance to eliminate these hazards. [Continue reading…]
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By definition, a hazard is anything that has the potential to cause harm to people, damage to property or environment, or loss to process.
OSHA defines hazard as the potential for harm that is associated with a condition or activity that if left uncontrolled can result in injury or illness.
Meanwhile, according to OHSAS 18001:1999, the hazard is a source or situation with a potential for harm in terms of human injury or illness health, damage to property, damage to the workplace environment, or a combination of these.
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Safety signs and symbols are important safety communication tools. They help to indicate various hazards that present in plant site or workplace. At the same time, they warn workers to always keep watching on those hazards by giving required information and safety instructions.
They do not only inform the presence of hazards but also keep workers’ safety awareness. It is very important in reducing accidents at the workplace and in chemical plants.
To get the most out of health and safety signs and symbols, you should choose the right one for each work location on the plant site. Each work area needs different workplace health and safety signs and symbols. It is because each work area has a different type of hazard.
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Preparing appropriate types and enough quantity of construction safety equipment is one of the important steps you have to do to ensure safety during construction work inside your work area or chemical plant.
You may rely on your daily safety equipment to fulfill the requirement of construction safety equipment. But, it is not enough. Take a moment to think about it.
Construction work is much different from your daily plant operation. You will need different types of safety equipment.
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Sodium hydroxide is one of the most important chemicals in the world. It is widely used in various industries; pulp and paper, textile, food, pharmaceuticals, personal care, water treatment, etc.
According to GlobeNewsWire.com, the market size of this chemical reaches USD 36.17 billion in 2018. And it is predicted that in the year 2027, the market size will become USD 59.24 billion.
However, besides its important role, sodium hydroxide is a hazardous chemical that we need to handle with care. Otherwise, its chemical hazards will harm our safety and health.
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