728x90 Safety/Safety Talk74 FIRE BACKGROUND INFORMATION Even a small fire can cause injuries from smoke inhalation as well as serious property damage. Everyone has responsibility for preventing fire in the workplace. Learn what to do in the event of a fire you will not have time once a fire starts. HAZARDS Heaters, cigarettes, matches, cookers, and other ignition source. Flammable materials, liquids or gases ignited by heat sou.. 2023. 1. 18. EXCAVATION BACKGROUND INFORMATION Every year pople are killed or seriously injured while working in excavations. Many are killed or injured by collapses and falling materials, some are killed or injured when they contact buried underground services. Excavations need to be properly planned and carried out in accordance with a Permit to Excavate/Risk Assessment/Method Statement as appropriate. HAZARDS Collap.. 2023. 1. 17. PERSONAL HYGIENE BACKGROUND INFORMATION Personal hygiene is very important in any industry, Construction is no exception. Personal cleanliness will reduce the chances of you, your colleagues and familites catching and suffering the ill effects generated by your work activities. Don't take your hazards home. HAZARDS Dermatitis and skin cancers from substances being in contact with the skin Infection from toilets... 2023. 1. 16. CONFINED SPACE WORKING BACKGROUND INFORMATION A confined space can be any enclosed area that if unventilated could contain a toxic gas/vapour,or insufficient oxygen to support life. In many cases the dangers cannot be detected by the senses. It is important to remember that many deaths occur whilst attempting to rescue from a confined space. HAZARDS Too much or too little oxygen. Presence of toxic and/or flammable atm.. 2023. 1. 15. THIRD PARTY PROTECTION BACKGROUND INFORMATION Every year children and other members of the public are killed and injured because construction / maintenance activities don't have been adequately controlled. Accidents happen when workers forget that site activities can affect the wellbeing of the general public either directly or indirectly, there is never any room for complacency, when an activity is being planned the .. 2023. 1. 13. COSHH (control of substances hazardous to health regulations) BACKGROUND INFORMATION The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) aim to make the workplace safer by dealing with substances that could be hazardous to your health. It is important to remember that substances don't just come is containers they can be produced by prosesses such as mixing, cutting, heating and maybe present in the ground you are working with. HAZARDS Substan.. 2023. 1. 13. WORKING AT HEIGHT BACKGROUND INFORMATION Working at Height continues to be the Construction Industries biggest killer, with falls accounting for 50% of all the deaths in construction. Approximately 40 people a year are killed by falls from height. The cause of most of these accidents were very basic and simple i.e. unlashed ladders, incomplete working platform, guard-rails and toeboards missing openings in floors.. 2023. 1. 13. 이전 1 ··· 7 8 9 10 11 다음 728x90
