HSE Knowledge

No matter how small or large a company is, workers in all fields of industry face workplace dangers that can threaten their health and safety. In some industries, such as in the mining and oil industries, the dangers can be evident: exposure to harmful chemicals, fires, explosions and breakdown of machinery are just some of the health risk that workers in these fields face every single working day. For other fields of business, however, the dangers may not be as obvious: working in an office or a restaurant may seem harmless, but poor ergonomics, food contamination and psychological stress can also cause health problems that can hamper productivity. Because hazards are present in all types of industries, it’s essential for companies to provide health and safety training for their workers and to update this knowledge on a regular basis. Educating workers on the basics of occupational health and safety can help reduce workplace accidents and injuries, saving companies from costly lega...

Safety Misconception ::::: Misconception 1: Workers causes accidents The First and foremost misconception, that every safety practitioners and employer should avoid is that "worker causes accidents". Of course, i agree the worker's unsafe activities and violations may result in accidents, but before that, we should remember, the legal requirements places duty over every employer to control the human error and violations through careful design of work environment. So the conclusion is that the worker will never cause an accident, but the primary failures such as employing unskilled labourers, lack of training, lack of enforcement of safety rules, poorly maintained / unsafe equipment's, failure of health and safety Management systems are causing the accidents.  Misconception 2: It Won't happen to me Remember the accidents and fatalities are common to everyone, no one is an exception here. The study & most of the research says as the experience incre...

This article shall be useful in understanding and application of the concept and process of behavior based safety for safety professionals concerned about correcting unsafe behaviors for reduction of accidents and promoting safe behaviors for developing injury-free culture in their organizations. Introducing a Behavior Based Safety (BBS) program is a great way to change an organization’s safety culture, if done correctly. The programs we have seen over the years have taken many forms. Let’s take a quiz. Which of the following is the ideal form of a BBS program? (a) Finding fault with employee actions and making corrections (sometimes punitive actions) (b) Using behavior science to eliminate hazards or identify administrative control (c) Analyzing observational data and rewarding good behavior through a “token” system The ideal BBS program collects large amounts of information about employee habits to affect change and hopefully take the company’s safety program to the “n...

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACETYLENE VS LPG / PROPANE AS A CUTTING OR HEATING FUEL GAS Ever so often, the question comes up if one can use Propane instead of Acetylene. Learn the difference between the two, and how to prevent accidents. Which gas really Cuts better? Let’s go on and discuss some advantages and disadvantages of our contenders… ACETYLENE Advantages: • Acetylene produces the hottest flame temperature for oxy fuel cutting and welding • The hotter temperature creates a quicker piercing of materials • Oxy acetylene can be used on sites with no power supply • It is quite a versatile process and can be used to weld most metals. Disadvantages: • Acetylene weld lines are rougher in appearance and need more finishing • Acetylene is unstable and expensive • There are more safety issues with oxy acetylene, because there is a naked flame. PROPANE Advantages: • Propane has greater total heat combustion • Oxy propane is easy to obtain and cheaper • Propane...

HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE YOUR WORKPLACE HSE SERVICES? Workplace safety cannot exist on best practice guidelines and policies alone. A safe working environment is based on how well the people, in both management and on the factory floor, adhere to -- and communicate about -- safety standards. The foundation of any successful workplace safety effort is one that encourages employees to identify unsafe behaviours and opportunities for improvement while also making well-informed safety decisions during daily routine tasks. The health and safety of your workplace can have a profound effect on employee productivity. Whether your business is small and local, or large-scale and global, the health of your workers should always be a priority. For successful companies, keeping employees healthy and safe means having a solid plan and program in place. Workplace safety policies provide employees and the company with a set of guidelines for maintaining safety, preventing illness and injury, and dec...

✍ Evaluation of the HSE culture ladder The best way to understand the HSE culture of the company / organization is to use the culture ladder. Each stage has a number of unique features and is along its previous level. This ladder is like a map of the way that tells us where our organization will be where the HSE culture will be and when will it be next. The five steps of this ladder are: Pathologic.          Pathogenic Reactive.              Passive Calculative           Calculative Proactive.             Preventive Generative            Creative  ✅ pathologic: At this level, people are neglected for hygiene - safety and the environment, only comply with the rules and do not properly understand the HSE.  ✅ reactive (passive) At this level, the HSE is only taken seriously when an incident has occurred. Individ...