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Occupational health and hygiene

Occupational health and hygiene Health of the worker is influenced by the following factors:- 1- Occupational factors ( work Environment ) 2- Non-Occupational factors ( food, clothing, water, housing,diet habits, personal habits like smoking, alcohol consumption etc.) Interactionof the worker with his working environment may result in impairment of his healthleading to work related illness also known as occupation diseases. The hazards in working environment can be classified broadlyas follows:    Physical    Chemical    Biological (infectious and parasiticagents)    Social    Occupational Hazards Associated with work            Environment Physical- workplaceclimate, Lighting and Noise Working conditions: The work area temperature, the amount and quality of light and levels of noise are common working condition factors found in all workplaces. The workplace climate: The climate is t...

SAFETY ACRONYMS

1 - HSE -  Health Safety Environment 2 - PPE - Personal Protective Equipment 3 - ANST - American National Standard Institute 4 - NFPA - National Fire Protection Association 5 - OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration 6 - IOSH - International Occupational Safety and Health 7 - NEBOSH - National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health  8 - ISO - International Standard Organization 9 - PM - Particulate Matter 10 - AIES - All Institute of Engineering and Safety 11 - AISE - Advance Institute of Safety Engineering 12 - OSHAS - Occupational Safety and Health Assessment Series 13 - OH & SMS - Occupational Health and Safety Management System 14 - CFR - Code of Federal Regulation 15 - APR - Air Purifying Respirator 16 - ASR - Air Supplying Respirator 17 - SCBA - Self Contained Breathing Apparatus 18 - SCUBA - Self Contained Under Water Breathing the Apparatus 19 - PFAS - Personal Fall Arrest System 20 - P - Pull the P...

Safety profession is a dignified Job

Why safety officers are over loaded in India and why 90% of those candidates goes jobless or work for poor salaries? The first answer is the lack of quality. We want quality not quantity. I will explain the main reason behind this. 90% safety students in India are not properly educated. Many don’t have any graduation and some of them are not even passed 12th grade. Then they straight come into do a 1 year safety diploma. Safety institutions are giving this diploma with a 15 or 30 day class. So basically it’s just a 1 month course and the certificate come with 1 year. You dont need any skill to pass this exam. Even if you write pure wrong answers they still give you pass mark because these are evaluating by the institutions itself. The institutions want business so they give pass mark to all students. Even if you don’t write the exam they may still give the diploma certificate. That’s what i said the quality is pathetic. Who is the main culprit behind this? Safety institutions ar...

Accident investigation 5W1H

Six questions you need to ask during your accident investigation; 1. Who •    was injured? •    saw the incident? •    was working with him/her? •    had instructed, trained, assigned the affected person/ •    else was involved? •    Can help prevent the re-occurrence? 2. What •    was the injury/illness? •    was being done at time of injury or incident? •    were they told to do so? •    tools were being used? •    machinery was involved? •    operation was being performed? •    instruction had been given? •    precautions were given? •    precautions were necessary? •    PPE was used or should have been used? •    problems or questions was encountered? •    did the employee and others do after the incident? •    did witnesses see? •    will be done to prevent re-...

SAFETY SLOGANS

1. 10 FINGERS 10 TOES, IF YOU ARE NOT SAFE, WHO KNOWS. 2. 6 INCH OF STICHES IS BETTER THAN 6 FEET UNDER - BUCKLE UP! 3. A "SAFETY" ATTITUDE IS ONE THAT NEVER HURTS TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU. 4. A CASUAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS SAFETY WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE CASUALTY. 5. A HARNESS IS BETTER THAN A HEARSE. 6. A MASK IS A MUST. 7. A NEAR MISS REPORTED TODAY, IS AN ACCIDENT LESS LIKELY TO HAPPEN TOMORROW. 8. A SAFER YOU IS A SAFER ME. 9. A SIMPLE FALL COULD END IT ALL. 10. A SPILL, A SLIP, A HOSPITAL TRIP. 11. A WOUND NEGLECTED IS A WOUND INFECTED. 12. ACCEPT NOTHING LESS THAN YOUR BEST. 13. ACCIDENT BRING TEARS, SAFETY BRING CHEERS. 14. ACCIDENT PREVENTION, MAKE IT YOUR #1 INTENTION. 15. ACCIDENTS BIG OR SMALL, AVOID THEM ALL. 16. ACCIDENTS HURT, SAFETY DOESN'T. 17. ALERT TODAY. ALIVE TOMORROW. 18. ALWAYS THINK SAFETY EVEN WHEN YOU’RE IN A HURRY. 19. AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE. 20. ANGER IS ONE LETTER AWAY FROM DANGER. 21. AR...