Covid-19 has everyone on edge. The pandemic has forced people to change the way they live and work. Businesses have had to adapt to the new normal of social distancing and remote work. Covid-19 Incident Surveillance Form helps to keep track of these Covid-19-related incidents in the workplace or community and report it to health […]
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Maintaining a fleet of vehicles is a critical part of any business operation. Not only do vehicles need to be in good working order to transport goods and personnel, but they also need to meet safety standards. That’s why a vehicle inspection checklist is necessary. Fleet inspection is an important part of the supply chain […]
Without a robust risk management system like that laid out by ISO 31000 standards, you’ll also be yet another figure suffering from critical risk events.
In the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)‘s report titled “Health and safety at work: Summary statistics for Great Britain 2019”, 581,000 non-fatal injuries were logged. 138,000 of these were severe enough to put workers out of action for 7 days or more, and 147 workers died. Those figures are only rough estimates though, as almost […]
“No matter where you work or what you do for a living, there is a chance that you will get injured on the job.” Work Injury Source, Workplace Injury Statistics In 1894, a solicitor slipped on a turnip at work, fell, and sued his employers for the equivalent of $2,000. A true story that’s still […]
When speaking of workplace safety management, the Health, Safety, Environment, & Quality (HSEQ) framework often comes up. Industries such as mining, oil and energy, engineering, and manufacturing are quite often associated with injury statistics such as the following: But how can you prevent these workplace hazards and promote a safety culture? To prevent incidents such […]
What do BlackBerry, BP, Target, and a large engineering company have in common? All four organizations failed to assess risk and as a result, suffered hugely (I’ll be divulging the gory details later). But, BlackBerry, Kodak, Target, and the large engineering firm aren’t the only ones. For the average organization, over 85% of its efforts […]