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  Use of Safety Harness

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  A safety harness is personal protective equipment (PPE) designed to protect a person or object from fall, injury, or damage. Working at height is one of the biggest causes of injury (HSE) and fatality in the workplace. On construction sites and in warehouses, the risk of falling means that serious personal injury is a possibility. It's important that workers and managers take a proactive approach to correctly using safety harnesses. The health and safety executive has produced a guide to the...

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  Overview of Round Webbing Lifting Belt and colour coding

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  Lifting belts are also known as lifting slings and rigging slings are made of cable, rope or webbing, chain, and are used with a lift or crane to safely move large loads. They are used for lifting various types of material, these products find application in many construction sites, companies, and industries. Belts come in many styles, sizes, and colours. Some have straps and some do not. Some are air-filled. They can be made of leather, nylon, and many other materials. Most industrial...

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  Importance of face shields in the workplace

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  Workers need face shields across a multitude of industries to ensure reliable protection from numerous hazards. Face shields are essential personal protective equipment used by workers (medical, welders, scientists) to prevent harm or burn on the face. Wearing face protection is one of the simplest ways to shields one's face from the elements faced at work. 

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  Importance of cleaning and disinfecting your safety equipment.

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  Cleaning refers to the removal of germs and dirt from surfaces in order to lower the risk of infection while disinfecting is a process that uses chemicals to kill germs. It is important to choose the right equipment for a certain job. An important part of cleaning is possessing the proper equipment. Without proper equipment, you will be unable to do the work you are expected to carry out. Sometimes this equipment will literally be the tool you need to complete your job, other times, this...

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  Choosing the best glove for work

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  What is Glove? The glove is a garment worn on the hand for work. It is a personal protective equipment PPE that protects the hand from the wrist to the fingers from injury or chemical burns. Gloves change in type depending upon the workplace. Gloves used for work are known as safety gloves or protective gloves. Gloves are used by many working professionals such as machine operators, military personnel, welders, blacksmith, bakeries, doctors, and firemen. As a rule, heavier gloves will in...

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  Things to know while buying spill kits in Nigeria

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  Spills can have devastating impacts, thus, it's significant that you plan well for them. In the event that a basic spill happens while you are storing, using, or transporting goods, having a fitting spill kit, and the knowledge to use it effectively, can help you sort it rapidly and efficiently. Your spill kits give a quick and direct reaction to working environment spills. Regardless of whether it's for fuel, general liquids, or Hazchem spills, the right spill kit will assist you to contain...

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  Creating a safe working environment

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  Safety should never be an afterthought, especially in the workplace, as organizational productivity directly depends on the well-being of employees. Hence if you want to achieve greater efficiency in the workplace, you must make workplace safety an integral part of any organizational culture. . A safe work environment is a productive one. No matter the company, industries, sites, or business, procedures for safety in the workplace are a necessity for all staff. Safety measures protect...

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  Emergency Action Plan

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  Emergencies can happen at any time. The most effective way to handle a crisis situation is to prepare in advance by creating an Emergency Action Plan. The occupational safety & health administration (OSHA) even requires written Emergency Action Plans for many businesses, buildings, industries, companies, and specific businesses that have additional regulations due to their part in the country’s infrastructure or their handling of hazardous materials. Emergencies can be identified as...

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  Safety tips on marine chandlers in Nigeria

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  A ship chandler is a person (or sometimes a group/agency) that totally deals in supplying required commodities for a shipping vessel and its crew. A ship chandler supplies all the necessary and requisite commodities like provisions, disposables and sometimes can be extended to supplying maintenance parts of the vessel, that is engine parts and other essential items. The quality of what is supplied to them is very important and that is why when a chandler is able to come on board, it is very...

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  Best Safety Practice For Tank Cleaning

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  It is in every case great practice to investigate the tank once cleaned to check its condition and to examine warming curls, direct pressing factor tests, and attempt fixes as important. Tanks should be empty before they can be cleaned, thus the time expected to deplete tanks should be considered while assessing the general time required. Tank cleaning is the process of eliminating hydrocarbon fumes, fluids, or buildups from load tanks locally available in a big hauler.

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  Best Industrial Safety Helmet To Use at Workplace

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  Head injuries are fairly common in the industry and account for 3 to 6% of all industrial injuries in industrialized countries. The wounds sustained are generally the effect of rakish articles, for example, apparatuses or bolts tumbling from a stature of a few meters; in different cases, laborers may strike their heads in a tumble to a story or endure an impact between some fixed item and their heads.

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  How to choose Eyewash stations to use at workplace

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  Eyewash stations are used for emergency eye washing in laboratory, industrial, or factory environments. The systems and stations are required when there is a potential for the eyes to be exposed to corrosives, solid aggravations, or harmful chemicals. In these cases, eye washing systems and stations should be accessible and open to workers.

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