Why Safety Certificates Are Important For Worker Safety
It’s no secret that in today’s work environment, employees need to be more aware of potential hazards, along with the knowledge and skills to mitigate any risks. The regulations of the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) are not uniform rules, but standards for safe practice. Fortunately, there are a number of resources available for Read more ➝
Machinery Directive Risk Assessment: What is it?
Risk assessment is a method that organizations can use to determine the risk of a particular event occurring. The organization can then put controls in place to reduce the risk of that event occurring or even bring it to a point where it feels comfortable with the risk. A Machinery Risk Assessment (RCVD) is a Read more ➝
The importance of PPE: where do they come from and why are they needed?
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is essential for any job that involves contact with hazardous substances or conditions. These include chemicals, toxic substances, irritants, infectious diseases, and so on. Both the standard for personal protective equipment (PPE) and the AS/NZS 4260 standard are based on a hierarchy of control measures to control risks. They recognize that Read more ➝
What is PPE and why it is important for chemical safety
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is clothing items or garments that an employee can wear to reduce the risk of coming into contact with chemicals, liquids, vapors, dust, or other potential hazards in the workplace. PPE is important for chemical safety because, when combined with other standard industrial safety practices and standard personal protective equipment, they Read more ➝
What you need to know about the Opito stand for safety
Any company that thinks its supply chain is as important as its products needs to think again. And fast. The risks of sourcing products that are substandard, counterfeit or even unsafe are well known and well-known by now – just ask any brand whose reputation has been irrevocably damaged by a security scandal in recent Read more ➝