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ISO, derived from the Greek "isos" meaning equal, is the International Organization for Standardization...
Think of any company that has lost “face” and precious money with accidents that have caused serious injuries if not deaths, to its workers. It is the face of an organization that has realized too late, that safety improves business outcomes. Their fear of additional money and time spent on safety measures has led to much time lost...
Typhoons, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and droughts are just some of the natural disasters that visit the Philippines from time to time. No wonder, as the country is located along the boundary of major tectonic plates, the Pacific Ring of Fire, and the center of the typhoon belt...
A few years back, people were horrified to know of a number of school children dying of poisoning after eating cassava cake sold by a vendor. Upon investigation, it was found out that the grandmother who made the cakes mistakenly used rat poison instead of salt...
Any seasoned occupational safety and health (OSH) professional knows that detecting occupational health hazards such as noise, illumination, temperature, heat stress, humidity, airborne contaminants, and other hazardous...
According to OSHA standards, 120 fatalities and 50,000 injuries every year could be prevented if proper Lock-out/Tag-out procedures are being followed. Lock-Out, Tag-Out (LOTO), is the control of hazardous energies such as electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal, or mechanical...
Permit to Operate (PTO) is a certification granted to a facility or establishment which passed the evaluation and inspection of the Department of Labor and Employment or DOLE. It is categorized into different equipment depending on the type being applied for. The issuance of a permit to operate is highly technical...
In some workplaces, there is a hazard from airborne contaminants. Some activities and some materials are prone to be dispersed into the workplace and into the breathing zone of workers. In analyzing the nature of the problem, and later the solution...
March is here and fire incidents grabbing the headlines are nothing new. In fact, the most recent fire incidents as of this writing involved February 20, 2022, residential fire in Sta. Cruz, Manila which killed four and another on February 17, 2022, which destroyed 100 houses in Zamboanga City...
