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By S. S. Suarez The season of long holidays in the Philippines has now begun.  In fact, the Philippines is known around the globe to celebrate the longest Christmas season. For most Filipinos, the vacation started with the October 25, 2012 Eid’l Adha celebration. Eid’l Adha is the Feast of

By S. S. Suarez The warehouse is one of the dangerous places to work in.  I have been managing five warehouse facilities with a combined area of 5 hectares and 50,000 pallet positions.  Imagine the chaos brought by the people working in the warehouse, trucks coming in and out and the number of

By S. S. Suarez On Oct. 23, 2012, hundreds of safety professionals, practitioners and consultants alike, will troop to the Occupational Safety and Health Center(OSHC) in North Avenue corner Agham Road, Quezon City for the 13th National Occupational Safety and Health Congress. To those who are

By S. S. Suarez Mang Ambo (not his real name), 51 years old, has been working as a stevedore in Manila North Harbor.  He has been doing the same back-breaking job for 25 years. Under extreme heat and sometimes harsh rains, Mang Ambo would still work his way to complete his task to earn his daily

By S. S. Suarez Ana and Karen (not their real names) are customer service staff in a logistics company.  As 3rd party service providers, they work closely with their major client, a food and beverage multinational company, for sales booking and other customer service functions. The 3rd party

By S. S. Suarez What is corporate governance?  Why is it that many companies nowadays are starting to carry out corporate governance principles of integrity and ethical behavior, disclosure and transparency. For safety practitioners, corporate governance is a blessing in disguise.  Now that it has

By S. S. Suarez They were from different places around the globe. Some came from the Middle East, others from the Americas while the rest were from East Asia.  They were bounded by one single purpose.  They conspired for one important mission --- that is to share their experience and identify

By S. S. Suarez Perhaps you have already heard of visual management. Visual management is ”an approach to managing product, people and processes using low-cost, easy to understand visual devices. These devices, when properly utilized, will quickly and effectively communicate objectives, performance

By S. S. Suarez It was September 25, 2009.  Three years ago had passed but the memories are still fresh on my mind. Except for the news about the incoming Typhoon "Ondoy", the day started like any other normal Saturday for us - bring my wife to teach at St. Joseph's College, and accompany our only