Safe and Secure Life at work

Safe and Secure Life at work One of the aspects of maintaining a productive workplace is making sure that there are effective health, safety and security procedures in place.

Security team ensures that effective procedures protect our colleagues, guests and hotel facilities from harm and damage. We review the health and safety procedures regularly with our management team to see if any changes need to be made to make the policies more effective.

Stop and think before you enter a confine space. Is it safe?Are you authorized to enter this confined space?Has a hazar...
02/09/2015

Stop and think before you enter a confine space. Is it safe?

Are you authorized to enter this confined space?
Has a hazard assessment been completed?
Have you been trained to do this?
Are there rescue provisions in place, in case something
goes wrong?

Say something about this photo. Should this colleague really be sitting on top of this ladder? SPOT THE SAFETY VIOLATI...
01/09/2015

Say something about this photo. Should this colleague really be sitting on top of this ladder? SPOT THE SAFETY VIOLATION IN AREA?

01/09/2015

When prioritizing our safety efforts, it’s easy to address hazards that could result in, say, amputations or fatalities at the top of the list but we spend little time on slip, trip and fall hazards. After all, if a colleague slips on a wet floor or trips on a cord, what’s the worst that’s likely to happen?

The problem with giving slip, trip and fall hazards short shrift is that even non-life threatening injuries such as broken bones and torn ligaments can have a profound impact on a worker’s life and keep him out of the workplace for significant periods of time.

In addition, in many workplaces, it’s more likely that colleagues will slip or trip and fall than they’ll get caught in machinery, run over by equipment or injured by contact with hazardous materials.

In fact, we recently asked how we classify slip, trip and fall hazards in our workplace and found that such hazards are an issue to some extent. Only 22% said they were virtually non-existent. The rest said they were:

A minor problem (40%)
A major problem (38%).
The good news is that addressing slip, trip and fall hazards is usually easy and inexpensive to do.

Here are 9 tips to help you address such hazards in our workplace:

Implement good basic housekeeping practices. For example, keep the work environment clean, with floors and access routes clear of obstacles.

Ensure adequate lighting levels, positioning lights to ensure all floor areas are evenly lit and all potential hazards, obstructions and spills can be clearly seen.

Regularly inspect the workplace for these hazards. For example, floors should be checked for damage and maintenance carried out when necessary to address holes, cracks and loose carpets and mats. (Use this slips, trips and falls inspection checklist.)

Ensure that floor surfaces are suitable for the work carried out, such as resistant to oil and chemicals used in production processes. And in areas where water is used, there should be drains to prevent puddles from forming.

Make sure stairways have handrails, slip-resistant covers on steps, high visibility and non-slip markings on the front edges of steps, and good lighting.

Clean up spills immediately using an appropriate cleaning method. Use warning signs where the floor is wet and arrange alternative routes.

When possible, remove any obstructions that could cause workers to trip or fall. If that’s not possible, then use appropriate barriers and warning notices.

Practice good cord management. For example, place equipment so power cords don’t cross pedestrian routes. And securely fix cords to surfaces.

Require workers to wear suitable footwear, taking into account of the type of job, floor surface, typical floor conditions and the slip-resistant properties of the soles.

Prevention of costly workplace injuries and illnesses begins with identifying hazards. JHA is one practical approach rec...
27/08/2015

Prevention of costly workplace injuries and illnesses begins with identifying hazards.
JHA is one practical approach recommended to identify hazards and possible solutions to reduce or eliminate hazards. JHAs focus on hazard identification at the job task level. When conducting a JHA, always consider the full range of safety and health hazards, from machine safety to high noise levels to chemical and biological exposures.
When conducting JHAs
• Observe each job task;
• Talk with colleagues about routine and infrequent tasks, near misses, and safety concerns; and
• Review company injury and illness records, safety committee minutes, and incident reports to learn more about hazardous tasks.
You aren't required to use a JHA approach, but it does provide essential information for safety program development.

03/05/2015

Some of our colleagues exposed to extreme heat or work in hot environments run an extremely high risk of heat stress. Heat stress can result in heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, dehydration, and in some cases death. Colleagues with older age, are overweight, have heart disease, high blood pressure, or take medications may be affected by extreme heat the most, but heat stress is not limited by this criteria. Prevention is important, colleagues should provide guidance so they understand what Heat Stress is, how it affects their health and safety, and how it can be prevented.

15/04/2015

Fall Protection Tips

Identify all potential tripping and fall hazards before work starts.
Look for fall hazards such as unprotected floor openings/edges, shafts, skylights, stairwells, and roof openings/edges.
Inspect fall protection equipment for defects before use.
Select, wear, and use fall protection equipment appropriate for the task.
Secure and stabilize all ladders before climbing them.
Never stand on the top rung/step of a ladder.
Use handrails when you go up or down stairs.
Practice good housekeeping. Keep cords, welding leads and air hoses out of walkways or adjacent work areas

Have a great day ahead!

13/04/2015

A safe workplace starts with you!

Immediately report safety‐related incidents and near misses in which you are involved. A near miss is an incident that did not result in any personal injury, property damage, or production
interruption. It is a very important indicator of potentially harmful future accidents. The reporting of a near miss is not an admission of guilt or error, but rather a method of identifying future problems.
If you witness an injury, send someone for help if necessary. Help and reassure the victim, but do not move an injured person unless the threat of further injury exists. Exercise caution in these situation to avoid injuries or exposure to
blood‐borne pathogens. If feasible, do not move anything in the area of the incident. Report the appropriate person by dialing 888 /Service Plus for getting in touch with our Emergency Response Team (ERT). Offer to help in any way you can. Prompt action can help protect you or our colleague. Be sure to report all near misses. The next occurrence could cause an injury unless preventive action is taken. Try to determine what caused the incident and whether safety procedures were followed. A few moments of attention now can prevent future injuries. Do your part to reduce injuries by :
Learning how to prevent dangerous situations.
Using safe practices.
Reporting incidents and near misses.
Learn to recognize when you’ve had a near miss. Anyone who has thought, “That was a close call!”, has had one.
Always report near misses as soon as possible. A near miss one time could be an injury incident the next time.
Inform supervisors of unsafe acts or unsafe conditions immediately.
Don’t take shortcuts. Follow safety rules and procedures to help prevent near misses and injury incidents.
Security Supervisors need to investigate reported near misses and note corrective action taken or recommended. Management
will review the report to ensure the proper corrective action is implemented to prevent occurrence. The value of reporting is to learn from our mistakes. Accidents are caused by unsafe acts and conditions, or a combination of both.
Investigation, analysis, and interpretation of the facts surrounding accidents and near misses are used to prevent them
from happening again. Completed reports provide answers to the question of where, when, who, how, and why it occurred.

12/04/2015

GOOD MORNING TO ALL!
PREVENTING REPETITIVE MOTION INJURIES
Almost any kind of awkward or repetitive motion you make could lead to an injury over time. Actions like bending the wrists, twisting at the waist, reaching for materials, working with your hands above the shoulder level, or grasping objects can increase wear and tear on the body. This can result in musculoskeletal disorders that affect muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, joints or spinal disks.
There are protective measures we can take to reduce the chances of these kinds of injuries. Identify potential
problems and adjust work habits so we are using body in the safest and most efficient way. Use these tips for working the smart way:
Arrange workstation, supplies and tools as much as possible to avoid reaching, leaning, bending and twisting waist or wrists.
Adjust posture or supplies and tools to minimize constant contact with furniture or machinery. Try to avoid leaning into edges of furniture and machines, or resting your hands,
elbows or knees on surfaces.
Vary tasks if you can so that you are not making the same movement repeatedly over for a long period.
During rest breaks, use stretches to loosen up the body.
If you suspect an injury, report it immediately to your supervisor so that proper action can be taken

25/03/2015

A colleague received an electric shock on a piece of equipment he was using. He was not injured, but he did not report the incident. A few days later another colleague also received a shock from the same defective equipment, and again did not report the problem. Within days a third colleague also received an electrical shock which killed him.

This true story illustrates what can happen when we ignore close calls in the work place.

A close call is a chance to identify a hazard and correct it before someone is seriously injured or killed.

We have all had many experiences with close calls (also known as free warnings) in our everyday lives. The best thing we can do is to pay attention to them and learn from them. For example,
most of us have slipped while rushing down a stairway. We may have caught ourselves before falling, and then resolve to slow down in the future.

There was the potential for a serious accident but we were lucky. We have learned something by the close call, and will probably be more aware in the future.

Have a nice day ahead to all! Keep safe

She didn’t complain of pain until a month later: Did work fall cause injury? Sometimes an injury might not be completely...
17/12/2014

She didn’t complain of pain until a month later: Did work fall cause injury?

Sometimes an injury might not be completely apparent immediately after an incident at work, like a fall. This is particularly true about a secondary injury, and that can have a complicating effect on workers’ comp claims.

A tree is saved with every 60 Kg of paper recycled. So let's do our part to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!
29/11/2014

A tree is saved with every 60 Kg of paper recycled. So let's do our part to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!

Another training held in the HK today about the damages report topic. What are the importance of reporting?1) To ensure...
28/10/2014

Another training held in the HK today about the damages report topic.

What are the importance of reporting?
1) To ensure that action will take place immediately
2) To ensure the community and individual is safe from any harm or hazard

Have a safe day ahead to all!

Cheers

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