Onyeka Emma is a QHSE Professional with more than 10 years of experience in occupational health and safety, which spans many industries such as construction, beverage, oil and gas, etc. He has many health and safety certifications, including NEBOSH IGC, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 Lead auditor certificate. A member of IOSH, ISPON, and Nigeria Red Cross Society. He is interested in business, entrepreneurship, Speaking, and motivating people to do better for themselves. He enjoys leisure with a good motivational book.
5 steps in fire risk assessment in our workplace. Fire risk assessment is a significant topic in fire safety. There was an article I wrote on the fire triangle where I listed out the three things that must be present for a fire to start.… Read More »5 steps in fire risk assessment in our workplace
Welfare provision in a workplace is the responsibility of the employer. First of all, The Factories Act Cap F1 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 was solely enacted for the protection of the occupational safety and health of Nigerian workers in all occupations.
Follow these steps now-If you want to get a job in the health and safety profession. Health and safety officer is a profession anyone will like to join when given the necessary information that will facilitate the employment of the job. Every work in a… Read More »Follow these steps now-If you want to get a job in health and safety profession.
Fire is a commodity that is sold in the olden days. People buy fire locally from burning charcoal.This was because the things used to produce fire is very scarce. So when a fire is created, the owner preserve it in an enclosure to ensure it continues to burn gradually for a very long time. Sometimes they have to strike two stones to produce fire due to friction.
Safety and health officer has enormous duties in the workplace. Their roles and responsibilities varies from organization to organization. The legal requirement says that every company that has more than five employees will have a safety officer in charge of safety affairs in that company. In this article, I will list out the significant duties of a Safety Officer.This will help to guide you through your work as a safety officer or during a safety officer job interview.
Permit to work system is a management system. This management system makes use of permits to work. The permit to work is a formal document detailing the type of work to be done. The hazards of the work and the precautions to be taken to prevent the hazard from causing harm or damage to people and equipment.
Workers are killed most often when working at height. They make use of ladders for jobs that require a scaffold. With scaffolds, such deaths are averted and the work is done safely. Scaffolds provide access to the workplace.When you are to work at a height or an elevating level beyond the reach of normal human height.
Depression is simply a state of sadness and hopelessness. It can also be a psychiatric disorder in which symptoms such as constant feelings of bleakness, sadness, lack of drive, insomnia, and occasionally, suicidal inclination.
Benefits of ISO 14001 is enormous. In this article, I will tell you the benefits of ISO 14001. Most times, we are confronted with why should we implement ISO 14001 in our organization.
According to American Welding Society (AWS), a welding inspector is a responsible person involved in the determination of a weld quality according to applicable codes and specifications.
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to get satisfaction is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.
A stressed person is more prone to insomnia, hypertension, and depression than a non-stressed person.
Stress causes are demands at work, loss of a beloved, financial pressure, family and children, termination of appointment. Certain life events that put high demands on someone such as marriage, buying a house and convocation.
ISO 9001:2015 is the most recognized, acceptable, widely used quality management system standard in the world.In ISO 9001:2015, it specifies the requirements for a QMS that organizations can use to design and develop their own programs.
