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15 Ideas for Workplace Safety Posters

Workplace safety posters can make a big difference. They can prevent an accident at work to occur. Many people can be prevented from doing unsafe actions after seeing such text and graphical messages.

safety-postersWorkplace safety posters are effective ways to remind people about potential hazards at workplace. They can deliver safety message effectively through text and graphical posters. And the good news is that you have full control on designing workplace safety posters for your workplaces.

However, you may have problem in creating workplace safety posters. There is no idea that comes into your mind. That’s no problem. In this post, I’d like share 15 ideas for workplace safety posters. So, keep reading this article to brainstorm idea. (more…)

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Introduction to Hazardous Area Classification

You may already know well about hazardous area classification or hazardous area enclosures within the plant site where you work. Or may be you have already heard about that term once in your lifetime. That’s no problem, because in this article we will uncover the essential matters behind hazardous area classification.

hazardous-area-enclosuresIf you have not known the hazardous area enclosures within your plant site, at first you have to know it. This information is commonly available in as built documents of your plant facilities. It is under electric chapter with sub-title “Hazardous Area Classification”.

This classification was made during the design phases of the plant facilities through risk assessment studies. So, you can use the as built document as reference. (more…)

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Electric Safety Video: Electrical Breaker Box Log-Out & Tag-Out Procedures

In the previous video, we have known about electric hazards that are commonly found in chemical plant site. In the following electric safety video, we will learn about how to do log-out & tag-out on electrical breaker box.

This log-out & tag-out procedure is very important aims to cut off electric energy that will harm workers. And it should become a part of work permit procedures. (more…)

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Electrical Safety Video

Electricity is one of the hazard sources in industrial chemical plant. Electrical hazards have to be identified, assessed their risks and controlled with the most appropriate hazard control method.

In fact, electric is the main source of power to drive machines, tools and rotary equipments in plant operations. Extra care should be given when we try to do preventive maintenance or overhaul on motors, rotary equipment, or machines, because the possibility of threatened by electric is increased. (more…)

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Safety Inspection Checklists

safety-inspection-checklistPlant safety inspection is purposed to examine all parts of the workplaces, as I mentioned in my previous post, plant safety inspections. This time I would like to show you an example of plant safety inspection checklist. This checklist is a guidance that you will require when performing a plant safety inspection at the plant site.

This safety inspection checklist may not be fully matched with your system, due to uniqueness of your plant. However, there may be some questions that will suit the plant. It is expandable in order to meet your system requirement as closely as possible.

Answer the questions below. Mark it with YES or NO. All questions shall be answered, no exception. (more…)

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