Tag
#hse
4 topics across all disciplines.
Risk assessment and the hierarchy of control
The difference between a hazard and a risk, why PPE is last and what that actually means on site, how a job safety analysis differs from a site risk assessment, why a high near-miss reporting rate is a good sign, and what stop work authority costs the first time somebody uses it.
Working at height and lifting operations
Why preventing a fall beats arresting one, what suspension trauma does to somebody hanging in a harness, why a scaffold tag matters more than how the scaffold looks, how sling angle multiplies the load in each leg, and why nobody stands under a suspended load however short the lift.
Occupational health — substances, H2S and working in heat
Why hydrogen sulphide becomes more dangerous as the smell disappears, what an exposure limit actually means, why a filter respirator is useless in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere, how silica and welding fume do their damage silently, and why heat stroke is a medical emergency rather than a bad afternoon.
Emergency response and site welfare
Why muster points are chosen against the prevailing wind, what a headcount is actually for, why drills exist to find the problems rather than to demonstrate compliance, what a medical evacuation plan has to settle in advance, and why camp welfare is a safety matter rather than a comfort one.