10 tips on safety at work - HSE Group

Both employers and employees should pay a lot of attention to safety at work, because in many cases it affects people’s lives.
Aches Group shares 10 tips on work safety .

1. The organic law on labor safety is equally important for employers and employees . The law defines the main principles related to issues of labor safety in the workplace. It talks about existing and expected threats, prevention of accidents and occupational diseases, mandatory training of employees and providing them with information. In addition, the law regulates the rights, obligations and responsibilities of those in the workplace, which are related to the creation of a safe and healthy work environment.
2. Taking care of the organization’s labor safety begins with risk assessment. This is the first step with which labor safety specialists begin their work. In order to correctly assess the risk, we must understand exactly what the danger is. Risk has two characteristics: probability and severity of consequences. When the probability of risk is high, the chance of its occurrence is higher. therefore Risk assessment should have a preventive nature And it should be characterized by permanence.
3. A hazard is a factor that can cause injury or damage to human health or life. The consequences of the threat vary according to severity, medium and low. This is regulated by both local legislation and international standards. Threats can potentially be everywhere. The first task of occupational safety is to identify hazards and prevent them, including in jobs where hazards are least expected.
4. Fire causes great damage to human life and property, but in most cases, it can be prevented. For this, each employee must be well-versed in the theory of combustion, methods of fire propagation, and a thorough assessment of the real danger. Mandatory training on fire safety includes this and other information: how to avoid a fire and how to act if it cannot be avoided. Fire should be taken seriously by everyone because it is not easy to deal with it. This is confirmed by the widespread statistics on fatal cases both inside and outside the country. An employee of any type of facility should be prepared for the possibility that one day they may have to deal with a fire. Preparation should be expressed both in equipping the workspace with appropriate tools and in retraining employees.
5. Industrial injuries are often related to electricity . In many cases, electricity is the cause of fatal accidents. Injuries containing voltage up to 1,000 volts are of relatively low quality. If the voltage content exceeds 1,000 volts, the injury takes a much more complicated form. As a rule, high voltage devices are marked with warning signs, avoid them and avoid electrical injuries.
6. To protect the head, eyes and face, respiratory tract, hands and other parts of the body, it is necessary to use personal protective equipment at the workplace. Depending on the specifics of the work, personal protective equipment should be selected individually for each employee.
7. The task of labor safety is to take care of avoiding emergency situations with preventive measures. However, unfortunately, it is not always possible to avoid threats. Organizations that are prepared for this in advance can easily handle such situations. Every organization has an obligation to create an emergency management protocol in their workplace. And every employer should know not to panic. During an emergency, staying calm is very important because if panic sets in, it becomes difficult to find a way out.
8. When it comes to evacuating a building, every second counts. Any items stacked near the exits will impede the evacuation process.
9. At first glance, sitting in front of the computer does not pose much danger, but as it becomes a daily part of our lives, it can harm human health.Body position and movement (sitting, standing) environmental factors (noise, lighting, temperature, air humidity) – these are the factors that must be taken into account during office activities. Taking these factors into account helps office workers feel better during the day, improve blood circulation, avoid neck and back pain and maintain long-term health.
10. Knowing the theory of combustion will help you avoid fires. In order for a fire to start, three components are needed: fuel, temperature and oxygen. It is these components that form the fiery triangle, which is the basis of the theory of combustion. That is why, in case of fire, closing the windows instead of opening them will help extinguish the fire. During a fire, along with physical and chemical hazards, there is also a psychological hazard. During a fire, a person experiences a lot of stress, so it is important not to panic in order to evacuate in time.