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 Hand Protection(Safety Gloves, Uses & Types) What does Hand Protection mean? Hand protection is saving one’s hands from any sort of injury at work. Hands are vital tools of human being and therefore most vulnerable to injuries as well. Very often, hands are exposed to hazardous conditions such as sharp edges, pinch points, rotary machinery, hot objects, electricity, splinters and chemicals etc. If hands are not protected and get injured, they will last for lifetime.  Types of Hand Gloves 1. Fabric or Cotton Gloves 2. Latex & Nitrile Gloves 3. Leather Gloves 4. Aluminum Gloves 5. Kevlar Gloves 6. Puncture-Resistant Gloves 7. Impact & Vibration Resistant Gloves 8. Chemical & Liquid Resistant Gloves      a. Butyle Rubber Gloves      b. Natural Latex & Rubber Gloves      c. Neoprene Gloves      d. Nitrile Rubber Gloves 1. Fabric or Cotton Gloves The gloves protect the worker's skin from the tools and ...

 Permit to Work System What is Permit to Work(PTW) System? A Permit to Work System (PTW) is a standard operating procedure used by organizations to document permission to perform tasks that are considered hazardous or non-routine.  A permit to work form provides specific instructions on the nature of the job, the time and place as well as adequate information on safety procedures to be followed. Types of Work Permit? It's vary organization to organization and it depends on the nature of organization but there are main 7 types of work permit. Hot Work Permit Cold Work Permit Height Work Permit Excavation Permit Electrical Isolation Permit Confined Space Work Permit Chemical Work Permit 1. Hot Work Permit  Permission to carry out tasks in conditions that produce sparks, flames, or any other source of ignition. Welding, soldering, flammable gases, and other heat-inducing operations require a Hot Work Permit .                   ...

What is Confined Space? A confined space is a space with limited entry and egress, not suitable for human inhabitants.   it may contains a potentially harmful atmosphere, dangerous vapours, flammable gasses, Oxygen deficiency or Oxygen enrichment . Hazards in a confined space often include harmful dust or gases,  asphyxiation , submersion in liquids or free-flowing granular solids (for example, grain bins),  electrocution , or  entrapment example of confined space Tunnel, Tank, Well, Pit, Underground sewers. Chimneys' What are the hazards associated with confined spaces? •       Toxic Atmosphere •       Oxygen Deficiency •       Oxygen Enrichment •       Flammable or Explosive Atmospheres •       Excessive Heat •       Poor Ventilation •       Poor illumination Precautions ...

  In this blog i will explain you Near miss, Accident and Incident (Definition and Difference) Near Miss A narrowly avoided accident.           Or An unplanned event that did not result in any injury, illness or damage, but had the potential to do so. Near-misses are a subset of incidents where no one got hurt, but only by a pure stroke of luck. In a near-miss, someone was a hair's breadth away from getting injured. For example a group working on a scaffold and co-worker standing on the floor. Hammer slipped from his hand and fell near the worker standing on the floor. Neither hammer hurt/injured co-worker nor damage the property. So this is a near miss, if hammer may fell on the co-worker and injured him or damage property. But lets assume that was a drill machine then after falling down it might broken/damage. there is a damage so it is not a near miss. Accident An unexpected event which results in serious injury or illness of an employee and may al...

Difference between hazard and risk A   hazard   is something that can cause harm, e.g. electricity, chemicals, working up a ladder, noise, a keyboard, a bully at work, stress, etc. Hazards can be divided into two basic categories: Acute Hazard – these are hazards that pose obvious issues and would impact instantly. An example of this would be a liquid spillage, causing an immediate danger of somebody slipping over and hurting themselves. Chronic Hazard – these hazards are not immediately apparent, and can have more of a hidden issue, sometimes only arising after long periods. An example of this would be the build-up of workplace stress or the gradual decline of a piece of machinery. All hazards, whether acute or chronic fall into six core categories. Physical – It refers to the stereotypical workplace hazard most of us would think of, for example, lighting issues, objects obstructing walkways, unsafe machinery, spillages on floors. Chemical – This includes any form of liq...