COVID-19 provides an essential insight into how the safety community responds to and handles biohazard risks in the workplace, as well as further efforts to be made, writes Glyn Jones
Conducting a proper risk assessment, providing the right education and training to workers are important ingredients for a successful first-aid program.
Employer does not control employee’s hours of work, so it cannot manage the risk
Welding operations will require a strict regimen of controls
But concerted effort is needed with everyone working together
Start with proper environmental assessment to control bacteria growth
Your values need to line up with codes of conduct from various OHS groups
Authenticity, consistency key elements to driving change
Both at work and at home, this colourless gas is making people sick
Start asking for help to mitigate all-too-prevalent chemical hazards
