Workplace safety is essential for protecting employees and ensuring smooth operations. This section covers a wide range of safety topics, including hazards, risk management, and preventive measures. Learn how to identify risks, follow safety procedures, and maintain a safe and compliant work environment.
TL;DR The IMDG Code is the international regulatory framework, published by the International Maritime Organization, that governs the classification, packaging, marking, labelling, documentation, stowage, and segregation of dangerous goods transported by sea in packaged form. Mandatory under both SOLAS Chapter VII and MARPOL Annex III, the Code applies to all ships in over 150 countries … Read more
TL;DR — Key Numbers Mining safety is the systematic practice of identifying, assessing, and controlling hazards across every phase of mining operations — from exploration through closure — to prevent injuries, occupational diseases, and fatalities. It encompasses regulatory compliance under frameworks like MSHA (US) and ILO Convention 176 (internationally), the disciplined application of the hierarchy … Read more
TL;DR Crane operations during piling work require specialist safety controls beyond standard lifting procedures. The primary hazards include ground bearing failure causing crane or rig overturning, dynamic impact loads from pile driving, suspended load swing during pile handling, and proximity to underground services. Regulatory frameworks governing these operations include OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC … Read more
TL;DR An asbestos management plan is a written, site-specific document that sets out how asbestos-containing materials in a building will be identified, assessed, monitored, and controlled to prevent exposure. It records what ACMs are present, what decisions have been made about each one, who is responsible for ongoing management, and what procedures are in place … Read more
TL;DR An asbestos register is a live compliance document that records the identification, location, type, quantity, condition, and risk assessment of all known and presumed asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) in a building. Under UK law (CAR 2012, Regulation 4), it must be kept current and made available to anyone who may disturb ACMs. In Australia, WHS … Read more
TL;DR UN packaging codes are a standardised marking system printed on containers certified for transporting dangerous goods. Each code identifies the packaging type, construction material, hazard-level rating (Packing Group I, II, or III), weight or pressure capacity, and manufacturing origin. The system is defined by the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and … Read more
TL;DR Demolition safety encompasses the planning, hazard controls, and procedures required to protect workers and the public during the intentional dismantling of structures. Before any demolition work begins, OSHA requires an engineering survey by a competent person to assess structural integrity and identify hazards. A written demolition plan, utility isolation, hazardous material abatement, and ongoing … Read more
TL;DR Tunnelling safety hazards include ground collapse, toxic or explosive atmospheres, fire, water ingress, noise, silica dust exposure, and struck-by incidents from underground plant. Control measures follow the hierarchy of controls — from elimination through design-phase decisions, to engineering controls like mechanical ventilation and ground support systems, administrative controls including atmospheric monitoring and emergency planning, … Read more
TL;DR Tunnel boring machine operations present risks across six categories: geological hazards (ground collapse, water inrush), mechanical hazards (cutterhead failures, muck transport injuries), atmospheric hazards (gas exposure, silica dust), hyperbaric intervention risks (decompression sickness during cutterhead maintenance), emergency evacuation challenges in long tunnels, and chronic occupational health effects including noise-induced hearing loss and respiratory disease. … Read more
TL;DR Piling operations present elevated safety risks including struck-by injuries from falling hammers or swinging piles, entanglement in rotating auger parts, rig instability and collapse, underground service strikes, noise and vibration exposure exceeding occupational limits, falls from height on rig leads, and exposure to hazardous substances in contaminated ground. Effective piling safety requires controls at … Read more