Workers’ Responsibilities and Rights under ILO Article 19
1. Introduction: Workers’ Responsibilities Workers’ Responsibilities: A safe and healthy workplace needs everyone to take part. Workers’ Responsibilities and Rights under Article 19 explains what workers should do and what rights they have in relation to occupational safety and health. The main message is easy: workers should work safely, follow instructions, use the protection provided […]
Employers’ Responsibilities: Practical Obligations ILO-Article 10
1. Introduction: Employers’ Responsibilities: The supplied reference explains that the general employer duties in ILO Convention C155 are expanded in Recommendation R164. Article 10 of R164 gives eight practical obligations for employers. These points help meet the objective of Article 16 of C155. Employers should provide safe work, train and supervise workers, organise proper safety […]
SPECIAL CASES
& VULNERABLE WORKERS A practical approach to inclusive workplace safety Introduction Special Cases, inexperinced workers and Vulnerability wokers: Not every worker faces workplace hazards in the same way. Age, experience, pregnancy, disability, language, health, working alone, or unfamiliarity with a site can change how a person is exposed to risk and how quickly they can […]
Safety Sampling in the Workplace
A practical guide of safety sampling to measuring unsafe acts, identifying trends, and preventing incidents before they happen. What this guide covers: Definition • purpose • sampling plan • field procedure • checklist • scoring • Pareto analysis • corrective action • best practices. Prepared in the practical, easy-to-apply style used by International Safety Solution […]
Active and Reactive Monitoring
1. Introduction: Active and Reactive Monitoring A strong health and safety management system does more than respond to accidents. It also checks, on a planned basis, whether controls, procedures and day-to-day working practices are operating effectively before something goes wrong. This is where active and reactive monitoring work together. Active monitoring looks for weaknesses before […]
Working at Height
Complete Safety Guide for Hazard Control and Prevention Introduction Working at Height refers to any task where a person could fall from one level to another and suffer injury. It is one of the most critical and high-risk activities in occupational health and safety because even a relatively small fall can result in serious injury […]
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
1. Introduction to Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) is a highly advanced, structured, and systematic risk assessment technique used in modern safety engineering, reliability analysis, accident investigation, and process safety management. It is a deductive methodology that begins with a clearly defined undesired event, known as the “Top Event,” and then works […]
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
A Complete Guide to Identifying and Eliminating Workplace Problems Introduction Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is one of the most important problem-solving and incident investigation methodologies used in modern organizations. It is a systematic process designed to identify the fundamental causes of incidents, accidents, failures, defects, near misses, operational disruptions, quality issues, and safety concerns. Rather […]
Near Miss Reporting
A Comprehensive Guide to Proactive Workplace Safety Management Introduction Near miss reporting is one of the most powerful yet often underutilized tools in occupational health and safety management. A near miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, environmental damage, or property loss but had the potential to do so. In […]
Incident Investigation Process
Incident Investigation Process A Complete Guide to Workplace Safety Analysis Introduction Incident investigation is a structured and systematic process used to determine the root causes of workplace accidents, near misses, injuries, illnesses, environmental incidents, and property damage events. The primary purpose of incident investigation is not to assign blame, but to identify underlying causes and […]