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The recent spate of accidents and rise in fatalities at workplaces suggest that some are not paying heed to the adage that ‘if safety is thought to be expensive, just try having an accident’. Therefore, the decision to raise fines could not be timelier in the right sense in the present perspective. Employees, working in different companies must be educated or trained on the importanc

A decade ago, laws were reformed in such a way that may improve workers' safety following three high-profile workplace accidents in 2004, including the collapse of Nicoll Highway. The enactment of the Workplace Safety and Health Act meant the maximum fine for companies was raised to $500,000, up from $200,000 under the old Factories Act. A repeat offence carries a maximum fine of $1 million.

There are few significant things that we usually take for granted as much as our ability to turn on the tap and get water in seemingly endless supply. Even during droughts, and despite warnings about Shortages and Conservation, most of us treat this precious natural resource as a given. What many people don’t realize that it’s fairly easy to implement systems for recycling and reu

Many people around the world spend the final moments of the year celebrating with family and friends. As joyous as such celebrations tend to be, it’s important that New Year’s revelers keep certain safety precautions in mind when celebrating the end of one year and the dawn of the next. • Advance arrangement of transportation. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Admi

BCM- Business Continuity Management is about identifying those parts of an organization that no one can afford to lose – such as information, stock, premises, staff – and the planning about how to maintain these all, during any catastrophic incident. Any incident, large or small, whether it is natural, accidental or deliberate, can cause major disruption to the organization. But, if yo

Without many hurdles, just within a matter of hours, one can learn Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), a life-saving technique that is uncomplicated instead of easy to learn. When coupled with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), CPR dramatically increases the chances of survival from heart attacks. Knowing CPR means you have learned a vital link in the Chain of Sur