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Investigating Incidents at the Workplace
Investigating a worksite incident - a fatality, injury, illness, or near miss - provides employers and workers the opportunity to...
Choose to Challenge!
Some tasks that women are predominantly involved in like cleaning and washing at the workplace have exposed them to harsh detergents,...
Tragedy as Construction Worker is Electrocuted in...
The mason is said to have accidentally touched high voltage electric lines close to building under construction
Firefighter Dead in Road Accident
The firefighters were responding to a fire emergency in Mweiga when the driver lost control of the vehicle leading to the crash at...
FIRE SAFETY IN MINES
In the mining industry fire and explosions pose a constant threat to the safety of miners. Mine fires and explosions traditionally...
Manual handling in construction work
Where it is not possible to avoid manual handling of a load, employers must look at the risks of that task and put sensible health...
Electrical Safety Tips
All electrical systems have the potential to cause harm. However, you can take simple precautions when working with or near electricity...
Common Health Risks in Mining Industry
These are some of the health risks that are likely to cause illness in the mine workers, and whose effects may not be felt immediately...
Kenya to review First Aid Rules
The rules form part of the subsidiary legislation under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2007 and are applicable to all workplaces...
Miners feared dead in Zimbabwe mine collapse
The 100-meter mine shaft collapsed on Wednesday 25th November with government officials suspecting that the support pillars may have...
Trench Collapse - Factors to consider
To prevent injury or death due to collapse of trenches, employers should also ensure there is a safe way to enter and exit the trench,...
HSE East Africa receives Global Recognition
HSE east Africa was ranked 29th among other health and safety blogs, websites and other platforms according to ranking done by Feedspot.