Documents tagged 'Safety'
Published: 10/08/2008
Quick question...are you a social networker or know someone who is? If so, then we have a lot in common. We have joined the ranks of an estimated 173 million social network users in the US. Chances are we have multiple profiles, user names, passwords, and "friends" across various social...
Published: 09/08/2008
When looking to hire a caterer you want to make sure you are dealing with a reputable person or business, with experience, and a good record in food sanitation and safety. There are 2 areas to focus on and inquire about when evaluating and researching a caterer or catering service: 1. The...
Published: 08/08/2008
Fire safety training is needed for all businesses and fire staff around the world because in a result of a fire whether it is employees at a business or firefighters they all need to know the correct procedures and actions that need to be taken. Every business organisation needs what is called a...
Published: 08/08/2008
Silicosis is a fibronodular lung disease caused by inhaling excessive amounts of silica dust. Silica is a common mineral found in sand and rock. In fact, it is the second most-often occurring mineral in the Earth's crust. As dust, it can be inhaled, which scars and inflames lung tissue. When...
Published: 07/08/2008
A fireproof door and an arc light were the culprits in one of history's greatest cautionary tale about fire safety: the Iroquois Theater Fire. There are more famous stories about fires, true: Mrs. O'Leary's Cow comes to mind, as well as the Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York. But there isn't...
Published: 06/08/2008
It is well known, that sharks must keep swimming or they sink. In a similar way, lots of businesses, not least the banks, share that kind of problem.
For the latter if circumstances arise that can cause interruption to normal activity, life support machinery is required pronto.
Banks need...
Published: 06/08/2008
Health and safety training will vary depending on the line of work you are in and everything from the blindingly obvious to the correct training on the use of certain equipment will be covered.
Working in an office is a pretty sedentary way of spending your day but the amount of accidents,...
Published: 05/08/2008
Are fire safety signs beautiful? Or are they the kinds of things people simply don't notice? Or are they possibly an opportunity for unique creative expression?
The work of Leon Reid IV (alias Darius Jones, alias VERBS) raises these questions and more. Reid's long career as a...
Published: 05/08/2008
One of the most useful, but also most dangerous, tools in any workshop or wood working room is the table saw. The table saw is an amazingly versatile tool which allows the user to cut large or small pieces of both hard and soft wood with amazing accuracy and precision time and time again. But...
Published: 02/08/2008
What is it about office furniture that makes it such big business? Surely, all that's really needed is a desk, a chair and a pen and you're away. Apparently not. Today, people have come to expect so much more from their workplace that standards have been raised and the office furniture...
