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The steel industry is classified as industries involving hazardous processes according to the recently implemented Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Code, 2020.  Toxic gases, explosive gases, extreme temperature, fire, electrocution, working at height, and confined space are some of the major hazards in the steel industry. Implementing occupational safety measures in the steel industry has several benefits. Accidents and injuries affect all workers equally and failure to prevent these accidents can lead to loss of life as well as materials. The loss of reputation and customers are also major consequences. Lessons Learned from ILO Reports on OHS in the…

A Staff of the Ghana Police Service met his untimely death at Tema Community 25 Estate Junction on the Dawhenya stretch on Sunday, July 24, 2022. A statement from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) noted that, its Motorway Command received a distress accident call around10pm on Sunday. It noted that, its men realised that the incident was a serious one after they got to the scene. GNFS said the accident involved a Sino Tipper Truck with registration number GG 1887 – 21 and a BMW with registration number GR 772 – X. “It was observed that, the Sino Tipper…

I’ve recently seen and done a few incident investigations which really fell short of any mark except for ticking the box on the form that says ‘investigation completed’. There are ongoing debates about whether ICAM is better than TapRoot or if that is better than Root Cause Analysis or BowTie or Ishikawa. There are very few things in safety more simplistic, biased and subjective than ‘5 Whys’ or root cause analysis but I can understand the attraction. As Rob Sams wrote recently in “Just Get to The Bottom Of It”: Unfortunately, a mechanistic approach to investigating incidents constrains investigative thinking because…

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has extended its sympathies to the families of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai and his personal driver, who died after a road crash in the Western North region. In a statement, the Authority said it is saddened by the tragic incident. “The Ag. Director-General on behalf of the NRSA Board, management and staff convey its deepest heartfelt condolence. The NRSA mourns the MCE and his driver who perished in this accident and wishes the injured driver a speedy recovery”, the release noted. Police preliminary investigations revealed that 32-year-old truck driver, Rayouso Mohammed,…

When it comes to maintenance work and other necessary tasks in a business, work orders are the best way to go about getting something done. The trick is to have the right work order format so that your needs are crystal clear. Just because it seems like a rather monotonous task doesn’t mean it should be treated casually. Just like everything else, there is a right way and a wrong way to fill out a work order. That’s why we wanted to share some of the best tips for creating effective work orders in the workplace.

In our preoccupation with technology, systems, checklists and legislation I trust we don’t lose sight of the most powerful instrument we have to manage risk – the simple but effective, safety conversation. Now whilst having a conversation is simple, it’s not simplistic. It is however, our greatest tool to help influence others and increase perception. Psychological and cultural beliefs and values are mostly in people’s heads. You can’t learn about values and beliefs without walking around and having an effective conversation. Research by Weick, Sunstein, Geller and Slovic state that 95% of all accidents and incidents are related to psychological…

The Kibi Circuit Court presided over by His Honour Peter Oppong – Boahen has remanded, into custody, the driver of an articulator truck who crashed into the vehicle of the Municipal Chief Executive for Bibiani Ahwianso Bekwai, killing him and his driver instantly. Police preliminary investigations revealed that the 32-year-old truck driver, Rayouso Mohammed, allegedly applied his brakes on seeing vehicles ahead of him slowing down, causing his truck to veer off its lane into the lane of the MCE and his driver crashing into their Nissan Patrol vehicle at Akyem fisher on the N6 Highway. The MCE, Alfred Amoah…

“There are several things that went wrong in our country after we got independence.  But one of the worst was the way we allowed our railway infrastructure to deteriorate. Ghana, we are going to have a first-class railway infrastructure”. This message from President Akufo-Addo was met with spontaneous cheers from railway workers. This was the assurance that the railway workers required and the President gave them his word by pointing directly at his heart when he visited them on December 5, 2019. This is not the first time the President had promised to turn around the railway service’s fortunes and…

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai in the Western North Region, Alfred Amoah has reportedly been involved in an accident on the Accra-Kumasi highway. Sources say the accident, which involved multiple vehicles, occurred when a trailer truck with registration number AS 4229-X lost control around Apedwa and crashed into his vehicle. While the trailer was said to be traveling from Kumasi towards Accra, the MCE and his driver were moving from Accra to Kumasi. According to eyewitnesses, the vehicle, with registration number GN 2060-18 was damaged beyond recognition; trapping the occupants within. The victims were taken to the Kibi…

Risk, Safety and the Armstrong Factor by Dr Robert Long – see all of his recent articles HERE We witnessed this week the ‘fall from grace’ of Lance Armstrong.  We have recently witnessed the ‘fall from grace’ of Tiger Woods, Shane Warne and numerous politicians.  What is it about the fallibility of others that surprises us? Why are we so surprised to find out that other human beings are not perfect? The idiom ‘fall from grace’ or ‘the fall’, comes from the Bible and refers to the story of Adam and Eve. The story of the first humans tells of…