While being quite preventable, there is no denying that fire breakouts occasionally occur in the workplace. It’s common knowledge that fires are devastating – they burn, injure, and sometimes kill people; they damage buildings and equipment; and they interrupt business activities, among others. What is not common knowledge, however, is that there are different types Continue Reading
The President of the Nigerian Institute of Welding (NIW), Mr. Solomon Edebiri in January 2019 lamented in an interaction with journalists that Nigeria loses over $10 billion annually to expats who have colonized the welding and engineering sector from local professionals. “We lose over $10 billion annually in capital flight,” he said. “When you bring Continue Reading
Don’t let your own home be a safety hazard. A few simple steps can help prevent slips and falls.With its slippery and hard surfaces, the bathroom is one of the most dangerous places in your home. Case in point: In 2008 (the earliest date for which statistics are available), an estimated 234,000 nonfatal bathroom injuries Continue Reading
About MERS Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an illness caused by a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) called Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). MERS affects the respiratory system (lungs and breathing tubes). Most MERS patients developed severe acute respiratory illness with symptoms of fever, cough and shortness of breath. About 3-4 out of Continue Reading