RK Poddar, Senior Advisor (HSE), Simplex Infrastructures Limited
Introductory Remarks
At the very basic level, it is pertinent to look at different synonyms of ‘work’, which generally, may be expressed as ‘task’, ‘activity’, ‘job’ and such other identities. To carry out an activity or to perform a task, an Act (human effort in isolation or in combination of other resources), a Substance (chemical - hazardous/ non-hazardous, isotopes, radio-active, reactive, toxic, poisonous, flammable, inert, biological and any such other physical/chemical property-laden material, or any other machinery/ mechanical aids), a Situation (a place of work either at minus or plus or zero level or in a confined/pressurized/ vacuum space within the ambient associated locations but having potential to cause physical harm or a negative impact on the place of work and the worker), and Energy (electrical, mechanical, chemical, thermal, stored, potential, kinetic, nuclear etc. in combination or in isolation), are required for completing the task and realizing the identified outcome.
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