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Identifying Impure Fuel

A premium motor spirit that does not combust as efficiently as it ought to is often termed ‘bad or dirty fuel’. Such adulterated or impure PMS are produced when crude oil does not go through a proper fractional distillation. Such fuel is often acquired mostly through oil bunkering and sold through the ‘black market’ or […]...
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My Neighbour’s Negligence: An Esther and Ubong’s Story (Self-medication)

During the harmattan, due to the dustiness and coldness of the season, most people often come down with a cold. It was during this season that Esther’s neighbour’s four-year-old child, Tunde, had a terrible cold. The little boy, Tunde, had a hacking cough that kept him awake through the nights, and the parents were too […]...
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Faulty Coupling: A Willie and Prince’s Story

Willie had instructed his team to conduct wellhead maintenance on the Xmas tree that was demobilised from the site back to the warehouse at the office. They had set out that morning after their toolbox talk and had gone ahead to begin the pressure-testing of the Xmas tree. Then they discovered that the coupling was […]...
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Use the Right Eye Shade ( Story)

For a while now, the new employee at X-Welding Company, Samson, had been feeling uncomfortable using the eye shade that the HSE officer provided for him. He complained that the eye shade seemed dark, but the HSE officer, Olumide, advised him to keep wearing it to protect his eyes. One day, he decided to try […]...
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Eye Protection (How to Identify Substandard Safety Goggles)

The eye is a very vital human organ which must be protected with caution. At the workplace, there are situations that pose hazards to employees. Such situations include the following: a. working with a bright monitor or laptop b. Not wearing safety goggles when hammering, sandblasting, and welding. To avoid developing an eye problem in […]...
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Dangers of using Cotton Swab to Clean Your Ear Canal

Health professionals describe cleaning your ear canal with a cotton swab, Q-tip, or any other sharp materials like a broomstick, a key and a feather as unhealthy or dangerous because it could cause an injury or infection to the ears. When we clean the ear canal, we simply want to empty the earwax from our […]...