How to Deal With Hazardous Spill in Your Workplace

Your company is a certified compliant of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) which makes your workplace less bothering and more motivating. You have been safe since day one despite the fact that some toxic chemicals linger somewhere in the building for sanitary or technical purposes. Thinking about accidents is at the far back of your hypothalamus just like in any other day. It is an ordinary workday indeed, and your eyes often peek on your desk calendar, with excitement for the next paycheck. And your eyes roll to the other side and see a glimpse of panic from the employee in the next cubicle. It is commotion all of a sudden. A hazardous spill takes place and your life of a worry-free work reeked with toxins all around you. Accidents!

You may find the scenario a bit dramatic but once a hazardous spill happens, you are not getting just an intricate corporate drama, you may get a tragedy. If the situation comes to its worst, you are not just watching it; you are one of the leads. A company being an OSHA-compliant does not veer from the possibility of accidents as they are after all, accidents. But in times of such distress, you are expected to know and apply the procedures as training and information dissemination are parts of OSHA in the first place. However, it is also expected that some human errors may occur during the actual case, more so for those working in non-OSHA-complying companies.

Is Soybean Extract For You?

Soybean extract is stealing interested glances from the international scientific community for years already. Touted to be the next miracle substance, experts mull on its possible use on genetic disorders and degenerative diseases like on some cancer cell lines, diabetes and tissue injuries. However, some studies show the exact opposite of its foreseen medical use which makes it a favorite proposition for debate. Nevertheless, the consensus still pushes this to outweigh any possible side effects. The question is, are you willing to take the risk?

Soybean extract is a rich source of protein and powerful antioxidants which puts it in the list of super foods. As a matter of fact, soybean extract was used by generations before research breakthroughs. For thousands of years, oriental countries cultivated soy beans for medicinal and culinary purposes. But unlike many healthy foods, its place in the dietary chart is still getting some concerns, albeit its proven high nutritional contents.

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Should You Buy the Hype?

Liquid vitamins are rapidly dominating the food supplement market, thanks to Internet hype. New products show up every time with blatant claims to be better than the rest. Some brands even claim to cure certain dreaded diseases like cancers and AIDS but without accompanying scientific proofs. Although these so-called elixirs have been the center of debate within medical communities and businesses alike, people still tend to rush a purchase and give them a try. What makes liquid vitamin supplements sell like hotcakes?

Falling for Unbelievable Promises

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Millions of people have already been to a point where they are willing to do anything for a sick loved one. Out of frustration on limited medical options, a person may search for days everywhere – the web, newspapers, or magazines – just to get reliable answers to seemingly unanswerable questions concerning health and safety.

Many liquid vitamin supplements claim to be the elixir, but they are not medicines per se. They merely aid in helping the body recover from what illnesses do to health. Think twice if the claim is way beyond what medical evidence can prove. Effectiveness and nutritional benefits vary per product, as well as per the body type of the user and the dosage. There is no such thing as one-size-fits-all especially when health is concerned.

The 10 Commandments of Business Continuity Planning

The Philippines is the sixth most vulnerable country to climate change and one of the most vulnerable to natural hazards, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reported. The country lies at the Pacific Ring of Fire which is home to more than 75% of dormant and active volcanoes in the world. The archipelago has dozens of fault lines and more yet to be discovered by the PHILVOCS. An average of 19 storms a year are expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility, two of which wreaked havoc worth P19.6 billion in economic damages three years ago. Floods regularly submerge Metro Manila and with the rising sea level, both the public and private sectors do not expect it to stop anytime soon.

The Philippines is, unfortunately, located at the central point of the fork of disaster prone areas. Nonetheless, that doesn’t commensurate to economic disadvantage. Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is one effective and proven way to minimize, if not totally avoid, the damages caused by similar events. By implementing ways to continue business operation despite a catastrophic setting, losses are minimized. BCP includes disaster recovery, business recovery, contingency planning, crisis management, emergency management and everything that spells business.

Five Lose P160,000 in Pay Day Holdup

May 15, 2012 – Take-home pay from five Pasig City employees didn’t reach home after the victims were held up at gunpoint while aboard an unmarked Makati-bound shuttle van early morning in Makati City.

Taking advantage of the May 15 pay day were six suspects, four men and two women, who took a total of P160,000 worth of cash and valuables, which included mobile phones, high-end gadgets and studded engagement and wedding rings.

3 Bus Robbers Nabbed in P’que

Parañaque City, Philippines – Three bus robbers, suspected to be members of the Sputnik Gang, were arrested after roving policemen thwarted their planned robbery-holdup in Parañaque City Sunday evening.

The suspects seen robbing passengers in a Fairview-bound bus in front of Baclaran Church were identified as Fernando Santos, 34, Leo “Jon” Rivera Jr., 34, and Alvin Padilla, 37, Parañaque police Chief Sr. Supt. Billy Beltran said.

Look for Higher ORAC!

Currently, the certified scientific testing done on liquid vitamin supplements is through the measure of antioxidant levels; thus, measuring potency. Gone are the days when Vitamin C was the best vitamin without any dispute. Grape seed Extract (OPC) has been touted to be 20 times more potent than vitamin C and 50 times more than vitamin E. Antioxidant level makes the difference.

Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity or ORAC sets the standard preferred by the market. This is, however, supported by mere in vitro studies on biological samples such as blood. 

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Warning: Liquid Vitamin Supplements…Toxic?

No. It’s not dangerous, but it can be. People tend to abuse the use of food supplements by totally relying on them for nutritional needs (supermodels, Michael Jackson, anyone?). For a fact, popping a pill or taking a sip of your favorite liquid vitamin supplement gives less hassle than choosing and eating the right foods every day, not to mention, the concomitant calories. In a busy time like today, when every minute is money, the desire to find the easiest ways to stay healthy is continuously fanned by research and breakthroughs in the medical industry. However, while people become more health conscious, they are also becoming less wary of the bad sides these supplements have.

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The Best and Worst in Liquid Vitamin Supplements

Dietary supplements are significantly taking part in the daily lives of consumers as shown by more than $25-billion market share for 2008 alone. As this market boom climbs the chart slower but steadier until 2012, more and more people are using them as primary, if not alternative, sources of vital nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and amino acids. However, the general dietary supplements game has already been divided into two, giving consumers more options.

Liquid vitamin supplements are now established choices in the wellness industry. As the next-door clerk might say, pills are things of the past. Though this claim might be fallible, more and more consumers are still jumping in the bandwagon of liquid vitamins.

Before you make-up your mind, let us first look at the best and worst in these products.

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How Are Liquid Vitamin Supplements Manufactured?

Health buffs are getting more picky and critical with what they are taking. Thanks to loads of readily available information, scrutinizing what is good and what is even better is a no-sweat task. Large manufacturing companies, for instance, are making innovations not only in packaging but on how the content is made. As certain standards on good manufacturing practices for all classified food supplements have been implemented in 2010 (by law in the US), businesses are not wasting time in catching up with the latest trend and technology.

How Can You Choose the Right Dietary Supplement?

Choosing the right brand of dietary supplement is like shopping for a special pair of shoes meant for a ball. There’s no room for any mistake. Every side should fit. Every angle should make you look and feel amazing. One wrong point to the shelf means waste of money and disaster in your night. For supplements, it may mean disaster in your health.

Buying what is hot in the food supplement market does not necessarily amount to buying the best. At some point, the most Googleable brand is even relatively unknown but is promoted with copious Google Ad subscriptions. It takes time and lots of effort before pinpointing what truly fits. When it comes to your health, nothing is left compromised. In the midst of inundating advertisements and false promotions you see every day, how can you figure out the best brand of dietary supplement to buy?

When Should You Stop Using Dietary Supplement?

All dietary supplement manufacturers in the US are bound to comply with certain production guidelines mandated by the Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010. But despite the prevalence of substandard brands available in the market, people still give in to the temptations of sweet talkers.

So you are now using a dietary supplement, and you have no choice but to use it. Otherwise, you’ll be wasting money. But do you know when to stop using a dietary supplement even if it means a few dollars wasted?

Are You Overusing Liquid Vitamin Supplements?

Choosing the right liquid vitamin brand to trust is a problem for many people, but sometimes, the problem is in the user. According to studies, more than half of Americans who take supplements do not really need them. Moreover, many Americans do not even know what type of supplement to take, yet they still buy the best sellers.

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Why Have a Business Continuity Plan?

Business continuity planning is the answer to disaster risk reduction among members of the private sector by addressing the increasing trend in global economic losses, Margareta Wahlstrom from the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) emphasized.

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At a roundtable discussion held in the Ateneo de Manila University last May 3, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction pointed out the need for businesses to adopt a well-designed Business Continuity Plan (BCP) in order to handle looming disasters which may render the economy cripple once hit.

Most Philippine Businesses Unaware of Business Continuity Planning (BCP)

The Philippines ranked 4^th among member countries of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region to have little awareness in Business Continuity, the Asian Disaster Reduction Center reported.

In the study involving respondents belonging to the Makati Business Club and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, only a quarter of all SMEs and large-scale companies in the country have written Business Continuity Plan (BCP), while almost half do not even know the concept.

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