blaqq: @hseexecutive,did u get another dis evening,saying the unsuccessful outcome still stands,I just did. I hope d recruitment process is still transparent.

No, didn't get any today. Actually I got two msgs on d 4th. First one came with a different name, d second one came wt 'applicant', and it said successful. The guy that called me said the second one is the correct one

jst received a call from one of the HR guys concerning the incorrect msgs (after I sent a mail to hrsupportservices@gtbank.com). He said that if you received two different msgs, the last one is the correct one. So guys, SEE YOU AT THE DOC STAGE!!!!

@wale thnks a whole lot

Please guys help me out on this. After following your guide based on what to expect in gtbank test, I got a email today stating that I wouldn't be able to proceed to next stage of the recruitment exercise. The funny thing is, the addressee is not my name. It came with a different name. Please I need your help on this, BECAUSE I DID WELL in that test. Anybody with the HR number should please help me with it. Thanks guys, u r d bomb!!!

Make sure all family members know what to do in the event of a fire. Draw a floor plan with at least two ways of escaping every room. Make a drawing for each floor. Dimensions do not need to be correct. Make sure the plan shows important details: stairs, hallways and windows that can be used as fire escape routes.

Test windows and doors—do they open easy enough? Are they wide enough. Or tall enough?

Choose a safe meeting place outside the house.

Practice alerting other members. It is a good idea to keep a bell and flashlight in each bedroom.

Conduct a family meeting and discuss the following topics:

Always sleep with the bedroom doors closed. This will keep deadly heat and smoke out of bedrooms, giving you additional time to escape.
Find a way for everyone to sound a family alarm. Yelling, pounding on walls, whistles, etc. Practice yelling "FIRE!"
In a fire, time is critical. Don't waste time getting dressed, don't search for pets or valuables. Just get out!
Roll out of bed. Stay low. One breath of smoke or gases may be enough to kill.

Practice evacuating the building blindfolded. In a real fire situation, the amount of smoke generated by a fire most likely will make it difficult to see.

Practice staying low to the ground when escaping.

Feel all doors before opening them. If a door is hot, get out another way.

Learn to stop, drop to the ground, roll if clothes catch fire.


Install smoke detectors
Check smoke detectors once a month and change the batteries at least once a year. Smoke detectors sense abnormal amounts of smoke or invisible combustion gases in the air. They can detect both smoldering and burning fires. At least one smoke detector should be installed on every level of a structure. Purchase smoke detectors labeled by the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) or Factory Mutual (FM).

Post emergency numbers near telephones.
Be aware that if a fire threatens your home, you should not place the call to emergency services from inside the home. It is better to get out and place the call to fire authorities from a safe location outside the home.

After a fire emergency
Give first aid where appropriate. Seriously injured victims should be transported to professional medical help immediately. Stay out of the damaged building. Return only when fire authorities say it is safe.

Make sure you have a safe fire escape method for all situations
You may have installed a very expensive home security system. But if you cannot escape the burning structure you have a false level of confidence.

Space Heaters Need Space
Keep portable and space heaters at least 3 feet from anything that may burn. Never leave heaters on when you leave home or go to sleep. Children and pets should always be kept away from them.

Smokers Need To Be Extra Careful
Never smoke in bed or when you are sleepy. Carelessly discarded cigarettes are a leading cause of fire deaths in the United States.

Be Careful Cooking
Keep cooking areas clear of combustibles and wear short or tight-fitting sleeves when you cook. Keep the handles of your pots turned inward so they do not over-hang the stove. If grease catches fire, carefully slide a lid over the pan and smother the flames, then turn off the burner.

Matches and Lighters are Dangerous
In the hands of a child, matches and lighters can be deadly! Store them where kids can't reach them, preferably in a locked area. Teach children that matches and lighters are "tools" and should only be used by adults.

Use Electricity Safely
If an appliance smokes or has an unusual smell, unplug it immediately and have it repaired. Replace frayed or cracked electrical cords and don't overload extension cords. They should not be run under rugs. Never tamper with the fuse box or use the improper size fuse.

Cool a Burn
If someone gets burned, immediately place the wound under cool water for 10 to 15 minutes. If the burn blisters or chars, see a doctor immediately!

Be Careful of Halogen Lights
If you have halogen lights, make sure they are away from flammable drapes and low ceiling areas. Never leave them on when you leave your home or office.

Firefighters extinguished a blaze in a fuel storage tank at Venezuela's El Palito refinery, state oil company PDVSA said on Saturday.

The fire was started by a lightning bolt during a storm Wednesday night, but the 146,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) El Palito facility continued operating. Two tanks were initially set alight, but the fire in one was put out within hours.

In a statement, PDVSA said the blaze in the second storage tank was completely extinguished late on Friday.

No one was hurt in Wednesday night's lightning strike.

The second refinery accident in a month has increased concerns about state oil company PDVSA's safety record and practices ahead of an October 7 presidential election.

In August, PDVSA halted almost all output at the country's biggest refinery, Amuay, for six days after a gas leak caused an explosion that killed 42 people.

PDVSA has suffered a string of accidents, outages and unplanned stoppages for maintenance across its refinery network in recent years, hurting the OPEC nation's vital fuel exports.

A builder is recovering after an operation to remove a 1.8m-long iron bar from his head.
The bar fell from the fifth floor of a building under construction, went through Eduardo Leite's hard hat, pierced the back of his skull and exited between his eyes.
Amazingly the 24-year-old survived and when he arrived at hospital he was conscious and able to tell doctors what had happened.
Luiz Alexandre Essinger, chief of staff of Miguel Couto hospital, Rio de Janeiro, said doctors successfully withdrew the bar during a five-hour operation on Wednesday.
"He was taken to the operating room, his skull was opened, they examined the brain and the surgeon decided to pull the metal bar out from the front in the same direction it entered the brain," Essinger said.
He said Leite was lucid and showed no negative consequences after the operation. "Today, he continues well, with few complaints for a five-hour-long surgery," Essinger said. "He says he feels little pain."
Essinger added that "it really was a miracle" Leite survived.
"They told me he was laying down (in the ambulance) with the bar pointing upward," said Leite's wife, Lilian Regina da Silva Costa. "He was holding it and his face covered in blood. His look was as if nothing had happened. When he arrived he told the doctors he wasn't feeling anything, no pain, nothing. It's unbelievable."
Ruy Monteiro, the hospital's head of neurosurgery, told the Globo TV network Leite escaped losing one eye and becoming paralysed on the left side of his body by just a few centimetres.
He said the bar entered a "non-eloquent" area of the brain that doesn't have a specific, major known function. Leite is expected to remain in hospital for at least two weeks.

National Emergency Management Agency has attributed many fire outbreaks nationwide to a lack of disaster management techniques in public and private sectors.
South-West Zonal Coordinator, NEMA, Mr. Iyiola Akande, stated this in Osogbo on Friday during a paramilitary training on fire emergencies.
The training was attended by officials of the Fire Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Road Safety Commission, Red Cross and Osun State Emergency Agency.
Akande, who explained that many fire disasters across the country were preventable, added that a lot of fire outbreaks were caused by negligence.
According to him, every building must have emergency exits even as he said many fire extinguishers in private and public buildings were not functional.
He said, “Instead of people to be panicky during fire emergencies, we must ensure proactive measures such as attempting to put out the fire and evacuate victims.
“Our buildings too must be compliant; our buildings must have emergency exits which must be accessible in times of emergencies.
“Many of the fire extinguishers in our vehicles and buildings are not functioning. It is a fact that many of the people who have fire extinguishers in the buildings and vehicles cannot operate them.

President of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) Mr Agele Alufohai, has renewed the call for a more systematic management of risks in the construction industry.

Alufohai, who made the call in a paper he presented at the two-day international workshop on the theme Achieving enhanced value in construction projects delivery: The impact of appropriate risk management strategy, said that professionals in the construction industry, such as their counterparts in other industries with high risk exposure, need to have excellent ways of managing risks.

He spoke on Risk in construction development: An overview of the concepts, principles and practice of risk management.

He said professionals in construction business contend with financial and contractual risks, amongst others.

The NIQS boss said contractual risks are basically those with flaws or problems with ‘contract documents, inappropriate documents or improper contractual relationships. These problems, he stated, can in turn lead to claims and disputes, disruption or even stoppage of work, delays and inflation in costs.

Similarly, he added, financial risk influences the flow of money, pointing out that this could result from non-availability of funds when they are highly needed. Alufohai said financial risks are encountered not just in the Third World but also across the world.

However, he emphasised that the problem extends to other issues in developing countries, such as lack of financial infrastructure making for lack of robust infrastructure when it is available.

Other factors militating against smooth operation of the construction industry, he said, include climatic risks, design and construction risks, political risks, taxation regimes and tax incentives.

He, however, acknowledged that some of those challenges do not pose serious threat in Nigeria, especially when one compares it to what prevails in countries such as the Gambia.

Worried by the poor safety and health standards in the construction sector, the Nigeria Institute of Building (NIOB) has urged the government to improve standards in the built environment.

The institute said health and safety in the sector was at an abysmal level, urging the government to do more.

Chairman, Nigeria Institute of Builders Lagos Chapter, Jelele Akinpelu, at a briefing to herald NIOB Lagos Chapter’s Annual General Meeting, slated for tomorrow, stressed that health and safety in the construction sector, the theme of its meeting, was chosen because of the low level in standards of safety and health in the sector.

“The conformance level is low and we believe the Lagos State government’s recent initiative to launch a safety agency is very germane to standardising the sector. We are calling on government to pass the National Building Code to improve health and safety in the built environment as well as prevent building collapse.” Akinpelu added.

Vice Chairman of the branch and Chairman of the AGM Planning Committee Asimiyu Bashir said the main objectives of this year’s conference were on health and safety management on construction sites; exploring the benefits to clients and other stakeholders; thinking safety and acting safety, among others.

Bashir said “Health and safety should be every one’s concern as accident does not give notice, it just occurs.

To dissect the topic, we have erudite resource persons to educate stake holders on the need to be more serious with health and safety precautions as the effect is costlier than preventing it. Most times, the victims are left helpless and hopeless.”

Among the panel of discussants/ facilitators are Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mrs Dominga Odebunmi; immediate past chairman NIA Lagos Chapter, Abimbola Ajayi; Associate Professor of Construction Management University of Jos, Dr. Yohana Izam and Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Projects Monitoring and Concessioning Ogun State, Engr. Tokunbo Odebunmi.

Others are General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Femi Osanyintolu and Principal Partner of Spectroplan Limited, a firm of Consulting Town Planners, Mrs. Catherine Kehinde George.

The programme will be held at NECA House, Alausa, Plot 2A, Hakeem Balogun Street, CBD Ikeja under the chairmanship of the Oyo State Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development, Bimbo Kolade.