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Title: Office Traps Office safety is everyone


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Office TrapsOffice safety is everyones
responsibility
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Accidents are costly
  • Insurance costs, medical bills and lost wages are
    involved
  • Work disruption while replacement is trained
  • Retaining the victim if they cannot perform
    previous job assignment

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Common office accidents
  • Falls are the most common office accident
  • Walking
  • Climbing ladders or stairs
  • While sitting in chairs
  • People can trip over various objects
  • Telephone and electrical cords
  • Open desk and file drawers
  • Loose or worn carpeting and rugs
  • Debris
  • Equipment and packages left in aisles

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Common office accidents
  • Use one drawer of the cabinet at a time
  • Cabinets can topple over if not bolted securely
  • Do not slam drawers shut
  • Fingers can be smashed by a slammed drawer
  • Rough edges on metal cabinets are dangerous
  • Cover edges with electrical or duct tape
  • Arrange furniture so corners are out of the way

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Common office accidents
  • Portable office equipment should not be placed
    near edges of counters
  • Materials stacked on top of cabinets can cause
    landslide problems
  • Using a chair as a ladder is dangerous and can
    result with injury
  • Keep a stepstool or ladder around the office

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Office Fires
  • Know your nearest fire escape route
  • Learn where and how to use or activate the fire
    alarm system and firefighting equipment
  • Store flammable substances away
  • Place in safety containers then inside locked
    fireproof cabinets
  • Discard smoking material into proper receptacles

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Office safety
  • Office safety is everyones responsibility
  • Everyone should develop an interest in following
    safe practices both on and off the job

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Office TrapsOffice safety is everyones
responsibility
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