OFFICE SAFETY

                              OFFICE SAFETY

Office safety ? Are offices unsafe ?

Offices are safe – Only if you have the safe attitudes. It is a fact that thousands of office workers suffer disabling

injuries every year.

Here are some negative attitudes and habits that set the stage for accidents

·        Overconfidence; “ It could never happen to me”

·        Laziness ; “It’s just too much trouble to do it the right way”

·        Stubbornness; “ I’ll do it my way”

·        Sarcasm; “ Safety is kid’s stuff”

·        Forgetfulness; “I meant to, but I forgot”

·        Carelessness; “ Oh, Why bother ?”

·        Showing off; “ No problem, watch me”

·        Impatience; “ It’ll take me all day if I do it the safe way”

·        Ignorance; “ I didn’t know it was flammable”

Learn how to avoid Slips, Trips and Falls

·        Keep all legs of your chair on the floor. Tilting back in a chair often results in overbalancing and fall.

·        Leaning sideways from the chair to pick up objects on the floor is dangerous.

·        Fill bottom file cabinet drawers first to prevent the cabinet from toppling.

·        All file drawers must be closed immediately after use.

·        Only one file drawer in the cabinet should be opened at a time in order to prevent the cabinet from toppling over.

·        Avoid overloading top drawers. This can cause the cabinet to fall on you.

·        Climbing on open file drawers must be forbidden.

·        Watch out for polished floors, stairways, loose carpeting, floor boards and tiles.

·        On stairways, use handrails and take one step at a time.

·        Watch out for wet floor and spillage.

·        Pick up pencils, paper clips and other objects that might cause a trip.

·        Learn proper lifting techniques.

·        Avoid obstructing your vision with large loads. Don’t hurry, especially around corners.

·        Don’t store boxes, etc., where people might trip.

·        Beware of telephone and electrical leads lying across the floor. Catching your heel on a lead almost guarantees a fall.

·        Practice good housekeeping and store sharp and pointed objects separately.

 Learn these life saving rules of Fire Safety

·        If you must smoke, do so at designated areas only.

·        Dispose off matches, ashes, and cigarette buds in proper receptacles.

·        Properly store and dispose off all materials that may be fire hazards, including cleaning fluids, photocopier inks, and oily or solvent soaked rags.

·        Use caution when operating electrical appliances.

·        Turn off when they are not in use.

·        Never overload circuits and extension cords.

·        Learn the procedures of evacuation, reporting fire, and emergencies.