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