Avoiding Safety Hazards contd

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Be A Team PlayerTeamwork is the Key to Safety
Promote safety by acting safely.
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Avoiding Safety Hazards

• Safety is everyones responsibility.
• Watch out for everyday hazards, and advise your
  manager of an existing hazard that needs
  attention.

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Avoiding Safety Hazards

• If you drop it, pick it up.
• Many accidents can be avoided if people pick up
  dropped paperclips, rubber-bands, and various
  other items.

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Avoiding Safety Hazards

• If you spill something, clean it up.
• If the spill is big, call the Employee Resource
  Center at
• 1-866-743-5748 to have it cleaned up quickly,
  before someone slips and falls.

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Avoiding Safety Hazards

• Move items correctly.
• Never use a chair.
• Push the cart in front of you and only move one
  cart at a time.

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Avoiding Safety Hazards

• Stack carts with heavier items on the bottom.
• Do not attempt to take items off top shelves if
  they are too heavy. Have someone assist you.

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Avoiding Safety Hazards

• Close desk and file drawers when they are not in
  use.
• Be aware of your surroundings to avoid running
  into or falling over drawers, chairs, etc.

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Avoiding Safety Hazards

• Report loose and hanging wires that create
  tripping hazards to your manager or contact the
  Employee Resource Center at
• 1-866-743-5748 to avoid tripping accidents.

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Avoiding Safety Hazards

• Be alert when walking down corridors, and
  especially on steps.
• Stand in one place while talking on a cell-phone,
  reading, or anything that is distracting to avoid
  falling or tripping over unseen objects.

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Avoiding Safety Hazards

• Enter or exit through doorways slowly to avoid
  hitting someone or being hit yourself.
• Do not use boxes or chairs to hold doors open.
  This could cause a hazard, especially in an
  emergency.

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Avoiding Safety Hazards

• Be alert to pedestrians in the roadway.
• Follow posted speed limits in the parking lot.
• Drive carefully and be aware of people parking in
  or exiting spaces.

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Avoiding Safety Hazards

• Follow instructions on posted signs throughout
  the facility.
• Do not enter posted areas that you are not
  authorized to access.
• Follow directions where you see signs that
  designate ENTRANCE or EXIT.

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Avoiding Safety Hazards

• Be careful on wet or icy walkways and roadways.
• Wear proper footwear in inclement weather.
• Shake off your umbrella before entering the
  building.
• Use the carpets at the entrances to dry your
  footwear to prevent slipping or falling.

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Avoiding Safety Hazards

• Lets all work together to make the workplace a
  safer environment.
• Be alert.
• Be aware.
• Be safe.