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Sunday 18 January 2009
Health & Safety At Work
Although most people think that an office is a safe place to work, Health and Safety is still important in the office for the following reasons.
· GOVERNMENT STATISTICS SHOW THERE ARE MANY ACCIDENTS IN OFFICES
– HSE noted 13 people killed and 1,941 major injuries during 1995-99.
· THERE ARE LAWS THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY.
· IF LAWS ARE NOT FOLLOWED, THE GOVERNMENT OR ANY INJURED PERSON CAN TAKE THE COMPANY TO COURT AND SUE FOR DAMAGES (money).
WHAT ARE THE MAIN DANGERS IN THE OFFICE?
Based on the accidents that happen in offices, the main dangers from working in an office are:
· SLIPS or TRIPS (eg wet floors or trailing wire);
· FALLING FROM A HEIGHT;
· BEING HIT BY A MOVING OR FLYING OBJECT(eg swinging door, falling book, etc);
· POOR HANDLING, LIFTING OR CARRYING:
· EYE STRAIN AND HEADACHES FROM USING COMPUTERS;
· REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY (RSI) FROM USING COMPUTERS;
· ELECTRIC SHOCKS.
· GOVERNMENT STATISTICS SHOW THERE ARE MANY ACCIDENTS IN OFFICES
– HSE noted 13 people killed and 1,941 major injuries during 1995-99.
· THERE ARE LAWS THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY.
· IF LAWS ARE NOT FOLLOWED, THE GOVERNMENT OR ANY INJURED PERSON CAN TAKE THE COMPANY TO COURT AND SUE FOR DAMAGES (money).
WHAT ARE THE MAIN DANGERS IN THE OFFICE?
Based on the accidents that happen in offices, the main dangers from working in an office are:
· SLIPS or TRIPS (eg wet floors or trailing wire);
· FALLING FROM A HEIGHT;
· BEING HIT BY A MOVING OR FLYING OBJECT(eg swinging door, falling book, etc);
· POOR HANDLING, LIFTING OR CARRYING:
· EYE STRAIN AND HEADACHES FROM USING COMPUTERS;
· REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY (RSI) FROM USING COMPUTERS;
· ELECTRIC SHOCKS.
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