- Person who works in the company should not carry heavy things by hands, she needs a special machine for delivering a lot of paper or plenty of production in the office.
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If your office is untidy or dirty you won’t be able to find whatever you need quickly and if you leave garbage all over the place you will make a lot of inconvenience for all the workers.
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Slipping or tripping hazards can provide danger, because of the poorly maintained floors or stairs or if somebody spoils something on the floor and won’t mop it. It can cause a lot of harm, because all the people that work in the organization are at risk of slipping or falling down. To reduce that you should always make sure that there is no water or coffee spoiled on the tables and the stairs are clean , if you can see otherwise you can ask cleaner to wash everything or mop it yourself. And you should always put a sign that the floor is wet
- Sharp or hot objects on the table can be dangerous as well. People may not see it and cut or burn themselves. So make sure that you haven’t left a hot coffee somewhere or any sharp subjects.
- If it is a bad ventilation in the office employees may not feel good, as they may be too hot. They should tell employer to improve the situation by providing new conditioners.
Install ventilation equipment to capture and remove harmful substances from the workplace
- If some equipment is broken somebody should fix it, otherwise someone can be hurt or if person will really need that it woun’t work and will cause a lot of inconvenience.
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If the temperature in the office is too low people can get cold, so at your workplace should be radiators, so they would give warm to all the people in the building.
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If the lighting is poor , it could affect peoples eyes, and with a time their vision will be lower. So there should be enough lights and lamps for people, so they won’t have to strain their eyes.
- If person has such kind of job that she/he has to work from a big high it can be a risk of falling dawn and make some serious injuries.
Whether your organization is small or large, new or established, public or private, you must manage your workplace safety and health exposures.
All the companies provide different ways in which their employees will work safely, and they are trying to reduce risks and keep the workplace as safe as possible.
First of all they provide a rage of rules which employees should read and know what exactly they may or may not do.
Also, in every business should be health and safety department which may include:
- Improve the work environment
- Employers obligation for health and safety
But some of the accidents happen in every company, but the difference is that in some business it happens a lot and in some just one or two.
In case of emergencies there are some people in the company that provide firs aid procedures. It is couple people from the company that were training to provide help in case of some bad accidents, they also have got some skills that trained first-aiders must have. They should be organized and don’t get lost even in very difficult situation and always be calm and don’t make a rush decisions, also they have to now how to help quickly and effectively.
Those people who might need help could be:
- Contractors
- Operators
- Cleaners
- Members of the public
- Office staff
Organization should pay more attention to:
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Staff with disabilities
- Visitors
- Inexperienced staff
- Lone workers
Accidents and emergencies in the workplace must be recorded and in some cases reported. Recording provides a basis for monitoring health and safety controls and indicates training needs, and provides suitable training programs. Reported emergencies can be seen and provided excellent training material for new employees.
There are some regulations and laws covering Health and Safety such as:
- Health and Safety at work Act, 1974
The health and safety of employees is a major aspect of working conditions. Employers should provide safe working conditions. The Health and Safety Act sets out the duties of the employer and employee relating to health and safety.
Under the Employer’s Liability Act 1982 every employer that has own business in the UK must be insured against any injury to an employee during the course of his/her employment.