Work Area Hazard Assessment Supervisor Instruction: Check the hazards which apply to your area. These are to be briefed as items 1 and 2 on the Employee Safety and Health Brief. If your employees go into non-administrative areas with hazards, they will need to be briefed on those hazards. Struck By or Striking Objects Striking against objects is a major cause of office injuries. Incidents of this type include: Bumping into doors, desks, file cabinets, and open drawers. Bumping into other people while walking. Striking open file drawers while bending down or straightening up. Striking against sharp objects such as office machines, spindle files, staples, and pins. Objects striking employees as a result of: Office supplies sliding from shelves or cabinet tops. Overbalanced file cabinets in two or more drawers were opened at the same time or in which the file drawer was pulled out too far. Machines, such as computers and printers that were dropped on feet. Doors that were opened suddenly from the other side. To avoid many of these injuries, do the following: When opening filing cabinet drawers, open one drawer at a time. Opening more than one drawer, especially near the top can cause the entire cabinet to tip over. Close drawers after you are done looking in them. Pay attention to where you are walking and to the task you are presently doing at all times. Do only one task at a time.
Work Area Hazard Assessment Supervisor Instruction: Check the hazards which apply to your area. These are to be briefed as items 1 and 2 on the Employee Safety and Health Brief. If your employees go into non-administrative areas with hazards, they will need to be briefed on those hazards. Struck By or Striking Objects Striking against objects is a major cause of office injuries. Incidents of this type include: Bumping into doors, desks, file cabinets, and open drawers. Bumping into other people while walking. Striking open file drawers while bending down or straightening up. Striking against sharp objects such as office machines, spindle files, staples, and pins. Objects striking employees as a result of: Office supplies sliding from shelves or cabinet tops. Overbalanced file cabinets in two or more drawers were opened at the same time or in which the file drawer was pulled out too far. Machines, such as computers and printers that were dropped on feet. Doors that were opened suddenly from the other side. To avoid many of these injuries, do the following: When opening filing cabinet drawers, open one drawer at a time. Opening more than one drawer, especially near the top can cause the entire cabinet to tip over. Close drawers after you are done looking in them. Pay attention to where you are walking and to the task you are presently doing at all times. Do only one task at a time.
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