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OFFICE SAFETY. Legislation. Statute “obligations” employers, employees & others consultation classes of persons reporting & recording Common Law “duties of care” vicarious liability Other Legislation anti-discrimination act building fire safety regulations environmental protection act.
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Legislation • Statute “obligations” • employers, employees & others • consultation • classes of persons • reporting & recording • Common Law “duties of care” • vicarious liability • Other Legislation • anti-discrimination act • building fire safety regulations • environmental protection act
What Can Go Wrong In An Office? • Statistics • absences • sickness • conflict • Injuries • physical • psychological • illnesses & diseases
Types of Hazards • Basic Hazard Categories • Physical • Chemical • Ergonomic • Psychological • Radiation • Biological • Risk Assessment
Workplace Specific Hazards & Risks? • Manual Handling & Ergonomics • Occupational Aggression & Violence • staff • public • Physical Threat • hold-up • fire • Slips, Trips & Falls • Transportation
Office Machinery • Electricity • cords, cables & electrical hazards • Photocopiers • toner, developer, noise, ozone, light, • Printers • noise, inks, ozone (laser) • Computers • eyestrain, posture, radiation?
Manual Handling • Statistics • injuries • costs • Office Equipment & Furniture • Stationery & Supplies • Correct Lifting Techniques • Twisting & Bending • Mechanical Aids • Teamwork Lifting
Office Ergonomics • Office Equipment • workstations, chairs, keyboards • Placement of Equipment • strains, sprains & O.O.S. • Posture • height & distance of equipment • periods of sitting & standing • Breaks & Exercises • 5-10 minutes per hour suggested
Electrical Safety • What is Electrical Equipment? • Injuries • Types • Testing & Tagging • Frequency • Contractors • Reporting Faults • how? to whom? when?
What’s in the office Air? • Air Contaminants • bacteria, viruses, mould spores, dusts • Ventilation • Air-conditioners & Cooling Towers • Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) • Legionnaires Disease • Testing & Maintenance • biocides • Contractors & Specialists • Enclosed Spaces
Contaminated Air • Stale air • CO2 • Heat • Humidity • Ozone • Smoking • Neighbors
Noise - In Here - Pardon? • What is noise? • Legal limits - 85dB(A) • How it’s measured - DND • Control strategies • elimination • engineering • separating • enclosed • administration • staff rotation, timings
Lighting & Glare • How do you Know? • headache? • fatigue? • eyestrain? • nausea? • Testing • who? how? when? • Benefits • reduced absenteeism, reduced sickness
Housekeeping • What is Housekeeping? • cleanliness, tidiness, maintenance • taking care of your work area • good housekeeping calls for constant care • Benefits of Good Housekeeping • safer, easier, better, more fun • Advantages of Good Housekeeping • less tiring, more space, less aggravating, more business-like • Part ofYOUR Job
Slips, Trips & Falls • General Housekeeping • Cupboards, Cabinets & Carpets • Cords, Cables & Wires • Telephone outlets • Personal Belongings • Furniture • Fluids & Floor Surfaces
Occupational Aggression & Violence • Legislation • Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 • Sexual Harassment • Types of Violence • physical, psychological • Control Measures • procedures • reporting system • infrastructure, training
Stress • Statistically increasing • Costs • Causes • Effects • Personal • Social • Organizational
Office Chemicals • Cleaning Agents • Toners & Developers • Inks, Cleansers, • Solvents • Paints
Fire Safety in the Office • Emergency Control Organization? • Appropriate Equipment? • alarms, extinguishers, hoses, detectors • Know where to go? & How? • Raising the Alarm? • Training? • Visitors, Clients, Public?
Resources • Dept Training & Industrial Relations • Workplace Health & Safety • Bureau of Emergency Services • Employee Assistance Programs • Consultants