Recognizing hidden dangers: 25 steps to a safer office
It's fairly obvious that safety and health hazards can exist on worksites filled with heavy machinery and equipment, where employees often are required to engage in strenuous manual labor.
A job where most of the work tasks are completed while sitting in a chair in a climate-controlled office building would seem less fraught with danger. However, a surprising number of hazards can be present in an office setting.
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 80,410 private-industry office and administrative workers suffered on-the-job injuries in 2008. Many of these injuries could have been prevented had workers or supervisors recognized the risks and implemented simple workplace modifications to help mitigate them.
Here are 25 steps you can take to reduce the risk of injury among your office staff.
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It's fairly obvious that safety and health hazards can exist on worksites filled with heavy machinery and equipment, where employees often are required to engage in strenuous manual labor.
A job where most of the work tasks are completed while sitting in a chair in a climate-controlled office building would seem less fraught with danger. However, a surprising number of hazards can be present in an office setting.
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 80,410 private-industry office and administrative workers suffered on-the-job injuries in 2008. Many of these injuries could have been prevented had workers or supervisors recognized the risks and implemented simple workplace modifications to help mitigate them.
Here are 25 steps you can take to reduce the risk of injury among your office staff.
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Reconociendo los peligros ocultos: 25 pasos hacia una oficina más segura
Es bastante obvio que los riesgos de seguridad y salud pueden existir en lugares de trabajo llenos de maquinaria pesada y equipo, donde a los empleados a menudo se les exige realizar trabajos manuales extenuantes.
Un trabajo donde la mayoría de las tareas de trabajo se completan mientras está sentado en una silla en un edificio de oficinas con clima controlado parecería menos plagado de peligros. Sin embargo, una cantidad sorprendente de riesgos puede estar presente en un entorno de oficina.
Según datos de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales, 80.410 empleados de oficina y administrativos de la industria privada sufrieron lesiones en el trabajo en 2008. Muchas de estas lesiones podrían haberse evitado si los trabajadores o supervisores hubieran reconocido los riesgos y hubieran implementado modificaciones simples en el lugar de trabajo para ayudar mitigarlos.
Aquí hay 25 pasos que puede seguir para reducir el riesgo de lesiones entre el personal de su oficina.
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