subject: Making Sure That Your Work Space Matches Up To Practices Relating To Health And Safety [print this page] Corporations can easily come across numerous pitfalls if they refuse to adhere to regulations dealing with health and safety within their office locale. Flawed systems are blamed for putting staff safety at risk and will cause your firm to break the law as a direct result.
It's clear that you probably won't appreciate being faced with a giant litigation case due to the broken bones of a staff team member who fell down a dangerous staircase, which could have been simply evaded by building and following a list of policies and well thought out rules.
With this in mind, adhering to regulations is of the utmost importance and should be mixed in thoroughly to the office space you work in. But don't fear if you don't have the slightest clue where to start because I've listed some great tips for you to follow below.
The first thing to do is build a risk portfolio covering your office space, which comprises of pondering over gadgetry usage and bits and bobs that lay strewn across the floor of the room that cause a rapid rise in the occurrence of slips and trips. Highlight the possible problematic spots that could change the health and safety level of your staff and write up a comprehensive list of ways to tackle them head on. Ensure that you put all of the key strategies in place that are mentioned in the plan and relay all of the information and guidelines to safety heads, team leaders and staff.
Be wary of ensuring that cumbersome wiring that stems from computer hardware and other electronic devices stuck on to the office walls so that no one falls over by accident. This can be especially dangerous if they are carrying stationary items for example staple guns or scissors that can cause unwarranted bruising as well as aches and pains. Employees carrying cups of teas to their fellow colleagues should be wary of dribbling liquids and be quick to check that the gangway back to their workstation is clear. Electrical safety should also be kept in mind and sockets should never be over filled with too many plugs because there's a risk of shock, skin damage and even burns.
Goods in the office that need to be lifted off the ground like printers, storage boxes or filing systems should only be lifted once staff have been correctly trained. Those who lift things incorrectly will have to deal with a potential minefield of back problems. Arrange a training session for all employees to attend so that they can take speak to experts and specialists. That means you won't be the one to blame if anything injurious happens as long as you have documented their input in the course in a readable record. Isn't that reason enough to set the ball rolling?
Install fire alarms into every required area of the office so that it sounds if any smoke is detected, then tell all of your employees about the fire safety regulations that govern the office. Everybody should know the correct way to exit the building if the fire alarm goes off and the ideal place where they should wait for further instruction. Allot a fire safety chum for a member of the team who demands more help than others such as a disabled or blind person. This clever concept was taken up in Barbican office space I took a tour of in recent months and the employees thought it was a really useful addition to the fire safety rules and regulations.
Implement these tips as soon as you possibly can and you'll be better equipped to building a safe office space for your workers and the team as whole, so trial it out and see for yourself.
