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Using office areas: A health and safety solution

How to reduce or eliminate workplace health and safety risks through the design and safe use of office areas.


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Published: 01 May 2011
 
File type: PDF
 
File size: 450.76 kB
 
Length: 2 pages
 
Reading level: Easy

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Office health and safety  

Guidance on how to identify hazards and eliminate or reduce risks to employees performing office-related work.

What it contains

Poorly designed and cluttered office areas can be hazardous for workers. This health and safety solution advises how employers can minimise injury risks by developing safe ways of working in offices. It explains:

  • common injury risks for office workers
  • ways of working to reduce injury risks, like matching the number of workers to the task and alternating repetitive tasks
  • how to use the right equipment to set up a safe office environment