SAFETY AT WORK

Everyone wants to be safe in the workplace, but not everyone knows how to be safe, which is why it’s important to stop, think and learn about workplace safety. Learning what hazards are and how to spot them are the first steps towards being safe in the workplace.

Most jobs will provide you with appropriate safety training and supervision, as well as the correct protective equipment. You can help to keep yourself and others safe by following your organisation’s safety procedures, using safety equipment properly, and following procedures exactly in an emergency.

Hazards in the workplace can have a negative effect on people’s health and productivity. They can also result in financial penalties. Organisations with serious issues with hazards may also experience adverse P.R. and a decline in staff morale.

Wherever you work, there’s a good chance items will be stacked on some sort of shelving. In all sorts of work environments, accidents can and do occur when stacking or de-stacking items from shelves, so it’s important to learn how to stack items on shelves safely to avoid accidents and damaging stock. This segment covers some basic safety considerations around the general stacking of shelves in an office or retail environment.

Collecting and moving shopping trolleys at shopping centres can be hazardous, as trolleys are often tied together using a strap attachment to return multiple trolleys to the store at one time. The use of these straps is hazardous and can result in serious injury. Before you move trolleys in this manner, you should receive specific, on-the-job training.