Occupational Safety & Health In The Office

Introduction

We usually say “be careful” to friends and family on a regular basis. We don’t often say “be careful” to co-workers but, honestly, we do want them to be careful. When most people think of workplace safety, their minds go to factory or warehouse workers wearing hard hats and using forklifts. We can't forget safety for office employees and prevention is the key to staying safe.

This is a safety course dedicated to office safety and the common hazards one can encounter in a non-industrial work site, and will assist your employees to learn about essential office safety training topics. These office safety topics provide an understanding of workplace hazards, the principles behind workstation ergonomics and knowledge of the correct steps to avoid accidents and injuries in the office environment.

Learning Outcomes / Benefits

After completing the training, participants will be able to understand:

• Ways workers can be potentially injured in the office.
• Ways to predict and prevent workplace injuries.
• Common health and safety hazards in the office.
• Ways to reduce or control hazards in the office.
• What legal rights and responsibilities you have at work.

Key Content

• What could happen in the office?
• Examples of work injuries in the office
• Occupational accident statistics

• Job hazards
• Identify the hazards
• Hazard mapping

• Top injuries and illnesses in the office
• The statistics behind STF
• DOSH guidelines for safety in the office

• Setting up an ergonomic workplace
• Body positioning, desk, chairs, things you keep on desk
• Best practices to care for your back
• Exercising and stretching

• Emergency exits
• Evacuation drill
• Elements in fire safety

Target Audience

Anyone who is an employee in the office or non-industrial site, the course is suitable for business professionals who want to be more knowledgeable about the field of health and safety from a practical standpoint and make a contribution to improved levels of health and safety performance in the office.

Methodology

Delegates will learn by active participation through interactive techniques presented in a lively and interesting style. Delegates will take part in practical team exercises, case studies and open discussion forums, as related to their own organisation’s operational activities.