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Office Safety Common Mistakes

The rules, the steps and the habits that keep the work safe, and the mistakes to avoid.

The most common office safety mistakes are thinking an office has no risks, wedging a fire door open, trailing a cable across a walkway and standing on a swivel chair. Each has a simple fix, and most come from habit rather than from not knowing better.

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For sedentary office work the minimum is 17.5°C, and the workplace must be kept at a reasonable temperature throughout the day.

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Every desk based employee in the country. Offices sit under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 just as strictly as any other workplace, and the HSA expects office employers to train people on the risks they genuinely face: ergonomics, slips and trips, fire and electrical safety.

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Office Safety Common Mistakes

The rules, the steps and the habits that keep the work safe, and the mistakes to avoid.

Common mistakes and how to avoid them

  • Thinking an office has no risks: most office injuries come from ordinary things.
  • Wedging a fire door open: it is there to hold back smoke.
  • Trailing a cable across a walkway: even for a short meeting.
  • Standing on a swivel chair: to reach a shelf or change a bulb.

The rules of safe practice

  • Set up your workstation properly: and change position often.
  • Keep floors and exits clear: tidy is safe.
  • Do not overload sockets: one extension lead, never a chain of them.
  • Lift sensibly or ask for help: a box of paper weighs more than it looks.
  • Know what to do in a fire: before the alarm sounds.

The main office hazards

  • Slips, trips and falls: trailing cables, boxes in walkways, wet floors, worn carpet, stairs.
  • Workstations: long hours at a screen with poor posture, causing neck, back, arm and eye strain.
  • Manual handling: boxes of paper, files, water bottles, furniture.
  • Electricity: damaged leads, overloaded extension blocks, portable heaters.
  • Fire: electrical faults, blocked exits, propped fire doors.
  • Stress: workload, deadlines, lack of control, conflict.
  • Falling objects and falls: overloaded shelves, standing on chairs to reach.

Set up your workstation properly

and change position often.

Keep floors and exits clear

tidy is safe.

Do not overload sockets

one extension lead, never a chain of them.

The accredited Office Health and Safety Course covers the hazards of office work, workstation set up and the duties of employers and staff in about an hour online, with a CPD certified certificate the moment you pass. Good practice lasts when it is taught properly. Enrol today and download the official certificate the moment you pass. If the course card shows a reduced price, it is a limited time offer.

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