Common Accident at Office

For the generally, office is the workplace are low risk to become severe injury to employees. but accident still happened if not action taken by the safety office or floor warden. many hazard involved in office just, it not too seriously taken by workers. the most common hazard at office is, falls, falling cabinet and bookshelves, pest chemical control, electrical cord, lighting, ergonomics hazard and others

1. Fall, slip and trip

This hazard commonly happened at office because some office the arrangement of table or anything in messy condition. likelihood to happened falls, slip and trips depends on every workers to aware about the hazard at office. it can happened if have the obstacles object on the way.but not seriously can happened major injury. the pathways should be kept clear. sometimes, when finished with drawer or door make sure to close them properly to prevent bumps or triping by workers.

2. Chemical exposure

chemical is compound that the some substances is discomposed and will be easy absorb to human skin or evaporate and enter by inhalation. chemical in office are usually use is ink, room perfume, and paint. worker are inhale the chemical evaporate will feel dizzying, headache and vomiting.

3. Electrical sources

the electric cord is the first reason if happened fire at the workplace, because wire cord always scattered, be pile up and obstacles way.electrical cords and wires must be kept out of pathways. Electric hazard will defined as a dangerous condition where a worker could make a electrical contact with energize contact equipment (switch on/off computer or printer at main power of electric). from which the person may sustain an injury from shock and all workers are potential to injury with contact energized equipment.

4. Ergonomic hazard

ergonomic hazard is refer to hazard are exposure from the awkward posture or incorrect sitting. it can be related to the musculoskeletal disorder. in the offices the most commonly workers will complaint about their illness from sitting in long times and the wrist sick( carpal tunnel syndrome).

Office is the one of part that workers need to pretend in the long times every days and so to kept yourself from the hazard at office and make sure you know the hazard involved and kept the situation of office safely.