oh&s office
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Safe @ Work Office TestOccupation Health & Safety
Overview Healthy Work Environment Occupational Overuse Syndrome Manual Handling Electricity Hazardous Substances and Dangerous Goods, Photocopiers.
Healthy Work Environment Ventilation Noise Lighting
Occupational Overuse Syndrome Frequent or repetitive movements Forceful movements, and Postures held for long periods of time.
Manual Handling Moving, Lifting, or Dragging an object Slips, trips and falls
Electricity There are lots of electrical appliances and
machinery used in the office and business industry.
Some examples include electric staplers and hole punches, telephones, photocopiers, computers, printers and facsimile machines.
Hazardous Substances and Dangerous Goods Some substances used in offices may be
hazardous and/or dangerous, but under normal conditions of use the risk of injury or harm to health is not high.
Photocopiers Ozone emission Toner dust Bright light Noise Heat and burns
Homework Read
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/safe@work/modules/office/index.asp or
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/ohs/safeatwork/Office.pdf
There will be a test!