Here are some basic Workplace Safety Tips Every Employee Should Know to help their Employer to create a workplace safety environment based on shared responsibility:

Be Aware Of Your Surroundings: This step requires identifying the particular hazards related to your job or workplace. Once you have learned these risks, you are able to keep clear of potential hazardous areas, and potential hazardous situations.

Keep Correct Posture To Protect Your Spine: If you work at a desk, keep your shoulders in line with your hips to avoid spinal problems. If you are picking or lifting things up, use correct form so your spinal column does not get hurt. Avoid stooping and twisting. If possible, always use ergonomic designed furniture and safety equipment so everything you need is within easy reach.

Take Regular Breaks: So many work-related injuries and illnesses occur because a worker is exhausted, burned out and not at alert to their surroundings. Taking regular breaks helps you stay fresh on the job activities. One trick to staying alert is to schedule the most difficult tasks when your concentration is best, like first thing in the morning.

Use Tools And Machines Properly: Take the proper precautionary measures when using tools, and never take shortcuts. Taking shortcuts is one of the leading cause of workplace injury. It is a huge safety risk to use one tool in place of another for a specific job. Using tools, the right and appropriate way greatly reduces the chance of workplace injury.

Keep Emergency Exits Easily Accessible: In case of an emergency, you will need quick and easy access to the exits. It is always and highly recommended to keep clear access to equipment shutoffs in case you need to quickly stop them from functioning.

Report Unsafe Conditions to Your Supervisor: Your supervisor needs to be always informed about any workplace safety hazards or risks. They are legally obligated to ensure their employees have a safe working environment and will take care of the unsafe conditions and make them safe for you and your coworkers.

Use Mechanical Aids Whenever Possible: Instead of trying to carry or lift something that is really heavy in an attempt to save time during your workday, take the extra minute to use a wheelbarrow, conveyor belt, crank or forklift. Too many injury risks are involved with trying to lift something that weighs too much.

Stay Sober: Around three percent of workplace fatalities occur due to alcohol and drugs. When a worker’s ability to exercise judgment, coordination, motor control, concentration or alertness is compromised, this leads to any number of risks for workplace injury and fatalities.

Reduce Workplace Stress: Stress can lead to depression and concentration problems. Common causes of workplace stress include long hours, heavy workload, job insecurity and conflicts with coworkers or managers. Take your concerns about workplace stress to your supervisor to see how they might help you address them.

Wear the Correct Safety Equipment: If you are not wearing the correct safety equipment for a task, you may be injured. Depending on the job, equipment like earplugs, earmuffs, hard hats, safety goggles, gloves or a full-face mask greatly reduce the risk of workplace injury.

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