Hitting against
and being hit by office equipment are major causes of office injuries.
The most common
office injuries are caused by:
- File cabinets
and open file drawers which obstruct the workspace
- Unbalanced file
cabinets with two or more open drawers or a drawer pulled out too far
- Doors which
open suddenly into a walk space
- Sharp objects
such as files, staples, and other office materials ] Office supplies which
slide from shelves or cabinet tops
- Unsafe use of
office machines.
