Be mindful of the identities of strangers who are entering your organization's premises. If possible, inquire about their purpose of being in your workplace premises and whether you can offer your assistance. When it comes to visitors, be sure to provide them an escort. This ensures their safety as well as yours. Even so, to create a safe environment, it is imperative for the worker to contribute to safe working conditions because while everyone deserves to be safe, it is the worker who will suffer when there are threats to unsafe working practices. The following are suggestions that help: 1. Attend training or request one. The top five issues are: Lack of Training - Despite the rigorous guidelines and safety measures adopted by many companies safety policies are not adequately communicated to the employees. If it does, there are too many variables to preventing disasters that are ignored. Not spotting a potential accident from happening, failure to identify potential hazards, ignoring safety rules, ignorance and sometimes, plain indifference are among the largest contributors. Rushing through without looking first is a common case. The habit of many workers, executives included, to read while walking has resulted in many bumps, scalding, items toppling over, unseen cables, misjudging elevations and misjudging distances are among the most common. The sad thing is that not much time is saved compared to the risks involved. Ideally, they should always work with two other people to ensure their safety and protection. Break no routine, if there is any. It is very important for people who are working in circumstances like this not to have a routine. If it cannot be avoided, break any routine as much as possible, instead. If you take the same route every day, on the same hour and the same vehicle, you are likely to be watched by opportunist criminals. Sometimes there are just employees who are indifferent, unconcerned and has personal issues. When there is group effort and group agreement, vigilance is encouraged. Conduct the meeting outline in a step-by-step, motivating, and productive tone. Discussions regarding real office experiences are more meaningful aside from enabling the employees to relate to the discussions more actively.
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