The fault could sometimes be due to managerial practices, sometimes it is the fault of the worker and sometimes both. No matter, it is always the responsibility of the top management to ensure that workplace safety procedures are ensured, implemented, and understood. It is little comfort that over the year's fatalities and work related accidents have been declining because accidents could be prevented if workplace safety is a little more aggressively implemented. When left unchecked, these factors could lead into people quitting their jobs, low productivity, anger, tension, and accidents. The Causes - Unreasonable demands. Work overloading where the worker is supposed to finish a task within a given time tempts the worker to rush through the job, inviting possible accidents, ill will, and bad judgment. This signs are used to direct the employees to safe areas, medical stations and safe courses of actions to take. - Mandatory signs use symbols on a blue field. Place these signs to convey actions that must be taken and confirm approved procedures. - Fire fighting and fire equipment signs are signs identifying fire equipment and fire regulations and precautions. The complications arise because executives are the leading culprits in this practice. Further, accidents caused by this practice do not happen often enough to merit being prohibited. It however causes injuries, sometimes fatal. Until this practice is banned in the offices and many other workplaces, the best thing for a co-worker to do is to get out of the way or warn when there are possible dangers in the path. Minimize trips and slips by ensuring that... - The flooring of the workplace is suitable and well-maintained. Worn flooring should never be left unattended. Also, flooring should be cleaned with appropriate cleaners. - Blind spots should be addressed either by removing them or by informing the employees of their presence. Smoke detectors don t cost much. You can get these for as low as $7 per piece and save yourself a lot of loss and troubles in return. Install these little functional gadgets on very floor of your office or establishment to ensure that every section of your office is protected against damaging fires. Pay particular attention to the installation and regular testing or smoke detectors in the workplace.