Apart from boxes on the floor and trailing cables, what else could cause a health and safety issue at work?

Question

Apart from boxes on the floor and trailing cables, what else could cause a health and safety issue at work?

Answer 1

fire doors blocked or wedged open

asbestos

unsafe electrical items

unguarded machinery

chemicals

cleaning products

violent customers

uneven floors

water leaks

zombies

poorly maintained fire alarms

fire drills not done regularly

offices being too hot or cold

offices not being adequately ventilated

unsuitable office chairs

employees being drunk and/or intoxicated

staff being over tired

staff using equipment that they are not safety trained to operate

smoking as a fire risk

secondary smoking

poor food hygiene

contaminated water supplies

dangerous structures

Answer 2

also some health and safety issues are if chemicals for cleaning,etc.. are not used properly,or stored properly,messes left on floors,sick employees being pressured to work sick..............employees drunk or high at work,but at  my work the managers don't care-and it's a hassle to report it to health department,and almost all the employees(except me)  don't even wash their hands.!

Answer 3

Keeping Fire Doors open

Obstructing fire escape access.

Overflowing waste paper bins

Having items out of reach on high shelves

Answer 4

Obstructing doorways especially fire exits and also stairwells and corridors.

Faulty electrical equipment

Slippy floors

Dirt/mould/bacteria

Dodgy electrical wiring

Poor plumbing

No or faulty fire extinguishers

Loose floor mats

Non-grip floor mats

Poor lighting

Poor ventillation

Incorrect desk chairs

Incorrect or improper storage or disposal of toxic/flammable/biohazard substances

etc etc etc

Answer 5

Heavy items stored up high so that people need to climb to reach them.  

Fire exits blocked.  

Slippery floor

Electrical equipment - must be PAT tested.

Equipment not checked and serviced regularly.

Water from the tap too hot (this is a problem at my work place) so can scald.

Answer 6

Water on Floor.

Fire Door been locked.

Heavy Items not kept at waist level shelf.

No Trolley to transport Heavy Goods

No Sign in and Sign out book if there is no clocking system in place.

Safety assessment Book on site.

Answer 7

Oh Boy!  99,997 things!

My brother in law has a small commercial decorating company. Recently he was working in an office block being re-furbished. They were painting ceilings in an empty office and the H&S man insisted that as they were on site, they wear hard hats! Ever tried painting a ceiling 18" above your head with a hard hat on?  

If you really want to see the nearest thing to a reincarnation of Hitler or Stalin, just meet your local friendly H&S officer.

Answer 8

1. Fumes from photocopiers (ozone if I remember correctly)

2. Loose floor tiles or wet tiles. Uneven floor

3. Poor lighting

4. Lack of training, if any of the boxes are heavy and you need to move them

5. Repetitive stress from PC etc