10 Workplace precautions to Keep your workplace Safe

We all have heard about a lot of accidents that take place on workplaces. These varies minor to intense. Your small mistakes can kill someone or even can harm your own self. If you are working on heavy machines, the chances of accidents are more. I am sharing here some basic Safety guidelines that can help you a lot to work safe and sound. Following these precautions would decrease the number of accidents.

1. It is recommended to uses Forklift or hydraulic to lift heavy items. Do not try to lift any heavy item yourself. This can cause of Kyphosis and Back pain. You can use the Lift Truck according to your need and place. You can use Electrical Forklift or Fuel Forklift.
2. Wear all the safety equipment such as Hats, Gloves and eye wear. Working without them can harm you in any of the way. Such as, eye wears protect your eyes. A person can be permanently blind if a small particle goes into the eye.
3. Make the area Smoking Free.  The area can get into fire due to a minor spark. Train your people not to burn or smoke near the workplace.
4. Use the symbols clearly to represent any area. Such as No Smoking area can contain a large no smoking mark. A Dangerous place can contain Dangerous symbol. Do not use the symbol in way that people get confuse with them. Use the standard icons.
   
5. Emergency Exits and awareness about that is necessary. Train your staff about Emergency exits. This is also one of the ways to decrease accidents and deaths.
6. Your floor should be Slip Free. Keep the floor non Greasy all the time. Put the Wet Floor Rack on floor if the floor is wet.
7.  Keep Fire Safety equipment near the workplace.
8. I personally recommend that only trained people should enter into the workplace. During their training people would get the training about safety. This will minimize the accidents. Do not let non authorized people to get in.
9. It is better to have an ambulance near the workplace. In chance of any kind accident, bring the patient to hospital without wasting time. Placing of First Aid box is also one of the needs for Workplace.
10. Place Fire Alarms on the work place. This will help to control fire at the very first stage and chances of accident will decrease.

Heavy Equipment Zone required extra safety and precautions. So be sure that  you are following all the guidelines and having proper training.