Office health and safety (PDF version)

What it contains

This guide is a resource for workplaces to promote health and safety in offices using a risk management approach. This approach can be applied to the way an office is designed and managed. The guide covers topics such as:

• managing occupational health and safety (OHS) in the workplace, including identifying hazards and OHS laws
• common physical and psychological hazards in office environments
• OHS issues from environmental factors like lighting, noise, thermal comfort and air quality
• office designs and layout, including floor space, workstations and furniture
• office equipment, including computers, telephones and headsets, copiers and printers
• stationery, software, and storage and moving systems
• managing OHS risks when employees work from home
• general health and safety issues in office environments
• checklists to help employers identify hazards and control risks in the office environment.