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Recognize, evaluate and control workplace hazards in libraries.
Designed and written as a practical workplace training and reference tool, this 192-page pocket guide is filled with clear-language text including safety tips, charts, diagrams, checklists and illustrations.
This is your guide to working safely in libraries and other information centres. This guide will help you to:
This guide provides basic knowledge and skills for ensuring a healthy and safe workplace. It presents a step-by-step approach for addressing potential workplace health and safety issues to help you:
Details of measurement techniques and exposure evaluation are beyond the scope of this guide. Such information is available from our Safety InfoLine service. For detailed hazard evaluation and implementation of control measures, a specialist should be consulted.
This guide is for workers employed in different library departments, including administration, lending services, cataloging, information services, photocopying, shelving, audiovisual services, housekeeping, and maintenance.
Each publication produced by CCOHS undergoes several stages of review. As part of this review, representatives from government, employers, and labour are requested to comment on draft copies of CCOHS documents for technical accuracy and readability.
Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information, it is understood that CCOHS makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such information and assumes no liability for any damages or loss suffered as a result of any inaccuracy or incompleteness therein.
Version: First edition, revision 1
Publication date: 2003
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