WK 6 Hazard Analysis Report

Work Site 2: The Office

General Information

The Office is located in Portland, ME. There are about 60 full time employees. The full time employees are 40% male and 60% female, they range in age from 22 to 50 years old, and highest educational level achieved is 45% college and 55% graduate.

Normal work hours vary, but all employees work an 8-hour day. The employees in the office are salaried and are not required to take breaks. Most of their day is spent typing (at least 5 hours a day) and talking on the phone (1 to 2 hours a day). A majority of the employees stated they were sedentary most of the day.

Safety Committee

There is no safety committee on campus.

OSHA Activity

No OSHA visits were discussed.

Incident Rates

· Office incident rate per 200,000 hours worked is 4.7 in the state of Maine.​

· The MOD rate at UNE was above 1 but in the last five years has lowered to .75.

· Over the past ten years there have been 3 reported cases of carpal tunnel that have resulted in more than five days of lost time.

Site Video

Link: https://youtu.be/c9FjZksEROA​