Many people work at home these days and it has its advantages. There are a few special safety concerns that small, home-based businesses need to consider. This is especially imperative if you’ve got kids coming in and out of the space.
- Obtain adequate liability insurance if customers, suppliers, or employees visit your home office and learn about your responsibilities to them.
- If your office gets its own room, put in a deadbolt and use it.
- If it’s sharp, pointy, or pinchy, keep it out of reach of children. This includes scissors, letter openers, paper shredders (unplug them), thumb tacks, paper cutters, and electric pencil sharpeners.
- Install a monitored smoke alarm as part of your home security system and keep fire extinguishers handy.
- Protect your home office and entire house with a monitored security system from Monitronics.
- Check out the OSHA safety and health topics for specific workplace hazards.
