Safety Matters
Safety is one of Duke's and Facilities enduring initiatives and priorities. Safety training helps to provide the necessary knowledge and tools to reduce the risks of injury while performing work tasks. All Facilities employees participate in annual safety training. The specific training is based on their area and role.
5 Minute Safety Talks
Five-Minute Safety Talks. These are a great way to keep safety and health messaging in focus during team meetings or with individual staff. Below you will find a wide range of safety topics:
- Accident Investigation
- Bites & Stings
- Bloodborne & Airborne Pathogens
- Carbon Monoxide
- Carpal Tunnel
- Choking & CPR
- Cold & Flu
- Cold Weather PPE
- Confined Space
- Controlling Indoor Mold
- Conveyor Safe Practices
- Dangers of Lead
- Dermatitis
- Dock Safety
- Driving Defensively
- Electrical Fires
- Eye Protection
- Eye Wash Safety Showers
- Facts About Your Back
- Fire Safety
- First Aid Training
- Fork Lift Safety
- Hand Tool Safety
- Heat-Related Illness
- Home Safety for the Elderly
- Household Chemicals
- Housekeeping on the Job
- How to Treat a Burn
- Ladder Safety
- Lawn Mower Safety
- Lock Out Guidelines
- Lyme Disease
- Office Traps
- Parking Lot Safety
- Play it By Ear
- Poisonous Plants
- Portable Fire Extinguisher
- Protect Your Hands
- Seat Belts
- Smoke Free Policy
- Sprains & Strains
- Surefooted Approach Slips
- Symptoms of Sudden Illness
- Watch Your Step
- Welding Safety
- Work Stress
- Working Overtime Risk
Additional Training Resources
Additional training resources - including Housekeeping Safety Courses entitled Slips, Trips, and Falls and Asbestos Awareness - can be accessed by logging in to the Duke Occupational & Environmental Safety Office website.