Unofficial wisdom
A review of occupational health and safety
Abstract
A fictional librarian on the verge of retirement tells his replacement as the chair of a library’s occupational health and safety committee what to expect. Included are comments on matters including the library’s security plan, workplace violence, alarmism, apathy, leaky plumbing, faulty heating and ventilation systems, first aid, physical fitness, disasters, and bomb threats. The retiring librarian tells his young colleague that the committee’s work will never come to an end.
Keywords
Alarmism
Apathy
Bomb threats
Disasters
Faulty heating and ventilation
First aid
Occupational health and safety
Physical fitness
Plumbing leaks
Security plan
Workplace violence.
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