Why Hire Mover Service And Moving Tips
Office Movers
Moving Hazards
Shifting an office may contribute new hazards. You may
encounter the risk like back injuries or injured your
colleagues when shifting bulky items. Shifting bulky
item is extremely hazardous when you already comfortable
a desk bound job. With professional’s help to do the
bulky shifting, care is still need to be enforced when
shifting an office.
1. Lifting and Carrying
This will not be a primary concern if your boss hires
professional help. Back injuries normally will occur if
lifting too heavy items or anything from a position
which is off-balance. Seek help from your colleagues if
possible. Remove all files or items before shifting your
desk or file cabinet. Plan a shifting route to minimise
any unnecessary movements or any obstacles. Do not use
your back when come to lifting of items; let your knees
to do the work instead.
2. Hazard -Tripping
Normally when shifting an office, bulky item usually be
over the area and will resulted in a tripping hazard. Be
caution and attentive when you need to move around the
office, as those bulky items may usually be out of your
visible sights.
3. Accessing and Traffic Issues
Due to the disarrangement of items, walkway with heavy
human traffic may be obstructed. Movers may be doing the
shifting and not able to see the obstruction. Hence, do
keep a watchful eye on items that are being shift, and
move out of the ways as possible.
4. Hazard – Dust
Items like old files, paperwork and computer may have a
lot of dust tagging to them. There might have bugs among
those old items like cockroach hence do be careful when
shifting them.
5. Cleaning agents
If possible, try to use eco-friendly cleaning agents.
Read all cleaning agents labels carefully. Use gloves if
necessary. Try not to mix the cleaning agents unless
indicated in the labels. Poisonous gas can occur if
mixing cleaning agents like ammonia or bleach.
6. New Office Setup
In the new office, working space allocated to you may
differ from your previous office and may not have enough
space for you to move items around safely. Leave all
windows open to eliminate the smells of new furniture
and carpets.
