If you’re a Postal Service supervisor or manager, you can’t solicit Combined Federal Campaign donations from your subordinate employees or employees in your chain of command. Also, don’t ask whether an employee participated or how much was donated.
This doesn’t prohibit supervisors or managers from performing the usual activities associated with the campaign kickoff. You can still show your support for the CFC in employee newsletters or other routine communications with employees.
CFC activity that encourages charitable donations without coercion results in a functional, stable work environment.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about one-third of all occupational injuries and illnesses are due to overexertion or repetitive motion. Your posture, movement and work station are important to your physical wellness.
Discomfort, pain and injury in the workplace can be prevented. Work in comfortable postures — any position held for a long time will become uncomfortable. Work in a variety of positions throughout the day — it’s easy to adjust office equipment. Use your muscles efficiently — it takes less effort to tap a computer key than to thump it hard.
Increased ergonomics awareness, training and hazard reduction will reduce injuries, lost work time and associated cost.
And that’s smart safety!
For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.
A health assessment is a great tool for knowing how to answer that question. It evaluates your personal lifestyle and habits to identify unhealthy behaviors and risks that you can change to live a better life. Some health plans offer a free online health assessment, and many give you an incentive, like a gift card or discount, for completing the assessment.
More information about health assessments can be found on the Wellness link on MyHR on the Blue intranet.
And that’s smart safety!
For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.
