Tuesday • November19

Smart Business Moment

Free Travel or Lodging

There’s No Such Thing as a Free Trip

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Free Travel or Lodging

There’s No Such Thing as a Free Trip

A Postal Service employee is prohibited from accepting free travel or lodging from an outside source.
Either postal funds or personal funds must be used to pay for an employee’s travel to a conference, symposium, or other event.

When you refrain from accepting prohibited gifts from an outside source, you strengthen the Postal Service’s reputation for transparency, fairness, and honesty.

And that’s smart business.

Contact the Ethics Office (ethics.help@usps.gov) for more guidance.

Alternate business moment

Use of Postal Credit Cards

Our Customers Don’t Want To Pay For Your Vacation

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Use of Postal Credit Cards

Our Customers Don’t Want To Pay For Your Vacation

Postal travel policy prohibits reimbursement for personal travel, even when you combine a vacation with postal business.
If you travel for work and extend your trip for personal reasons, you may not claim per diem expenses for the additional travel dates. In addition, you must take annual leave if the extended trip falls on a work day.

Following postal travel policy saves the Postal Service money – and that’s Smart Business.

Learn more about the Postal Service’s travel policy at Handbook F-15, Relocation and Travel.

Smart Safety Moment

Emergency Preparedness

What’s in your caboodle?

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Emergency Preparedness

What’s in your caboodle?

Being prepared for an emergency is about staying safe during a disaster. It’s also about how to stay comfortable, clean, fed and healthy afterward. If you lost power, your refrigerator wouldn’t keep foods cold. The microwave couldn’t heat them up. You might not get clean water out of your faucets. How would you find out whether it’s safe to play outside? Not from the TV or computer!

Build an emergency kit before an emergency strikes. Include enough nonperishable food, water, clothing and supplies to last for at least three days.

And that’s smart safety!

For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.

Alternate safety moment

Electrical Work

It’s a powerful plan.

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Electrical Work

It’s a powerful plan.

An electrical work plan (EWP) provides guidelines for safely working around electrical hazards and preventing injuries and incidents. It helps guard against dangers such as electric shock and arc flash. EWP policies comply with all electrical safety regulations established by OSHA. Once implemented, each EWP must be evaluated annually.

Compliance with a plan keeps employees safe and reduces potential OSHA fines. Additional EWP information is available in Management Instruction EL-810-2013-5, Electrical Work Plan, and on the Workplace Safety page on MyHR.

And that’s smart safety!

For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.

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