Friday • December6

Smart Business Moment

Employee Appearance

If at First You Do Succeed

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Employee Appearance

If at First You Do Succeed

Be mindful of your appearance.
Studies show that your clothes are responsible for 95 percent of the first impression you make.
Look in the mirror before you go out in public. You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.

A favorable first impression gets customer service off to a great start, and providing great customer service keeps customers coming back to mail and ship with the Postal Service.

And that’s smart business.

Alternate business moment

White Elephant Group Gift Exchanges

Mr. Scrooge does not work in the Ethics Office.

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White Elephant Group Gift Exchanges

Mr. Scrooge does not work in the Ethics Office.

One of the exceptions to the rule prohibiting gifts to superiors allows an employee to accept a non-cash gift valued at $10.00 or less from a subordinate or lesser paid employee on an occasional basis, such as birthdays or holidays.
Likewise, a Postal Service employee may give a non-cash gift valued at $10.00 or less to a superior or higher paid employee on such occasions.
Everyone may participate in a holiday gift exchange or similar activity as long as the gifts are worth $10.00 or less, and are not cash.

Voluntary gift exchanges can improve morale as long as they are done within the rules.

And that’s smart business.

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

Smart Safety Moment

Safety and health training

Let’s be safe out there.

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Safety and health training

Let’s be safe out there.

Safety and health training lets employees know what their responsibilities are in the workplace. It’s more effective when it relates to performance requirements and job practices. Safety and health training makes sure employees understand the hazards to which they might be exposed and how to prevent harm to themselves and others.

And that’s smart safety!

For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.

Alternate safety moment

Radon awareness

What you can’t smell or see can hurt you

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Radon awareness

What you can’t smell or see can hurt you

Radon is a radioactive gas produced from a natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock and water. When it exceeds acceptable levels, it can be deadly. It’s the second leading cause of lung cancer. Radon can enter buildings through cracks in floors and walls, construction joints, gaps around service pipes and electrical wires, and sump pits.

Get your home tested for radon for your family’s sake.

And that’s smart safety!

For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.

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