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Smart Business Moment

Invest in yourself

Thrift Savings Plan contributions magnify retirement returns.

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Invest in yourself

Thrift Savings Plan contributions magnify retirement returns.

For FERS employees, the TSP is designed to be one of three pillars, in addition to your basic annuity and Social Security benefits, that will support your financial needs in retirement. Agency matching is a powerful financial tool that can dramatically improve the balance of a TSP retirement account, but it only works if you contribute to your account.

The Postal Service will even match some of your contribution. Don’t leave free money on the table. Invest at least 5 percent of your basic pay into your TSP account each payday for a more comfortable retirement in the future.

And that’s smart business!

Alternate business moment

Leaflets and Flyers

What’s in Your Lobby?

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Leaflets and Flyers

What’s in Your Lobby?

Leaflets and flyers can’t be placed as “take one” displays in Post Offices. The Postal Service has policies and rules in place that prohibit communications of confidential, proprietary and non-public information — and information that could be construed as violating anti-lobbying rules.

These policies are designed to protect not only the Postal Service, but employees as well.

And that’s smart business.

For more information on what’s permitted in postal lobbies go to the POM, 122.54 or see Poster 7 at: http://about.usps.com/posters/pos7.pdf

Smart Safety Moment

Hazardous chemicals

How well do you know the chemicals in your office?

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Hazardous chemicals

How well do you know the chemicals in your office?

USPS requires an inventory of hazardous chemicals in the workplace. Conduct a survey of chemicals present in your facility. Review safety data sheets, material safety data sheets and product labels for every hazardous chemical being used. Review purchase records for products that contain hazardous chemicals. Designate employees to maintain the hazardous chemical inventory. Review the hazardous chemical inventory annually and when new chemicals are added.

And that’s smart safety!

For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.

Alternate safety moment

Personal protective equipment

If there’s a change, retrain.

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Personal protective equipment

If there’s a change, retrain.

Employees must be retrained on PPE when:

Changes in the workplace render previous training obsolete
Changes in the types of PPE to be used render previous training obsolete
They demonstrate inadequacies in retaining the requisite understanding or skill to use PPE

Training documentation must be maintained in the Learning Management System (LMS) and must include, at a minimum, the employee’s name, date(s) of training, and training subject.

And that’s smart safety.

For additional information or guidance, contact your Safety Office.

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