Wednesday • November19

Smart Business Moment

No Coercive CFC Activity

Encourage Support, Don't Force It

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No Coercive CFC Activity

Encourage Support, Don’t Force It

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.

And that’s smart business.

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

Alternate business moment

Please the Court

When it doesn’t please the court

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Please the Court

When it doesn’t please the court

You might think there’s no harm in helping a person or another organization deal with the federal government. But for postal employees, it can be a crime to represent other people or entities when the federal government is involved. 18 U.S.C. § 205.

Postal employees are prohibited from representing other persons or non-federal organizations: 1) in claims against any part of the United States government, and 2) before the federal government in any particular matter in which the federal government has an interest.

Not representing others when the federal government is involved can save you from committing a crime and can save the Postal Service’s reputation. And that’s smart business.

Contact the Ethics Office — ethics.help@usps.gov — with any questions.

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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