Injuries at work 工作中的人身伤害

词汇准备

office injury 办公室事故造成的人身伤害，工伤

health and safety obligation 健康与安全职责

accident report 事故报告

accident at work 上班时出现的事故

a filing cabinet 文件柜

maintenance 维修部门

sustain 遭受

bump 肿块

dress 包扎伤口

painkiller 止痛片

take medication 服药

hazard 事故，公害

risk assessment 风险评估

to take precautions 采取防范措施

health and safety inspector 健康和安全巡查员

industry standards 行业标准

civil liability 民事责任

safety representative 安全代理人

safety offer 安全员

take … into account 把…考虑进去

amend 修正

in place 适宜

go to court 上法庭

in one’s own right 凭本身的权利

working environment 工作环境

safety equipment 安全装备

first aid facilities 急救设施

口语练习

Speaking

Think of three accidents that can happen in an office

说出可能在办公室发生的三种事故

参考词汇和表达

accidents in the office (office hazards)that occasion (result in) bodily injuries in employees: 给员工造成的人身伤害

slip on stairs, trip over the carpet, fall over computer cables---sprained ankle and back 在楼梯上滑倒，在地毯上绊倒，被电脑线绊倒——造成脚踝背脊扭伤

strain neck, shoulders and upper arms from stacking reams of Xerox paper 因为搬动大量复印纸而扭伤脖子，肩膀及上臂

slam fingers in file drawer…result in broken fingers 手指被夹在文件柜，造成手指骨折

cup of hot tea are spilled because of wiring cluttering up desks----get burned 办公桌上各种配线太乱而泼翻茶杯造成烫伤

bump your head on the edge of the desk / a filing cabinet 头撞到了文件柜的边上

口语练习

Speaking

How do these accidents happen? How could they be prevented?

上边这些事故是怎样发生的？应该怎样来预防？

参考词汇和表达

hire a full-time health and safety professional 聘用专职的全日健康安全人员

entrust a manager with safety responsibilities 委派一名经理负起安全责任

conduct work safety inspections 实行安全检查

report in time the unsafe conditions 及时汇报不安全的情况

provide safety training for all staff 向全体员工提供安全培训

regularly maintain office equipment 定期维修办公室设备，工具，机器

听力训练

Listening

An employee visit the company nurse after he has had an accident at work. Listen and complete Part D of the accident report from below.

一名员工在工作中受伤后去找公司的护士，听完之后完成报告中的D部分。

相关背景知识

在英语国家，工作单位对各部门的职责分工非常明确。员工各司其职，互不越位。如果在工作中员工的行为超越了自己的工作职责范围而受到人身伤害，那怕是在为公司做好事，公司也可以不负责任的。在这一听力练习中的员工因为站到桌子上去修电灯而摔下来受了伤，但按照公司劳动守则规定，修电灯并不是他的职责，他因此受了伤，公司本来是可以不管的。

英语中用来表司职责，义务的单词和词组主要有

1． To be under (an) obligation “负有……的义务，有义务做……”，比如：we are under no obligation to give him what he wants. 我们没有他要什么就给什么的义务。

2． To be obliged to do sth “必须（做某事）”，比如：Parents are obliged to send their children to school. 家长必须让他们的子女去上学。

3． Have to do sth “不得不……”，表示有外部客观因素导致的职责和义务，比如：the train leaves at six o’clock, so I have to get up early tomorrow. 火车明天六点开，所以明天我只好早起。

4． Must“应该，必须”，表示说话人主观上认为有义务这样做。比如：I must clean my teeth everyday. 我应该每天刷牙。

5． To be required to do sth.“ 被要求做……，必须做……”，比如：All passengers are required to show their tickets. 所有乘客都必须出示车票。

How safe is your workplace 你的工作场所有多安全？

How could you improve the three worst features?

参考词汇和表达

poor ventilation 通风差

over-crowed office 办公室过于拥挤

air-conditioner goes out of order 空调出故障

not enough drinking water 没有足够的饮用水

inadequate washroom facilities 没有足够的卫生设备

inadequate first aid facilities 急救设备不完备

fail to provide regular maintenance of the equipment 不能定期维护设备