Get Safety Specific: Chapter Summary

1. Every nonprofit faces a unique set of safety and health challenges. There are six areas that are common to most nonprofits in Washington:
   • Desk work
   • Safe travel
   • Working with vulnerable populations
   • Food safety
   • Low-budget spaces
   • Physical exertion
2. Evaluating your organization to identify which type of workplace safety and health challenges apply is important.

As you get safety specific, think about the following reflection questions.

• Which of the six workplace challenges apply to your organization?
• How can you use the resource pages in this chapter to improve the safety and health of your workplace? Who can you share these resource pages with?
• For the areas covered in this chapter, does your organization have any best practices? Remember to celebrate your successes!

• Identify one of the six safety specific resource pages, and go over the content at your next safety committee, safety meeting, or board meeting.
• Choose one of the six areas and explore all the links and additional reading listed under the Resource section