Week Six - Good Housekeeping

Work area should be maintained in a clean, orderly and organised way

Follow safework procedures 

• Plan storage systems or tasks
• Store tools, equipment and personal protective equipment properly
• Store items upright (bottels)
• Use bins, racks, pallets
• Place heavier item on lower shelves
• Follow manufacturer's storage instructions

TYPE OF HAZARDS

 1. Cleaning 

Cleaning as hazard

• Manual handling injuries    
• Slip, trips and falls on wet or cluttered floors
• Electrical equipment
• Hazardous substances used in cleaning
• Distributing hazardous during cleaning
• Discarded sharp objects and glass

Cleaning to prevent hazard

• dispose of rubbish appropriately
• Bags or piles of rubbish may contain glass, burning ashes, oil-soaked rags, scrap paper
• Keep stairways,platforms,floors fire exits free of rubbish and other clutter
• Move loose rubbish to one place so it is easily transferable to a rubbish bin
• Dispose of rubbish in accordance with good environmental practice-penalties for breach of environmental laws are heavy.       

   

           2. NOISE

 Workgroup safety procedures       

• Use personal hearing protectors if provided for a specific purpose                                             
• minimise the duration of your exposure to noise
• Use bins, racks, pallets
• Report defects in noise control equipment or personal hearing protectors to a supervisor 

3. SECURITY

 Workgroup safety procedures

• Training in cash handling procedures
• Training in emergency-preparedness procedures and operation of security devices
• Maintaining confidentiality regarding security procedures and security devices
• Training in identification of suspicious behaviour and body language
• Training in how to behave during an armed hold-up

Personal Threats 

1. Workplace violence    
2. Workplace bullying
3. Sexual harassment
4. Racial abuse

Workgroup safety procedures

• Keep your rights and how far others can go
• Report any incidence of sexual harassement, racism, bullying or workplace violence immediately. Action must be taken by the employer
• know who to report to (usually the supervisor or OHS representative)
• know you can remove yourself from the workplace- on full pay -if threatened or otherwise at risk