An untidy workplace is an accident waiting to happen.
Here are some common poor housekeeping accidents.
- Tripping over obstructions.
- Being hit by falling objects.
- Slipping on greasy, wet surfaces.
- Cutting fingers on hidden sharp objects.
The S.A.F.E Housekeeping Program
Do your bit. It takes everyone to help keep the workplace safe.
- Clean up as you go.
- As you complete one job, tidy up before going on to the next.
- Think of co-workers. Report all potential hazards.
- Keep unused tools and equipment in their proper storage places.
- Wipe work surfaces clean.
Good housekeeping is not just safer- its also good work practice. Workplaces that follow good housekeeping are up to 50% more efficient, leading to better job security.
| How important is housekeeping?
A conference of leading reliability engineers discussing safety, agreed that if there were asked to look at only one item to assess a safety program, and an organisations potential to keep workers free from lost time injuries, they would look at housekeeping. The engineers stated that they would begin by looking for smart, well maintained workstations and common areas, with no uncared for oil or grease spills; trash sorted and stored neatly; floors, workbenches kept clean and tidy, spare parts well organized, labelled and properly stored, hoses hung neatly on racks, windows clean and in good repair. A pattern of attention to housekeeping details holds out the promise that care is taken to avoid problems elsewhere, the engineers noted. It holds out the promise that safety is a high priority in every facet of the work being performed. |
| The housekeeping rule
states that all places of employment,(that includes every WorkStation), passageways, storerooms, and service rooms must be kept clean, orderly, and in sanitary condition. To aid cleaning, all floors, working places, and passageways must be free from protruding nails, splinters, loose boards, holes, or projections.
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| How often should housekeeping be performed?
The workplace must be kept clean and orderly all the time. Follow the golden housekeeping rule: A place for everything, and everything in its place.
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