SAFE WORK PRACTICE
TITLE HOUSEKEEPING
GENERAL A clean workplace is a safer workplace.
PROTECTIVE Safe Job Procedure
MECHANISMS Manufacturers recommendations
SUPERVISOR Supervisors are responsible for maintaining sanitation of the workplace.
RESPONSIBILITY
WORKER a. Good housekeeping must be practiced at all times. Tripping hazards and slippery
RESPONSIBILITY conditions must be eliminated. Aisles and access ways must be kept clear of any
obstruction and be well-lit and properly ventilated.
b. Scraps must be removed to disposal bin or designated disposal area.
c. Nails or sharp objects protruding from lumber or boards must be removed.
d. Daily job site cleanup is required and individual cleanup duties must be assigned
to all workers.
e. All materials must be segregated as to size, kind and length and placed in neat,
safe and orderly piles. This will ensure clear passageways in storerooms,
warehouses and on job/project sites creating a safe workplace for all employees.
f. Materials must be properly stored, stacked or piled away from power lines and to
prevent tipping/spilling.
g. Employees are not allowed to climb up, on or about around any such stacked
equipment, machinery, supplies, parts, products, etc.
h. Signs must be posted to warn workers of hazardous areas.