Cleaningindustry:HazardidentificationchecklistUsethechecklistbelowtoidentifypotentialhealthandsafetyproblemsinyourworkplace.Ifyouanswer‘no’toanyofthequestions,youmayneedtomakechanges.Furtherinformationcanbeobtainedfromthepracticalguidancesheetsforyourindustry.Lookatthetasksperformedinyourworkplaceandforeachtaskaskyourselfthefollowingquestions:ManualtasksAreworkersdoingtasksrequiringforce,awkwardjointpositionsorrepetitionthatcontinuesforover30minutesatatimeormorethantwohoursofashift?YesNoAreworkersabletoperformthetaskwithoutreachingandwiththeirshoulder,forearmandwristinacomfortableposition(i.e.notstretchedbent/twisted)?YesNoAretheforcesrequiredbyaworkertoperformthetaskkeptwithinaminimalpossiblerange(nothigh,sudden,repetitiveorsustained)?YesNoAreworkersabletovarytheirposturethroughoutthetask?(i.e.donothavetostand,sit,kneelorsquatforextendedperiods)?YesNoAretheremechanicalaids(suchastrolleys,hoists)availableandused?YesNoIstheneedtomoveheavyloadseliminatedorminimised?YesNoIfthetaskisperformedforprolongedperiods,canitbeperformedataneasypace?YesNoArerepetitivemovementsminimised,and/ordoworkershavefrequentbreaksfromrepetitivetasks?YesNoAreworkersabletoperformthetaskinanupright,forwardfacingposition(i.e.notbentoverortwisting/turningtheirback/neck)?YesNoAreworkersprotectedagainstvibrationwhenusingpoweredequipment(e.g.floorscrubbersorpolishers)forlongperiods?YesNoMachineryandequipmentIsequipmentregularlyservicedandmaintainedaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions?YesNoDooperatorsofequipmenthavetheappropriate‘ticket’orlicencewherenecessary(e.g.forklifts)?YesNoIstheiranisolationordisengagingprocedureinplacewhencleaningormaintenanceisperformed?YesNoDoesallequipmenthaveguardingtopreventoperatorsandothersaccessinghazardousparts?YesNoArealloperatorsofequipmentinstructed,trainedandsupervisedinhowtouseitsafely?YesNoIsequipmentonlyusedforitsintendedpurpose?YesNoChemicalsHaveyouobtainedaSafetyDataSheet(SDS)forallthechemicalsusedinyourworkplace?YesNoIsacopyoftheSDSforeachhazardouschemicalavailablenearwhereitisused?YesNoHaveyoureadeachSDSandidentifiedwhichchemicalsare‘hazardouschemicals’?YesNoHaveyouidentifiedanyhazardouschemicalsforwhichyouhavetoprovidehealthmonitoring?YesNoDoyouhavearegisterwithalistofthehazardouschemicalusedandacopyoftheSDSforeachchemical?YesNoDoALLhazardouschemicalcontainershavealabelshowingwhattheycontain?YesNoHaveyouidentifiedwaystopreventpeoplebeingexposedtohazardouschemicalsandputthosecontrolsinplace?YesNoHaveyougivenworkersusinghazardouschemicalstraininginhowtousethosehazardouschemicalssafely?YesNoArehazardouschemicalsstoredaccordingtothestoragerequirementsdetailedintheSDSandcontainersaretightlyclosedwhennotinuse?YesNoHaveyoudevelopedaprocedureforthemanagementofhazardouschemicalspillsorrupturesegobtainedaspillskit,emergencyplanning?YesNoSlips,tripsandfallsArewalkways/stairways/rampskeptclearofboxes,rubbish,leads,orothertriphazards?YesNoDofloorsurfaceshavesufficientgriptopreventslippingwhenwetorcontaminated?YesNoArecontrolsinplacetopreventfloorsfrombecomingasliphazard(eg,spillsarecleanedupimmediately)?YesNoAreworkersprovidedwithorinstructedtowearfootwearthatissuitablefortheworkenvironment?YesNoAreallfloorsurfacesevenandundamaged?YesNoAreallareaswelllitsopeoplecandotheirjobssafely?YesNoArethereguardrailings,toeboardsetc.topreventpeoplefallingoffmezzaninefloors...
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