Housekeeping: Step Back for Safety

In this Step Back for Safety training program, 3 short modules focus on housekeeping, which may seem like a way to build pride in the workplace, or make your surroundings a little more pleasant, but it's also an essential safety procedure.

If your workers are hesitant to clean up, put away tools, remove trip or slip hazards or keep evacuation routes clear, they need to hear this program's resounding message. Engaging dramatizations demonstrate not only how good housekeeping is performed, but why it is essential.

Take it from the Step Back for Safety Series - housekeeping is not a task best left to a clean-up crew. It is an essential component of every job, and part of making safety your top priority. Workers will begin to identify risks and modify processes and behaviors that can lead to accidents.

All workers.

• The Hazards of Poor Housekeeping
  • Health and safety hazards
  • Known fire hazard contributors.
  • Health and safety regulatory agencies
• Elements of Good Housekeeping
  • Infection and chemical exposure
  • Ways to cut down on infection.
  • Mixing products
  • Cleaning up a chemical spill
• It is Your Responsibility
  • Housekeeping is a daily task
  • Potential housekeeping dangers

• Avoid hazards of poor housekeeping.
  • Describe the health and safety hazards posed by poor housekeeping.
  • List some known fire hazard contributors.
  • List the health and safety regulatory agencies.
• Utilize elements of good housekeeping.
  • Identify ways to protect yourself from infection and chemical exposure.
  • List items to clean to cut down on infection.
  • Describe why mixing chemical cleaners is dangerous.
  • Recall what should be consulted before cleaning up a chemical spill.
• Be responsible for housekeeping at your workplace.
  • Discuss why housekeeping is a daily task.
  • Explain what to do when you see potential housekeeping dangers.