Housekeepers face unique hazards in the course of their work. Video outlines specific safety hazards and gives the employee ways they can improve workplace safety and reduce or eliminate their risk of injury. Included are proper cleaning techniques, chemical use, back injury prevention, and more.
Housekeeping/Slips, Trips & Falls A construction site can become a very messy place. But, the longer it stays that way, the more dangerous it becomes. This video outlines the connection between good housekeeping and injury prevention, especially slips, trips & falls. Common trip and fall hazards are shown and the root causes are examined for maximum impact.
This video addresses common causes of housekeeper strains and injuries. Ergonomic principles and postures are taught as a way to increase comfort and increase safety. Early recognition of symptoms is taught as the key to preventing injuries. Proper postures while making beds, vacuuming, cleaning the bathroom and others are presented in an easy to understand way.
Designed to raise awareness of safety hazards in an office environment. This video focuses on the most common hazards found in an office. Video discusses basic ergonomics, ladders, office equipment, slips and falls, safe lifting, fire prevention and more.
Designed to raise awareness of safety hazards in an office environment. This video focuses on the most common hazards found in an office. Video discusses basic ergonomics, ladders, office equipment, slips and falls, safe lifting, fire prevention and more.
Housekeeping staff working in healthcare play an important role in keeping the environment safe for patients, staff, and visitors. They may not provide direct clinical care to patients, but they work around patients, and in areas where clinical care has been given.
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This powerful and dramatic safety video from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board in Ontario drives home the point that there really aren't any workplace 'accidents.'
Clutter and an excavation could create considerable risk for anyone needing to access a first-aid kit or fire extinguisher.
There are messy workplace and then there are th MESSY workplaces. Shown here is a housekeeping house of horrors that puts construction workers at serious risk for slip, trip and fall injuries.
Hot weather, high humidity, a lack of water and insufficient rest breaks can quickly lead to life-threatening heat illness.
Amateur "handy persons" often produce shoddy work by failing to realize their limitations. But here's an example of someone crossing the line from shoddy to potentially deadly by performing electrical work they had no business tackling.
Few things can be more terrifying and catastrophic than a fire. That is why training and education is so important. This video looks at ways fires can be prevented and covers the basics of fire prevention, conditions that contribute to fires and steps employees can take to minimize the risk of a potential fire in a unit.
An important aspect of safety is good housekeeping. The importance of good housekeeping is often overlooked. Proper housekeeping prevents injuries, fires and other safety hazards. This program emphasizes everyone’s cooperation and effort in keeping their workplace clean, orderly, and safe.
Your office can be a safe and comfortable place to work. Do your part and put into practice the tips you just learned to prevent common office hazards.
A combustible dust is any fine material that can catch fire and explode when mixed with air. The force from combustible dust explosions can cause multiple deaths, horrific injuries, and massive destruction of property.
Forklift safety is an essential part of warehouse and housekeeping safety. A forklift incident can easily injure its driver, as well as workers who share floor space with forklifts.
How does our workplace stack up against the following housekeeping standards? -? Are floors clean and free of water, mud, ice, grease, oil, waste and clutter? - ?Are leaks and spills cleaned up promptly? -?
“We can’t afford to spend time on making things look pretty. We’ve got production to get out,” he said. That’s true as far as it goes, but plant housekeeping involves a lot more than making
Cuts and contact with substances in trash could expose you to dangerous chemicals and infections.
Whether you are a machinist, a driver or a computer jockey, workplace housekeeping is part of your job.
Housekeeping at work is about much more than cleaning windows and sweeping up dust bunnies. Poor housekeeping can cause injuries, slow down production, dampen morale, start fires and cause catastrophic explosions of combustible dusts.
Housekeeping may not be your favorite job, but a messy workplace is where injuries occur.
Since it's your first time, you may want to checkout some of the video tutorials.
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