Safe Housekeeping on the Job
The job isn't finished until the housekeeping is done and the work area is clean and orderly.
How to Clean Up at Work
Workplace housekeeping has been an important part of job safety programs for many years. Whether you are working in a traditional factory or a 21st century work setting such as a wind energy tower, good housekeeping can be a life-saver.
Know When to Cool It in the Heat GalleryKnow When to Cool It in the Heat
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Know When to Cool It in the Heat
Any workplace can be too hot for safety, both outdoors and in hot, humid conditions indoors. Whenever you’re exposed to heat, you’re at risk of developing heat illness.
Bad Housekeeping Can Bring Unthinkable Consequences
Poor housekeeping causes a wide range of injuries and fatalities, ranging from painful slips, trips and falls, to workers being unable to evacuate burning buildings because of blocked fire exits, to dust explosions that can claim multiple lives in an instant.
Keep a Clean Machine Shop
A poorly maintained work environment in a machine shop conceals all kinds of serious hazards. This may result in safety incidents ranging from trips and falls to chemical exposures, electrical hazards, and even explosions.
Maintain a Clean Workplace Together GalleryMaintain a Clean Workplace Together
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Did you Get the Memo on Office Hazards?
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.
Combustible Dust is No Ordinary Dust
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.
Operating a Forklift Requires Training
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.
Housekeeping Counts
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? -?
Cleaning Up
“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
Unsafe Trash is No One’s Treasure
Cuts and contact with substances in trash could expose you to dangerous chemicals and infections.
Keep it Clean
Whether you are a machinist, a driver or a computer jockey, workplace housekeeping is part of your job.
Housekeeping at Work? Don’t Sweep It Under the Rug
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.
Don’t Forget Good Housekeeping GalleryDon’t Forget Good Housekeeping
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Don’t Forget Good Housekeeping
Housekeeping may not be your favorite job, but a messy workplace is where injuries occur.
Housekeeping Isn’t a Dirty Word
Poor housekeeping is one of the leading causes of nonfatal occupational injuries.
Heat Illness GalleryHeat Illness
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Heat Illness
A hot work environment or summer weather can bring heat illness - in three stages.
Good Housekeeping is the Order of the Day – Spanish
Un trabajador de producción se resbala en una mancha de aceite, se cae y se quiebra la cadera.
Good Housekeeping is the Order of the Day
These accidents all have one factor in common - they involve poor job site housekeeping. Good housekeeping means keeping your work area free of dirt and clutter, keeping everything in its place and making sure there are no hazards.
BC McDonalds Outlet Fined for Multiple Violations GalleryBC McDonalds Outlet Fined for Multiple Violations
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BC McDonalds Outlet Fined for Multiple Violations
WorkSafeBC issues $39,000 OHS fines to BC, McDonalds restaurant for [...]
Bridge Painting Company Cited for Alleged Willful, Serious Violations Issued $225,000 in Proposed Penalties GalleryBridge Painting Company Cited for Alleged Willful, Serious Violations Issued $225,000 in Proposed Penalties
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Bridge Painting Company Cited for Alleged Willful, Serious Violations Issued $225,000 in Proposed Penalties
An investigation opened in July 2008 resulted in citations alleging [...]
Five Facts on Falls GalleryFive Facts on Falls
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Five Facts on Falls
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Check Out This Home Safety Checklist
It's quite natural to think of your home as the [...]
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Safety Puzzle – Heat Illness
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Safety Puzzle – Heat Illness
Do you know how to recognize and deal with heat illness? If so, you???ll recognize the clues in this crossword puzzle.
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