Housekeeping
- Poor housekeeping practices are responsible for many accidents in the work place. With a little effort, this problem is easily eliminated.
- Good housekeeping practices means keeping tools, materials, equipment, buildings and properties clear and in good order.
- Good housekeeping is the day-to-day responsibility of all employees and is a continuous process. Periodic cleanups or cleanups when time permits is not considered to be adequate.
- Tools and materials should not be scattered around the walking or working surfaces while the job is in progress. Haphazardly scattered tools equipment and materials are an invitation to accident.
- No job is complete unit tools have been cleaned and put away scrap and waste materials have been disposed of, and the equipment and work location is in good orderly condition.
- Sharp and pointed tools should be stored properly until needed leaving such tools lying around loose creates an unnecessary hazard.
- Slick spots on the walking surface caused by water, oil or other substances should be cleaned up immediately. Permitting this condition to exist even for a short period of time is dangerous.
- Waste, rage trash, etc., should not be permitted to accumulate. All of it should be properly disposed of as soon as possible.
- Materials or equipment delivered to the job site should be kept well away from the working area until needed.
- Protruding nails, straps, or wire should not be permitted to exist in the work place. They should be removed immediately when found.
- If nails or wire protruding from material cannot they should be bent over so that they cannot readily cause an injury.
- Material which is to be stacked should be cross-tied otherwise secured so it will not fall over. Rolling stock such as pipe should be shocked it cannot roll onto an employee.
- Aisle ways and walking surfaces should always be kept clear of materials and equipment as much as possible.