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Several different regulations lay out the requirements for housekeeping, including 1910.22, 1910.141, and 1910.176. In some cases, the regulations specify how to perform the duties or other associated information.
In addition, particular employers have more stringent or slightly different housekeeping procedures or functions to fulfill.
Employers must:
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms must be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition. This includes floors, and, in order to facilitate housekeeping operations, the workplace is to be free of hazards such as protruding nails, splinters, holes, or loose boards. In addition, storage areas must be kept free from accumulation of materials that constitute hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage. Finally, storage of material must not create a hazard. For example, bags, containers, and bundles stored in tiers must be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.
A few of the benefits of good housekeeping include:
A facility that is well kept will not pose hazards. Workplaces where the aisles and exits are blocked, where debris litters the floor, or where tools and equipment are simply not put away have hazards built into them. A cluttered, unkempt workplace lends itself to slips, trips, and falls.
Several different regulations lay out the requirements for housekeeping, including 1910.22, 1910.141, and 1910.176. In some cases, the regulations specify how to perform the duties or other associated information.
In addition, particular employers have more stringent or slightly different housekeeping procedures or functions to fulfill.
Employers must:
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms must be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition. This includes floors, and, in order to facilitate housekeeping operations, the workplace is to be free of hazards such as protruding nails, splinters, holes, or loose boards. In addition, storage areas must be kept free from accumulation of materials that constitute hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage. Finally, storage of material must not create a hazard. For example, bags, containers, and bundles stored in tiers must be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.
A few of the benefits of good housekeeping include:
A facility that is well kept will not pose hazards. Workplaces where the aisles and exits are blocked, where debris litters the floor, or where tools and equipment are simply not put away have hazards built into them. A cluttered, unkempt workplace lends itself to slips, trips, and falls.