Hazards | PPE Required | Tools/Material | Additional Requirements (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|
Slips Trips and Falls Dust | Gloves Eye Protection Protective Footwear Respirators | Brooms Bins | |
Training Requirements | Trained in use of particular power tool |
Safe Work Practices
- Good housekeeping must be practiced at all times. Tripping hazards and slippery conditions must be eliminated. Aisles and access ways must be kept clear of any obstruction, and be well-lit and properly ventilated.
- Scraps must be removed to disposal bin or designated disposal area.
- Nails or sharp objects protruding from lumber or boards must be removed.
- Daily job site cleanup is required and individual cleanup duties must be assigned to all workers.
- All materials must be segregated as to size, kind and length and placed in neat, safe and orderly piles. This will ensure clear passageways in storerooms, warehouses and on job/project sites creating a safe workplace for all employees.
- Materials must be properly stored, stacked or piled away from power lines and to prevent tipping/spilling.
- Bagged or sacked material should be stacked or piled no more than ten high and should be cross piled on skids so that in all cases, no one can be injured because the material falls, rolls, overturns or breaks.
- Barrels may be stacked upright with platforms/planks between layers and should not be stacked any higher than the mechanical equipment can safely reach.
- Skids of brick blocks or other such material should be stockpiled in such a manner as to prevent tipping or collapsing.
- Employees are not allowed to climb up, on or about around any such stacked equipment, machinery, supplies, parts, products, etc.
- Stockpiles should be blocked and interlocked ensuring that they are not too high or obstruct any fire access, extinguishing or fire safety equipment (e.g. fire doors).
- Proper tools, such as cutters or snips, must be used to break metal bands and extreme caution should be taken when removing such objects.
- Protruding nails in boards, planks, etc., must have the nails removed or bent over, and the boards placed in an orderly fashion. When handling such material, the workers should wear heavy gloves and safety footwear as prescribed.
- Signs must be posted to warn workers of hazardous areas.
* This information does not take precedence over current OH&S legislation with which all employees should be familiar