Good Things Come in Small Packages - New Pocket Guide Offers Advice to Help Custodians Work Safely

HAMILTON, ON (March 27, 2007) - The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has released a new health and safety publication designed specifically custodial workers. Health and Safety Guide for Custodial Workers is a 170 page, pocket-sized handbook packed full of practical information. It is intended to be an essential resource to help cleaners, caretakers, facilities managers and other custodial workers recognize and control workplace hazards.

In an easy-to-read format it describes safe work practices for common custodial tasks and outlines procedures for working alone, workplace violence, and emergency preparedness. Custodial workers can also refer to the guide for recommendations on personal protective equipment (PPE), how to improve their work environment, and much more.

The guide will also assist health and safety committee members, supervisors, managers, engineers, and health and safety professionals. It offers step-by-step guidance on how to develop and implement programs to prevent occupational injuries and illnesses. In addition, the guide outlines what health and safety law requires of workers, managers, and supervisors, and can also be a resource for creating a safety-minded workplace culture.

As with all titles in CCOHS’ compact, easy-to-follow pocket guide series, the Health and Safety Guide for Custodial Workers is a collaborative work. It was written by occupational health and safety experts and peer-reviewed by government health and safety authorities, representatives of workers and employers, and specialists in the field of custodial work.

The pocket guides are available for $10 each, however the discounts offered on bulk purchases make these publications an even more affordable and accessible resource.

More information about the pocket guides series from CCOHS.

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