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Health and Safety Guide for Custodial Workers

Practical health and safety information for cleaners, caretakers and facilities managers.

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Section I Basic Rules of Safety

  1. The Law Says
  2. Safety Tips for New Employees
  3. Safety Tips for Supervisors

Section II Accident and Injury Prevention

  1. Clearly Defined Responsibilities
  2. Workplace Inspections
  3. Accident and Incident Investigations
  4. First Aid

Section III Occupational Health and Safety Hazards in Custodial Work

  1. Safety Hazards
  2. Health Hazards
  3. Ergonomic Hazards

Section IV Health Recognition and Control

  1. Recognizing and Evaluating
  2. Workplace Hazards
  3. Reporting Workplace Hazards
  4. Controlling Workplace Hazards

Section V Work Environment

  1. Indoor Air Quality
  2. Noise
  3. Lighting
  4. Work in Hot Environments
  5. Work in Cold Environments
  6. Ultraviolet Rays
  7. Electromatnetic Radiation

Section VI Safe Work Practices

  1. Cleaning
  2. Mould Prevention
  3. Asbestos Management
  4. Painting
  5. Chemical Safety
  6. Electrical Safety
  7. Machine Guarding
  8. Lockout/Tagout
  9. Lifting and Moving
  10. Ladder Safety
  11. Grounds Maintenance
  12. Housekeeping: Preventing Falls from Slips and Trips
  13. Waste management

Section VII Working Alone and Violence

  1. High Risk Situations Related to Working Alone
  2. The Risk of Workplace Violence

Section VIII Emergency Preparedness

  1. Fire Safety
  2. Spills Response

Section IX Personal Protective Equipment

  1. Determining the Need for Personal Protective Equipment
  2. General Guidelines
  3. Eye Protection
  4. Foot Protection
  5. Hand Protection
  6. Head Protection
  7. Hearing Protection
  8. Respirators
  9. Fall Protection

Section X Health and Safety Legislation

  1. Canada
  2. USA
  3. Regulations and Standards Applicable to Building Management

Section XI Information Sources

  1. Canadian Government Departments with Responsibility for Health and Safety
  2. US Federal Health and Safety Agencies

Section XII Appendices

  1. Sample Accident Report Form
  2. Sample Training Checklist

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Description

Designed and written as a practical workplace training and reference tool. This 170-page pocket guide is filled with clear-language text including safety tips, charts, diagrams, checklists and illustrations.

Objectives

The guide will help custodial service workers, health and safety committee members and representatives as well as supervisors, managers, engineers, and health and safety professionals to:

  • Identify workplace-specific health and safety concerns;
  • Develop and implement prevention programs and safe work practices to reduce injury and illness;
  • Identify, understand and meet legislated health and safety responsibilities.
  • Focus on problem solving through employees’ and managers’ involvement; and
  • Integrate health and safety in all work practices.

Scope

This guide is a practical source of workplace health and safety relating to custodial work. It is the collaborative work of occupational health and safety experts, peer-reviewed by government health and safety authorities, representatives of workers and employers, and specialists in the field of custodial work.

Target Audience

The Custodial Workers’ Safety Guide is intended as a reference for cleaners, caretakers, facilities managers, and anyone who works full-time, part-time or on contract in a building’s custodial department.

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Although every effort is made to ensure accuracy and completeness of the information, it is understood that CCOHS makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such information and assumes no liability for any damages or loss suffered as a result of any inaccuracy or incompleteness therein.

 

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