Managing Safety Hazards in Industrial Cleaning Businesses

(prHWY.com) October 16, 2012 - Brisbane, QLD, Australia -- Safety hazards are occurrences or materials which pose risk to an employee. Warehouses may contain safety hazards which impede warehouse cleaning staffs from performing their daily tasks. Cleaners should be aware of the safety procedures to reduce injuries and disasters. Some common hazards include slipping, tripping, or falling in the warehouse. Cleaning workers who ignore incorrectly placed items may cause them to stumble or lose balance. Some objects placed on high shelves may fall and hit cleaners. Equipment used in industrial cleaning services jobs also pose safety hazards. Misuse and not following safety instructions of cleaning machines cause injuries. Workers must be trained on the proper handling and storage of flammable and hazardous chemical supplies used in cleaning.

Identifying safety hazards is the key to prevent injuries and accidents. Staffs should be conscious of items and objects while performing cleaning tasks. Garbage scattered on work areas, aisles, and from overflowing trash bins are possible safety hazards. Liquid spills must be wiped right away. Handrails should not be greasy or slippery. Industrial cleaning workers must inspect warehouse storage rooms and cabinets for items which may cause wounds like broken glass or sharp, rusty metal objects. They must also check for damaged containers which are leaking with toxic chemicals. Cleaners must not overstock high shelves to prevent falling objects. Warehouse cleaners must pay attention when handling and storing chemical products which may contain combustible substances.

Once safety hazards are identified, companies providing industrial cleaning services must create procedures when handling these dangers. They must also encourage and require the cleaning staffs to practice safety hazard procedures. Creating safety manual guides to cleaners will aid them with their working tasks and at the same time safeguard them from injuries and accidents.

About Cleanworks
Cleanworks is based in Brisbane, Australia which caters to a wide array of services. Services being offered include industrial cleaning, office cleaning, complicated steam cleaning, and many more. Hardwood floor maintenance is also among those other services that Cleanworks cater. Cleanworks has been founded in 2001 and since then, they've been delivering excellent services to their clients.

Contact:
Cleanworks Australia Pty Ltd
Phone: (07) 3832 1887
Fax: (07) 3832 1779
11/49 Butterfield St
Herston QLD 4006

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