If you've finished using tools or equipment, put them away. Don't leave materials/tools/benches etc in gangways/corridors where they might impede someone’s escape or cause a trip hazard (it might be you or a colleague who needs to get out in a hurry).

It's how you get to your workplace, and how you leave. Keep access routes clear.Ī safe work area includes access and egress. If trip hazards and mess is starting to build up, sort it out sooner rather than later. Check your work area at regular intervals throughout the day and clear up as you go along. Whether it's packaging, demolishing, or off-cuts. On a construction site, it's likely your job will create waste throughout the day. You are going to need materials and tools for use throughout your project, store them safely to stop them from becoming a hazard. Poorly stacked materials can block access routes or topple over causing crushing injuries or damage to property. A best practice solution is to segregate waste types for reuse, recycle or landfill. This could be a skip or other waste disposal bin depending on the amount of waste. After all, if you want your work area free from waste materials, you need somewhere to put them. Designate an area for rubbish and waste.Ĭreate an area for waste to go. Implement these, and you should see a reduction in slip and trip accidents and near misses to your workforce. So here are 10 good housekeeping rules for a tidy site.

But that just means you’re exposing yourself and others to trip hazards all day long – and that’s when the accidents will happen. On construction sites, for example, tidying up tends to be left until the end of the shift. This is all well and good in theory, but let's face it, tidying up is one of the jobs that tend to end up last on the list. Because when a site is organised and tidy and everyone knows where everything is, they spend less time looking for things, and more time getting on with things! Not does good housekeeping improve safety, it will make your work more productive, and could even save you money.

Literally! And if you stop rubbish from piling up, there's less fuel for a fire, and if one does start, clearer escape routes to get out safely. If you don't have materials, waste and discarded tools lying around all over the place, there are fewer things to trip you up. Yes, you should practice good housekeeping! A tidy work area reduces the risk of accidents and improves fire safety. But should you even bother trying to make a construction site a clean and tidy place? Construction work is messy after all, and if you clean up now there will only be more mess later. On construction sites, good housekeeping refers to the practice of keeping your site clean and tidy. Good housekeeping is more than a magazine.

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