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Housekeeping Safety Tools and Signage

The document outlines essential housekeeping tools and safety equipment required for safe material handling and storage in the workplace. It emphasizes the importance of training employees to prevent slips, trips, and falls, and details various safety equipment such as barricade tape, scaffolding, ladders, and personal protective gear. Additionally, it highlights the significance of safety data sheets for chemicals and gas detection to ensure a safe working environment.

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Housekeeping Safety Tools and Signage

The document outlines essential housekeeping tools and safety equipment required for safe material handling and storage in the workplace. It emphasizes the importance of training employees to prevent slips, trips, and falls, and details various safety equipment such as barricade tape, scaffolding, ladders, and personal protective gear. Additionally, it highlights the significance of safety data sheets for chemicals and gas detection to ensure a safe working environment.

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PREPARE

HOUSEKEEPING TOOLS
AND EQUIPMENT
Type Of Safety Signage And
Material
HOUSEKEEPING SIGNAGE/ NOTICE

• Handling and storing materials involve diverse operations to ensure


minimal handling.
• The efficient handling and storing of materials are vital to industry.
Worker training is an essential part of any good housekeeping
program.
• Employees should avoid overloading equipment when moving
materials mechanically by letting the weight, size, and shape of the
material being moved dictate the type of equipment used.

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SLIPPERY

• Most injuries to catering staff are caused by slips, trips and


falls.
• Reducing their occurrence is therefore of paramount
importance.
• A systematic analysis of the most important means of
access (ladders, stair ladders, horizontal and vertical
openings, and walkways) was performed.

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CAUSE & AVOID
REASONS FOR SLIPS AND FALLS BEST WAY TO AVOID
 Slippery deck  Cleaning up after work and maintaining the
 Improper use of catwalks deck free from oil and other slippery
 Missing grating, railings and stanchions substances
 Missing warning sign  Follow designated catwalks and correct
 Improper personal protective equipment passages on main deck and avoid shortcuts
(PPEs) especially safety shoes and safety  Using proper non-skid safety shoes on deck
harness and use of safety harness while working on
 Lack of situational awareness heights
 Lack of awareness of the job  Safety and situational awareness
 Absence of safe job analysis  Analyzing the hazards and risks that are
associated with the job, and understanding
the nature of possible accidents prior
commencing the job
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BARRICADE TAPE
 Barricade tape is brightly
colored tape that is used to
warn or catch the attention of
passersby of an area or
situation containing a
possible hazard.
 The tape is often wrapped
and affixed as a visual
warning sign.
 OSHA and ANSI provide
precise specification for
barricade tape colours.

Combination Colour for


Barricade Tape
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Barricade Tape
SAFETY PRECAUTION MATERIAL
SAFETY CONE SCAFFOLDING

 To temporarily redirect traffic in a safe  Employers must provide access when the
manner. scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6
 To create separation or merge lanes during meters) above or below a point of access
road construction projects

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SAFETY PRECAUTION MATERIAL
TYPE OF SCAFFOLD FALL PROTECTION REQUIRED
Aerial lifts Personal fall arrest system
Boatswain’s chair Personal fall arrest system
Catenary scaffold Personal fall arrest system
Crawling board Personal fall arrest system or guardrail system
Float scaffold Personal fall arrest system
Ladder jack scaffold Personal fall arrest system
Needle beam scaffold Personal fall arrest system
Self-contained scaffold Both personal fall arrest system and guardrail
system
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SAFETY PRECAUTION MATERIAL
LADDER SAFETY HARNESS

 Ship's accommodation ladders and  The full-body harness is an important


gangways should be: component of personal fall arrest systems
 at least 55 cm in width; and
 provided with stanchions and taut rails,
chains or fencing on both sides.
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SAFETY PRECAUTION MATERIAL
FIREMAN SUIT RUBBER GLOVE

 Fireman protective apparel is designed to  Its primary purpose is protection of the hands
protect a human’s body against dangerous while performing tasks involving chemicals
and harmful effects emerging during
extinguishing a fire and liquidation of
emergency cases.
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SAFETY PRECAUTION MATERIAL
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS) PORTABLE GAS DETECTOR

 It is intended to provide workers and  A gas detector is a device that detects the
emergency personnel with procedures for presence of gases in an area, often as part
handling or working with that substance in a of a safety system.
safe manner, and includes information such
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SAFETY PRECAUTION MATERIAL
CHEMICAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (CSDS)
 Many tasks undertaken
onboard ships involved manual
handling of chemical.
 Handling of toxic chemicals
pose a great of injuries and
adverse health effects to
seafarers because of manual
handling and/or exposure to
chemicals.

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SAFETY FIRST!

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