Besides slips, trips, and falls, what other kinds of injuries can good housekeeping prevent?
Nails and fastener injuries • If nails are protruding from surfaces, remove them or at least bend them down. • Remove nails or fasteners when opening crates, cartons, kegs, or when stripping small forms. • Remove or bend down nails before discarding scrap material. Fires and burns • Immediately remove combustible debris and materials from buildings and structures. Get them off the site promptly. • Keep containers of flammable liquids tightly closed. Store flammables in approved cabinets. Dispose of them in separate waste containers, not with other trash. Head and body injuries • Don’t throw materials, waste, or tools from buildings or structures to an area where workers may be located. • Where the potential for injury exists, remove or flag protruding objects. • Make sure there are protective caps on exposed rebar. 3. When you stack material, how high can the stack be? • No higher than 7 feet for bricks, 16 feet for manually stacked lumber, and 20 feet for mechanically stacked lumber.
