Description

Hazards:

  • Slips, trips and falls
  • Falls from height while working from ladders or steps.
  • Dropping of work equipment onto persons below.
  • Manual handling
  • Incorrect techniques (stretching, stooping, twisting) – while lifting / handling cleaning equipment and materials.
  • Individuals with health conditions, previous or existing injuries affecting ability to safely handle / lift items.
  • Electrical equipment
  • Incorrect storage of cleaning materials
  • Incorrect use or application of chemical cleaning substances
  • Hot / cold and wet weather
  • Contact with bodily fluids excreted by human.
  • Contact with bodily fluids excreted by animals involving exterior / interior areas of school grounds.
  • Vehicles present on site encountering pedestrians depositing rubbish into skips / bins.
  • Sharp objects
  • Hazardous substances
  • Flying objects
  • Glass (waste and broken)