Healthy Handling 2005: Order and organisation
Fundamental to occupational health management
Consider:
- untidy conditions
- blocked ladder access
- unsafe storage trip and
- slip hazards
Order and organisation
Disorderly sites and poor organisation can result in serious injury from
slips and trips and longer term disability arising from musculo-skeletal
disorders
HSE Inspectors will expect to find:
- clean, tidy and well organised sites that are kept in good order;
- pedestrian access routes and places of work kept free from obstructions;
- materials stored and left in a safe and accessible condition.
Top tips
- Plan and organise storage and delivery areas before work starts
- Design scaffolds to keep building entrances clear
- Tidy as you go and at the end of each working day
- Provide rubbish chutes to remove waste from working platforms
Preventing slips and trips at work: A brief guide
The absolutely essential health and safety tool kit
Health and safety in construction HSG 150
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