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2. Housekeeper Safety

3. Session Objectives • You will be able to: Recognize workplace hazards Identify the precautions you need to take Prevent accidents and injuries on the job

4. Common Job Hazards • Back injuries and other muscle strains • Slips, trips, and falls • Working with cleaning products • Working with hazardous equipment • Hand injuries • Infections

5. Back Safety • Your job requires a lot of physical activity • Back injuries are among the most common job injuries • Your back is involved in almost every move you make all day • Your job requires a lot of physical activity • Back injuries areamong the mostcommon job injuries • Your back isinvolved in almost every move you make all day

6. Safe Lifting • Face the load with feet shoulder-width apart • Keep heels down and turn feet slightly out • Squat by bending at the hips and knees • Use leg and stomach muscles to power lift • Maintain back’s natural curves • Don’t overstretch

7. Safe Carrying • Make sure the load is stable • Make sure you can see over the load • Point your feet in the direction you’re moving • Watch where you’re going • Hug the load • Turn carefully • Unload safely

8. Bending ad Reaching • Kneel or squat rather than bend • Support your back • Avoid overreaching • Avoid twisting your torso • Vacuum using a relaxed posture • Alternate strenuous tasks with lighter tasks • Kneel or squat rather than bend • Support your back • Avoid overreaching • Avoid twisting your torso • Vacuum using a relaxed posture • Alternate strenuous tasks with lighter tasks

9. Slips, Trips, and Falls • Turn on lights • Watch your step • Be extra careful on wet surfaces • Close drawers and doors • Pick up items from the floor

10. Slips, Trips, and Falls (cont.) • Watch out for electrical cords • Use a stepstool to reach high places • Stow equipment and supplies out of your way • Use handrails on stairs • Report damaged flooring

11. How to Fall To Minimize Injuries • If you start to fall: • Bend your elbows and knees • Roll with the fall • Protect your vital areas • Use your forearms and hands to break the fall • If you start to fall: • Bend your elbows and knees • Roll with the fall • Protect your vital areas • Use your forearms and hands to break the fall

12. Cleaning Product Safety • Read the label • Wear gloves and goggles/safety glasses • Avoid splashes • Avoid breathingin products • Wash hands after use • Read the label • Wear gloves and goggles/safety glasses • Avoid splashes • Avoid breathingin products • Wash hands after use

13. Equipment Safety • Check cords and plugs • Don’t use malfunctioning equipment • Push rather than pull heavy carts • Stack and stow supplies and equipment safely • Watch where you’re going when pushing a cart • Be extra careful with carts on elevators

14. Hand Safety • Watch out for pinch points • Be careful with sharp objects • Tend to cuts promptly • Get proper treatment for dermatitis

15. Avoiding Infection • Treat all blood, blood-stained materials, and other potentially infectious materials as if they are infectious • Wash hands frequently • Wash before eating and after using the restroom • Treat all blood, blood-stained materials, and other potentially infectious materials as if they are infectious • Wash hands frequently • Wash before eating and after using the restroom

16. Save Your Back by Making The Right Lifting Choices • Face the load with feet: • Keep heels down and turn feet slightly: • Squat by bending: • To power the lift, use your: • a. Together • b. Shoulder-width apart • a. In • b. Out • a. Hips and knees • b. Back • a. Back muscles • b. Leg and stomach muscles

17. Hazards and Precautions • Do you understand: • Potential job hazards? • Safe lifting and carrying techniques? • Preventing slips, trips, and falls? • Cleaning products and equipment safely? • Preventing hand injuries? • Avoiding infection?

18. Reporting Safety Problems • Never ignore any safety problem • Correct problems if you can do so safely • Report other problems right away • Warn others of the hazard • Never ignore any safety problem • Correct problems if you can do so safely • Report other problems right away • Warn others of the hazard

19. Emergency Response • Be sure you know: • Who to contact • Location of fire alarms and extinguishers • Evacuation routes • Assigned assembly areas outside the building • Basic first aid

20. Security on the Job • Lock up valuables • Lock doors • Keep alert • Report suspicious individuals or activities • Don’t let unauthorized individuals into the building or lend your ID • Don’t let unauthorized individuals into guestrooms

21. Security Tips for Coming and Going • Be careful coming and going in the dark • Keep alert in parking lots • Keep car doors locked • Walk on well-trafficked, well-lit streets • Be cautious riding public transportation • Seek help if you feel threatened

22. Smoking • Smoke only in designated areas • Extinguish cigarettes and matches carefully • Report unauthorized smoking by guests • Smoke only in designated areas • Extinguish cigarettes and matches carefully • Report unauthorized smoking by guests

23. Safety Procedures: True or False? Only report safety hazards in areas where you work After an emergency evacuation, you should go home It’s OK to let a co-worker’s friend in the employee entrance You should smoke only in designated areas

24. Safety Procedures • Do you understand: • How to report safety problems? • Emergency procedures? • Security precautions? • Smoking rules?

25. Key Points to Remember Although your job may not seem dangerous, you still face possible hazards at work You need to be aware of hazards and understand precautions to prevent accidents and injuries Be sure to report any safety problems you see anywhere in the building Take safety seriously and help us keep everybody safe on the job