Health and Safety at Work

Running head: HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
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HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK1
Question 2
In the given incident, the storeroom of the cleaner where the important chemicals need to
be stored did not included in the activities of the identification of hazards. The cleaners must be
adequately qualified to meet the standards of the quality and the hygiene standards. The activities
that can be performed to identify and find the hazards and the risks associated with the cleaners
are –
 The different chemical hazards can be identified by training the workers to use the
chemical items safely, storing the chemical products in a proper place and also providing
the workers with proper cleaning tools so that the cleaners can follow them.
 The cleaners should know the risks associate with the usage of wet methods of work, the
cleaners should follow the dry methods of cleaning (Oksel et al., 2016).
 The workers should immediately wash the hands or disinfect the hands after using any
kind of biological hazard like fungi, human excreta, blood, body fluids and
microorganisms.
 The cleaners must know in particular the requirements of the workers before the cleaning
has been completed.
 The workers must also become aware about the physical hazards involving the machines
and the physical instruments. The workers must check that the instruments are routinely
checked, repaired and replaced from time to time.
 The workers must set a target for their daily cleaning methods and the cleaners must
make sure that they are performing their cleaning activities in the day time rather than
cleaning in the night (Gil et al., 2016).