Overview & Objectives
The Housekeeping Awareness for Construction online training from Exceed Safety is an introductory-level course focusing on workplace hazards and how to anticipate, recognize, and control them. This safety course deals with the importance of good housekeeping in the construction workplace, which is essential for safety on construction projects. Also discussed throughout the case are hotel and office housekeeping, as well as safety as associated with each.
Exceed Safety’s Housekeeping Awareness for Construction course is designed to teach participants about how to and the need for preventing housekeeping hazards and how to control them. The material covered throughout this course can be applied to both construction jobsites and industrial housekeeping safety programs. Additionally, covered will be OSHA regulations, which require proper containers for the refuse and removal of waste and debris, as well as the removal of combustibles and flammable waste. Specific course topics include the following:
- Introduction to housekeeping
- OSHA regulations governing housekeeping
- Housekeeping hazards
- Housekeeping hazard control
- Situational analysis
Specific industry terms addressed within the course include the following:
- 29 CFR 1926
- Engineering controls
- Flagging and barricades
