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- The elimination of accident and fire hazards.
- The conservation of space, time, material and effort.
- To obtain and maintain good working conditions.
Procedure
A. General
- The Site Manager may delegate the housekeeping works to the subcontractors who is engaged in the job. And the subcontractor shall be made clear on the work area where they are responsible.
- In the event that more than one subcontractor is engaged in the job, the work area where each respective subcontractor is responsible shall be clearly defined. If necessary, a shop floor plan / site plan / area store plan shall be used to demarcate the work area. Such demarcation shall be revised as and when there is any change in the work area allocated, entrance of new subcontractors, etc.
- The Works shops/area project is under the charge of team project. When the Shop is allocated to the project for usage, the subcontractor under the supervision of the project team shall be responsible for the housekeeping of the standard of housekeeping of the Shop. The user is required to complete before being allowed to commence work therein.
- The Subcontractors is to ensure that the state of housekeeping is restored to the condition as it was before they took over the place.
- The Safety Personnel, who is assigned to the project, shall conduct regular checks of the project site and Shop. Observations made which require rectification will be feedback to the Project Team.
- A dateline will be fixed for the subcontractor concerned to carry out the necessary rectification. Otherwise penalty actions such as fine, compound fine or stop work order will be imposed where necessary.
B. Requirements for housekeeping:
- Access ways and passageways:
- All access ways and passageways must be kept clear at all times. They should be so arranged that they are the easiest means of access, thereby reducing the temptation to employees to take short cuts and walk through operating areas and near other equipment.
- Materials and cables should not project into access ways and passageways.
- Floors, passageways, walkways, etc. must be kept clear of small articles, tools, scrap metal or any other working material when any of these are no longer in use. Materials that may cause slip or fall of personnel must be removed.
- Floors should be swept frequently and kept in good condition.
- Improper stacking and storage of materials is a major safety hazard and must not be tolerated.
- In the stacking of bulky objects, specially designed guards should be provided to prevent the rolling and shifting of the material into aisles or places where men are working.
- Tools and equipment should not be permitted to lie around where they may present a slipping or tripping hazard.
- Tool box should be provided for spanner, pliers and similar tools.
- Storage places should be located conveniently where workers will use them, and the temptation to leave equipment at workplaces where it would cause accidents or be lost is then reduced.
- No objects must be thrown down from one level to another.
- Tools, etc. should not be placed on overhead locations, such as scaffolding where they can fall and strike men working below. All loose materials must be collected and stored inside pails for transporting purpose on platforms.
- All scraps should be properly discarded after operation. Designated disposal bins are provided for the disposal. Do not mix metal scraps and rubbish materials.
- Rubbish such as food packaging, cans, newspapers, plastic bags. etc. should be discarded into the bin provided. Indiscriminate throwing of these items not only poses potential fire hazards, it also makes the work area look very untidy.
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