Our Slips, Trips & Falls prevention campaign continues in October with a focus on Inside Housekeeping.  

In this third phase, site teams are asked to review and improve housekeeping indoors where appropriate and look for areas where there is room for improvement.

We encourage teams to complete a “hazard spotting” exercise focussed on inside housekeeping and capture any issues via the Near Miss / Hazard Alert system.  Identifying any areas where there are particular storage problems and using 5S methodology where appropriate to improve standards.  It is also suggested we ensure site inspection schemes include formal housekeeping checks (exterior and interior) at least quarterly.

Remember: Housekeeping is not a minor issue

• We know our teams work hard and are passionate about what they do.
• However, poor housekeeping can let a site down – it gives the impression of a lack of care and attention and a poor culture.
• Visitors could question the commitment of the team.
• Poor housekeeping can also impact morale and our sense of pride.
• And not only that – poor housekeeping has serious health & safety implications! It creates risks and could cause accidents.

This week and next we will be sharing a series of posters for displaying on your workplaces notice boards.

Managers can find full details of this Inside Housekeeping – Slips Trips & Falls campaign in the UK News download page, along with the before & after template:  Slips, Trips & Falls prevention campaign (948 downloads) Slips, Trips & Falls before and after template (961 downloads)

You can also find the first in our series of poster in the download section of the UK News website: Slips, Trips & Falls poster - 5S (932 downloads)  This week’s poster focusses on 5S.