Housekeeping of a workplace minimises the potential of slips, trips and falls occurring at a workplace.

• Housekeeping is the arrangement and storage of materials, items and plant within designated storage areas.

Tasks associated with the housekeeping of a workplace include:

• Ensuring a safe and clear means of access and egress, free of obstructions;
• Erection of general safety signs within a work area;
• Unloading of bricks from a truck;
• Establishment of safe storage areas for materials and plant;
• Making safe protruding objects that are a hazard;
• Manual handling and loading of bricks to a working platform;
• Manual handling associated with the handling and storage of materials and plant;
• Conduct a hazard identification of the immediate work area;
• Assess risk to persons undertaking housekeeping duties at a workplace.

Control measures to eliminate or minimise the risk of death, injury or illness to persons are addressed in the safe work method statement as per the following sections.

• Consultation with employees.
• Generation of hazards.
• Environmental factors at a workplace.
• Failure to maintain housekeeping of a workplace.
• Collection, storage and disposal of excess or waste materials.
• Manual handling issues.
• Personal protective equipment requirements.
• Training requirements.
• Housekeeping requirements.
• Failure to monitor controls.
• Risk matrix and descriptors.
• Additional hazards, risks and controls.
• Approval and change management form.
• Sign-off for housekeeping.