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Workplace Hazards
Hazards may occur in a workplace which need to be controlled to prevent injuries occurring.
As a cleaner you have a responsibility to report any hazards that you might find.
Even if you are not sure that something is a hazard, you should still report it to your Supervisor.
Hazards should be classified as:
High Risk
Requiring immediate control as they have the potential for permanent/serious injury or death.
Moderate Risk
Require a level of improvement over a realistic period of time as they may cause serious injury.
Low Risk
Identified opportunities for improvement as they may provide a level of workplace risk to employee
health and safety.
What you should do
List any hazards you find on the hazard report form and give it to your Supervisor.
The Supervisor will put these on a Hazard Register and will ask you to help them find solutions to the
hazard.
If solutions cannot be found, then ways of minimising the risk will be implemented.