OSHA Housekeeping Checklist
The OSHA Housekeeping Checklist ensures that OSHA standards are met within your site. Easily identify areas that need more attention.
Bubble Bath Carwash
06/26/2023
OSHA Housekeeping Checklist
The OSHA Housekeeping Checklist ensures that OSHA standards are met within your site. Easily identify areas that need more attention.
Are walkways and working surfaces clean and clear of debris?
| Walkways and Working Surfaces |
Are working surfaces kept dry, or are other protective measures in place that include drainage, false floors, platforms, mats, and designated dry standing areas?
Are tools, materials, equipment, and other objects used during servicing or maintenance kept clear of walkways to allow for adequate passage?
Are hoses and electrical service cords positioned to prevent injury to workers or damage to the hoses and cords themselves (e.g., crossover planks, beneath grating, stowed overhead)?
Are exit routes clearly marked “Exit,” as well as indicating the direction of travel to the exit, if not immediately apparent?
Are doorways, emergency exits, fire protection equipment, electrical panels, eyewash stations, and safety showers free from obstructions?
Are passageways, walkways, and working surfaces kept clear of steel shot or similar abrasives that may create a slipping hazard?
| Lighting |
Are lighting fixtures in good working order?
Are lighting fixtures clean, allowing for optimal lighting levels?
Are exit routes, accessways, gangways, stairs, work areas and walkways sufficiently lit in accord with 29 CFR 1915.82?
| Dust and Dirt Removal |
Are dust residues cleaned at regular intervals and in areas that may be normally overlooked (e.g., overhead)?
| Sanitation Facilities |
Is potable water made available to workers for drinking, cooking, food preparation, worker health, and personal needs?
Are non-potable water outlets clearly marked "NOT SAFE FOR HEALTH OR PERSONAL USE"?
Are toilets clean, serviceable, and adequate in number at the worksite?
Are handwashing facilities adjacent to each toilet facility and do they contain: hot and cold or lukewarm running water and soap, or waterless skin-cleansing agents; clean, single-use hand towels stored in a sanitary container, clean individual sections o
Do changing rooms provide separate storage facilities for street clothes?
| Vermin Control |
Is the work area constructed, equipped, and maintained to prevent the entrance or harborage of rodents, insects, and other vermin?
| Control of Spills |
Is machinery and equipment clean and maintained regularly?
| Material Handling and Storage |
Has gear and equipment, used for materials handling and rigging, been inspected for safety before each shift and at intervals throughout the shift? Is defective gear or equipment replaced or repaired?
Are appropriate danger or caution signs in place to notify workers of possible hazards?
Ladder Safety- are labels visable stating weight limits and no defects to ladder
Are materials stored in their designated place and stacked to avoid fall or collapse?
| Storage and Maintenance of Tools and Equipment |
Are tools inspected, cleaned and repaired regularly?
Are damaged or worn tools removed from service?
Are all fire extinguishers, electrical panels, eyewash stations, and safety showers inspected and tested routinely and kept in working order?
| Waste Disposal |
Are there enough garbage cans in designated break areas and other locations where trash may accumulate? Are they big enough for the volume of waste?
Are garbage cans constructed of noncorrosive, leak-proof, and easy to clean material, or are they disposable?
Is there a schedule in place and followed for emptying garbage cans to prevent overfilling?
| Completion |
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Source: Bubble Bath Carwash (Community Member)