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Safety Audit

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Jobanjeet Singh Khaira 7872101 University of Manitoba

Safety Audit

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Why it is a hazard

Preventions

Cleaning cloth and dish

These things should be

washer fluid is very

placed away from the

near to utensils which

utensils to prevent the

can cause disease to the

infection. The distance

ones who use these

should be at least 5 feet

utensils,

between utensils and the cleaning cloth.

Bacteria hazard(Bio-hazard) Food wastage is kept

Food wastage container

next to spoon holder. It

should be kept away

can spread food born

from utensils. Also,

bacteria. Clean utensils

any kind of wastage or

and spoons can get

garbage should be

infected.

removed frequently and treated properly.

Bacteria/virus hazard

Trip hazard(physical hazard)

Usually, cables are left

To avoid this, we

hanging to sockets after

should use charging

removing phone from

cables at safe places.

charging. A person

For example, a socket

walking by can trip and

next to a table or

fall. It can cause serious

bedside socket which is

injuries including

hidden. Also, we can

fractures.

keep phone on the table.

Safety Audit

There are things in

Everything should be

house like this plunger

kept at a safe and

hanging at random,

designated place after

unsafe places. It can fall

use. So, it doesn’t hurt

any time and hit

anybody.

someone’s head

Physical Hazard Laundry detergent is

Products contained

placed at corner on top

chemicals, should be

of the washer. It is

kept out of the reach of

within the reach of a

children. It should be at

child, who can either

safe height and away

swallow it or it can fall

from the corner,

over the kid.

preferably toward the

Chemical hazard

wall side or in a wall cabinet. A small BBQ cylinder

Propane cylinders

is present inside the

shouldn’t be inside the

house. It is a serious

house or basement.

fire hazard and propane

These are better kept in

leakage can cause air

a garage or in a

toxicity. Breathing in

backyard storage room.

toxic air can cause serious health effects. Chemical Hazard

Safety Audit

A knife / open blade on

There should be a

the floor can cause cut

separate labeled

injury, if stepped on

container for sharp

accidentally.

tools in the house. They should be covered or closed when not in use. For example, Kitchen knife holder is a safe place to keep knives. Needles, knifes, blades etc should be disposed

Physical Hazard

off in a designated, Small speakers kept in

labeled container. Installing speakers on

living room for better

walls, on a table or

sound quality can lead

shelves can avoid

to falls, especially in

tripping hazard. Wires

elder individuals. Also,

should also be clipped

thick rugs, carpets, shoe

away from passage.

trays can make people

In addition, thinner

trip while walking.

rugs cause fewer

Physical Hazard

obstructions as Floor cleaner is kept at

compare to thick ones. Like other chemicals,

floor level and within

floor cleaners, glass

the reach of children.

cleaners should also be

Children can swallow.

kept at height or in

It can leak out from the

closed cabinets. It

bottle and can cause

should not be easily

toxicity because it is in

reached by children.

concentrated form.

Safety Audit

Chemical Hazard These are the stairs

There should be a

without railing. One

railing or support to

bad step or slip can

hold on, on both sides.

cause fall from stairs.

It’s a safety issue as well as inconvenient to ascend and descend stairs, for elderly and young children.

Physical hazard(fall hazard)...