9 V. SAFE WORKING PRACTICES AND POLICIES The following instruction shall serve as a manual of safe operating practices that all employees shall be required to follow. These procedures are designed to reduce the risk of injury to employees and to reduce the risk of damage to City equipment/property. 5-01 Housekeeping A major factor in the prevention of accidents, fires, and losses is the clean, neat, and orderly condition of all City buildings, yards and enclosures, of all vehicles and mobile equipment, and orderly condition of each job, whether on City premises, public roadways, or private premises. The maintaining of these conditions is call “housekeeping”. A. Housekeeping in individual work areas shall be the employee’s responsibility, and shall apply not only to the materials or equipment being used by the employee, but to spilled materials. B. Work areas shall be kept clean at all times. Accumulation of materials and debris shall be kept cleared from all work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures. C. Combustible scrap and debris shall be removed at regular intervals during the course of operations. D. Containers shall be provided for the collection and separation of waste, trash, oily used rags, and refuse. Containers used for garbage and other oily, flammable, or hazardous wastes shall be disposed of at frequent and regular intervals. E. All vehicles and mobile equipment shall be kept in orderly condition with tools, parts, materials, and equipment properly stored and secured. Junk, scrap, and refuse shall be disposed of promptly and not allowed to clutter the vehicle or equipment. F. Floor surfaces shall be kept in good repair, free from holes and all tripping hazards. All oil, grease, water or other slipping hazards must be cleaned up immediately. 5-02 Office Safety A. All file and desk drawers are to be closed when not in use. Each employee should remember to close file drawers immediately after use. The top drawer and the one immediately under it should never be pulled out at the same time. B. Use caution when walking around corners. C. Do not stand in front of a closed door, which may open suddenly.
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