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Workplace Safety Policies


Each business should have a safety policy in place, created either by management or in a joint effort between management and staff. Every employee has a role in carrying out the safety policies. A safety handbook should be created identifying safety issues and spelling out consequences of not following the appropriate safety procedures.

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COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN n.d , PRINCIPLES OF MAINTENANCE, Dr. ABDUL-MOHSEN AL-HAMMAD, viewed 14 january 2019, http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/ARE/amhammad/ARE-457-course-web/Prince_Maint.pdf . YourArticleLibrary n.d , Maintenance Management: Objectives, Costs and Policies, Diksha Kashyap, viewed 14 January 2019, http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/maintenance-management/maintenance-management-objectives-costs-and-policies/57438 . Brown, Denise. "What Is Workplace Safety?" Small Business - Chron.com, http://smallbusiness.chron.com/workplace-safety-43459.html. Accessed 17 January 2019. General Maintenance, Published on Jun 24, 2009, Training on Maintenance System, pradhyot05 , https://www.slideshare.net/pradhyot05/general-maintenance . 
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PURPOSE OF MAINTENANCE

1)  To extend the use of assets 2)  To ensure optimum availability of the equipment installed for production and obtain maximum return on investment perhaps 3)  To ensure operational readiness and all equipment required in an emergency every time 4)  To ensure the safety of people using the facility / service.
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EQUIPMENTS

Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) must be available to anyone who comes in contact with a potential work hazard. This can include hard hats, protective eye wear, earplugs, shoes, gloves and clothing. Even an office worker who delivers a message to a work area near a potential hazard must put on the appropriate PPE. Type of Hand Tools 1. Hammer a)  Use a claw hammer for pulling nails and for driving nails. b)  Do not strike nails or other objects with the "cheek" of the                hammer. c)  Do not strike one hammer against another hammer. d)  Do not use a hammer, screwdriver, file, etc., if your hands are          oily, greasy or wet. 2.    Hand Files & Rasp a)  Do not use a file as a pry bar, hammer, screwdriver or chisel. b)  When using a file or a rasp, grasp the handle in one hand and the toe of the file in the other...
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