Question

Employers are required to reduce employee exposure to potential injury due to hazards. There are specific requirements that must be adhered to regarding workplace surfaces. These include keeping surfaces clean and orderly as well as maintaining them in a sanitary manner. What else must they do?

Answer 1

Keep chemicals everything labeled everything from ppe to wet floor signs

Answer 2

The employer shall take the necessary measures to ensure the safety and protect the physical and mental health of the workers. These measures include actions to prevent occupational risks and hardship at work, information and training actions, the setting up of an organization and adapted means.

The implementation of these measures is based on 9 general principles of prevention:

Avoid risks

Evaluate risks that can not be avoided

Fight risks that can not be avoided

Adapt the work to the man

Take into account the state of evolution of the technique

Replace what is dangerous with what is less dangerous

Plan prevention by integrating, technical, organization and working conditions

Take collective protection measures

Give appropriate instructions to workers