SAFE WORK PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES
SECTION 7: SAFE WORK PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES
A safe work procedure (SWP) is a step by step sequence of instructions on how to complete a task safely. SWPs outline the hazards, risks and control measures to be applied to ensure the tasks/activity being performed to reduce the risk of injury. In comparison, a Safe Work Practice is a guideline of do’s and don’ts.
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Section 7 – Practices and Procedures
- Extra Workplace Containment of Influenza – Practice
- Fire Extinguishers – Practice
- Fire Extinguishers – Procedure
- Fire Safety – Procedure
- Home Equipment Safety – Practice
- Home Equipment Safety, Failure and Repair – Procedure
- Household Chemical Emergencies – Procedure
- Household Chemical Safety – Practice
- Obscene, Harassing, or Threatening – Procedure
- Oxygen Safety – Practice
- Paper Shredding – Practice
- Paper Shredding – Procedure
- Preventing Musculoskeletal Injuries – Practice
- Propane Safety – Procedure
- Propane Safety – Practice
- Refuelling Vehicles – Practice
- Robbery and Mugging – Procedure
- Summer Heat – Practice
- Threats and Physical Confrontations – Procedure
- Transferring Clients – Practice
- Travelling by Public Transit – Practice
- Walking Safety – Practice
- Wearing Shoe Covers When Exposed to Excessively Soiled Floors – Procedure
- Winter Driving – Practice
- Wood Stove Safety – Practice
- Working Alone Home Visits – Practice
- Working Alone Late Office Site – Practice
- Working Environments with Pets – Procedure
- Working Environments with Pets – Practice
