Cleaning and property services Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) training guide

OHS work skills matrix

The matrix:

• Helps employers identify what OHS training is required for all staff in their organisation.
• Provides training notes.
• Provides masters for overheads.
• Includes a suite of checklists that can be used to assess common cleaning tasks and make them safer.

Introduction

• OHS work skills matrix.
• Flowchart.
• Appendices A to D.

• OHS training guide: Cleaning and property services industry [172KB]

OHS legislation

• For mangers/supervisors and employers.
• Overheads 1-11.
• Case studies.
• Level of understanding exercise.

• OHS Guide: Legislation training module for managers/supervisors and employees [715KB]
• OHS legislation for managers/supervisors and employees (overheads) [656KB]

OHS hazard management

• OHS Guide: Hazard management training module for managers/supervisors [744KB]
• Hazard management (overheads) [712KB]

SAFER checklists

• Bathroom/toilet.
• Buffing floors.
• Carpet cleaning.
• Chemical use.
• Clinical/pharmaceutical waste.
• Dusting.
• Emptying bins.
• Mopping.
• Occupational violence.
• Stripping floors.
• Sweeping.
• Vacuum cleaning.
• Window cleaning. 

• SAFER OHS checklists [196KB]
• SAFER OHS checklists [193KB]