Hospitality - Hotel, Restaurant and Kitchen
Hospitality Injury Prevention
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Hospitality - Hotel, Restaurant and Kitchen
Hospitality Injury Prevention
| Date Added | Resource | Source |
| Aug 2012 |
Pesticide Hazard Alert: Pesticides used to treat bed bugs can make you sick (PDF)http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/ohsep/Documents/BedBugAlert.pdfThe California Department of Public Health’s Occupational Pesticide Illness Prevention Program (OPIPP) has published a new pesticide hazard alert about getting rid of bed bugs safely. |
(CDPH) |
| Jul 2012 |
Safety and Health Among Hotel Cleanershttp://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2012-151/?s_cid=3ni7d2fb072620120400pmThe National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) convened a number of partners to develop the National Services Agenda, which includes safety and health goals for the Accommodations Industry. |
(NIOSH) |
| Jan 2008 |
ASSE Hospitality Branch: Safety Implications of Greening: Hospitality Executive Leadership Opportunities (PDF)http://www.asse.org/practicespecialties/hospitality/docs/HospitalityNewsletter1-15-08.pdfThe American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Hospitality Branch provides this white paper addressing safety and "greening practices" within the hospitality sector. |
(ASSE) |
| Nov 2006 |
Hotel/Motel Operators' Risk Assessment Tool for Housekeepers Tasks (PDF)http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/formspublications/publications/Documents/hotel_motel_operators_risk_assesment_tool_for_housekeepers_4562.pdfThis tool, provided by WorkCover New South Wales, covers the most common hazards for housekeepers in typical hotels and motels. It is not designed to cover all risks for housekeepers, but to help you get started on the process of identifying the hazards involved in tasks at your hotel or motel. You should involve your employees in filling out this tool. |
(WorkCover New South Wales) |
| May 2006 |
Creating Luxury, Enduring Pain - How Hotel Work is Hurting Housekeepers (PDF)http://www.hotelworkersrising.org/pdf/Injury_Paper.pdfA new study released this week titled, "Creating Luxury, Enduring Pain" couples new research with the stories of hotel housekeepers to paint a dramatic picture of the work of a hotel housekeeper. Findings show that behind the luxury and comfort that housekeepers provide for hotel guests is a pattern of persistent pain and injury. |
(Hotel Workers Rising!) |
| Jun 2005 |
Working Safer and Easier for Janitors, Custodians, and Housekeepers (PDF)http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/dosh_publications/Janitors.pdfJanitors, custodians, and others who work in the cleaning industry need a safe and healthful workplace. This series of fact sheets been designed to be used by companies of any size and in places such as schools and universities, office buildings, apartments, and rental properties. They may also be used by housekeeping services for hospitals, hotels, and motels. |
(CA DOSH) |
| Jun 2005 |
CCOHS OSH Answers: Hotel Housekeepinghttp://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/occup_workplace/hotel_housekeeping.htmlThis section describes the risk factors in hotel housekeeping that can cause repetitive motion injuries (RMIs) and ways to reduce these risk factors. |
(CCOHS) |
| Jun 2005 |
Managing the Risks of Violence at Work in the Hospitality Industry (PDF)http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/contentPages/docs/hospViolence.pdfWorkCover Corporation has developed guidelines for reducing the risk of violence at work. The guidelines are designed to assist workplaces identify the potential for violence and provide practical guidance for the development of prevention strategies in the hospitality industry. |
(WorkCover South Australia) |
| Jun 2005 |
Managing Occupational Health and Safety in the Hospitality Industry - Small Businesses (PDF)http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/contentPages/docs/hospOHSHospitalitySmallBus.pdfThis series of manuals has been developed to provide small and medium sized employers with information on how you should go about managing health and safety in your workplaces. The manuals have been developed in consultation with WorkCover Corporation and a broad cross-section of representatives from the hospitality industry. |
(SafeWork SA) |
| Jun 2005 |
HSE Free Leaflets - Catering/Hospitalityhttp://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/caterdex.htmYou can access all of Great Britain’s Health and Safety Executive’s free leaflets on catering and hospitality through these pages. |
(HSE) |
| Jun 2005 |
Preventing Injuries to Hotel and Restaurant Workers (PDF)http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/reports/focus_reports/assets/pdf/focushotel.pdfThis report provides employers, supervisors, workers, and health and safety personnel in hotels and restaurants with information on accidents in these industries and how to prevent them. |
(WorkSafe Online - Workers' Compensation Board of BC) |