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MOPPING
- Low Risk
TASK
RISKS/HAZARDS
RESPONSIBILITY
SAFE WORK METHOD
1. Half fill bucket with warm water
Lifting stains/Hot water
burns to cleaner and
students
Cleaner
Only half fill bucket (5Lts) and wear correct
personal protective equipment at all times. Keep
water to a minimum when working in access
ways or areas where students may be moving
about. Use signage or barricading as necessary.
2. Add correct amount of chemical as instructed on
chemical container
Spillage of chemical/
Chemical contact with
eyes or skin
Cleaner only if trained to do so,
otherwise supervisor to decant
Pour chemicals as close to bucket as possible.
Ensure safety glasses and gloves are worn if
required. Keep chemicals out of reach of
students.
3. Place mop in bucket and squeeze out excess water
Muscular/strain injury to
back
Cleaner
When wringing mop out keep back straight
using arms and correct lifting technique
4. Begin mopping floor, commencing from one corner
and working across the room
Muscular/strain injury to
back
Cleaner
Mop in a smooth figure eight motion as close to
your body as practical. Change water on regular
basis
5. Empty bucket or water down the sewer and not the
storm water drain.
Muscular/strain injury to
back
Cleaner
Tip water out of bucket in appropriate area
whilst bending knees and keeping back straight
6. When finished rinse out mop and bucket and leave
to drain
Muscular/strain injury to
back
Cleaner
Use a hose and clean mop and bucket in an
appropriate draining area
7. Place mop and bucket in correct storage area
Muscular/strain injury to
back
Slip, trip fall to students
Cleaner
Use correct lifting techniques – no sudden
movements. Do not leave equipment lying
around or in student reach.