Working Safer and Easier: For Janitors, Custodians, and Housekeepers (1 of 9)
This series of posters illustrate possible controls janitors, custodians, and housekeepers can use to decrease the risk of MSD's. This poster focuses mainly on safe ergonomic practices that can be used when sweeping or mopping floors.

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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Working Safer and Easier: For Janitors, Custodians, and Housekeepers (2 of 9)
This series of posters illustrate possible controls janitors, custodians, and housekeepers can use to decrease the risk of MSD's. This poster focuses on safe ergonomic practices that can be used when handling mop buckets.

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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Working Safer and Easier: For Janitors, Custodians, and Housekeepers (3 of 9)
This series of posters illustrate possible controls janitors, custodians, and housekeepers can use to decrease the risk of MSD's. This poster mainly focuses on safe ergonomic practices when cleaning bathrooms.

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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Working Safer and Easier: For Janitors, Custodians, and Housekeepers (4 of 9)
This series of posters illustrate possible controls janitors, custodians, and housekeepers can use to decrease the risk of MSD's. This poster mainly focuses on safe ergonomic practices when cleaning hotel rooms.

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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Working Safer and Easier: For Janitors, Custodians, and Housekeepers (5 of 9)
This series of posters illustrate possible controls janitors, custodians, and housekeepers can use to decrease the risk of MSD's. This poster focuses mainly on safe ergonomic practices when handling garbage.

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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Working Safer and Easier: For Janitors, Custodians, and Housekeepers (6 of 9)
This series of posters illustrate possible controls janitors, custodians, and housekeepers can use to decrease the risk of MSD's. This poster focuses on avoiding tripping and slipping hazards.

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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Working Safer and Easier: For Janitors, Custodians, and Housekeepers (7 of 9)
This series of posters illustrate possible controls janitors, custodians, and housekeepers can use to decrease the risk of MSD's. This poster focuses on safety when handling chemicals and what to do during a medical emergency.

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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Working Safer and Easier: For Janitors, Custodians, and Housekeepers (8 of 9)
This series of posters illustrate possible controls janitors, custodians, and housekeepers can use to decrease the risk of MSD's. This poster focuses on safety equipment that should be worn.

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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Working Safer and Easier: For Janitors, Custodians, and Housekeepers (9 of 9)
This series of posters illustrate possible controls janitors, custodians, and housekeepers can use to decrease the risk of MSD's. This poster focuses on workers rights and safety protocols when facing a health a safety concern.

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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MSI PREVENTION BULLETIN 3: Bed Making and Cleaning in Health Care
This bulletin focuses on awkward postures associated with bed making and cleaning in health care. To reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders this bulletin provides recommendations on proper lifting and cleaning techniques when making and cleaning mattresses.

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian/Housekeeping
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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Source:WorkSafeBC / Workers Compensation Board of British ColumbiaView Source Details
Location: British Columbia

MSI PREVENTION BULLETIN 4: Room Cleaning in Health Care
This Bulletin focuses on specific tasks associated with room cleaning that put room attendants at risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders. It provides MSD hazards and solutions to tasks such as cleaning the toilet, cleaning horizontal and vertical surfaces, and handling garbage.

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian/Housekeeping
Topic:MSD Prevention Design - Tools
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Source:WorkSafeBC / Workers Compensation Board of British ColumbiaView Source Details
Location: British Columbia

MSI PREVENTION BULLETIN 5: Floor Mopping
This Bulletin focuses on specific floor mopping tasks that put custodians at risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders. It provides MSD hazards and solutions to tasks such as clearing the area to be mopped, wet mopping the floor area, wringing out the mop, and emptying the mop bucket.

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian/Housekeeping Housekeeping
Topic:Design - Tools Design - Task MSD Prevention
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Source:WorkSafeBC / Workers Compensation Board of British ColumbiaView Source Details
Location: British Columbia

MSI PREVENTION BULLETIN 7: Floor Cleaning Machines
This Bulletin focuses on the use of specific floor cleaning machines and how they may contribute to the risk of custodians and housekeepers developing musculoskeletal disorders. It provides MSD hazards and solutions to tasks involving the use of vacuum cleaners, and polishers/floor scrubers.

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian Housekeeping
Topic:Design - Task Design - Tools MSD Prevention
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Source:WorkSafeBC / Workers Compensation Board of British ColumbiaView Source Details
Location: British Columbia

Working Safer and Easier: For Janitors, Custodians, and Housekeepers (Guidebook)
This guidebook produced by the California Occupational Safety and Health Association concerns heath and safety issues that janitors, custodians, and housekeepers face. It provides some general information on workplace hazards and how to prevent them as well as some specific information on hazards and solutions concerning specific tasks such as moving barrels/carts, emptying office trash cans, lifting garbage from a barrel, dumping trash bags, etc...

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian
Topic:Manual Materials Handling Design - Tools
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A Clean Sweep
The purpose of this guide is to show ways of making custodial work safer and easier so that the risks of sprain and strain injuries are reduced. Tasks such as handling water pails & buckets, cleaning walls, wiping and dusting, sweeping, moving barrels, carts, and furniture, moppping, shoveling, vacuuming, floor polishing, and handling garbage are all discussed in this guide.

MSD Job Title/Task:Custodian
Topic:Manual Materials Handling MSD Prevention
Document Type:Year:2006
Source:Education Safety Association of OntarioView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Overexertion Resource Manual
Overexertion Resource Manual. This resource book will examine the risk factors for the development of WMSD and provide you with information and guidelines that you can implement in your workplace to help you to reduce or prevent overexertion injuries. In addition to administrative and engineering controls, examples of good work practices are provided for custodian and librarian positions.

MSD Job Title/Task: Custodian Librarian
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
Document Type:BookletYear:2006
Source:Education Safety Association of OntarioView Source Details
Location: Ontario