OSH Answers Hotel Housekeeping
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety website features a number of frequently asked questions and answers about hotel housekeeping. Questions range from what type of work that is done in the hotel houskeeping to how improved work practices can reduce the risk of RMI.

MSD Job Title/Task:Housekeeping
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
Document Type:Workplace Best PracticeYear:1997-2005
Source:Canadian Centre for Occupational HealthView Source Details
Location: Ontario

ErgoCheck: Cleaning Guest Rooms
Cleaning Guest Rooms: reviews safe work practices and lifting techniques to avoid MSD risk factors.

MSD Job Title/Task:Housekeeping
Topic:MSD Prevention
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:
Source:Ontario Service Safety AllianceView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Preventing Injuries to Room Attendants
This pamphlet contains information on repetitive work combined with awkard posture and poor lifting technique can put room attendants at risk of suffereing musculoskeletal injuries and provides tips on reducing awkward postures, and proper lifting techniques in order to reduce the risk of MSD's.

MSD Job Title/Task:Housekeeping
Topic:Manual Materials Handling Design - Tools
Document Type:Year:
Source:Worksafe BCView 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
Document Type:Year:
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
Document Type:Year:
Source:WorkSafeBC / Workers Compensation Board of British ColumbiaView Source Details
Location: British Columbia

MSI PREVENTION BULLETIN 8: Laundry in Health Care Facilities
This Bulletin focuses on specific laundry related tasks that put housekeeping workers at risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders. It provides MSD hazards and solutions to tasks such as receiving and weighing laundry, sorting soiled linen, loading and unloading washing machines and dryers, folding and handling laundry, and handling laundry chemicals.

MSD Job Title/Task:Laundry Housekeeping
Topic:Manual Materials Handling Design - Tools MSD Prevention
Document Type:Year:
Source:WorkSafeBC / Workers Compensation Board of British ColumbiaView Source Details
Location: British Columbia