Housekeeping Policy
Editable Word housekeeping policy for Queensland businesses: keep work areas, exits and storage clear, deal with spills and waste, and run weekly inspections, with a step-by-step procedure.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
Suits any Queensland business that wants a clear, written standard for keeping workplaces clean and tidy. It covers cleaning as you go, spills, storage, waste, flammable material and exits, and sets out weekly inspections and who fixes what.
What is included in our housekeeping policy?
- Policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Plain-English definitions of slip and trip hazards, evacuation routes and flammable substances
- Roles for managers, supervisors, workers, HSRs and contractors
- A 19-step procedure from before work starts to quarterly review
- Clean as you go and end-of-shift checks
- Keeping walkways, exits and fire equipment clear
- Safe stacking and storage to prevent falling objects
- Spills, cables, waste containers and flammable material
- Weekly inspections and fixing the cause of problems
- Legislation and codes of practice references
Legislation and codes of practice referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 19 (primary duty of care, including a work environment without risks and the safe storage of plant and substances), s 28 (duties of workers), s 38(7) (record of notifiable incidents)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): ss 36 to 38 (controls), s 40 (general workplace facilities), s 41 (facilities), s 53 (flammable and combustible material), ss 54 and 55 (falling objects), s 207 (plant not in use)
- Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 (Qld): ss 5, 7 and 8 (evacuation routes)
- Managing the Work Environment and Facilities Code of Practice 2021 (housekeeping, entry and exit, floors and other surfaces)
- How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice 2021
- Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice 2021
What you get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (5 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers.
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How to use it
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Buy and download
Check out with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download buttons appear straight away and the links are emailed to you. Links work for 3 months, so save your copies.
Make it yours
Open it in Microsoft Word or Excel. Add your logo, business details, site and job information, and adjust it to how the work is done.
Brief your crew
Talk it through with the workers doing the job, have them sign on, and keep it on site. Review it whenever the job or conditions change.
What format is it?
Microsoft Word. Edit it in Word, or free in Word for the web, and add your own logo and business details.
How do I get it after I pay?
Your download buttons appear as soon as checkout finishes, and the links are emailed to you. You can re-download from your account at any time.
Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
What if it isn't right for my job?
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