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Good Housekeeping Quiz

Please choose the correct answers for the following:

1. Housekeeping can be left to

6. Dust or lint build up on
maintenance staff. machinery or work surfaces
__ True __ False is not a safety hazard.
__ True __ False

2.
Good housekeeping can help
prevent:
7.
Good housekeeping takes a lot
__ Trips and falls of time away from other tasks.
__ Fires __ True __ False
__ Punctures __ Colds
A neat and clean work area
Contact hazards are objects you 8. helps improve emergency

3. can bump into or objects that

can hit you.
response.
__ True __ False
__ True __ False
You should place oil-soaked
9. rags in tightly closed metal

4.
OSHA has a regulation that containers so they don’t:
requires keeping workplaces
clean. __ Smell bad
__ True __ False __ Trip you
__ Catch fire

5. Good housekeeping includes

identifying electrical hazards
such as extension cords and 10. One way to prevent trips and
falls is to report flooring
overloaded circuits. problems like loose boards.
__ True __ False __ True __ False

Answers:
ders to get in. 9. Catch fire 10. True.
while you perform all tasks. 8. True. Clear aisles and doors allow people to get out quickly—and allow emergency respon-
source could start a fire. 7. False. It takes almost no time if you continually put things away and keep the work area clean
cy. 2. Trips and falls, fires, and punctures. 3. True. 4. True. 5. True. 6. False. Contact with a spark or other ignition
1. False. Everyone is responsible for keeping the workplace neat and clean, in order to prevent accidents and improve efficien-

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