FACTS
Floor maintenance involves using powered machinery and concentrated chemicals. Due to these two factor there are the following potential hazards of floor buffers.- Moving parts - rotation, force
- Awkward posture
- Repetition of movement
- Noise
- Vibration
- Duration of task
- Slip/trip/fall
- Back injury
- Abrasions
- Sprains/strains
- Electrocution/ shock
- Slippery floor
- Exposure to chemicals
- Dust
STATS
- According to information available from the Consumers Product Safety Commission, on average more than 375 people per year were treated at hospitals for floor buffer injuries.
- Between 54 and 79% of all cleaners who work with floor buffer report having to make frequent or continuous repetitive movements, and more […]
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