Safety and Sanitation in the Workplace

Impact on the Organization

Many organizations are required by law to maintain high levels of sanitation while others do so to protect the health of their employees and customers. Once contaminated, products and the work environment become threats to the company’s existence. Regardless of the reason, sanitation is becoming an essential component of business operations and safety. As discussed in this training program, proper sanitation is the responsibility of each and every worker.

Program Description

In this module participants discuss what sanitation is and why it is important in the workplace. Consequences of poor sanitation are discussed, and how sanitation (both good and poor) relate to product quality and customer satisfaction. Definitions are introduced so that participants know the difference between cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting and sterilizing. Personal hygiene is discussed and participants have the opportunity to look at sanitation problems at their location, and solutions to correct them. Participants are guided through potential sanitary issues and ways to avoid them, and finally participants are presented with proper safety equipment, good equipment design and proper warehouse sanitation techniques.

Time Investment

Typically 4 hours.

Customization

This program can be customized to include your organization’s procedures, policies, cases, examples and terminology. Kindly inquire about these consulting services.

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