Section 408.10015. Housekeeping .

(1) Materials, including scrap and debris, shall be piled, stacked, or placed in a container in a manner that does not create a hazard to an employee. All places of employment, aisles, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly .

(2)    Garbage capable of rotting or becoming putrid shall be placed in a covered container. Container contents shall be disposed of at frequent and regular intervals .

(3)    The floor of a work area, passageway, or aisle shall be maintained free of hazardous accumulations of scrap, debris, water, oil, grease, and other slip and trip hazards, except where an immediate emergency operation must be performed .

(4)     Where a wet process, such as, but not limited to, plating operations, food processing, or car washing, is used, drainage shall be maintained or false floors, platforms, or mats used. Where an employee is required to work on a wet surface in a wet process, the surface shall be slip-resistant .

(5)   Where vegetation is a hazard, an employee shall be protected by vegetation control or other means of protection, such as, but not limited to, a barrier, personal protective equipment, or medication .

(6)     A storage area shall be kept free from accumulations of  materials  that constitute a hazard from fire, explosion, or pest harborage .

History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 1988 AACS.