Wash and locker rooms.

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structures, only when safe containers are used, and in

j. Clean up immediately any spilled flammable

locations approved by the fire chief or safety officer.

liquids, greases, or other dangerous or slippery

substances from working floors or paved areas.

h. Prohibit smoking near warehouse doors and

entrances to prevent a discarded lighted cigarette or

k. Use containers, pallets, and units of sound

cigar being blown in through open doorways or under

construction only.

closed doors.

l. Maintain proper and safe storage of hazardous

i. Use soap and hot water to clean decks and

packing materials such as excelsior, sawdust, wood

floors. Gasoline, naphtha, thinners, or other highly

cellulose, preservative liquids, and chemicals.

flammable materials will not be used.

m. Provide ample space in aisles and work areas

j. Assure that floor elevation differences and other

and avoid congestion.

fixed stumbling and tripping hazards are clearly

n. Eliminate tripping hazards such as telephone,

indicated.

light, and power cables.

k. Park two-wheel hand trucks with handles in

o. Place flammable waste such as oily rags, steel

upright position and in a location where fellow workers

wool, and sweepings of excelsior in special covered

will not stumble over them.

metal containers and dispose of regularly. Ashes will be

l. Do not block or otherwise make established fire

placed in noncombustible containers.

doors inoperative.

p. Store dunnage material in an orderly manner.

q. Provide regular inspections by supervisory

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personnel for unsafe conditions, unsafe acts, and

The following good housekeeping conditions should be

cleanliness.

enforced for wash and locker rooms:

r. Maintain adequate emergency fire fighting

equipment and access thereto.

a. Clean rooms regularly.

s. Remove ice, snow, or sleet from outside

b. When a disinfectant is used, add directly to the

walkways, ramps, docks, and stairways, or spread sand,

wash water. A germicidal-type disinfectant may be used

fine gravel, or fine cinders to prevent slipping. Usually

in addition to, but not in place of, soap and water.

ice is treated first with calcium chloride or sodium

c. Clean floors and fixtures daily using soap and

chloride to prevent the sand from blowing off.

hot water. After cleaning, remove all soapy water from

the floors.

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For inside storage areas (additional

d. Where salt water is used in closets and urinals

precautions).

or where the water supply is likely to contain grit, a

The following precautions will be enforced for inside

strainer should be connected to the supply line to

storage areas:

prevent grit or dirt from reaching the valves. Clean the

strainers regularly.

a. All doors and windows in warehouses should be

kept closed and locked when work is not being done

NOTE

near them or when not required to be open for

TM 5-506, NAVFACMO-125, AFM 91-2 give

ventilation.

further guidance in wash and locker room

b. Except when authorized in offices or rest rooms,

care.

do not allow smoking within warehouses. Assure that

"No Smoking" signs are posted in locations where

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smoking is not permitted.

The following restrictions will be enforced for lockers:

c. Maintain, as required, proper clearances at fire

doors, near overhead sprinklers, and bulkheads.

a. Two lockers will be provided for each employee

d. Floors should be kept dry.

working with open containers of lead compounds or

e. Keep hose, cable, and wire off floors and

other poisonous or toxic materials, one for street clothes

remove from walkways and work areas.

and the other for work clothes.

f Park powered MHE in warehouses in

b. Old clothes and miscellaneous articles will not

accordance with the provisions of paragraph L2i(2).

be stored on top of lockers.

g. Store gasoline or other highly flammable liquids,

c. Oil soaked or badly soiled cloths will be stored

in small quantities for station use only, in flammable-

lockers.

type warehouses or in special nonflammable small

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