In the worker's perspective, WorkCover Queensland underscores the significant role of housekeeping in preventing slips and trips, highlighting the need for clear systems and responsibilities for storage, maintenance, and cleaning.

Considerations include:

• Recognizing that poor housekeeping often leads to slips and trips, indicating a lack of clear systems and responsibilities for storage, maintenance, and cleaning.
• Identifying examples of poor housekeeping, such as spills left on the floor, items extending onto walkways or work areas, and flooring, carpet, or mats in disrepair or uneven.
• Emphasizing the importance of good housekeeping practices to create a workplace free from slip, trip, and fall hazards.

To achieve a tidy and hazard-free workplace, WorkCover Queensland suggests:

• Implementing suitable storage systems to keep walkways and work areas clear.
• Establishing spill management systems for prompt and effective cleanup.
• Implementing routine and spot cleaning practices to maintain cleanliness.
• Adhering to maintenance schedules to address issues promptly.
• Repairing or replacing uneven, buckling, peeling, or curled carpet flooring.
• Repairing or replacing hard surfaces that are uneven, cracked, blistered, or have height irregularities.
• Keeping walkways clear and well-illuminated, utilizing storage or cable management systems to prevent items from being left on the floor.
• Highlighting immovable objects, such as large equipment, with visible markers like yellow paint on edges.