This tool deals with general office cleaning. Office cleaning is performed in different work environments in various kinds of buildings. Therefore the types of risks to which cleaning workers are exposed are also specific to the premises they work in. Should the risk assessment be carried out in offices located in specific premises like laboratories, hospitals, etc. additional risks would need to be considered (for instance exposure to biological risks, radiations, etc.). This tool has been developed at EU level and may serve as a basis when developing an OiRA cleaning tool at national level. This implies that specific changes are needed for national adaptions (e.g. national legislation). The solutions the tool offers are meant to be understood as suggestions.

During the development of the Belgian tool 'OiRA Cleaning', the potential risks associated with the cleaning industry have been put under the microscope and have shown that companies and their workers need to be more attentive to the risks they incur. These risks are for example related to slips and trips, cleaning at height, the client and os on. 'OiRA Cleaning' is the result of intensive collaboration between FPS Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue, the CSC, the FGTB and the UGBN.  

During the development of the Belgian tool 'OiRA Cleaning', the potential risks associated with the cleaning industry have been put under the microscope and have shown that companies and their workers need to be more attentive to the risks they incur. These risks are for example related to slips and trips, cleaning at height, the client and so on. 'OiRA Cleaning' is the result of intensive collaboration between FPS Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue, the CSC, the FGTB and the UGBN.    

This tool deals with companies within the cleaning services sector. The main difficulty of these companies is that  employees must clean the offices of other companies and therefore, it is more difficult to assess all risks at their workplaces. The tool is focused on the hazardous works, including working at heights during the cleaning of the big windows, the use of chemicals at work and so on. The tool can also be used by companies which have their own employees/cleaners.

Cleaning is a job to be implemented in all industries and in public places and business premises. In general, it means cleaning floors and other surfaces, including washing floors, dusting, vacuuming, polishing floors and work surfaces as well as other tasks, such as removing trash, waste water disposal and similar. Frequently, cleaning tasks take place outside regular working hours, including in the early morning, late evening or at night. Some cleaning operations are specialised only for cleaning windows, facades, industrial plants, means of transport (trains, planes, buses, etc), premises and equipment in health care and cleansing effects of disasters such as fires, floods and the like. Bsides, cleaning, slipping, stumbling, falls and similar are the most common causes of accidents at work. Workers are exposed to dangerous substances, the risk of electrical currents, manual handling of loads, stress, as well as violence by third parties and sexual harassment.

This tool deals with cleaning work. Cleaning is performed in different work environments in various kinds of buildings and territories. Therefore the types of risks to which cleaning workers are exposed are not only related to the specific job they are doing, but also caused by specific situations in the premises they work in. It starts with the identification of hazards and assesses the level of risk, then it allows end-users to choose the most suitable preventive actions to eliminate or reduce risk. Also included are tips for ergonomics, equipment, personal protective equipment etc. This tool is an easy way to improve working conditions of workers employed in cleaning sector.  Using this tool can contribute to keep them healthy, motivated and with good work ability.

This tool is created for small and medium laundries including washing, dry cleaning, stain cleaning, ironing, and steam ironing.

Working conditions in the dry cleaning sector are generally good, but employees often suffer from musculoskeletal problems due to the transport of heavy objects or because they have to work in unsuitable work postures or during long working hours. Other serious problems are mainly related to the exposure to relatively high temperatures, solvents and other chemicals used in the cleaning or dyeing processes, or moving parts while handling special cleaners, ironing, packing or sorting and storage of various weave types and related household. The OiRA tool is intended primarily for micro and small enterprises in the sector. The use of the tool by businesses is expected to contribute to shape the health and safe conditions at the workplace, to improve the level of protection for workers, as well as to support the efficiency and competitiveness of the industry at the same time.