Title: Maintain a safe working environment.
Course: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration I (17056-I) > Section: Applying Basic Construction Safety Standards (Core Safety)

Maintenance should be an ongoing process and should result in identifying potential hazards on a job site or in the lab, such as unstable or improperly erected scaffolding, electrical hazards, job-site debris, improperly stored materials, and air quality hazards. When present, hazards must be remedied in compliance with school and instructor guidelines.

Maintenance should also include the use of visual aids to alert students to job-site hazards and to highlight housekeeping practices that promote safety.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are examples of job-site hazards?
- Why is it important to use good housekeeping standards on a job site?
- Why is it important to store materials and tools in their proper places?
- How can horseplaying in a job site present a safety hazard?