Hotel Motel

Depending on the job, examples of safety and health hazards that can harm workers in hotels or motels include:

• Heaving lifting, awkward postures, prolonged standing, repetitive motion, and other physical stressors
• Ladders
• Tools, equipment, and machinery with dangerous moving mechanical parts
• Hazardous chemicals and substances (e.g., asbestos)
• Bloodborne pathogens due to contact with used needles, lancets, and other potentially contaminated objects or materials
• Slips, trips, and falls
• Kitchen knives, slicers, and other sharp tools
• Workplace violence (e.g., assaults, robberies)

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