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Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls

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Slips, trips, and falls are one of the leading causes of injuries and fatalities in the workplace. According to OSHA, slip, trip, and fall incidents cause 15% of all accidental deaths and are second only to motor vehicle incidents as a cause of fatalities on the job. These types of incidents can result in life-changing injuries to the employees who suffer them.

Common Slip, Trip, and Fall Incidents

• Falls from elevation are often deadly or result in serious injury and may include falls from ladders, falls off of mobile equipment, falls from roofs or other elevated structures, etc.
• Slip incidents on slippery surfaces such as snow and ice are common in colder geographical areas in the U.S. Wet floor conditions or spilled liquids are also common causes of slip incidents at work.
• Trips can be caused by a multitude of reasons, including poor housekeeping , changes in elevation, poor lighting conditions, improper footwear, etc.

Mitigation Actions to Prevent Slip, Trip, and Fall Incidents

• Always use fall prevention or protection for work over 4ft in general industry work and 6ft in the construction industry. Protect workers by using proper guarding of any holes or open windows and use guardrails to prevent falls. Where guardrails are not feasible, use adequate fall protection.  An example of adequate fall protection is a full-body harness and a self-retracting lanyard attached to an approved anchor point with 100% tie-off.
• Proper housekeeping is very important in preventing slip, trip, and falls incidents. Objects on the ground create a hazard for anyone walking or working in the area. Maintain clearly defined paths for walking in the work area. Maintain organized laydown yards for tools and equipment out of the way of employee foot traffic.
• Address any wet, slippery, or icy walking surfaces in your work area. Post signs of any hazardous surfaces until the situation is taken care of completely.
• When climbing up or down a portable or fixed ladder, ensure that you use proper techniques, such as using three points of contact and keeping your belt buckle within the sides of the ladder. Do not lean to reach objects- this can throw off your balance, and you could fall.

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-Are there trip hazards due to improperly placed objects in your work area?

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-What are other ways we can protect ourselves from slips, trips, and falls here at our site?

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Slips, Trips, and Falls. Healthcare Workers. Session Objectives. You will be able to: Recognize slips, trips, and falls as a serious safety problem Identify slip, trip, and fall hazards on the job Avoid and eliminate trip and slip hazards Use stairs and ladders safely to avoid falls

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Slips, Trips, and Falls Healthcare Workers

Session Objectives • You will be able to: • Recognize slips, trips, and falls as a serious safety problem • Identify slip, trip, and fall hazards on the job • Avoid and eliminate trip and slip hazards • Use stairs and ladders safely to avoid falls • Minimize injuries if you do fall

What You Need to Know • Frequency and types of slip, trip, and fall injuries • Common causes of slips, trips, and falls • How to prevent trips and slips • How to prevent falls from stairs and on ladders • What to do if you fall

Injury Statistics • There are over 265,000 nonfatal injuries from slips, trips, and falls • Slips, trips, and falls result in 17% of all nonfatal workplace injuries per year • More than 750 workers die each year in workplace falls • Patients and visitors can also become statistics

Types of Injuries • Back or spine injuries • Head injuries • Muscle strains • Sprains and torn ligaments • Broken bones • Even death

Common Causes of Slips, Trips, and Falls • Messy work areas • Inadequate lighting • Not watching where you’re going • Running or walking too fast • Spills and wet floors

Common Causes of Slips, Trips, and Falls (cont.) • Clutter • Open drawers • Flooring problems • Failure to use handrails going up or down stairs • Lack of caution on ladders • Wearing inappropriate shoes

Eliminate Trip Hazards • Put things away after use • Pick up items you see on the floor • Step over or around obstructions • Walk slowly and change directions slowly, especially when carrying a load • Watch for changes in floor levels • Report lighting problems

Eliminate Trip Hazards (cont.) • Don’t leave boxes, bags, tools, or other materials on the floor • Don’t block walkways with carts, wheelchairs, or other equipment • Don’t leave cords or power cables in walkways • Don’t place anything on stairs • Don’t leave drawers open

Watch Out for Slip Hazards • Clean up spills, drips, and leaks immediately • Put up signs or barriers to warn about wet floors • Put down mats on wet days • Wear shoes with nonskid soles • Walk slowly and slide your feet on wet, slippery surfaces • Report icy spots outside

Keep Alert and Use Common Sense • Be aware of the hazards • Pay attention to where you are going • Adjust your stride according to the walking surface • Make wide turns at corners • Don’t block your vision when carrying items

Slip and Trip Hazards • Do you understand the information presented so far?

Be Careful on Stairs • Use handrails • Walk—don’t run • Inspect for slippery surfaces or damaged steps • Do not put objects on steps • Be especially careful when carrying a load

Choose the Right Ladder for the Job • Step stool • Stepladder • Straight ladder • Extension ladder

Ladder ‘Don’ts’ • Don’t stand on the top two steps of a stepladder or the top three rungs of a straight or extension ladder • Don’t place a ladder on boxes or barrels to gain height • Don’t join two short ladders together to form a longer ladder • Don’t use a box or chair in place of a ladder

Set Up Ladders Correctly • Place ladders on a firm, level surface • Take precautions when setting up in front of a door • Make sure stepladder braces are fully extended • Position straight and extension ladders properly (4 to 1 rule) • Watch where you lean ladders • Secure ladders top and bottom

Climb and Descend Safely • Wear proper shoes • Allow only one person on the ladder at a time • Face the ladder when climbing and descending, and hold onto rails with both hands • Carry tools so hands are free • Hoist up materials once you’re up

Climb and Descend Safely (cont.) • Keep one hand on the ladder while you work • Keep your body centered • Don’t overreach • Move slowly and cautiously • Never slide down a ladder

Inspect Ladders Before Each Use • Be sure to check: • Joints • Hardware and fittings • Moveable parts • Ropes • Safety feet and locks • Rungs and steps

Stair and Ladder Hazards • Do you understand the information presented in the previous slides?

What to Do If You’re Falling • Bend elbows and knees to absorb shock • Roll with the fall • Tuck your head • Use hands and forearms to break the fall • Yell or exhale as you fall

What to Do If You’re Injured • Report the incident to your supervisor • Get medical attention • Follow doctor’s orders

Key Points to Remember • Keep walkways clean and clear • Clean up spills promptly and pick up trip hazards from the floor • Make sure stairs and ladders are safe and use them carefully • Walk slowly, watch where you’re going, and wear proper shoes • Don’t carry loads that block your vision

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Each year slips, trips and falls cause thousands of preventable injuries.

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• musculoskeletal injuries (injuries to muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage and spinal discs)
• dislocations. 

More serious injuries and deaths can also happen. 

Slip, trip and fall hazards 

Some things that can cause you to slip are: 

• the wrong footwear 
• polished, wet or greasy floors. 

In most cases, people trip on low obstacles that are hard to spot, such as: 

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• electrical cables. 

Falls can result from a slip or trip, but many occur from low heights. For example: 

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• wet or slippery surfaces. 

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As a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you must always aim to eliminate the risk of slips, trips and falls, so far as is reasonably practicable. If that is not possible, you must minimise risks so far as is reasonably practicable. 

You must identify hazards, and assess and control risks. Think about your: 

• work areas 
• work procedures 
• equipment.  

Consulting with workers can help you find better and easier ways to identify and minimise risks. You should also review control measures to ensure they are working as planned.  

Workers also have duties, including taking reasonable care for their own health and safety. 

Managing risks  

The best way to manage the risk of slips, trips and falls is to eliminate hazards at the design stage of the workplace.  

If you can’t eliminate the risk, you must minimise it so far as is reasonably practicable. 

Designing safe workplaces 

In designing floors, stairs, lighting, drainage and storage: 

• keep floors at a single level and use slip-resistant floor coverings 
• install extra power points to avoid trip hazards from trailing cords 
• ensure all areas are well lit, particularly stairwells 
• have good drainage and slip resistant grates 
• have lots of storage, so things aren’t left in walkways. 

Safe work procedures 

Work procedures can also impact on the incidence of slips, trips and falls. Have clear procedures to: 

• remove rubbish to avoid trip hazards 
• return tools and other items to their storage areas after use 
• report and clean spills 

Keep the workplace clean 

All workers share responsibility for keeping the workplace clean and tidy.  

Make sure you: 

• have adequate rubbish and recycling bins 
• have cleaning schedules in place 
• dry floors after cleaning 
• don’t have cords on walkway or work area floors. 

Training helps workers become more aware of slip and trip hazards and helps to prevent injuries.  

Training should include:  

• awareness of slip and trip hazards 
• identifying effective control measures 
• duties of workers. 

Using personal protective equipment (PPE) 

As a PCBU, you should only use PPE: 

• after you have implemented all other possible control measures. 
• as an interim measure until you can use a better control measure 
• as a backup in addition to other control measures. 

Slip-resistant footwear 

Slip-resistant footwear is a type of PPE. 

Slip-resistant footwear should be appropriate for the work and workers must wear it properly. 

In wet conditions, the shoe sole tread should: 

• be deep enough to help penetrate the surface water 
• make direct contact with the floor. 

In dry conditions, the shoe sole tread: 

• pattern should be a flat bottom construction 
• should grip the floor with maximum contact area. 

Types of slip-resistant footwear 

Urethane and rubber soles are more slip resistant than vinyl and leather soles.  

Sole materials that have tiny cell like features are slip resistant. 

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