Slips, Trips, and Falls

1. Slips, Trips, andFalls

2. Fall Factors • Friction • Momentum • Gravity 1a

3. What happens when you slip • Loss of balance caused by too little friction • Loss of traction • Wet surfaces • Spills 2a

4. What happens when you slip • Weather hazards • Potential solutions • practice safe walking skills • clean up spills • keep grease off shop floors • be cautious on smooth surfaces 2b

5. Preventing slips • Use appropriate footwear • Increase friction between shoes and walking surface 3a

6. Preventing slips • Strap-on cleats • Proper footwear selection 3b

7. Why trips occur • When a person trips: • worker’s foot hits an object • balance is thrown off • creates momentum to fall 4a

8. Why trips occur • Cluttered work areas • Poor lighting • Area has loose footing 4b

9. Why trips occur • Worker is in a hurry • Worker is inattentive 4c

10. Preventing trips • Ensure you can see over the load you are carrying • Ensure adequate lighting • Keep work areas free of clutter/litter 5a

11. Preventing trips • Keep furniture out of walkways/traffic areas • Tape down extension cords/keep out of walkways 5b

12. Preventing trips • Eliminate loose footing on stairs, steps, floors • Properly store ramps and gangplanks in loading dock areas 5c

13. Why falls occur • Person moves too far away from center of balance • Caused by: • makeshift ladders • misuse of ladders • poor climbing habits • improper scaffolding use 6a

14. Preventing falls • Don’t jump from elevations • docks • trucks • work stages • Ensure adequate lighting 6b

15. Preventing falls • Repair or report loose or broken stairs, handrails • Don’t use stairs/aisles as storage areas • Wear appropriate footwear 6c

16. Prevent injury on stairs • Use handrails whenever possible • Walk up and down stairs; don’t run • Ensure you can see over the load you are carrying 7a

17. Prevent injury on stairs • Report unsafe conditions, including broken: • stair treads • floor boards • handrails 7b

18. Ladder and scaffold safety • Don’t use makeshift ladders • piling up boxes, chairs, benches • Inspect ladders before use • missing or broken rungs 8a

19. Ladder and scaffold safety • Face the ladder when climbing • Use both hands on ladders • Hoist materials up to you 8b

20. Ladder and scaffold safety • Keep your center of balance on ladder • Adjust position of ladder - don’t overreach • Use the four-to-one rule • for every foot up, have 3 inches (1/4 foot) out 8c

21. Ladder and scaffold safety • One person at a time on a ladder • Don’t stand on top step of ladder • Stay away from ladders to avoid falling objects 8d

22. Ladder and scaffold safety • Check scaffolding daily for defects • Clear work surfaces of snow, ice, slippery material 8e

23. Ladder and scaffold safety • Respect the load limits of scaffolds • Lock wheels/casters on mobile scaffolding • Use proper PPE 8f

24. Summary of main points • Fall factors • Why slips occur • Why trips occur 9a

25. Summary of main points • Why falls occur • Hazards of stairs • Ladder and scaffold safety 9b

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