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This module covers the hierarchy of controls, floor types and their characteristics, actions to reduce slipperiness, height safety controls, appropriate work shoes, the role of fraud in floor safety, and ladder safety.
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Module 4 Controlling Slips, Trips and Falls
Objectives After completing this module, you will be able to: • Identify the hierarchy of controls as it relates to slips, trips and falls. • Identify the various floor types and their corresponding characteristics. • Identify three actions you can take to make your existing floors less slippery.
Objectives—continued • Implement controls that make employees safe when they are working at heights. • Determine how to select and recommend an appropriate work shoe. • Recognize the role that fraud plays in floor safety.
Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention Recognize Evaluate Control
Engineering Controls Controls that are engineered into the job—most important type of control
Types of Engineering Controls • Redesign of equipment • Substitution of a material, equipment or process • Change of process to minimize slips, trips and falls • Use of barriers to isolate a hazard • Use of barriers to isolate a person
Administrative Controls Controls that change the way people do their jobs—only effective when people do what they are supposed to do
Types of Administrative Controls • Education and training • Signage • Adjusting work schedules or rotating assignments to reduce exposure • Maintenance • Good housekeeping • Contracting specialized services
Personal Protective Equipment Controls that protect people from the hazard rather than eliminate the hazard
Types of PPE • Slip-resistant shoes • Fall arrest equipment • Hard hats • Goggles • Nets • Roll bars • Safety platforms
Floor Selection Criteria • Slip resistance • Ease of cleaning • Ease of maintenance • Durability • Absorption • Frost Resistance
Making Floors Slip Resistant Apply slip-resistant floor treatments. Use floor mats. Apply floor skid strips to steps and stair nosings.
Key Controls for Ladder Safety Require ladder inspections before each use. Use only ladders in good condition and appropriate for the job. Make proper ladder use a performance requirement. Train employees on proper ladder use.
The anchorage The connectors The rescue plan Fall Arrest Systems Four Components The full body harness
Maximum Arresting Force The maximum arresting force allowed when a person is using a full body harness is 1,800 pounds.
Maximum Fall Distance Maximum free fall distance = 6 feet + Deceleration distance = 3.5 feet + Safety factor = 2 feet 11.5 Feet
What’s in a Shoe? Tread everywhere Pattern in tread Deep grooves Nitrile rubber Tread not worn Flat heel Grooves widely-spaced
Hard Fraud A person plans a faked injury for the sole purpose of making money.
Soft Fraud A person slips, trips or falls, but exaggerates the injury to make money. Also called “opportunity fraud”