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Module 4
Controlling Slips, Trips and Falls
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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.
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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.
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Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention
Recognize
Evaluate
Control
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Engineering Controls
Controls that are engineered into the job—most important
type of control
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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
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Administrative Controls
Controls that change the way people do their jobs—only effective when people do what they are supposed
to do
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Types of Administrative Controls
Education and training Signage Adjusting work schedules or
rotating assignments to reduce exposure
Maintenance Good housekeeping Contracting specialized services
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Personal Protective Equipment
Controls that protect people from the hazard rather than
eliminate the hazard
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Types of PPE
Slip-resistant shoes Fall arrest equipment Hard hats Goggles Nets Roll bars Safety platforms
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Floor Selection Criteria
Slip resistance Ease of cleaning Ease of maintenance Durability Absorption Frost Resistance
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Making Floors Slip Resistant
Apply slip-resistant
floor treatments.
Use floor mats.
Apply floor skid strips to steps and stair nosings.
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Key Controls for Ladder Safety
Use only ladders in good
condition and appropriate for
the job.
Make proper ladder use a
performance requirement.
Require ladder
inspections before each
use.
Train em
ployees o
n
proper l
adder use
.
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Fall Arrest Systems
Four Components
The full body harness
The anchorage
The rescue plan
The connectors
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Maximum Arresting Force
The maximum arresting force allowed when a
person is using a full body harness is 1,800 pounds.
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Maximum Fall Distance
Maximum free fall distance = 6 feet
+Deceleration distance = 3.5 feet
+Safety factor = 2 feet
11.5 Feet
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The Right Shoe
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What’s in a Shoe?
Flat heel
Tread everywhere
Pattern in tread
Deep grooves
Grooves widely-spaced
Nitrile rubber
Tread not worn
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Hard Fraud
A person plans a faked injury for the sole purpose of making
money.
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Soft Fraud
A person slips, trips or falls, but exaggerates the injury to
make money.
Also called “opportunity
fraud”
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Action Plan
Action Potential Barriers
Overcoming the Barriers