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SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS
THINGS TO LOOK FOR (be aware of):
- Slips, trips, and falls are one of the
leading accidents in the workplace,
accounting for 20 percent of all nonfatal
injuries.
- Surprisingly, they affect professional,
technical, and clerical workers and rank
third overall in lost workdays.
- Statistics of Workers’ Compensation
reported cases show that falls from the same
level are more than double falls from an
elevation.
REMEDIES:
For slips:
- Slippery floor surfaces
- Loose rugs, carpets, and flooring
- Liquid, moisture or ice on the floor
- Food, rubbish, and small objects on the
floor
- Oil or grease on the floor
- Footwear that do not have nonskid soles
For trips:
- Furniture arrangement that create
obstacles for employees to get around
- Materials stored in passageways, aisles,
and stairways
- Electrical or telephone cords that cross
passageways and aisles
- Protruding electrical receptacle outlets
on the floor
- Hazardous floor conditions; for example,
protruding nails, holes, or loose boards
- Loose, ripped, or bunched up carpets and
rugs
- Untidy conditions with small objects,
tools, or rubbish on the floor
- Desk or file cabinet drawers left open
when they are no longer being used
- Objects protruding into passageways and
aisles
- Floor level changes or hidden steps that
may not be obvious
- Unsafe stairway conditions or unsafe
stairway use
- Elevator cars that do not level off at the
same height of the floor it stopped at
- Insufficient lighting for walking or
working areas
For falls:
- Using "makeshift" items (boxes,
buckets, chairs, etc.) to gain more height
- Employees not sitting on
"4-square" of their chairs
- Employees carrying large or too many items
that prevents them from seeing where they
are going
- Employees jumping from one level to
another
- Employees wearing long clothing that
catches on their heels