Important tips to eliminate the risk of slips, trips and falls

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Slips, trips and falls constitute the majority of general industry accidents. Cause 15 percent of all accidental deaths at work, second only to motor vehicles. Recalling its employees about the precautions can help prevent a fatal or disabling accident.

Short control occurs when there is a loss of adhesion between the shoe and the ground. Trips occur when a person's foot hits a small obstacle in the way, which leads to loss of balance. Factors that include, in assessing the risk of slipping and tripping hazards:

• Floor contaminants such as water, oil, grease, dust and metal shavings;
• Floor surfaces, the sufficient support to prevent slipping required. Further, the thickness or viscosity is necessary to protect the contamination of the larger sliding resistance of the flooring against the sheets.
• To ensure good cleaning that removes impurities efficiently and no accumulation of product residues on the surface cleaning.
• Uneven ground, draw lines, scatter rugs, and changes in the level of the soil surface.
• Lighting and other environmental factors, including even unexpected noises.
• Activities and behaviors as rushed, carrying large objects, talking on a mobile phone, and do not hold the handrail.
• Shoes that must be adapted according to the type of work and environment, comfortable with sufficient non-slip soles and sculpture, and regularly.

A plan to employees must remain at her feet

According to the Association for the safety of the pulp and paper, the best way to slips, trips and falls should be avoided, a risk management plan that evaluates identified, controlled and monitored to develop the dangers and security risks.

Start by looking for exactly where incidents occur. Examine the injury reports and data on workers compensation, talking with employees and supervisors, and carefully check the site. Exposed to the risks of slip and fall and the number of people. Then decide what to do to correct or eliminate the problem. Choose from six types of security checks:

• Eliminate the risk. Take the risk of slips and trips in the development phase, for example, by changes in land levels, or the installation of several outlets in the floor and ceiling, to prevent cable electric leakage.
• Put a safer option. Renew floors if necessary when the ground is the problem.
• Isolate risk groups. Limit employee access to high-risk areas.
• To increase limit of redesign. Take soil treatments to skid resistance, the lighting, stop leaks, prevent adequate drainage to pooling, clearly mark the edge of the stairs and changes in floor level.
• Use the administrative controls. The implementation of good environmental practices, such as spills, for example cleaning the streets immediately, observing signs or barricades on wet or slippery surfaces and safety training.
• Provide PPE. In addition to the controls mentioned above, should employees, the shoes with non-slip soles or stairs need in high-risk areas of sliding wear.

After selecting the appropriate controls, monitoring and review of its effectiveness, which is certainly not to introduce new hazards or risks. The best strategy is to prevent slips, trips and falls, functions to prevent by slips and trips in the design workspace.

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