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Slips, Trips, and Falls

Slips, Trips, and Falls. Fall Factors. Friction Momentum Gravity. 1a. What happens when you slip. Loss of balance caused by too little friction Loss of traction Wet surfaces Spills. 2a. What happens when you slip. Weather hazards Potential solutions Practice safe walking skills

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Slips, Trips, and Falls

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  1. Slips, Trips, and Falls

  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 7a

  15. Preventing falls • Repair or report loose or broken stairs, handrails • Don’t use stairs/aisles as storage areas • Wear appropriate footwear 7b

  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 8a

  17. Prevent injury on stairs • Report unsafe conditions, including broken: • Stair treads • Floor boards • Handrails 8b

  18. Ladder and scaffold safety • Don’t use makeshift ladders • Piling up boxes, chairs, benches • Inspect ladders before use • Missing or broken rungs 9a

  19. Ladder and scaffold safety • Face the ladder when climbing • Use both hands on ladders • Hoist materials up to you 9b

  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 9c

  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 9d

  22. Ladder and scaffold safety • Check scaffolding daily for defects • Clear work surfaces of snow, ice, slippery material 9e

  23. Ladder and scaffold safety • Respect the load limits of scaffolds • Lock wheels/casters on mobile scaffolding • Use proper PPE 9f

  24. Summary of main points • Fall factors • Why slips occur • Why trips occur 10a

  25. Summary of main points • Why falls occur • Hazards of stairs • Ladder and scaffold safety 10b

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