©20064-1

Module 4

Controlling Slips, Trips and Falls

©20064-2

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.

©20064-3

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.

©20064-4

Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention

Recognize

Evaluate

Control

©20064-5

Engineering Controls

Controls that are engineered into the job—most important

type of control

©20064-6

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

©20064-7

Administrative Controls

Controls that change the way people do their jobs—only effective when people do what they are supposed

to do

©20064-8

Types of Administrative Controls

Education and training Signage Adjusting work schedules or

rotating assignments to reduce exposure

Maintenance Good housekeeping Contracting specialized services

©20064-9

Personal Protective Equipment

Controls that protect people from the hazard rather than

eliminate the hazard

©20064-10

Types of PPE

Slip-resistant shoes Fall arrest equipment Hard hats Goggles Nets Roll bars Safety platforms

©20064-11

Floor Selection Criteria

Slip resistance Ease of cleaning Ease of maintenance Durability Absorption Frost Resistance

©20064-12

Making Floors Slip Resistant

Apply slip-resistant

floor treatments.

Use floor mats.

Apply floor skid strips to steps and stair nosings.

©20064-13

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

.

©20064-14

Fall Arrest Systems

Four Components

The full body harness

The anchorage

The rescue plan

The connectors

©20064-15

Maximum Arresting Force

The maximum arresting force allowed when a

person is using a full body harness is 1,800 pounds.

©20064-16

Maximum Fall Distance

Maximum free fall distance = 6 feet

+Deceleration distance = 3.5 feet

+Safety factor = 2 feet

11.5 Feet

©20064-17

The Right Shoe

©20064-18

What’s in a Shoe?

Flat heel

Tread everywhere

Pattern in tread

Deep grooves

Grooves widely-spaced

Nitrile rubber

Tread not worn

©20064-19

Hard Fraud

A person plans a faked injury for the sole purpose of making

money.

©20064-20

Soft Fraud

A person slips, trips or falls, but exaggerates the injury to

make money.

Also called “opportunity

fraud”

©20064-21

Action Plan

Action Potential Barriers

Overcoming the Barriers