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Watch Your Step in EducationWatch Your Step in Education

Slips & TripsSlips & Trips

The Importance The Importance of Floor Cleaningof Floor Cleaning

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Slip & Trip Potential Model

Slip and Trip Potential

People

Environment

Floor

Contamination& obstacles

Footwear

Cleaning

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Effective use of signs & barriers?

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This sign is ALWAYS there!

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Cleaning in sections – clear walkway

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Clear walkway?

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Spill station in college corridor

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Appropriate time for cleaning?

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Colour coded equipment – a good system on the face of it!

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Mopping to a drier finish

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Doesn’t have to be mop and bucket

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Trip hazard from trailing cable

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Poor housekeeping

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Appropriate training

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Roving cleaner to monitor spills

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Effective control of spills?

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Cleaning - key messages

• Cleaning can help or hinder slips control

• Cleaning needs managing

• Stop pedestrian access to smooth floors

• Effective removal of contamination– Appropriate cleaning for type of floor– Control of spillages

• Obstacle removal - housekeeping

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Dealing with spillages?

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Consequence

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So…..Watch Your Step

• See it, sort it!

• Check out the website

• Cleaning campaign webpage– http://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/cleancampaign.htm

• Cleaning information sheet– www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/web/slips02.pdf