Module 4
Controlling Slips,
Trips and Falls
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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.
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Objectives—cont’d
 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.
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Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention
Recognize
Evaluate
Control
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Engineering Controls
Controls that are engineered
into the job—most important
type of control
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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
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Administrative Controls
Controls that change
the way people do
their jobs—only
effective when people
do what they are
supposed to do
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Types of Administrative
Controls
 Education and training
 Signage
 Adjusting work schedules or rotating
assignments to reduce exposure
 Maintenance
 Good housekeeping
 Contracting specialized services
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Personal Protective Equipment
Controls that protect people from the
hazard rather than eliminate the
hazard
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Types of PPE
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Slip-resistant shoes
Fall arrest equipment
Hard hats
Goggles
Nets
Roll bars
Safety platforms
Floor Selection Criteria
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Slip resistance
Ease of cleaning
Ease of maintenance
Durability
Absorption
Frost Resistance
Making Floors Slip Resistant
Apply floor skid strips to
steps and stair nosings.
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Key Controls for Ladder Safety
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Fall Arrest Systems
Four Components
• The full body harness
• The anchorage point
• The connectors
The rescue plan
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Maximum Arresting Force
The maximum
arresting force
allowed when a
person is using a
full body harness is
1,800 pounds.
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Maximum Fall Distance
Maximum free fall distance = 6 feet
+
Deceleration distance = 3.5 feet
+
Safety factor = 2 feet
11.5 Feet
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The Right Shoe
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What’s in a Shoe?
Tread everywhere
Pattern in tread
Deep grooves
Nitrile rubber
Tread not worn
Flat heel
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Grooves widely-spaced
Hard Fraud
A person plans a faked injury for
the sole purpose of making money.
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Soft Fraud
A person slips, trips or falls, but
exaggerates the injury to make
money.
Also called
“opportunity fraud”
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Action Plan
Action
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Potential
Barriers
Overcoming
the Barriers