No Slips, Trips, and Falls Allowed!

The General Duty Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act requires you to provide a workplace free of recognized hazards. And that mandate certainly applies to slip, trip, and fall hazards, which are among the most common workplace hazards and the most common causes of worker injuries.

So what are you are doing to make sure your workers are well informed about the risks of slips, trips, and falls as well as about the simple but effective steps they can take every day to prevent these everyday accidents?

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All the safety training you need— including slips, trips, and falls—in one program: 25 subjects, one low price. It’s BLR’s Safety Training Presentations. Try it at no cost. Get the details.

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Step Up to a Safer Workplace

When you train employees to recognize, report, and help eliminate slip, trip, and fall hazards, focus on the accident-prevention “biggies.” For example:

Housekeeping

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  Clean up grease, oil, and debris.


• Report accidental spills immediately.
• Maintain dry standing areas for wet processes.
• Keep walkways and stairs well lighted.
• Report loose carpeting.

Ladders

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  Set the base of the ladder 1 foot away from the wall for every 4 feet of ladder height.
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  Tie off the ladder or have someone support the base.
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  Never stand on the top two rungs of the ladder.


• Don’t climb with tools in your hand.


• Always extend stepladder legs fully before use.

Floor/Wall Openings and Holes

• Keep holes, pits, tanks, vats, and ditches covered or guarded by rails.


• Make sure lighting is adequate.


• Avoid edges of loading docks and other areas where falls are likely.

Walking

• Use slip-resistant footwear.


• Hold onto the railing going up and down stairs, and never take them two at a time.


• Look where you’re walking, especially if you’re carrying a load.


• Look for warning signs that mark changes in floor level or other walking hazards.


• Clear and apply sand to outdoor walkways and stairs in snowy or icy weather.


• Always walk—don’t run!

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Don’t Slip Up on Falls Training

Safety Training Presentations’ slips, trips, and falls session is just 1 of 25 core safety presentations, each one responsive to either an OSHA training requirement or to common causes of workplace accidents. All are customizable, so you can add your specific hazards or safety policies.

Each lesson also includes completion certificates, sign-in sheets, evaluation forms, and training records. In short, it contains everything you need to motivate, reinforce, retain, and transfer new knowledge—and document that you did so.

The topics covered include:

–Bloodborne Pathogens
–Back Safety
–Emergency Action
–Ergonomics
–Fire Prevention
–PPE
–Welding/Cutting/Brazing
–Portable Power Tool Safety
–Scaffolds
–Lockout/Tagout
–Forklift Operator Safety
–Confined Space Safety
–Fall Protection
–Respiratory Protection
–and more!

Of course, training needs change as OSHA introduces new requirements or as new work practices and technologies bring new hazards. To cover this, you receive a new CD every 90 days that you’re in the program, each containing five additional or updated topics.

Just as important for those on a budget (and who isn’t these days?), the cost of these presentations works out to under $20 each.

We’ve arranged for Advisor subscribers to get a no-cost, no-obligation look at Safety Training Presentations for 30 days. Feel free to try a few lessons with your own trainees. Please let us know, and we’ll be glad to set it up.

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