Module 1: Introduction to Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls

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   Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls

   • Welcome to . . .
   • A Training Program for Small Business
   • Intro-1
2. Slide 2

   Course Information

   • Emergency evacuation procedures Starting and ending times
   • Breaks and lunch
   • Smoking policy
   • Location of rest rooms, break room, telephones, emergency exits
   • Intro-2
3. Slide 3

   Course Information—Continued

   • Electronic devices
   • Messages
   • Medical concerns
   • Participation
   • Intro-3
4. Slide 4
   • The Mission
   • of the
   • National Safety Council
   • . . . is to educate and
   • influence people to prevent accidental injury and death.
   • Intro-4
5. Slide 5

   Introduction

   • Name
   • Where you work
   • What you do
   • Common slip, trip or fall
   • Intro-5
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   Learning Goal

   • What is your learning goal?
   • Intro-6
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   Program Goals

   • Identify the impact of slips, trips and falls on your workplace.
   • Recognize the various types of slips, trips and falls.
   • Recognize the OSHA regulations and other industry standards relating to slips, trips and falls.
   • Recognize the slip, trip and fall hazards at your workplace.
   • Intro-7
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   Program Goals—continued

   • Conduct a baseline slip, trip and fall evaluation of your workplace.
   • Select controls for your organization relating to slips, trips and falls.
   • Identify actions you can take to prevent slips, trips and falls when you return to your job.
   • Intro-8
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   Program Agenda

   • Program Introduction
   • Module 1:
   • Introduction to Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls
   • Module 2:
   • Recognizing Slip, Trip and Fall Hazards
   • Module 3:
   • Evaluating Slip, Trip and Fall Hazards
   • Module 4:
   • Controlling Slips, Trips and Falls Module 5:
   • Action Planning and Using Program Materials in Your Business
   • Intro-9
10. Slide 10

    Module 1

    • Introduction to Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls
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    Objectives

    • After completing this module, you will be able to:
    • Identify the impact of slips, trips and falls on the workplace.
    • Recognize key slip, trip and fall terminology.
    • Recognize OSHA regulations and other standards relating to slips, trips and falls.
    • Identify the various types of slips, trips and falls.
    • State the three components of effective trip, slip and fall prevention.
12. Slide 12

    Test Your Slip, Trip and Fall IQ

    • Take the quiz to determine your knowledge of slip, trip and fall facts.
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    Did You Know

    • 274,310 occupational injuries were caused by slips, trips and falls in 2004.
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    Did You Know

    • 793 occupational deaths were caused by falls in 2004.
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    Did You Know

    • In the year 2004, a median of . . .
    • 14 work days were lost due to
    • falls to a lower level.
    • 9 work days were lost due to
    • falls on the same level.
    • 7 work days were lost due to
    • slips and trips.
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    Did You Know

    • In the years 2002-2003 . . .
    • The average workers’ compensation cost for a slip/trip/fall was $20,228 .
17. Slide 17

    Did You Know

    • In the years 2002-2003 . . .
    • The average incurred workers’ compensation cost per trip/slip/fall exceeded the average cost of other injuries by 14%.
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    Definitions

    • Loss of balance when there is too little friction between the foot and the floor
    • Tr i p
    • S li p
    • Loss of balance when the foot collides with, strikes or hits an object in its
    • path
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    Definitions

    • Fall
    • To move downward, typically rapidly and freely, from a higher to a lower level
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    Definitions

    • The resistance between the shoe and the walking surface
    • The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another
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    Definitions

    • Tr
    • y g lo
    • The study of friction
    • Tr i b
    • An instrument for measuring friction in sliding
    • om
    • ete
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    Definitions

    • Foot C
    • The amount of light or brightness that a birthday cake candle generates from a distance of one foot
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    Definitions

    • Lumen
    • A measurement that is equal to one foot candle falling on one square foot of area
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    • Definitions
    • The relative force that resists the tendency of a shoe or foot to slide along a floor
    • H on
    • Tr
    • Res Slip
    • ista
    • nce
    • Amount of walkway slip resistance often associated with preventing a slip, trip or fall
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    Definitions

    • Coefficient of Friction
    • A measurement that indicates how slippery a floor is under dry conditions
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    Examples of COF

    • If it takes 6 pounds of force to move a 10 pound object, then:
    • 6 (horizontal force)
    • 10 (vertical force)
    • the coefficient of friction (COF) is 0.6. This is considered by floor experts to be a safe rating.
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    Examples of COF

    • If it takes 2 pounds of force to move a 10 pound object, then:
    • 2 (horizontal force)
    • 10 (vertical force)
    • the COF is 0.2. This is considered by floor experts to be an unsafe, slippery rating.
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    Examples of COF

    • If it takes 15 pounds of force to move a 10 pound object, then:
    • 15 (horizontal force)
    • 10 (vertical force)
    • the COF is 1.5. As this illustrates, it is possible to have a COF of over
    • 1.0, but it is rare and considered to be a trip hazard.
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    Two Types of COF

    • Static Coefficient of Friction— the force required to initiate relative motion between an object and a surface it is resting on
    • Dynamic Coefficient of Friction —the force required to keep a sliding object in motion once sliding has begun
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    Regulations and Standards

    • OSHA Regulatory Requirements
    • Voluntary Consensus Standards
    • NFSI
    • ANSI
    • ASTM
    • NFPA
    • Individual State Building Codes
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    Applying the Standards

    • Become familiar with the standards, especially OSHA sub-part D.
    • Set a goal to learn the standards one at a time.
    • Target areas that you want to improve, then learn the related standard.
    • Use the Internet to do more research. Rely on your contractors, vendors and insurance company for assistance.
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    Activity Directions

    • 1. Identify two types of slips, trips
    • or falls from Page 9.
    • 2. Identify one or two related
    • actions you can take to improve in that area.
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    Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention

    • Recognize
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    Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention

    • Recognize
    • Evaluate
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    Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention

    • Recognize
    • Evaluate
    • Control
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    Action Plan

    • Action
    • Potential Barriers
    • Overcoming the Barriers