Welcome to . . .

Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls

A Training Program for Small Business

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 Course Information

 Emergency evacuation procedures

 Starting and ending times
 Breaks and lunch
 Smoking policy
 Location of rest rooms, break
room, telephones, emergency exits

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Course Information—Continued

 Electronic devices
 Messages
 Medical concerns
 Participation

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 The Mission

of the
National Safety Council
. . . is to educate and
influence people to prevent
accidental injury and death.

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 Introduction

 Name
 Where you work
 What you do
 Common slip, trip or fall

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 Learning Goal

What is your learning goal?

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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.

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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.

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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
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 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.
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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.

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 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

Loss of balance when the

foot collides with, strikes or
hits an object in its path
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 Definitions

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

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 Definitions

The resistance that

one surface or object
encounters when
moving over another

The resistance
between the shoe and
the walking surface
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 Definitions

The study of friction

An instrument for measuring

friction in sliding

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 Definitions

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

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 Overcoming

Barriers the Barriers

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