07 Feb Slips, Trips and Falls
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Slips, Trips and Falls
Maintain a safe environment with good housekeeping- Don’t leave trip hazards in the work area
- Keep containers on the job for studs and nuts
- Constantly remove rubbish, scrap, and surplus materials
- Be on the lookout for foreign substances on the floors
- Cover or guard floor holes as soon as they are created
- Floor hole covers should support two times the weight of employees or equipment
- Survey the site before starting the day and continually audit the work space as work continues
- An unprotected edge 6 feet or more above a lower level should be protected by a guardrail system, safety net system or personal fall arrest system
- Keep lanyards as short as possible – try to reduce an arrest situation free fall to no more than 4 feet