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FlooringĬhanging or modifying walking surfaces is the next level of preventing slip and trips.

Without good housekeeping practices, any other preventive measures such as installation of sophisticated flooring, specialty footwear or training on techniques of walking and safe falling will never be fully effective.įor more information about effective housekeeping, visit the OSH Answers document on Workplace Housekeeping - Basic Guide. replacing used light bulbs and faulty switches.keeping working areas and walkways well lit.always closing file cabinet or storage drawers.securing (tacking, taping, etc.) mats, rugs and carpets that do not lay flat.removing obstacles from walkways and always keeping walkways free of clutter.Good housekeeping is the first and the most important (fundamental) level of preventing falls due to slips and trips. This fact shows that good housekeeping, quality of walking surfaces (flooring), selection of proper footwear, and appropriate pace of walking are critical for preventing fall incidents. How to prevent falls due to slips and trips? Back to topīoth slips and trips result from unintended or unexpected change in the contact between the feet and the ground or walking surface. uneven (steps, thresholds) walking surfaces.

Trips happen when your foot collides (strikes, hits) an object causing you to lose balance and, eventually fall.

flooring or other walking surfaces that do not have the same degree of traction in all areas.

Slips happen where there is too little friction or traction between the footwear and the walking surface. Falls from an elevation, such as falls from ladders, roofs, down stairs or from jumping to a lower level, etc., is discussed in other documents since each type of fall must be assessed as part of a fall prevention program. This document will summarize information on "falls on the same level" (slips and trips). The remaining 30% are falls from a height. Statistics show that the majority (67%) of falls happen on the same level resulting from slips and trips. You are here: Prevention of Slips, Trips and Falls