slip, trip and fall prevention whats your safety grade?
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Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention
What’s Your Safety Grade?
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Objectives
• Learn the costs of slips, trips and falls• Learn the causes of slips, trips and falls• Learn how to prevent slips, trips and falls
Identify hazards Implement controls Incident reporting
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Average Total Incurred Costs
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Could this happen at your school?
Robin has been a teacher with the district for 17 years. She was in the process of moving her classroom from the third to second floor of her building. Robin tripped and fell head first down a set of stairs while carrying a box of materials to her new classroom.
911 was called and she was taken to the hospital. This healthy mother of two was diagnosed with a spinal cord injury resulting in quadriplegia.
Total Expected Payments: $5,886,500
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Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention
• Slips: Common causes:
• Floor design; coefficient of friction
• Wet or oily surfaces• Occasional spills• Weather hazards• Loose or unanchored rugs,
mats, carpet• Floor maintenance issues• Shoes
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Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention
• Trips: Common causes:
• Inside– Rugs, mats, carpeting– Backpacks, books and bags– Exposed cables, cords– Open drawers or cabinets
• Outside– Cracks or holes in parking lots– Unmarked curb or ramp edges– Uneven walking surfaces– Inadequate lighting
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Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention
Parking lots have plenty of other issues!
• Speed bumps
• Tire stops
• Wheelchair accessible curbs, ramps
Speed bump
Unmarked elevation changes:
Tire stop
Wheelchair accessible curb
Slippery conditions in the parking lot can be due to rain, ice, snow, frost, sleet, and hail.
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Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention
• Wear shoes with: Slip-resistant soles and
a good tread No leather or smooth soles No open-toes No platform or high heels
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Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention
• During rainy or winter weather Wipe shoes on mats, as necessary Provide covers for umbrellas Provide a place for rain gear Contact the custodial staff if you need
assistance with a slip and fall issue• CAUTION “Wet Floor” signs, etc.
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Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention
• To reduce slips, trips and falls Contact the custodial staff if you need assistance
with a slip and fall issue• Spill or liquid clean up• Weather hazards• Loose or unanchored rugs, mats, carpet• Floor maintenance issues• Cracks or holes in parking lots• CAUTION “Wet Floor” signs, etc.
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Incident Reporting
What information should be obtained?• Complete an Incident Report (IR)
Who, what, where, when, how, why Teacher/Principal response to the incident
(i.e. actions taken) Description of the incident from other
employees’ perspective Description of the surroundings, including weather
conditions Circumstances preceding the accident
• Take pictures, if camera is available• Submit IR to Claims Administrator
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Summary
Costs of slips, trips and falls
Causes of slips, trips and falls
How to prevent slips, trips and falls Identify hazards
Implement controls
Incident reporting
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Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention
What’s Your Safety Grade?