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1 Slips, Trips & Falls Mike Cowburn CMIOSH CEng MIMMM
2 Statistics HSE figures relative to the UK: In 2012 / 2013 Falls from height were the most common cause of fatalities, accounting for one third of fatal injuries to workers (31%). (RIDDOR) Slips, trips and falls (STF) were the most common cause of major injuries to employees, with falls from height the next most common. (RIDDOR) STFs were responsible for more than half of all major (56%) and almost a third of over seven day (31%) injuries to employees, making up 37% of all reported injuries to employees. (RIDDOR)
3 Estimated number of working days lost 2012/13
4 Industry Sectors Industries Potentially Vulnerable to STF Accidents Food Production / Preparation Catering & Hospitality Retail Industry Drinks Industry Rail & Underground Engineering / Surface coating (grit blast, powder coating) Civil Engineering Construction / Housing Development Mining & Tunneling
5 Primary Causation Adverse weather Leaks or spillages Ill timed response to spillages Incompatible floor surfaces to the product or process Worn or damaged floor surfaces inc pot holes Undulations or changes in level Facing lips (+25mm local authority guidance) Poor hygiene / housekeeping standards Ineffective cleaning regimes Wrong type of cleaning product Inappropriate or incorrectly worn footwear Inappropriate behavior (running, carrying)
6 High Profile Cases A Commis chef working in a hotel kitchen walked past a deep fat fryer when carrying vegetables, slipped and plunged his arm into the hot fat. A 16 year old working in a fast food outlet slipped plunging her arm into a deep fat fryer.
7 High Profile Cases Supermarket fined after slip and fall incident resulted in a fractured skull from water leaking from a chiller cabinet.
8 The Obvious Risk Offices Trailing cables Trip hazard
9 The Obvious Risk Grit blasting Loose grit becomes extremely slippy under-foot
10 The Obvious Risk Bakery Flour on ceramic floor tiles
11 The Obvious Risk Drinks Industry Process water spilled onto floor and not removed quickly
12 The Obvious Risk Meat Industry Meat dropped onto a vinyl floor surface becomes extremely slippy.
13 The Obvious Risk Construction Industry Extremely poor housekeeping along a scaffold walkway is dicing with death especially as there are no toe boards or brick guards present.
14 The Obvious Risk Housing Development Industry Typical good standards as imposed by Avant Homes
15 Floor Surfaces Type of Floor Surfaces Concrete, Timber, Ceramic, Vinyl, Marble, Carpet, Metal, Terazzo, Stone Compounding Factors Transition between surfaces (grid to smooth) Ill placed or loose matting Cleaning products / polishing Adverse weather: ice, snow or rain Other contaminants: ingresses of mud, leaves or similar Inclines / declines / ramps / step overs / obstructions Footfall (volume, age profile & demographics) Consumption of alcohol Human behavior
16 Floor Surfaces Hotel entrance The strategic placement of weather mats is paramount including the prevention of gaps between
17 Floor Surfaces Engineering workshop Metal floor covering with swarf and cutting oil present
18 Floor Surfaces Engineering workshop Remedial actions Improved housekeeping also the inlay of welded anti-slip treads.
19 Compounding Factors Engineering Workshop Oil / grease drips from machinery
20 Compounding Factors Woodworking Sawdust spillage around a rip saw & planer
21 Compounding Factors Maintenance workshops Combination of slippery floor surface & open inspection pit
22 Compounding Factors Maintenance workshops Effective protection set around an open inspection pit
23 Compounding Factors Furniture Retail Strategic siting of displays (age and demographics)
24 Compounding Factors Catering & Hospitality Deep fat fryers
25 Risk Control Measures Effective design and installation Slip resistance testing (Satra) Practical risk assessment with employee involvement Training and education (initial and periodic) Establishing and maintaining standards also discipline Winter / adverse weather precautions Incident investigation, analyses and trend mapping Timely and effective cleaning regimes (Clean in Process (CIP), mop & dry, clean-as-you-go also end of shift deep cleans) Defect and near-miss reporting schemes Timely and effective address of defect / near miss reporting Provision of PPE including discipline of wearing PPE periodic condition check Monitoring & Review
26 Risk Control Measures Select the right footwear and check it s condition
27 HSE Documentary Guidance Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Workplace (Health & Safety at Work) Regulations 1992 Prevention of Slips, Trips & Falls at Work : INDG 225 STF Causes & Prevention Industry specific guidance:- Construction Working with Machinery Food industry Catering & Hospitality HSE Safety Campaign Shattered Lives Safety footwear standards: EN345 / IOS : 2011
28 Close Questions
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