Reduce workplace slips and trips - case studies
26/05/05
Health and Safety Officers and indeed employees seeking to persuade employers to adopt measures designed to reduce the real human cost arising out of workplace slipping and tripping or otherwise persuading management to tackling problem surfaces, can access valuable case studies on the topic at the recently extended HSE website Slips and trips page.
Examples given include material relating to:
contamination and spillages;
housekeeping and cleaning regimes;
effective matting systems;
choice of suitable footwear;
design of workplace and work activities;
maintenance of plant and the work environment;
specification of appropriate flooring;
effective training and supervision;
working together to solve the problem;
the human cost when risks are not adequately controlled
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