Slip and Trip Hazards
Workers can be exposed to slippery working surfaces and tripping hazards. This places workers at risk of:
- Slipping off oily and greasy ladders.
- Slipping and falling on oily surfaces.
- Tripping over equipment, hoses, and structures.
Requirements and Example Solutions:
- All spills should be cleaned up immediately.
- Visual inspection should be conducted.
- Adequate illumination should be provided.
- Housekeeping should be maintained.
Fall Hazards
Fall hazards are a leading cause of workplace fatalities. Employees are often required to work in dangerous environments that may include fall hazards. Accidents involving elevation equipment such as ladders, scaffolds, and aerial lifts are often serious, even fatal. Here are just a few scenerios where falls could occur:
- deck openings and edges
- falls from roof edges
- falls from floor openings
- falls into open holes
- falls from ladders
- falls from scaffolds
Personal Fall Protection System
If fall hazards are identified through a hazard assessment, employees must be protected from falls by the use of personal fall protection equipment including body harnesses and lifelines. Guardrails may be used to protect workers along floor openings or edges, in lieu of personal fall protection.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
5-3. If fall hazards in confined spaces are identified through a hazard assessment, employees must be protected from falls by _____.
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