Brady SPC has been successfully developing, manufacturing and shipping absorbent products for nearly 40 years. Throughout the decades, our customers have relied on SPC products to help them prevent slips, trips and falls within their facilities. Absorbents and spill control products are our focus. At Brady SPC, we’ve invested in our people, processes and facilities to ensure that we provide our customers with the best products for all their spill control needs.
How Do Slips, Trips and Falls Occur?
Slips, trips, and falls occur when there is too little friction or traction on a walking surface, when a foot or lower leg hits an object while the rest of the body continues to move, or when the center of balance is lost resulting in a descent to the floor, against an object or to a surface at a lower level than the original surface.1 These incidents are often caused by slippery, irregular or uneven surfaces, obstacles on the floor or uncovered/unidentified hazard areas.
Hazards relating to slips, trips and falls are frequently top offenders on OSHA's top 10 violation lists. In 2018 alone, slips, trips, and falls were tied to three of the top ten violations, and two of the top three. These violations included hazards relating to fall protection (#1), scaffolding (#3), and ladders (#6).2
OSHA Standards that Help Prevent Slips, Trips and Falls
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.36 & 37 Means of Egress
This standard supports the safety of exit routes. Some of the key elements that apply to slips, trips and fall in this standard include:
- The outdoor exit route must have guardrails to protect unenclosed sides if a fall hazard exists
- The outdoor exit route must be reasonably straight and have smooth, solid, substantially level walkways
- The outdoor exit route must be covered if snow or ice is likely to accumulate along the route, unless the employer can demonstrate that any snow or ice accumulation will be removed before it presents a slipping hazard
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.22 and 1910 Subpart D Walking-Working Surface
This standard supports worker safety by keeping workplaces clean and safe from hazards, including:
- Keeping facilities clean, orderly and dry
- Providing draining, platforms, mats or other dry standing places when wet processes are used
- Keeping floors and workplaces free from protruding nails, splinters, holes and loose boards
- Keeping aisles clear and in good repair
- Permanently marking aisles and passageways
- Using covers and guardrails to protect workers from open pits, tanks, vats, etc.
- Marking loads with approved plates and maintaining safe load weights
- Safety requirements for scaffolding and ladders construction and use
Read more: Preventing Slips and Falls: How Brady SPC Soaks Up Shop-Floor Hazards
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