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What are some examples of trip hazards?
Trip hazards can happen in any type of work environment, and it’s not just cables you need to look out for.
- Obstacles. Leaving materials, tools or equipment lying around, especially in walkways, are a common cause of trips at work.
- Loose flooring.
- Uneven flooring.
- Trailing cables.
- Obstructions.
- Poor housekeeping.
- Bad lighting.
What is a trip hazard?
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), trip hazards are defined as a change in any vertical level over 1/4″. According to the ADA, trip hazards must be removed from any public or commercial sidewalks. Complying with the act allows people with disabilities to travel safely and more easily.
What are the most common trip hazards?
1. Common slip, trip and fall hazards
- poor lighting.
- trailing cables.
- unsuitable floor coverings.
- uneven or damaged floor surfaces.
- contaminated floor surfaces, for example liquid or grease
- poor housekeeping, for example tripping or falling over something left in a walk way.
What type of hazard is slips and trips?
Slips and trips are the most common cause of injury at work. On average, they cause 40 per cent of all reported major injuries and can also lead to other types of serious accidents, for example falls from height. Slips and trips are also the most reported injury to members of the public.
What is considered a trip hazard by OSHA?
A trip results from an obstacle on a floor or an uneven surface. An electrical cord across an aisle way, or an uneven pavement are examples of trip hazards. Cal-OSHA regulates the control of fall hazards through general industry and construction industry safety orders.
How do you identify a trip hazard?
Recognize the Hazards
- Messy, cluttered work areas.
- Tools, materials, cords, and other items lying on the floor in places where people walk.
- Poor visibility caused by inadequate lighting or burned-out bulbs.
- Not watching where you’re going or carrying something you can’t see over.
- Running or walking too fast.
What is hazard checklist?
A Hazard checklist contains questions or topics intended to prompt consideration of a range of safety issues. The checklist should be constructed to address a range of safety issues including presence of hazardous materials or functions, functional performance, interaction with other systems, and personnel safety.
How can we avoid trip hazards in the workplace?
For slips and trips prevention: • maintain the condition of floor and ground surfaces, stairs and ramps • maintain machinery to prevent leaks • ensure there is adequate lighting • ensure workers wear suitable footwear to provide adequate grip.
What are the three main reasons for slips trips and falls?
What are the main causes of slips, trips, and falls?
- Uneven floor surfaces.
- Unsuitable floor coverings.
- Wet/slippery floors.
- Changes in levels.
- Trailing cables.
- Poor lighting.
- Poor housekeeping.
What causes a tripping hazard?
Trips happen when your foot collides (strikes, hits) an object causing you to lose the balance and, eventually fall. Common causes of tripping are: obstructed view. poor lighting.
What height is considered a tripping hazard?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 defines a ‘trip hazard’ as any vertical change of over 1/4 inch or more at any joint or crack.