To help reduce same-level slip, trip and fall incidents, OSHA recently a provision to the walking-working surface rules for facilities to conduct regular inspections of all walking-working surfaces. This, coupled with the new requirement to fix any hazards that are found will help prevent slip, trip and fall incidents.
The new rule, which became effective January 12, 2017, will help to ensure that floors, aisles and other surfaces remain in good repair and are unobstructed to help prevent slip, trip and fall incidents. It will also require unsafe conditions, such as slippery surfaces, loose tiles, wrinkled carpeting, protruding nails and other obstructions be eliminated, not just acknowledged.