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Implement a floor safety plan to prevent slips, trips & falls

Implement a floor safety plan to prevent slips, trips & falls

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Karen Hamel
August 1, 2019

Telling employees to watch their step isn’t enough to eliminate slip, trip and fall injuries in production areas. Like other safety hazards, slip, trip and fall hazards can be identified and in many cases eliminated.


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Ladders are involved in 20% of worker fall injuries

February 29, 2016
Falls – many involving ladders – are a leading cause of workplace injuries, according to a NIOSH study. Researchers examined data from several surveillance systems, including the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses and the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System – Work Supplement.
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What are the causes of ladder falls?

February 26, 2015

Ladder fall injuries are a persistent hazard both in the workplace and at home. There are five major causes for extension-ladder fall incidents: incorrect ladder setup angle, inappropriate ladder selection, insufficient ladder inspection, improper ladder use, and lack of access to ladder safety tools and information.


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CDC: Ladders a major cause of occupational deaths

May 2, 2014

Work-related falls from ladders caused 113 deaths and almost 15,500 nonfatal injuries that resulted in at least one day away from work in 2011, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).


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