In recent years, WFF has experienced numerous accidents caused by slips, trips, and falls.
Please consider the following safety tips when working in your facility:
- If you see something you might slip or trip on, tell your supervisor right away or pick it up immediately.
- Clean up spills and anything slippery. Check with your supervisor about how to use cleaning products. Donʼt use cleaners that could make the floor slippery.
- Clear walkways, stairs, and lobbies of anything that might be a tripping hazard, such as cords, wires, empty boxes, and clutter.
- Make sure that floor mats lay flat rather than wrinkled or bunched.
- Use handrails when you walk up and down steps.
- Before using any ladder or stepladder, make sure it opens fully.
- Check that ladder extensions are fully locked and that the ladder legs are stable on a flat, non-slippery surface.
- Clean off any slippery material on the rungs, steps, or feet of a ladder before you use it.
- Donʼt go over the load limit noted on the ladder.
Good shoes can help prevent slips, trips, and falls, and we are pleased to be rolling out the Shoes For Crews program to both C St. and F St. later this month.
To learn more about slips, trips, and falls, visit cdc.gov/niosh/topics/retail/slips.html.