Floor Hazards In The Workplace

The occupational safety and health administration osha has outlined relatively new safety regulations for flooring.

Floor hazards in the workplace.

Add hazards like boxes debris and slick spots though and you ve got a situation ripe for slips trips and falls. Working and walking surfaces hazards. Slips trips and falls. Messy cluttered work areas.

At one facility he. Although osha s current standard 1910 22 was published in 1971 there is a provision 1910 22 a 2 that requires employers to maintain floors in a clean and so far as possible dry condition. A floor may seem pretty benign. To help identify workplace hazards nsc.

Because the employer is a developer of prototype equipment the layout of the manufacturing floor was regularly being changed. Common causes of slips trips and falls include. Employers managers and safety officials can help prevent these deaths by establishing adequate safety protocols hazard identification procedures and conducting. Tools materials cords and other items lying on the floor in places where people walk.

And in most other aspects the employer was conscientious about safety the extension cords being used were new and heavy gauge and the facility was very clean. I actually have seen people slip on packets of silica that come with their reflective vests moser says. Identifying potential workplace hazards is an essential first step in eliminating or minimizing the chance of workplace injuries and illness.