Your Guide to Prevention and Response: Slips, Trips, and Falls

Slips, trips, and falls can lead to serious injuries and lost time in the workplace. In fact, over 42,000 Canadian employees are injured each year due to fall-related incidents. Make sure you have the right products to help you and your workers prevent slips, trips, and falls, and to respond when they do occur. Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

Slips

• Cause: Wet floors, loose mats, and slippery flooring
• Solution: Clean spills immediately or clearly mark the location of the spill with a wet floor sign, install secure floor mats, select appropriate footwear, and set up good housekeeping standards

Trips

• Cause: Cluttered walkways, poor lighting, and uneven walking surfaces
• Solution: Keep walkways clear, cover cables and cords, select footwear that fits properly, make sure work areas are well lit, and ensure even walking surfaces

Falls

• Cause: Elevated walkways or work platforms, wet floors, and cluttered aisles
• Solution: Remind workers to pay attention to their surroundings, walk at an appropriate pace, and be prepared with the right equipment

Slips and Trips Protection

Responding to spills in a timely manner can help prevent slips, trips, and falls. Have spill kits, leak diverters, and mop systems on hand and make sure employees are properly trained.

• Brady™ Hazwik™ Spill Kits
• Justrite™ Ceiling Leak Diverters
• Rubbermaid™ WaveBrake™ High-Performance Mopping Systems

Make sure employees and visitors are properly protected from spills with shoe covers like the ones listed below. Traction devices can also help prevent slips, providing increased traction on slippery surfaces.

• AlphaProTech BarrierTech™ UltraGrip™ Shoe Covers
• AlphaProTech Critical Cover™ AquaTrak™ Shoe Covers
• AlphaProTech Critical Cover™ SureGrip™ Shoe Covers
• Ergodyne™ TREX™ 6300 Ice Traction Device

Fall Protection

Workers are not only at risk of falling at ground level, but also when climbing ladders, working on elevated platforms, or operating equipment. Cable guards, harnesses, and fall limiters can help your employees stay safe and avoid serious injuries.

• Eagle™ Polyethylene Speed Bump Cable Guards
• Honeywell Miller™ Revolution™ Harnesses
• Honeywell Miller™ AirCore™ Steel Harnesses
• Honeywell Miller™ Turbo T-BAK™ Tie-Back Personal Fall Limiter
• Honeywell Miller™ TurboLite™ Personal Fall Limiters

Head Protection

Hard hats are a staple of many industries and environments and can protect workers and visitors from falling objects and other safety hazards. Help your employees prevent head injuries with the proper gear.

• MSA™ V-Gard™ Slotted Protective Cap with Fas-Trac™ Suspension