Top: Health: Occupational Health and Safety: Teenage Workers: Slips, Trips and Falls


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Overview

One may be exposed to slips trips and falls if they are mopping floors or working in wet environments. Slips, trips, and falls can occur in any workplace.


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Tips

Some tips from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor to avoid slip, trip, and fall injuries include:

- Wear appropriate shoes for the job or task. This includes non-slip shoes.

- Avoid wearing sandals or open toe shoes, high heels, or shoes made out of canvas. They do not provide protection and high heels may promote slip injuries.

- For wet processes wear non-slip overshoe covers.

- Wipe up spills immediately.

- Clean or pick up food spills any other items from floors as soon as possible.

- Keep walkways free from clutter.


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1. http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/teenworkers/hazards_slips.html



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