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The Minimising Slips And Trips Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slippery surfaces
- trip hazards from clutter
- 2. Work Area Setup
- Unsecured cords or hoses
- changes in floor levels
- 3. Equipment Mobilisation
- Misplacement of equipment
- underfoot hindrances
- 4. Action Planning
- Absence of non-slip footwear
- uneven walking ways
- 5. Material Handling
- Carrying heavy/bulky items obstructs vision
- wet surfaces
- 6. Surface Cleaning
- Use of hazardous cleaning products
- wet floors after cleaning
- 7. Periodic Inspection
- Failure to identify slipping/tripping risks
- inattentiveness during inspection
- 8. Waste Removal
- Obstructed paths due to waste accumulation
- inappropriate disposal leading to scattered debris
- 9. Maintenance Activities
- Improper positioning of tools/equipment
- usage of unsafe/non-slip resilient materials
- 10. Lighting Arrangement
- Poor lighting hiding potential hazards
- reflections/glare causing visual disruptions
- 11. Training Sessions
- Workers not participating/not alert during sessions
- ineffectiveness in implementing precautionary steps learnt
- 12. Parking Area Monitoring
- Debris/oil spillage in the parking area
- running into unmarked obstacles
- 13. Stairway Management
- Stairs without handrails
- lack of anti-slip strips on stair edges
- 14. Incident Reporting System
- Delay in reporting slip/trip incidents
- improper record-keeping of incidents
- 15. Emergency Evacuation
- Panic leading to rush and trips
- inadequate lighting/ improper signages during evacuation