Controlling hazards
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The document discusses workplace hazards, specifically slippery floors caused by grease spills in an employee lounge. It provides examples of how to reduce or eliminate this hazard, including installing slip-resistant flooring, using floor mats, posting caution signs, cleaning spills quickly, and wearing slip-resistant shoes. The best approach is to remove the hazard completely if possible. If not, good safety policies and personal protective equipment can help reduce risks, but removing the hazard is most effective.
Controlling hazards
- 1. This Could Have Been Prevented….Right?
- 2. Hazard = Slippery Floors I CHALLENGE YOU! Jot down 3 ideas on how this workplace hazard could be reduced or eliminated. Carlos was walking through the employee lounge and slipped on grease that had spread from the kitchen. These slippery floors can cause harm to workers.
- 3. Possible solutions to this problem are. . . .
- 4. Did you come up with more? •Put out “Caution” signs •Clean up spills quickly •Install slip resistant flooring •Use floor mats •Wear slip-resistant shoes •Install grease guards on equipment to keep grease off the floor. I got this!
- 5. Your best control measure is to REMOVE THE HAZARD. If you cannot completely eliminate a hazard, GOOD SAFETY POLICIES can reduce your exposure to hazards. Finally, using PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) is the least effective way to control a hazard but should be used if that’s all you have. Did you come up with any of these?
- 6. Remove the Hazard • Install slip resistant flooring • Floor mats • Add grease guards Work Policies • Post Caution Signs • Clean up spills quickly PPE • Wear slip resistant shoes Looks like you did!
- 7. Here are more scenarios that might work in other examples Remove the Hazard • Use safer chemicals & get rid of hazardous ones • Store chemicals in locked cabinets away from work areas • Use machines instead of doing jobs by hand • Have guards around hot surfaces Work Policies • Safety training on how to work around hazards • Regular breaks to avoid fatigue • Assigning enough people to do the job safely PPE • Gloves, steel-toed shoes, hard hats • Respirators, safety glasses, hearing protectors • Lab coats or smocks
- 8. Now it’s your turn to give it a try. When you succeed, you’ll be able to level up! Read the instructions for your EXPERT Mission. GOOD LUCK!