CREST Restaurant Insurance Tips: Preventing Slips, Trips And Falls At Your Workplace
- Use slip-resistant footwear.
- Clean up floors and working surfaces promptly when they become wet.
- Practice safe housekeeping procedures, such as cleaning only one side of a passageway at a time.
- Where there are wet or oily processes, maintain drainage, platforms, nonslip mats or floor surfaces, or other dry standing areas. Use no-skid waxes and surfaces coated with grit to create nonslip surfaces in slippery areas such as toilet and shower areas.
- Make sure that floor drains, pits and other floor opening are covered or secured by guardrails.
- Provide floor plugs for equipment, so power cords don’t obstruct pathways. Temporary electrical cords that must cross aisles should be taped or anchored to the floor.
- Aisles and passageways should be sufficiently wide for easy movement and kept clear at all times.
- Re-lay or stretch carpets that bulge or bunch.
- Eliminate cluttered or obstructed work areas and keep file cabinet drawers closed.
- Provide good lighting for all halls and stairwells, especially during night hours.
- Ensure stairs have proper handrails, that treads and risers are maintained and that treads have a slip-resistant surface.
- Instruct workers to use stair handrails, avoid undue speed and maintain a clear view ahead; encourage employees to request help moving bulky loads.
- Eliminate uneven floor surfaces.
- Make sure elevated storage and work surfaces have guardrails, toe boards and a safe means of access.
- Use only properly maintained ladders with uniformly spaced rungs and nonslip safety feet to reach items. Do not use stools, chairs or boxes as substitutes for ladders.
- Train employees to safely use ladders.
