What causes slips, trips and falls in the workplace?
And the causes of slips, trips and falls are often easy, and cheap, to fix. Simple quick actions, like cleaning up a spillage, or moving a cable, can prevent danger. And removing a slip or trip hazard is often all it takes to stop the problem. Slips can be caused by a variety of things, not just the obvious spillages.
What is the cost of slips and trips?
Slips and trips are the most common cause of major injuries at work. Around 90% of these are broken bones. The costs to industry are substantial (over £500 million per year) and there is incalculable human cost and suffering to those injured. Floor cleaning is significant in causing slip and trip accidents, both to cleaning staff and others.
Can a vacuum cleaner cause a slip and trip?
●cleaning can present slip and trip hazards to those entering the area being cleaned, including the cleaners themselves. For example smooth floors left damp by a mop are likely to be extremely slippery and trailing wires from a vacuum or buffing machine can present a trip hazard;
What causes ghost trips in GFCI protected circuit?
The insulation protecting longer conductors has higher capacitance, which can cause even more leakage current. On GFCI-protected circuits, leakage current can cause unnecessary and intermittent tripping. When troubleshooting these intermittent “ghost” trips, sometimes looking for the leakage current culprit can be costly.
Why did people stop going on factory tours?
Fearing environmental regulation, factories tried to win over local communities with tours to show how safe they were – and presumably threw in many product inducements as well. Yet by the 1970s, the popularity of factory tours started leveling off, for much the same concerns being cited here.
Why are factory visits becoming rarer and rarer?
“Earlier we used to allow even college students, but then had issues with them taking photographs,” explains Rao. This is another reason why factory visits are becoming rarer – companies are more concerned with secrecy and at a time when all adults have phones with cameras, it’s easiest just to stop all visits.
Who was the first company to offer factory tours?
Two of the first to offer tours, in the 1890s, were the HJ Heinz Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio. And they quickly realized the considerable brand value of such tours.
How does a factory visit work for kids?
Kids can suit up like real factory workers, in hygienic coats and caps and gloves, and help run the machines that make the packets of biscuits that they can get to eat at the end. In one way, it’s a more immersive experience than the earlier one, of just watching everything behind glass screens.