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Health and Safety Executive
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Watch Your Step in EducationWatch Your Step in Education
Slips & TripsSlips & Trips
The Importance The Importance of Floor Cleaningof Floor Cleaning
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Slip & Trip Potential Model
Slip and Trip Potential
People
Environment
Floor
Contamination& obstacles
Footwear
Cleaning
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Effective use of signs & barriers?
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This sign is ALWAYS there!
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Cleaning in sections – clear walkway
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Clear walkway?
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Spill station in college corridor
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Appropriate time for cleaning?
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Colour coded equipment – a good system on the face of it!
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Mopping to a drier finish
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Doesn’t have to be mop and bucket
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Trip hazard from trailing cable
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Poor housekeeping
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Appropriate training
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Roving cleaner to monitor spills
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Effective control of spills?
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Cleaning - key messages
• Cleaning can help or hinder slips control
• Cleaning needs managing
• Stop pedestrian access to smooth floors
• Effective removal of contamination– Appropriate cleaning for type of floor– Control of spillages
• Obstacle removal - housekeeping
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Dealing with spillages?
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Consequence
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So…..Watch Your Step
• See it, sort it!
• Check out the website
• Cleaning campaign webpage– http://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/cleancampaign.htm
• Cleaning information sheet– www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/web/slips02.pdf