preventing slip ups

WHEN STORING, MOVING AND DISPENSING LIQUIDS

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PREVENTING SLIP-UPS WHEN STORING, MOVING AND DISPENSING LIQUIDS

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PREVENTING SLIP-UPS



Maintenance Manager

Technical Specialist

Operations or Production Manager

Engineer

Purchasing Officer

Environmental Health and Safety Manager

Stores Manager

Administrator

Company Executive or Director

Warehouse Manager

Laboratory Technician

THIS PRESENTATION IS LIKELY TO BE OF SPECIAL INTEREST IF YOU HOLD ANY OF THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

Workplace accidents caused by people slipping on spilt liquids cause injuries and cost organisations their reputations, operations and profitability.

This document details how to store, transport and dispense liquids around your facility to minimise risk and ensure legal compliance.

STATISTICS SHOW THAT

•Slips, trips and falls are the single most common cause of major injury in the UK workplace.

•95% of major slips result in broken bones.1

•Slip and fall injuries account for 33% of all major injuries reported.

•Slips, trips and fall incidents in the UK workplace cost 40 workers their lives in 2009.

•Slip and fall accidents cost the health services £133 million per year.

RISKS YOU MUST STAND UP TO:

Your organisation may be one of the thousand workplaces with a need to store, transport and dispense liquids on site.

These processes produce the obvious risks of spillages – which in turn can lead to people slipping and falling.

RISKS YOU MUST STAND UP TO



YOUR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS

IT’S WORTH NOTING…

By law, you are obliged to provide a safe environment for employees and visitors to your premises.

BY LAW, YOU MUST PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS TO YOUR WORKPLACE.

HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974

THE MANAGEMENT OF H&S AT WORK REGS 1999

THE WORKPLACE (HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE) REGS 1992



LEGISLATION WHICH GOVERN HOW LIQUIDS ARE MANAGED ON SITE.

•The Control of Pollution (Oil Storage)(England) 2001 and The Water Environment (Oil Storage)(Scotland) Regulations 2006

•HSG 51 The Storage of Flammable Liquids in Containers

•The Environment Agency PPG 26

•The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002

•Environmental Protection Act (1990)

DID YOU KNOW?

Any business storing more than 200L of oil must comply.

MORE LEGAL OBLIGATIONS



TIP:

It is advisable to find out the potentially harmful properties of liquids you keep on site.

Within and around your specific workplace, liquids will be used in countless processes – including production, cleaning, testing, maintenance and transport.

Internal areas of your plant to review include:•Battery storage areas•Drum storage areas•Office areas•Roofs•Canteens•Store rooms

External areas of your plant to review include:•Smoking areas•Loading docks•Car parks•Fuelling areas•Hazardous-waste storage

REVIEW THE RISKS TO YOUR OPERATION



REMEMBER:

In managing your liquid–storage facilities, it’s recommended that you:

•Know your numbers•Segregate•Ease loading•Check load capacity•Secure your grip•Develop inspection procedures•Ensure visibility•Educate

Fortunately for your business, decades of development – driven by the dangers liquid spills pose and by the need for legal compliance – have created highly effective containment products and technologies. Foremost among these are:

SUREFOOTED WAYS TO STORE LIQUID

POLY AND STEEL SPILL CONTAINMENT PALLETS

IBC PALLETS

SAFETY STORES



FUEL AND WASTE-OIL TANKS

Liquids aren't just stored on site, they are often transported for operational and disposal reasons and this is a frequent case of workplace accidents, including slips and falls. To minimise these risks:

•Review your workflow layout and ensure liquids are only moved when necessary•Ensure any necessary personal protection equipment is issued to those transporting hazardous liquids•Ensure that flooring, over which liquids are moved are fit for purpose•Select dollies rather than drum movers as a more secure liquid-transporting solutions•Consider how Poly and Steel Spill Containment Pallets are Storage Units are to be transported and loaded.•Choose mobile storage cabinets for the safe movement an storage of flammables and acids•Use drive-in containment under storage tanks, pallets and tanker leaks

TIP:In managing liquid dispensing and transfers, it’s recommended that you:

•Take one job at a time•Be mindful of the material•Ensure visibility•Beware the pressure•Obtain closure

MOVING AWAY FROM RISK



DID YOU KNOW:

Overseeing these rules will help keep your workers safe – and your business on its feet.

Crucial to minimising the risk of slips and falls is the safe and legally compliant storage, moving and dispensing of liquids kept on your premises. Best practice recommends that you:

POOLING OUR FINDINGS

PRODUCTS DESIGNED TO CONTAIN SPILLSI,E.ABSORBENT SOCKS, DRIP TRAYS AND ABSORBENT PILLOWS

PRODUCTS DESIGNED TO CAPTURE SPILLSI.E. ABSORBENT MATS, WIPES, ENTRANCE MATS AND SPILL KITS

ADDITIONAL SAFETY PRODUCTSI.E. ANTI SLIP MATS, SLIP RESISTANCE PAINT AND ANTI SLIP TAPE

FAMILIARISE YOURSELF AND YOUR EMPLOYEES WITH RELEVANT LEGISLATURE

THE VOLUME OF LIQUIDS TO BE ABSORBED

LEVELS OF LIQUID RETENTION

REQUIRED PRODUCT DURABILITY

REVIEW THE RISK TO YOUR POERATION, INCLUDING THE EXACT NATURE OF THE LIQUIDS YOU STORE

OBTAIN RECOMMENDED STORAGE UNITS

STREAMLINE THE MOVEMENT OF LIQUID AROUND YOUR PLANT

ENSURE LIQUIDS ARE DISPENSED ACROSS YOUR PLANT AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE



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