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How Slips, Trips, and Falls Happen
The three ways you go down — slips, trips, and falls — why they cause so many injuries, and the walking-working-surface rules (OSHA 1910 Subpart D) that prevent them.
Sections
- Overview
- The three mechanisms
- Why they matter more than they look
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How Slips, Trips, and Falls Happen - Field Example
This toolbox talk explains the topic in plain language and uses job site examples to show why it matters.
Sections
- Understanding How Slips, Trips, and Falls Happen - Field Example
- How it shows up on site
- What safe work looks like
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How Slips, Trips, and Falls Happen - Site Scenario
Use this toolbox talk as a straightforward overview of the hazard, the situations where it appears, and the controls that keep it manageable.
Sections
- Understanding How Slips, Trips, and Falls Happen - Site Scenario
- How it shows up on site
- What safe work looks like
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How Slips, Trips, and Falls Happen - Common Mistakes
Read this toolbox talk to understand the topic, see how it appears on site, and recognize examples that make the hazard easier to spot.
Sections
- Understanding How Slips, Trips, and Falls Happen - Common Mistakes
- How it shows up on site
- What safe work looks like
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How Slips, Trips, and Falls Happen - Supervisor Review
This toolbox talk explains the topic in plain language and uses job site examples to show why it matters.
Sections
- Understanding How Slips, Trips, and Falls Happen - Supervisor Review
- How it shows up on site
- What safe work looks like
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Keeping Walking and Working Surfaces Safe
OSHA 1910.22 — the general requirement to keep every surface you walk and work on clean, dry, in good repair, and inspected, so it never becomes the thing that puts you down.
Sections
- Overview
- Clean, dry, and free of hazards
- Loads and safe access
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Keeping Walking and Working Surfaces Safe - Field Example
Read this toolbox talk to understand the topic, see how it appears on site, and recognize examples that make the hazard easier to spot.
Sections
- Understanding Keeping Walking and Working Surfaces Safe - Field Example
- How it shows up on site
- What safe work looks like
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Keeping Walking and Working Surfaces Safe - Site Scenario
This toolbox talk explains the topic in plain language and uses job site examples to show why it matters.
Sections
- Understanding Keeping Walking and Working Surfaces Safe - Site Scenario
- How it shows up on site
- What safe work looks like
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Keeping Walking and Working Surfaces Safe - Common Mistakes
Use this toolbox talk as a straightforward overview of the hazard, the situations where it appears, and the controls that keep it manageable.
Sections
- Understanding Keeping Walking and Working Surfaces Safe - Common Mistakes
- How it shows up on site
- What safe work looks like
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Keeping Walking and Working Surfaces Safe - Supervisor Review
Read this toolbox talk to understand the topic, see how it appears on site, and recognize examples that make the hazard easier to spot.
Sections
- Understanding Keeping Walking and Working Surfaces Safe - Supervisor Review
- How it shows up on site
- What safe work looks like
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Wet, Oily, and Slippery Surfaces
Why wet, oily, and contaminated floors are the leading cause of slips — and the controls (drainage, mats, cleanup, spill response) OSHA 1910.22 expects.
Sections
- Overview
- Where the slick comes from
- Controls that keep traction
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Wet, Oily, and Slippery Surfaces - Field Example
Use this toolbox talk as a straightforward overview of the hazard, the situations where it appears, and the controls that keep it manageable.
Sections
- Understanding Wet, Oily, and Slippery Surfaces - Field Example
- How it shows up on site
- What safe work looks like
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