Picture This! Slipping Up on Safety

Date First Published on SafetySmart Compliance: November 12th, 2015

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Someone has definitely slipped up on safety, judging by the conditions evident in this photograph. Not only is the concrete floor wet, but the walkway is blocked by equipment, forcing workers to walk directly across the wet floor. And a face plant onto the sharp edge of the cart shown at right could only make matters worse.

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