Replace A Sign With A Better Control
Upgrade a recurring slip hazard from warning-based control to a stronger engineered or source control.
The same entrance tile gets wet and slick during rain, and the current control is a permanent warning cone. Use the hierarchy of controls to move from warning people about the wet surface to preventing or separating them from the wet surface. The common shortcut is to call the cone a control forever because it is visible and cheap. Step 1 Name the recurrence trigger: rain plus tracked-in water at the first ten feet of tile. A predictable trigger means the hazard can be planned for, not merely reacted to. Step 2 Separate temporary response from durable control. The cone…
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