Upon pier review of one of our WRATs, the following change should be considered and incorporated into your WRATs.

During the staff risk evaluation, Gravity was identified as a risk.  The How, Where, When stated “Gravity – injury from slip, trip, or fall”.  The mitigation stated “Gravity – be aware of surroundings”.  The reviewer was correct in determining that the reduction strategy was light on a proper explanation of how to mitigate the risk.  Added, slip/trip/fall hazards should be considered Motion risks, not Gravity.  Gravity risks are those from dropping things on feet or objects falling from above.

In the future, a thorough explanation of the mitigation should be spelled out as a Motion hazard (remember the How, Where, and When).  For example, a better mitigation strategy would say what we actually do “Be aware of and eliminate slip/trip/fall hazards in your surrounding work area”.