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Chapter 3 of 10

Slips and the Floor

Where in the shift: all of it.

The sequence

Find where liquid goes.

Mat it, drain it, or move the path.

And clean spills immediately.

The decisions

Where the mats go. A slip requires a low-friction surface and a shear force — and the shear comes from turning or reaching, which means slips cluster where liquid crosses a walking path.

Which is a structural finding: look at where liquid actually goes — the drain, the ice overflow, the point where pans get dumped.

What you are reading

The liquid path.

And the matting — present, correct type, sitting flat.

What goes wrong here

Matting with a lip.

A spill path nobody mapped.

Verification

Track where liquid goes at one station for one service.

The boundary

Flooring, drainage, and workplace safety requirements are governed by applicable authorities.