ABSTRACT
A well-designed facility can still be subject to frequent fall accidents if appropriate management controls are not in place. The purpose of management controls is to maintain the facility in a condition as free from hazards as reasonably possible. The extent of management controls considered adequate depends on a variety of factors, including: the size of the facility; the amount of foot traffic; the familiarity of building occupants with their surroundings; the type of hazards; and the scope of programs implemented by other similar facilities. Thus, programs considered adequate for a small manufacturing facility would be vastly different from what might be suitable for a large hotel. The manufacturing facility would have low foot traffic, mostly from employees familiar with the facility, while the hotel would likely have very high foot traffic, mostly from visitors who are unfamiliar with their surroundings.
