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| Our company has placed mirrors at both entrances and exits of warehouse doors where there is a lot of foot traffic and also machine traffic, i.e. tugs, forklifts, bikes, golf carts etc.
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| I believe this is a safety issue. The fact that there is an "almost" means that you have an incident. From that point of view rate the risk - ? Broken limb? Head injury?
Now weigh that against the cost of fixing the problem
New doors = $$
Used doors = $
If it is a high traffic area you likely want to replace the doors "just in case"
Hope this helps
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| Yes - you have a safety issue. You should already have a risk assessment on that particular. Because you haven't had an "accident" it sounds like you have had a number of "near misses" - but they are, for some reason, unreported.
When writing up the Risk Assessment you should consider options such as windows in the doors or heat retaining screens during working hours. Also consider one way working if that is possible and also denying entry to pedestrians if you are using machinery.
Whatever answer you come up with ensure that there is a formal policy and that it is robustly maintained. The next "near miss" may not be.
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| That might be something to look at from an <a href="http://training.pryor.com/osha-and-workplace-safety">OSHA compliance perspective</a> whereas the HR department might want to be better informed on building codes, potential hazards in more crowded areas of the office, etc.
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