8 More Tips to Cut Down on Slips, Trips, and Falls in Your Commercial Space

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In our last article, we talked specifically about how your choice of mats can reduce slip, trip, and fall incidents. But there are other things you can do to reduce these workplace injuries. So, here are 10 more ways that you can help keep your workplace safe. Keep the floor areas clean. Don’t let clutter […]

Slips, Trips, and Falls Cost Business Owners $14 Billion

Across America, workplace accidents amounted to an estimated $14 billion in costs associated with worker’s compensation (source: Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index). Many more millions are thought to be lost to the additional negative side effects of slips, trips, and falls in the workplace. Such losses could include reduced productivity, decreased job satisfaction, employee turnover, […]

Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention at Work

According to NSC Injury Facts, slip and fall accidents are a leading cause for emergency room visits, accounting to nearly 9 million visits in the United States in 2011. Statistics gathered by Liberty Mutual paint a likewise gloomy picture, demonstrating that slip and fall accidents in the workplace cost American businesses an estimated $13 billion […]

Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls

Many factors contribute to slip, trips, and falls within a commercial facility.  For the most part, the primary cause of these incidents is mostly attributed to the walking surfaces.  According to governing bodies, a clean dry floor must have a coefficient of friction (COF) of 0.50.  For areas used by people with disabilities, this number […]