Slips, trips, and falls are responsible for the majority of general industry accidents. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) warns that these incidents are responsible for up to 15% of accidental deaths—second only to deaths due to motor vehicle collisions. Slips and falls are also some of the most frequently reported injuries, contributing about a quarter of reported claims every year. Importantly, most of these injuries could have been prevented. Overall Cost Statistics Slips, trips, and falls in the workplace can result in substantial costs for both the worker involved and the employer. The Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index...

No one is immune to the risk of slips, trips, and falls. The National Floor Safety Institute lists some staggering statistics related to falls both in and out of the workplace. For example, slips and falls are the most common cause of workers' compensation claims. For individuals who are 55 years old and older, falls are the leading cause of occupational injury.      The Danger In addition to the injury itself, it can be bad news for your facility financially if a slip and fall incident results in a lawsuit or if it happens to one of your employees....

If you have dedicated to improving safety within your workplace or in the buildings that you build or design, then you’re off to a good start. The statistics surrounding injuries caused by slips, trips, and falls makes it clear that this is an area requiring extra attention.   While there are plenty of ways to deal with this by modifying employee behavior and workplace design, understanding the numbers and the science behind what truly makes a surface slippery can empower your decisions to make more fundamental changes to existing floors or when installing new flooring.   The Basics   Take...

Slips and falls are the second leading cause of death next to motor vehicle accidents SlipDoctors, the leading developer and manufacturer of anti-slip products worldwide, has today announced three new solutions to prevent risk and injury of employees in the workplace. Slips and falls are far more common than you realize. These types of incidents, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), create about a quarter of all reported claims per year, and they result in about 15% of all accidental deaths—second only to motor vehicle incidents. Most important in the analysis of slip, trip, and fall impact...