Understanding Slip and Fall Accidents: Causes, Consequences, and Prevention
"Preventing slip and fall accidents requires a combination of strategies, including regular maintenance and inspections, employee training, and the use of appropriate safety equipment. By implementing best practices for slip and fall prevention, businesses and organizations can create safer environments for all. Slip and fall accidents are preventable, and by taking steps to address slip and fall hazards, we can reduce their incidence and promote safer environments."
The ASTM C-1028 Scam
Floor safety experts nationwide and internationally, have considered this test to be a joke for many years! Yet this joke continues to be no laughing matter since companies keep sending their products to be tested using this outdated, withdrawn scam of a test!
Updated ANSI A326.3 Officially Released
Tile Council of North America (TCNA) has announced the addition of a five-category “product use classification system” in ANSI A326.3 American National Standard Test Method for Measuring Dynamic Coefficient of Friction of Hard Surface Flooring Materials, published on February 2, 2022.
A Slip & Fall’s Prime Victim
My grandparents are no longer with us. I was very close to them and I loved them deeply. If they were still with us though, knowing the information I know now, I would do my absolute best to make sure all their floors are safe for them to walk on. I would make sure that their shower floors, bathtubs, front patios, pool decks, kitchen floors, any surface they walk on are all slip resistant and safe for them.
3 Stages to Slip Risk Assessment & Prevention
Many of these areas can experience some sort of contamination due to negligence. If an area becomes contaminated with water or any other liquid substance, make sure that your team is properly trained to identify it immediately and to clean it up.