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Slips, trips and falls account for the most accidents in general industry, according to OSHA, resulting in 15 percent of accidental deaths in the workplace. Only work-related motor vehicle accidents cause more worker fatalities annually. These accidents also cause many injuries that lead to time spent away from work. Slips, trips and falls (STFs) can cause sprains, strains, fractures, cuts, bruises and even concussions, which often prevent workers from doing their jobs. Today we’ll take a look specifically at slipping hazards and how they can...
read moreThe impact of Safety Culture on profitability
The impact of safety culture on profitability A safety culture does not operate in a vacuum. Safety incidents can effect and derail business quality, reliability, competitiveness and more importantly profitability in the following ways: 1. Loss production caused due to incidents o Time away from the job by an injured person o Time away by first aider attending injured person o Time to deal with the issues in the Health and safety Committee o Possible downtime by production process o ...
read moreAre domestic falls your downfall?
Are domestic falls your downfall? A weight bares on the shoulders of businesses to ensure safety measures are put in place to avoid costly slips and falls in the workplace. The question is what about the change rooms and/or bathrooms? Every year, thousands of people end up in hospital emergency rooms due to shower falls and other injuries suffered in the bathroom. According to a 2011 report published by the Centre for Disease Control (CDC), the figure stands at around 235,000 people per year. Although outdated, the CDC Mortality report...
read moreEliminating hazards in the work place – South Africa vs. Global
It has come to my attention that in South Africa there is a tendency NOT to report slips and near misses in the work environment. As the statistics emphasise below, this is a very strange phenomenon as many accidents resulting from slips and falls occur in the workplace. In the United States, United Kingdom, Europe and Australia, slips and trips are treated as a high risk. This high risk ranking is a priority for attention in factories and workplaces. The environment is “controlled” by placing anti-slip treads and mats in the areas of risk in...
read moreKeeping your “house” in good order: Preventing costly “slip and falls”
Slip and fall accidents are almost all directly connected to the floor – either you slip on it or you fall on it. While there is no precise way to determine when someone else is legally responsible for something on which you slip and trip, cases turn on whether the property owner acted carefully so that the slipping or tripping was not likely to happen – and whether the victim was careless in not seeing or avoiding the accident. Good housekeeping is the first and the most important level for preventing falls due to slips and trips. Below are...
read moreAvoiding the costly implications of “Slips and Falls”
Although there are no available statistics in South Africa specifically on slip and fall accidents, their incidences must bear some relation to the reported information regarding such accidents from the USA and the UK. The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that slips and falls account for 15% of all accidental deaths, second only to motor vehicle accidents, and slip injury costs exceed US $100- billion each year. A National US Health Survey indicates that one in fifteen persons incurs a home injury...
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