How Supersafe Systems Products Can Help You.
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 be addressed using some of Supersafe Systems products. SUPERSAFE SYSTEMS PRODUCTS Supersafe System products, such as our Anti-Slip Peel and Stick Tape, Magic Mats, Stair Treads, Ladder Rungs, MPI Mats, increases the friction between a worker’s shoes and the ground’s surface, which helps prevent slipping. These kinds of products can be used in all...
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The 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 Possible damage to product, equipment and/or plant 2. Time and costs due to repair of plant and equipment 3. Increased insurance premiums 4. Legal costs 5. Medical expenses 6. Compensation costs to injured parties In many instances, safety is seen as a “nice to have” and does not often enough reflect on the organisations audit report as a key...
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Are 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 Although outdated, the CDC Mortality report estimated that the bathtub, shower, toilet and sink caused 234,094 nonfatal injuries in the U.S. While people have long known that the bathroom can be a hazardous area for slips and falls, the CDC report was the first to quantify how many people suffer injuries in the bathroom and...
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