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Slips and falls are major safety threats in the workplace, but they're often overlooked. The reality of the situation is that slips and falls are both surprisingly common and exceedingly dangerous. In fact, these accidents represent about one-quarter of all accident injury claims reported across most industries, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
When discussing workplace injuries, it is easy to envision these as a function of mechanical failures and human factors resulting in incidents such as, explosions, electrocutions and impacts from striking or moving objects.
If you're on your feet all day, you've got a lot riding on your shoes. And chances are, you've got issues with them too. It may be how you're lacing them up. Depending on the shape of your feet, changing the way you tie your shoes can completely change the way they feel, not to mention how you feel about them.
Slips and falls are the primary cause of injury in the workplace. They result in over 1 million emergency room visits a year, and 22 percent of these accidents cause at least 31 days missed from work. Curious if your work puts you at risk?
Encouraging employees to wear slip-resistant footwear is essential to improving safety and reducing injuries in the workplace — but is your program producing the best possible results?
What employers need to know to mitigate employee risk in the workplace
Working on your feet exposes you each day to countless opportunities for a fall, whether simply embarrasing or downright dangerous with permanent injuries and loss of livelihood.
The importance of proper footwear and slip-resistant mats in restaurants
Occasionally, we all have to sprint through our workdays—but for employees in these fields, every day feels like a workout.
Accidents happen—but slips, trips and falls in the workplace have a higher price tag than most mishaps.
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