Slips, Trips and Falls
Every year hundreds of people are injured by slipping, tripping or falling and many are left with painful injuries. The Get a grip (440Kb) short guide will help you to prevent slips, trips and falls in your workplace.
Falls can be fatal. Slip, trip and fall accidents account for about 1 in 5 of all accidents reported to the HSA and are the second highest cause of accidents. They are preventable and everybody has a role to play.
"Get a grip" has the answers
Get a grip (440Kb) provides practical, easy-to-implement safeguards. It has three pages of practical advice and a simple checklist to allow any-sized business to tackle slips and trips. Download Get a grip (440Kb) here for free.
Slips, trips and falls are serious
- They account for about 1 in 5 (1,368) of all 4+day injuries.
- Of those, 1 in 5 (278) people were unable to work for over a month.
- 44% (428) of Injuries Board liability awards were for slips, trips and falls in 2008.
Half of workers surveyed believed it is their companies responsibility, not theirs, to prevent slips and trips.
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work say “Slips, trips and falls are the largest cause of accidents in all sectors from heavy manufacturing through to office work. In the Member States they have been identified as the main causes of accidents that result in more than 3 days absence from work. Accident risks are higher for those employed in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME's), particularly those in enterprises with less than 50 employees. Use of simple control measures can reduce the risk of injury from slips and trips.” (htttp://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/factsheets/14/view)