{"id":35970,"date":"2019-02-15T12:07:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T17:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencebusiness.technewslit.com\/?p=35970"},"modified":"2019-02-15T12:07:30","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T17:07:30","slug":"slips-and-falls-underestimated-workplace-hazards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/?p=35970","title":{"rendered":"Slips And Falls, Underestimated Workplace Hazards"},"content":{"rendered":"

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15 Feb. 2019. Workplace safety is a priority for all businesses because if you aren\u2019t creating a safe work environment for your employees, you\u2019ll have to deal with injuries and possibly fines for breaking health and safety codes. In dangerous industries<\/a> like construction or manufacturing, there are all sorts of hazards and dangerous equipment that you need to deal with, but people often overlook the simpler issues.<\/p>\n

Trips and falls are still one of the biggest workplace dangers in any industry and the majority of the time, they\u2019re easily avoidable. In 2016, 697 people died in falls<\/a> and almost 50,000 were seriously injured and had to take time off work. A significant amount of those deaths were caused by same level falls, rather than people falling from a height. Usually, trips and falls are caused by sloppy health and safety practices and they could have been avoided if everybody was following procedure properly. If you haven\u2019t really considered it before, here are some of the best ways to avoid slips and falls in your workplace.<\/p>\n

Regular cleaning <\/b><\/p>\n

If the workplace is messy and there are things lying around on the floor or spills that haven\u2019t been wiped up properly, there is an increased risk of falls. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important that you have a regular cleaner to keep the place tidy. As well as hiring cleaners, you should also stress the importance of keeping the workplace clean<\/a> to your employees. It\u2019s not a big job if everybody is responsible for their own work area and they make sure that they leave it clean and tidy at the end of the day.<\/p>\n

Good flooring <\/b><\/p>\n

Getting the right flooring is another simple way that you can stop people from slipping over. Some materials are a lot better than others. Concrete, for example, is ideal for any workplace because if it\u2019s maintained properly, it has great non-slip properties. You can use stained concrete<\/a> so it still looks good and you\u2019re keeping your employees safe at the same time. If you\u2019re going to go for carpets, it\u2019s best to use industrial carpets that are designed to give good grip so people are less likely to slip. You need to make sure that you\u2019re maintaining the carpets properly as well because if they come up at the edges, that\u2019s a big trip hazard.<\/p>\n

Proper lighting <\/b><\/p>\n

People always focus on removing obstacles which is very important, but visibility is equally as important<\/a>. If people can\u2019t see what they\u2019re doing properly, they\u2019re far more likely to miss any potential trip hazards. Always make sure that you\u2019ve got good lighting around the office, especially along any walkways where people are most likely to have a fall. In areas where people are often carrying things, you should install automatic lighting so they don\u2019t have to worry about switching the lights on while they\u2019re trying to carry a heavy load.<\/p>\n

Trips and falls don\u2019t seem that serious but they\u2019re one of the leading causes of workplace injury so it\u2019s essential that you take steps to combat them.<\/p>\n

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Trips and falls are still one of the biggest workplace dangers in any industry and the majority of the time, they\u2019re easily avoidable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[132,86],"class_list":["post-35970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-contributed","tag-engineering"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35980,"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35970\/revisions\/35980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}