Safety Moment: Avoiding Slips and Falls – Footwear & Behavior

The shoes we wear can play a big part in preventing falls. The slickness of the soles and the type of heels worn need to be evaluated to avoid slips, trips and falls.

Safety Moment: Distracted Walking

Distracted walking is all too common as we see it on the sidewalks, malls and even our homes. According to the National Safety Council, 80% of distracted walking claims result in a fall and 9% result in the pedestrian striking a motionless object. The most common types of injuries result are dislocation or fracture (25%), sprain or strain (24%) and concussion or contusion (23%).

Safety Moment: Holiday Season Drinking and Driving

While drunk driving deaths are down nearly 22 percent over the past decade, we can’t pause for a moment in our fight against drunk driving; we have to keep getting the word out about its dangers. If you are planning a night out during this holiday season, it should involve a plan for getting home …

Safety Moment: Ladder Safety

An injury, even a minor one, can cost our business a great deal. When you add up things like replacement staff, lost productivity and equipment damages, the cost can increase to four times the original cost of the injury claim. That’s much more than the cost of a new ladder or a ladder training course for our workers.

Safety Moment: Avoiding Slips and Falls

Injuries can also result in from trips caused by obstacles, clutter, materials and equipment in aisles, corridors, entrance ways and stairwells. Proper housekeeping in work and traffic areas is still the most effective control measure in avoiding the proliferation of these types of hazards.