Tips To Prevent Slip and Fall Accidents In Your Commercial Facility
Tips To Prevent Slip and Fall Accidents In Your Commercial Facility
Slips and falls are the primary cause of workplace injuries, ranging from minor bruises to severe injuries, including broken bones, sprains, and lacerations. There are strategies to proactively manage your workplace environment to help lessen the risk of harm to your employees and customers by reducing the possible risks that lead to slips and fall accidents.
Slips and fall accidents are caused by a lack of traction between the shoe and the walking surface, or unintended contact with a stationary or moving item, which can result in a fall. One of the key causes is that different regions of flooring or other walking surfaces have different levels of traction.
While it is impossible to prevent every conceivable slip and fall accident, the correct measures can help lower overall risks. Slip resistance, seamless transition between areas, adequate maintenance, and other aspects may all contribute to making a commercial workplace safer for all occupants.
Here are a few tips to help you prevent slips and fall accidents in your commercial facility:
1. Clean up spills immediately
If there is a spill, clean it up right away. Some substances, if allowed to penetrate the floor surface, can make the surface more slippery, even after cleaning. Place warning signs around the danger as soon as possible when a leak happens, and then begin the cleanup procedure.
2. Use the right cleaning chemicals
Your cleaning or janitorial staff can assist you in determining the appropriate chemicals to employ. Also, make sure you are using the chemicals appropriately.
3. Ensure proper lighting
Proper lighting both inside and outside the facility can assist in illuminating locations where employees or clients may slip or fall. Steps or other hazards are frequently obscured by darkness or shadows. You can lessen the chances of someone slipping or falling by adding sufficient lighting.
4. Respond rapidly to floor maintenance issues
Make it a point to resolve all hazardous issues promptly to avoid injury. An effective floor care and maintenance routine play a major role in preventing slip and fall accidents.
5. Seamless transitions between areas and flooring surfaces.
A smooth transition between areas offers your flooring a consistent appearance across the facility while also reducing tripping hazards created by elevated constructions.
6. Ensure that your flooring has enough slip resistance
When the traction between the shoes or bare feet and the walking surface is insufficient, a slip occurs. A Static Coefficient of Friction, or SCoF is the most frequent way to measure this. The higher the rating, the less likely it is that you may slip and fall. Because locations exposed to water and other impurities such as the areas around swimming pools are more prone to slips and falls, greater SCoF levels are necessary for these regions.
Conclusion
Every flooring surface, from tile to hardwood to terrazzo to carpet can contribute to slip-and-fall accidents. With so many factors to keep track of, building managers must take proactive measures to reduce the danger of slips, trips, and falls. The best way to tackle slip and fall accidents is to treat your floor with our Anti-slip floor solution. Our advanced Nano based Anti-Slip Floor treatment can prevent accidents in slip and fall prone areas such as poolsides, staircases, bathrooms, and such like in both public and private premises. It also complies with the CoF standards. Contact us to know more.
