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Workplace Slips Trips and Falls
Small Action Category: Safety | Safety, Health & Wellness

Workplace injuries are rough on employees and employers. Lost time, and lost wages, can cause depression, stress, and relationship strain for employees and business owners. They can also cost money and delay projects for the business. In fact, over 25% of all workplace injuries occur because of slips, trips, and falls (US Bureau of Labor Statistics). This hazard can also extend to your customers as well depending on your type of business.

There are a lot of different ways to help prevent or minimize these risks, including:

  • Evaluate your business for the most common or possible hazards, including ones caused by weather conditions (think slippery floors from rain, iced sidewalks, water fountain areas, etc.), and then propose ways to eliminate or minimize potential risks.
  • Create a routine or process to regularly inspect your business for objects that could cause workplace slips, trips, and falls – fix any immediate needs and change any ongoing problems.
  • Train your employees on slip, trip, and fall guidelines.
  • Maintain adequate lighting
  • Install technology to help minimize potential issues (such as motion sensors, automatic door openers, etc.)
  • Establish a routine maintenance schedule for areas with the most risk.
  • And many more specific options depending on your specific business.

Ensuring a safe working environment should be standard practice for businesses. However, it's often done haphazardly and very rarely applied to customers as well. Bringing higher attention to the safety and wellness of your employees and customers than is “required” is a socially responsible action.

*Don’t just “do” an action. Make that action effective. Learn more about what it means to be effective in our related blog post. And yes, you can benefit even from an action like this. It just takes a different way of thinking.

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