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Slips and Trips Workplace Newsletter - Health and Safety ...
Heard the one about the woman whoslipped on a grape? She broke amajor bone in her leg and will alwaysneed a walking stick. Geddit?Thought not. It's not the slightest bitfunny - so why are Slips and Trips stilllooked upon as a bit of a joke?Far from being funny, slip and tripaccidents are a very serious problem,particularly in the Health servicessector where they account for 48% ofall reported major injuries. They alsoaccount for three times more majorinjuries than manual handling andassault/violence. In fact Slips and Trips are the mostcommon cause of major injuries at workgenerally. They occur in almost allworkplaces with 95% of major slipsresulting in broken bones. They can alsobe the initial cause of a range of otheraccident types, such as falls from costs of Slips and Trips areenormous. It was estimated in 2003 thatthey cost employers over 500 m andsociety over 800 m every and Trips are the most commonform of major injury affecting nurses,care assistants, assistant nurses,housekeeper/caretakers, ambulancestaff and cleaner/domestic main causes behind suchaccidents are: slipping on a surface that is wetor contaminated with anothersubstance; tripping over an obstruction; slipping or tripping on surfacessuch as steps, ramps,pavementsand roads; tripping over an uneven it's not just workers who sli
Slips and trips:the facts and figures Using ladders and stepladders safely: A toolbox talkManaging sickness absence and return to work Slips and trips are the most common cause of major injuries at work. They happen in almost all workplaces.
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