Slip Testing Equipment And Tools

 Slip Testing Equipment And Tools

Despite being the biggest cause of serious injuries, most businesses will not have use Slip Testing Equipment And Tools , they won't know how or when to test for slip risk, the risk assessment will overlook slip hazards, and staff will have no training on slip prevention. It is time for a change in attitudes towards slip prevention.Slip accidents cause thousands of serious injuries every year. In the UK alone there are 10,000+ serious injuries to people at work every year. In the USA and Australia experts are predicting that 50% of over 65's will suffer a serious fall each year - some of those caused by slipping. Worst of all, in developed countries while accidents and injuries are declining, the level of slipping injuries is rising. 
According to experts, most slip accidents could be prevented. Standards for slip testing are poor. Some Slip Test do not detect contamination or the effects of wet floors, and yet most slips happen on wet or contaminated floors. Most businesses have a poor understanding of how to monitor and manage floor safety, most do not monitor slip risks or even test new floors for slip resistance. Cleaning and maintenance staff should all appreciate floor safety and know how to keep floors safe. Every business should have simple policies and procedures that ensure new floors are fit for purpose and that floor cleaning and maintenance keeps the floor safe throughout its life.



It is easy to improve slip safety from Slip Testing Equipment And Tools.In most businesses a simple slip test whenever floors are changed will result in floors being many times safer. The slip risk of some floors will change. For example, a kitchen floor gets slippery every day, while a swimming pool shower room may get slippery over time as body fats collect on the floor. So, it is important to monitor the changes that matter. You don't need to monitor the kitchen floor 3 times every day because you know the slipperiness of the floor will change, but you do need to know how safe it is when clean and dry, how slippery it can become during the day, and how you will control the risk. It is also essential to monitor the slip resistance whenever the floor is changed or damaged so that the risk is understood and managed. In a pool changing room, it is important to know if the normal cleaning regime is cleaning off the contamination, or if the slip risk is rising. Then you can manage the risks and take action before the risk of someone slipping reaches an unacceptable level and someone is injured. In a shopping mall a small change to the cleaning machines or pads or cleaning fluids can lead to the floor becoming slippery over time... until on the first occasion someone walks on a wet floor there is a slipping accident.

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