| The largest cause of injuries in the NHS is slips
Last year, slips and trips resulted in:-
- Almost 11,000 major injuries
- 36% of total number of major injuries
- 30,000 over 3 day injuries
- 23% of the total number of over 3 day injuries
- In Local Authority enforced industries more than 42% of major injuries and 23% of over three day injuries
Slips and trips are often the initiators of accidents attributed to other causes, such as some machinery accidents, scalding and falls from height.
Looking at the industry sectors in more detail, the table below highlights the sectors with the highest number of slip and trip major injuries and the profession within that industry which was most at risk.
| Industry
sectors with highest number of slip & trip major injuries
|
No. of major
injuries
|
Profession
most affected
|
| Construction |
1073 |
All trades |
| Manufacturing (not food) |
527 |
Production operatives |
| Food manufacturing |
465 |
Production operatives |
| Public services |
895 |
Cleaners and domestics |
| Health and social care |
864 |
Nurses and carers |
| Retail (not supermarkets) |
225 |
Sales assistants |
| Supermarkets |
476 |
Sales assistants |
| Hospitality Service |
627 |
Personal service operatives |
| Post and courier services |
429 |
Postal workers |
| Road transportation and storage |
364 |
Drivers and warehouse workers |
SkidProof has been tested by the Governments own Health and Safety Laboratories (HSL) in Buxton. The HSL used the Pendulum testing device to measure the 'Pendulum Test Value' or PTV, (this closely relates to the coefficient of friction).
Further tests were made using a calibrated surface micro-roughness transducer set to the Rz parameter.
The results were excellent and they confirmed the ability of the SkidProof product to take a slippery floor and make it safe, far exceeding all current UK and European guidelines and standards. (To obtain these results please contact us).
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