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Why Floor Safety is your Responsibility
Slippery floor surfaces are a huge concern and most Commercial and Strata property managers, cleaners and/or business owners worry at the very thought of one of their employee’s, customers, or general public, slipping and injuring themselves whilst on their property.
Accidents DO happen but could it have been avoided?
Has an issue been raised?
What was your response?
Duty of care for your employees and customers - is your responsibility.
Prevention is better than hoping nothing will 'happens' and businesses are taking a huge risk, not only with an injury to your employees or the general public, but financial loss as well. Most times we are only contacted AFTER an incident.Bringing awareness to this issue will result in less injuries happening, better outcomes and a calming sense for yourself that your “duty of care” has been taken seriously.
We care about floor safety
Recently an incident was brought to our attention in relation to a young lady who works in a popular fashion boutique in Perth. Whilst serving a customer she moved quickly behind the service counter, slipped and fell to the floor. Her fall resulted in a broken knee, a fracture to her elbow, and an emergency visit to the hospital. On inspection the floor surface are regular white tiles, just like you would have at home. It is relatively easy to think maybe she wasn’t being careful, or perhaps her shoes might not have been the right ones. Perhaps you may be thinking the franchise should have known, and done something before this happened, but most times, it’s not something that’s brought to their attention until there's an incident like this.
STATISTICS
Slips and falls are very common with our aging population with most reported cases being people over the age of 60 years. We all know someone who has slipped and hurt themselves.
These are the latest statistics I could find, according to the Worksafe Australia Website,
Note: these statistics do not include over 60's.
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Between 2017-18 and 2020-21 a total of 3,062 falls, trips, and slips of a person workers’ compensation claims were accepted from the private sector and public sector
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68% of falls on the same level,
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17% of falls from a height
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15% of stepping, kneeling, or sitting on objects.
More than half of all accepted falls, trips, and slips of a person compensation claim during this period were made by men (51%).
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Between 2017-18 and 2020-21, the industry with the largest number of accepted workers' compensation claims for falls, trips, and slips
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health care and social assistance 32%
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construction with 23%
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retail trade with 16%.
Similar to the national data, between 2017-18 and 2020-21 the most common bodily part affected by falls, trips, and slips of a person were
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ankle (19%),
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knee (18%)
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shoulder (7%)
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***For more information or updates on slips, trips and falls visit www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au
MOORE'S GRIP FLOORS are a family business operating for the past 14 years and our clientele trust us to find a solution for their slippery floor surface issues. It is our floor safety standards knowledge, commitment to risk management and creative solutions experience which make us
Perth's Floor Safety Experts.
We are confident in our non-slip floor solutions and products, so if you’re not sure about the safety of your floor, we can visit you onsite, and discuss solutions if needed.
