Proactive Strategies for Workplace Slip and Fall Prevention

In today's fast-paced work environment, ensuring the safety of your team is paramount. Slip and fall accidents can disrupt productivity, lead to costly medical bills, and cause undue distress for your employees. That's why implementing proactive strategies for preventing workplace slips and falls is not just beneficial but essential. From identifying and promptly addressing potential hazards to providing comprehensive employee training, there are proactive steps that can significantly reduce the risk of slip and fall incidents.

Slips and trips are the most common cause of injury at work. On average, they cause 40 per cent of all reported major injuries and cost employers over £500m per year. Slips and trips are also the most reported injury to members of the public in workplaces. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 requires employers to take reasonable steps to ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of all their employees. This includes protecting them from slips and falls.

Employers must identify risks of slips and falls, control them, provide training, and maintain a safe workplace. Slip and fall accidents can be caused by various factors, including wet or slippery floors, uneven or cluttered surfaces, obstructions on the ground, and inadequate lighting.

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At SlipDoctors, we specialize in providing highly effective treatments for slippery floors. Available online is a large range of excellent-quality non-slip coatings and treatments designed for this purpose. If you are a business owner and want to invest in a commercial non-slip flooring solution, speak to our team. We will work with you to identify the right product for your workplace. Anti-slip coatings work by increasing the friction between the floor surface and the foot or shoe. This is done by adding raised bumps or particles to the coating, which provide more grip when stepped on. The specific type of anti-slip coating used will vary depending on the application and the desired level of slip resistance.

Anti-slip coatings can be applied to a variety of surfaces, including:

• Floors: Anti-slip coatings are commonly used on floors in industrial, commercial, and residential settings. They can be applied to concrete, tile, vinyl, and other surfaces.
• Staircases: Anti-slip coatings can be applied to the edges of stairs to prevent slips and falls. They can also be applied to the entire stair tread.
• Ramps: Anti-slip coatings can be applied to ramps to prevent slips and falls. They are especially important for ramps that are used by people with disabilities.
• Walkways: Anti-slip coatings can be applied to walkways to prevent slips and falls. This is especially important for walkways that are exposed to the elements or that are used by people who are carrying heavy loads.

Using anti-slip paint and treatments is important for preventing slips and falls and keeping people safe. Slips and fall accidents occurring in a kitchen are also very common, especially in a restaurant environment. Sometimes, there can be so many things happening that we don't even realize there has been a spill. The spilled liquid can end up on the floor, waiting for someone to accidentally step on it. These liquid spills are one of the most common reasons for slip and fall accidents occurring in a kitchen.

SlipDoctors offer many anti-slip solutions for different types of kitchen floors like tiles, concrete, wood, vinyl, and more.

Slippery ramps are another potential issue to consider in or around commercial or industrial properties. Ramps are typically made of wood, aluminium, steel or concrete, which causes them to be permanently sleek. Moreover, they have the potential to become even more treacherous following rainfall or accidental spills. To avoid serious slips and falls in the workplace it is important to invest in non-slip solutions for ramps.

Dura Grip E2 is an easy-to-apply non-slip epoxy paint for floors, stairs, and ramps. It has a textured finish when dry. Anti-slip epoxy floor paint enhances surface traction and is durable and chemical resistant, ideal for pools, factories, and warehouses. Use Dura Grip E2 floor epoxy paint for non-slip protection on various surfaces like metal ramps, boat decks, trailers, stairs, locker rooms, laundry rooms, wooden decking in residential and industrial areas.

Tuff Grip Clear is our most intense textured non-skid paint for slippery surfaces. Unlike our barefoot-friendly anti-slip paint like Dura Grip E2 this high texture non-skid paint Tuff Grip brings a whole new level of grip and traction to almost any surface. SlipDoctors Tuff Grip Clear is a strong and effective acrylic coating. It is durable and provides great anti-slip properties. It is resistant to UV and chemicals, and is also safe and easy to apply. It has a low odour and can be applied in just one step.

Apply Tuff Grip non-skid paint on various surfaces like decks, stairs, walkways, aisles, ramps, wood, and concrete. It is perfect for high-traffic areas, providing strong grip and long-lasting protection. Non-slip solutions come in different types of coatings and paints and typically create a textured finish to slippery interior and exterior surfaces. They are also easy to apply on a variety of surfaces.

Select your floor type and find the perfect product for you.