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SYR Stresses Consequences Of Wet Floors In The Workplace
S cot Y oung Research ( S Y R) has released a new white paper highlighting the dangers of et fl oors in the orkplace n an annual basis, ab out 9 5 million workdays are lost due to falls, and the statistics for orkplace falls are rising slippery or unclean fl oor can be one of the
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b iggest haz ards for accidents in the workplace, causing physical and emotional pain for the v ictims and nancial burdens for the employer S asserts that those statistics can b e lowered if employers hav e b etter safety procedures, b etter cleaning equipment and b etter cleaning training for their employees
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A b out nine out of ev ery 1 0 falls happen when a person steps onto a wet surface; the O ccupational S afety H ealth A dministration
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( O S H A ) claimed that the causes of a maj ority of slips and falls range from walkways that are contaminated, oily or wet; loose rugs or mats on the fl oor spills of v arious materials that cause one to slip or fall; employees who aren’t wearing the right type of shoes/ b oots; weather and poorly trained employees
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T hese falls in the workplace cause sprains, b roken b ones, head inj uries and sometimes even death or some indiv iduals, it means weeks of
physical rehab ilitation, b ut for most it means some lost time at ork
T he Centers for D isease Control and
P rev ention said that the workers’ compensation costs related to falls hits $ 7 0 b illion on an annual b asis, and insurance companies then pass their costs on to the workforce and employers he average fall here inj ury occurs is followed
b y eight days of not working, which is two days longer than inj uries due to other causes, while 3 0 % of falls that happen on a fl at surface result in
2 1 days of workdays lost
A ccording to L ib erty Mutual,
b etween 1 9 9 8 and 2 0 0 5 , falls in the workplace rose by during that same timeframe, inj uries from other work- related accidents had dropped
I t seems ob v ious to the cleaning industry that companies across the
US need
to make it a priority to enact b etter cleaning procedures and upgrade to b etter cleaning products that help ensure safety With solutions like the D ry Mop and the Multi-P urpose T ool,
S Y R is working to improv e the ways companies keep their fl oors clean, hile also signi cantly reducing the numb er of insurance claims made due to slips and falls
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