If you are like any other building or facility manager, lurking in the back of your brain, and what keeps business owners up at night, is the frightening thought of a costly lawsuit as a result of a job-site accident as a result of cutting corners. The ol’ “slip & fall” accident is one of most easily avoided if you only follow some tips from those who have risen before you.
The bottom line isn’t the only thing that gets a beating after every accident. Studies show slips, trips and falls in the workplace are also awful for business in areas of reduced worker productivity, lower morale, worker injuries and even deaths. Luckily, efficiency + safety can go hand in hand. You gotta include both in your operations plan in order to protect number 1 and 2- your own behind and the behinds of your loyal employees, literally.
Flooring and walkway experts agree that proper cleaning and maintenance is the most important and impactful strategy that can be done to reduce the risk of such accidents. Factors like your floors’ baseline vs. “just-cleaned” COF readings (coefficient of friction), cleaning equipment, your go-to cleaning solutions, dilution methods, and apres-cleaning procedures (i.e. signage, alerts) are our initial suggestions.
Having a qualified flooring expert come in to do an audit of your facility’s processes is the common-sense solution. Leave it to a professional to figure out how to maintain a safe and clean environment. You can sleep soundly at night again and dream only of bigger and better chapters for your business.
Contact the team today for details on strategies to improve your “oops-i-fell” accident-avoidance policies.
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