How to Avoid accidents due to slippery floors, stairs and other underfoot hazards at Workplace

Introduction

It’s Great that you have been working in a workplace and after completing certain task your leaving for the Home to spend time with family. You are climbing the ladder to the office which is located upstairs in a premise to see your manager and suddenly you lose your balance from the staircase and fell down. Oh! My dear… it looks like that you are spending your weekend by applying ice on the twisted ankle or muscle strains.

Accidents at workplace is a serious issue. According to Research, Slips, trips, and falls account for 15% of all accidental deaths, second only to automobile fatalities. They are the leading cause of accidents at CMU, accounting for 30% of all reported accidents.

Here we're going to look more closely at what is meant by Slippery floors, stairs and how they can be avoided or solutions to avoid accidents at workplace.

What are Slippery floors and stairs?

Slippery floors may be the situation which can cause an Individual to slip, fall or stumble. Slippery stairs are such case where Slips occur when there is too little friction or traction between your feet and the walking surface. The most common causes of slips are wet surfaces, ice or other weather hazards, spills, and poor tread on footwear. Slips from stairs and ladders can be fatal.

Solution

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reported that several workers at workplace have been injured due to Slips or trips on floors, stairs and other underfoot hazards and these can be avoided by managing access routes effectively with Anti-slip Technology by Safemate.

What is Safemate Anti-slip Technology?

Safemate have manufactured Anti-slips products to avoid slips, trips on the floor, stairs or onto the pipes.

Anti-slip understands that oil and chemical exposure, high moisture and salt environments, heavy impacts and around-the-clock operations all contribute to creating slippery stairs, ladders and walkways, and have developed cost efficient nonslip solutions to meet these challenges.

A failure to provide an effective slip-resistant workplace or public area can not only cause serious injury or death, it can cost millions of dollars in lost revenue, fines, compensation payments and performance penalties.

The vast range of products which suits design and environment condition of workplace such as Stair Nosing, Stair Capping, Bull Nose Capping, and Offshore Nosing.

Benefits

·       Enhanced slip, trip, stumble, and fall prevention

·       Reduced incidences of slips, trips and falls

·       Ensures anti-slip surface for pedestrians

·       Protects front edge (nose) of the steps from wear, tear, breakage, and further polishing/smoothening

·       Chemically resistant

·       Strongly bonded anti-slip surface

·       Profiles to fit all types of stairs such as vertical riser, curved nosing, beveled nosing and angled riser

·       Easy to install

·       Remain anti-slip in wet, oily, greasy, dry and dirty conditions

·       Impact resistant metal backing capable of withstanding heavy traffic indoors and outdoors

GlowMate

It is used whenever and wherever it is required to create egress paths, walkways, stairs and any environment safe in dark (such as in sudden power outages) with highly visible self-illuminating surfaces.

Glowmate needs no external power sources such as batteries for illumination as they are comprised of photo luminescent glow-in-the-dark pigments with long afterglow. During a power outage or emergency, Glowmate anti-slip products provide a safe means of egress in dark or low light conditions even when wet or greasy. As SafeMate’s GlowMate products can charge even in low light, they are perfect for use in dimly lit areas.

They are also used on emergency appliances, trucks and plant or equipment that are used at night. GlowMate anti-slip stair treads make it easier for staff to see the steps on the vehicles at night reducing the risk of slips and falls. SafeMate’s GlowMate is effective in preventing accidents which can be by lack of visibility of hazards in case of sudden power outages and in low light or dark conditions.

Benefits

·       Suitable for Steel, Concrete and Timber surfaces. Simple DIY installation.

·       Non-slip when oily, wet/dry or dirty

·       High Impact Resistant

·       Standard sizes or custom made

·       Only product that works even when the power supply and batteries fail as it needs only ambient light

·       Photoluminescent articles are mandated for use in buildings and ships by safety regulating authorities worldwide

·       Pleasing and prominent daylight appearance

Summary

RAAH Safety provides vast range of industrial anti-slip products which serve industries such as: Mining, Oil & Gas Refineries, Manufacturing & Power, Food Industry, Hospitals & Clinics, Public buildings and other industries.

Experience and quality of products have proved RAAH Safety provides safety solutions at workplace and focusing towards the well-being of the workforce.

Using this anti-slip products, we can avoid the accidents which are occurred due to slippery floors, stairs and other underfoot hazards at Workplace.