Slips and Falls Are the #1 Safety Problem in Facilities Today

According to an article in Cleaning & Management entitled, Slip-and-Fall Accidents: Liability and Prevention Issues You Should Know*, “More than one million slip-and-fall accidents occur in the United States each year. They are the number one reason people go to a hospital emergency room, and 17,000 people die each year from these accidents.”

The National Safety Council rates slips and falls in food preparation areas as most frequently reported accident with more than $1.2 Billion in liability costs and hundreds of millions more are spent in extra Premium costs every year.

Slip-and-fall accidents result in thousands of costly lawsuits each year. So what can be done to prevent or minimize slips and falls and protect your company from lawsuits? The prevention of slips and falls does not happen by accident. It requires a well- designed plan.

WAXIE Sur-Step Anti-Slip Floor Cleaning and Treatment System

The WAXIE Sur-Step Anti-Slip Floor Cleaning and Treatment System provides customers with just that type of plan. While it is unlikely that you can eliminate slips, trips, and falls, there are a number of steps you can take to reduce the number of incidents as well as the severity of the injuries that occur.

The WAXIE system provides the following components to a comprehensive program to provide a working environment that is as safe as possible.

• Commitment by management to reduce slips and falls through their approval of floor care products that have been designed to clean while providing safe and stable flooring surfaces throughout the facility

WAXIE has specifically formulated products that are scientifically proven for maintaining floor surfaces while reducing slips and falls. Our formulas not only attack organic soils but also have the unique ability through chemistry to break down and eliminate inorganic soils (alkalines, soaps, carbonates, silicas, minerals, and calcium) which need to be removed to complete the cleaning cycle and restore the floor surface to its original slip resistant condition.Training of all employees to look for and eliminate potential slip and fall hazards is also an important process of the program.

WAXIE’s Floor Safety Inspection Report provides both a physical and visual inspection report of all floor surfaces within a facility to identify potential slip and fall hazards.

• Educating the maintenance staff on the products that will be used to help reduce the potential for slip-falls throughout the facility

• Documentation of daily cleaning procedures, that are performed by trained personnel. Imperative for supporting the proactive work that is being done to keep the facility floors safe