Introduction

According to published research by the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, same-level slips and falls represent nearly 11% of all workers compensation claims and over 13% of all claims costs.

This is second only to manual material handling, which represents 37% and 40%, respectively. In most industry groups, slips and falls represent the highest, or second highest, type of workers compensation claim. In addition, 11% of low back pain-related claims and 12% of low back pain related claims costs are attributed to slips and falls.

Keywords:
neurology, mat, test method, fall prevention, information, floor surface, footwear, hsse reporting, ergonomics, surface roughness
Subjects:
HSSE & Social Responsibility Management, Health, Safety, HSSE reporting, Ergonomics, Human factors (engineering and behavioral aspects)
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2012. American Society of Safety Engineers
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