Falls and slips: 36% of AT
- 6th June 2017
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36% of work accidents in the food industry are due to falls!
36% of work accidents in the food industry are due to falls!
Often caused by slips or poorly cleared traffic corridors preventing passage, falls and slips are commonplace.
In order to avoid all risks of falls and slips, it is advisable to put in place a comprehensive prevention approach aiming to :
- Avoiding the risks
- Assess the risks that cannot be avoided
- Combat risks at the source
- Adapt work to humans
- Take into account technical developments
- Replace what is dangerous with what is less
- Planning prevention
- Prioritize collective protection measures
- Give appropriate instructions to workers
Like wearing appropriate safety shoes at workstations!
Safety Shoes et safety boots must be fitted with a metal end cap to protect against falling objects and non-slip sole to limit the risk of slipping. There is a standard to ensure the grip of a sole on slippery ground: the SRC standard.
The choice of the sole is made according to the nature of the ground and the work to be carried out.
For the food industry, Nord'Ways has created the NW MAX CONTACT SOLE®
Your profession in the food industry leads you to find yourself in risky situations, the sole NW MAX CONTACT® was invented for you! Adhesion and cushioning properties will provide you with comfort and safety.
Its non-slip system has been designed to provide maximum efficiency. The 4mm deep non-slip crampons make this one of the most non-slip SRC-standard safety moccasins you can find.
Due to its mono density PU composition, the sole NW MAX CONTACT® benefits from optimized cushioning to ensure even more comfort.
The extra wide grooves in the sole relief allow quick and easy maintenance, dirt is easily removed and the risk of slipping is minimized.
Other precautions can be taken by the company to reduce the risk of falls and slips:
- The condition of the ground must be taken into account, in fact, a ground lacking in roughness, worn by time will increase the risk of slipping.
- Also ensure that the aisles are properly tidy
- Take lighting into consideration. Insufficient lighting, especially when working at night, can lead to a risk of falls and slips.