The SLIP Problem

Today's Guest:

It's the beginning of Sliptember, the time of year that I spend focusing on my niche of slips and falls, and this time I'm bringing it to our safety roundtable sessions.

Today, I talk about the common misconceptions around slips and falls, the human and financial costs associated with them, and the steps you can take to reduce your building's slip risk.

We also discuss the six reasons why people slip, where slips are most likely to happen, and the importance of using The Pendulum Test to assess how safe your floors are under different conditions.

https://safetyroundtable.co.uk/

You'll learn:

• The human and financial costs of slips.
• The common misconceptions people have around slips and falls.
• Why slips and falls are such a big problem.
• How to reduce your slip risk.
• The six reasons why people slip.
• Where slips are most likely to happen.
• How to test how safe your floors are.

Resources:

• HSE
• The Slip Prevention Scorecard
• The SAFER Portal
• The Leisure Expert Panel
• The UK Slip Resistance Group
• AXA
• CHIMES
• The Pendulum Test
• The Safety Roundtable
• Slip Safety Services

In this episode, we talk about:

[2:22] Our Sliptember campaign raising awareness about slips and trips.

[3:16] The size and scope of the slip problem.

[7:00] My experience with slips and trips.

[9:50] Why slips and falls are such a big problem.

[10:56] Why slips aren't simple and the problems with using signage.

[14:21] The high costs slips have on businesses.

[16:17] How you can reduce the risk of slips.

[18:01] The significant injuries slips can cause people.

[20:50] The importance of framing slips as serious, scientific, and stoppable.

[21:48] The six reasons why people slip.

[23:28] Where slips are most likely to happen.

[25:16] How to test how safe your floors are.

[30:10] The Slip prevention scorecard and how it shows the quality of your building's slip prevention.

[32:55] Opportunities to reduce your slip risk and the benefits of tackling slip and fall risks.

[40:10] How breaking your ankle can affect your quality of life.

[42:26] How the rising cost of living is increasing the number of claims people are making.

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Quotables:

• 3:34 - "In the workplace, in the UK there is a broken bone every 3 minutes after a slip, so that's a lot of people, dozens of people suffering broken bones every day."
• 6:36 - "We've seen a number of six-figure fines, the most recent high-profile one was Tesco in 2020 just before the pandemic where they were fined just under three-quarters of a million pounds after someone slipped and broke their hip."
• 29:25 - "Without the pendulum test data you can only ever be guessing how safe your floors are."
• 42:27 - "With the current cost of living and energy issues we're beginning to see the embryonic system stuff coming out. People now they've got kids to feed, they've got Christmas coming up, they want to go on holiday, they've got bills to pay, huge electric bills, and because of that they're becoming a little more receptive to making claims let's put it that way."

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