

How to prevent falls due to slips and trips? Back to topīoth slips and trips result from unintended or unexpected change in the contact between the feet and the ground or walking surface.

Trips happen when your foot collides (strikes, hits) an object causing you to lose balance and, eventually fall. flooring or other walking surfaces that do not have the same degree of traction in all areas.Slips happen where there is too little friction or traction between the footwear and the walking surface. Falls from an elevation, such as falls from ladders, roofs, down stairs or from jumping to a lower level, etc., is discussed in other documents since each type of fall must be assessed as part of a fall prevention program. This document will summarize information on "falls on the same level" (slips and trips).

The remaining 30% are falls from a height. Statistics show that the majority (67%) of falls happen on the same level resulting from slips and trips. You are here: Prevention of Slips, Trips and Falls
