More Information on Slips & Trips at Work
During the autumn and winter months, when it is wet and icy, there is a significant increase in the number of people who have accidents slipping at work.
This is easy to prevent by a routine system of inspections and then a policy of preventative measures, ie, gritting a car park, ensuring adequate matting in the entrance to the building etc.
Your employer must make sure that your workplace is safe at all times. So, for example, if you start work at 6 am, it is not sufficient for your employer to grit the car park at 9 am.
Your employer has a duty to make sure they have done all that they can to prevent you from being injured at work and reducing the risk of you slipping to the lowest level possible.
For example, they have to carry out slip resistance tests on floors in the office or factory to assess the risk of you slipping and make sure that the risk is as low as possible.
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They need to make sure that the proper cleaning products are used to keep the floor as anti slip as possible. If they don’t, even the most slip resistant floor will become slippery because the cleaning product is ineffective.
If a floor cannot be kept dry, the flooring should be rougher, to help prevent slips.
Your employer may be under a duty to further reduce the risk of slipping by providing special footwear.
You and your fellow employees also have a duty to make sure that the floor is not slippery, so, for example, making sure that if you see a spillage that it is cleaned up to prevent someone from falling on the floor.
For example, if you have a kitchen on a different level and you make a hot drink, you need to make sure that you do not drop any on the stairs as it will be a hazard to your fellow workmates.
This is easily avoidable by using a tray. A simple and effective solution to what could lead to a very serious injury.
If you are someone you know has been involved in a work related slipping accident, then contact us for specialist legal advice at no charge to you.
More Information on Slips & Trips at Work
