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Reducing Workers' Compensation Claims

<p>Approximately 300,000 injuries per year are due to slip trip and fall accidents.&nbsp; According to the US Department of Labor this&nbsp;contributes to&nbsp;8% of all job related activities.</p><p>Something to watch out for include - </p><p>1. Keeping walkways clear</p><p>2. Tape down cables, cords and hoses or keep them out of the way</p><p>3. Mark or clean up Wet Areas - put down rubber mats or put up a sign in the area</p><p>4. Keep floors swept to remove dust and dirt</p><p>5. Use the handrails on stairs and be sure to use ladder safety rules.</p><p>These are some of the things to discuss with employees and make them aware of.&nbsp; Although it may seem like minor accidents, they can create loss time from work and large workers' compensation claims. </p><p>For training materials or more informaiton please contact the Safety Department at StaffScapes at 303-466-7864.&nbsp;&nbsp; Stay Safe.</p> 10 application/xml false PEO Slip trip and falls StaffScapes training Workers' Compensation Workman Compensation Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 lmanternach 67.41.223.170 false true false false true 147685 blog blogsite/StaffScapes/web