Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls
Health and Safety
The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) offers information, training, and certifications to help facility managers reduce the risk of falling.
ArticleRuss Kendzior is the chairman and founder of the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI), and is an internationally recognized leading expert specializing in slip, trip, and fall cases. He can be reached at russ[email protected].
The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) offers information, training, and certifications to help facility managers reduce the risk of falling.
ArticleEach year thousands of people are injured as a result of a slip and fall when entering a building entrance, and the first line of defense that most building owners employ is entrance carpet matting.
ArticleIn August 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is scheduled to release new rules for Walking and Working Surfaces (29 CFR Part 1910), that raise the bar for floorcare, safety and inspection.
ArticleAlthough most likely to be identified as the primary cause of a slip-and-fall accident, please note that flooring materials, maintenance, and hazards contribute to only about half of the problem.
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