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Category: Slips and trips
Slips and trips in icy conditions
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Slip and trip accidents increase during the autumn and winter season for a number of
last 3 NHS slips roadshows - spaces available
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
These events to be held in London, Bury St Edmunds and Leeds as part of the
Two slip accidents in two days led to fine
Thursday, December 7, 2006
A West Country food company was fined £7,500 in June following a catalogue of serious
Slips Assessment Tool (SAT) software updated
Thursday, December 7, 2006
HSE along with HSL have updated and reissued the Slips Assessment Tool (SAT). The
Internal floor finishes
Thursday, December 7, 2006
A vital part of the HSC’s programme to reduce the number of slip accidents in the UK is to
Analysis of injuries to UK care assistants
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
An analysis of data from a sample of RIDDOR reported injuries sustained by care assistants, employed by
Organisational use of expert systems
Monday, November 27, 2006
A study of occupational health and safety (OH&S) regulators and organisations use of
Slip and trip accidents in the health services
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
This SIM details the second year of a two-year campaign on reducing slips and trips and
Slips and trips case studies
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Various slips and trip cases studies showing what the effects of ineficient
Slip characteristics of epoxy resin flooring
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Slip resistance of a wide range of epoxy flooring systems. These types of floors are
Reducing slip and trip accidents in the Health Services
Monday, October 30, 2006
This SIM details the second year of a two-year campaign on reducing slips and trips
Attitudes and behaviours towards slips, trips and falls
Monday, October 16, 2006
A Literature review. The objective for this piece of work was to review the existing scientific literature
Slips & trips training seminars
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
These Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) seminars have been designed specifically for private sector health and safety
Cleaning activities and slip and trip accidents in NHS Acute Trusts - a scoping study - HSL/2006/80
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
This research project explores cleaning operations as a contributory factor to slip and trip accidents. Staff at five NHS Acute Trusts were interviewed in order to gain an initial understanding to meet the objectives of the research.
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Evaluation of the Kirchberg rolling slider and SlipAlert slip resistance meters - HSL/2006/65
Monday, September 18, 2006
To evaluate the ability of roller coaster type tests to accurately measure the slip resistance of contaminated floor surfaces. And to evaluate the Kirchberg rolling slider and SlipAlert to ascertain whether data generated compares closely with current United Kingdom Slip Resistance Group (UKSRG) test methods.
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Ramp testing natural and man made stone - HSL/2006/47
Monday, September 18, 2006
Characterising a range of natural and man made stone flooring materials, by both the portable test methods routinely used during forensic site investigations, i.e. Rz surface roughness and pendulum tests, and the HSL ramp test which is a purely laboratory based test method.
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Evaluation of the Slips Assessment Tool (SAT) - analysis of user questionnaires - HSL/2006/76
Monday, September 18, 2006
The SAT is a freely downloadable computer software package that allows an operator to assess the slip potential of pedestrian walkway surfaces. An online questionnaire was developed and hosted on the SAT website in order to assess the usefulness of the SAT and identify any user suggested improvements.
Read the report [PDF 212kb]
Slips and Trips Priority Programme: Baseline evaluation of awareness, knowledge and attitudes held by industry to inform slips and trips priority programme evaluation - HSL/2006/71
Monday, September 18, 2006
This work forms the initial stage of an evaluation that will look at the effectiveness of the projects falling within HSC/HSE’s Slip and Trip Priority Programme, in raising awareness of slip and trip issues across industry and their effectiveness in influencing employers to implement strategies to reduce slip and trip incidents.
Read the report [PDF 60kb]
Slips and trips website updated
Monday, September 18, 2006
The HSE’s slips and trips website has been extensively updated with new material providing advice on prevention and causes of slips and trips in the workplace.
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