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Slip-and-Fall Prevention Made Easy: A Comprehensive Guide to Preventing Accidents

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There are references made in the book, but has no bibliography! Was it forgot? The only complete references are made to standards.

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SLIP AND FALL PREVENTION MADE EASY:
A COMREHENSIVE GUIDE TO PREVENTING ACCIDENTS aims to increase awareness and understanding of slip-and-fall accidents on both the ship floor and the showroom floor and to provide all industries with the information needed to prevent future incidents from occurring.

According to author Russell Kendzior, an internationally recognized slip-and-fall prevention expert, more than one million people seek emergency room treatment for an accidental fall each year. In addition, more workers' compensation claims result from slips and falls and more people aged 15-24 years old incur occupational injuries as a result of slips and falls than from any other cause. As a result, businessed face increased employee absences, increased health cost, and decreased productivity.

Backed by more than ten years of research, Kendzior examines the cause-and-effect nature of slips and falls and describes the scope of slip-and-fall accidents. He provides readers with the tools needed to understand the nature of the Accident Cycle, apply that understanding to their organizations, and learn to recognize the contributing factors and the patterns in their own business environments.

Using one firm's success story as an example, Kendzior explains how readers can apply his lessons to their organizations to successfully manage slip-and-fall accidents, reduce the costs associated with slips and falls, and maintain awareness of the regulatory and legal issues surrounding these accidents.

CHAPTERS INCLUDED ARE UNDERSTANDING THE SCOPE OF SLIP-AND-FALL ACCIDENTS, Factors that Cause and Contribute to Slips and Falls, Defining Slip Resistance, Regulatory and Legal Governance, and Managing Your Slips and Falls. Appendices include an OSHA Self-Inspection Checklist, Safety Program Checklists, Important Website Addresses, Coefficient of Friction Test Devices, and a Glossary of Terms.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Russell Kendzior, founder and executive director of the National Floor Safety Institute, is an internationally recognized expert in the prevention of slip-and-fall accidents. He has created unique combination products that, when used properly, have reduced slip-and-fall claims by as much as 85 percent. Mr. Kendzior has written numerous articles for such industry publications as Occupational Health & Safety, Restaurant and Institutions, and Texas Lawyer, and he has serves as an expert witness on accident investigation and prevention.
[from the book of the back cover]

This book presents an excellent introduction to both the study and prevention of slip and fall accidents. The author presents an informative, yet, easily read account of the science of slips and falls. The discussion of the causes of slips and falls is accompanied by an understanding of practical ways to prevent them.

This would be a very useful book for both laymen and serious students of accident prevention. With slips and falls representing the greatest cause of accidental death and injury for the elderly, any one who works with this population should purchase this book. Individuals in the hospitality, food service, health care, and manufacturing industries would find this very useful. Any safety professional should add this to his/her references.

In addition to the book, the National Floor Safety Institute, a non-profit organization, is also available to provide more information on the subject.

Definitely worthwhile reading!

As a Director of Loss Control for a large insurance company, I am always looking for information on the prevention of accidents This book was first recommended to me by our corporate legal counsel who has used it in preparing for cases involving a slip and fall accident. Since reading the book, I to have been recommending it to our clients many of which have found it just as enlightening. I found several of the appendices very helpful, especially the one on slip testers. Recently our company was seeking to purchase slip testers for each of our regional offices but was uncertain as to which tester was the best. We eventually made our decision based on the detailed descriptions found in the book. This book is a must read for anyone seeking to reduce slip and fall accidents.

This book has proven to be one of the best books on safety I have ever read. The format is easy to follow and is a great reference guide. Because of the growing problem of slip and fall accidents throughout Eurpoe as well as newly enacted standards for walkway safety, Slip and Fall Prevention Made Easy really did make it easy to address our worker slip-and-fall matters. In fact, since employing several of the concepts contained within the book, we have already seen a significant reduction in accidents.