Slips and falls in a cold climate: Underfoot surface, footwear design and worker preferences for preventive measures

Gao, Chuansi; Holmér, Ingvar; Abeysekera, John

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2007.08.001

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“…The criteria for winter shoes described by the participants in this study included a variety of aspects which were categorized as; safety for the user, adaptation to the environment, usability and own priorities. Similar criteria have been discussed by Gao et al (2008) who performed a questionnaire survey among outdoor workers (newspaper delivery, mining and military service).…”

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“…Most of the mail delivery and construction workers but none of the homecare workers had shoes provided by their employer. (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24) The setting for the interviews was in all cases a smaller conference room at a location arranged by the union contact person. The sessions lasted about 1 hour each.…”

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“…In a survey among outdoor workers in northern Sweden fall events were reported to happen most frequently on icy surfaces also covered with snow (Gao et al 2008). Also in the UK slip and trip accidents are the leading cause of occupational injury (HSE 2013).…”

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“…Slippery underfoot conditions and poor slip resistance from footwear were considered as the key risk-factors for slips among mail delivery workers in UK (Bentley & Haslam 2001). In a Swedish study 74 % of the surveyed newspaper delivery workers reported a fall, of which 52% resulted in injuries (Gao et al 2008).…”

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Perceived risks for slipping and falling at work during wintertime and criteria for a slip-resistant winter shoe among Swedish outdoor workers

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The leading cause of work related accidents in Sweden is falls. Many slips and falls occur on icy and snowy surfaces, but there is limited knowledge about how to prevent accidents during outdoor work in winter conditions. The purpose of this study was to describe risk factors of slips and falls and criteria for slip-resistant winter shoes from a user perspective. The result is based on focus group interviews with 20 men and women working in mail delivery, construction and home care in Sweden. The data was analyzed with qualitative content analysis.Risk factors described were related to physical work environment, risky work situations, individual and organizational factors. User criteria for winter work shoes focused on safety, adaptation to the environment, usability and own priorities.The mechanisms of slips and falls during outdoor work are complex. There is a need for more functional and user friendly work shoes than those available and user preferences should be considered by shoe designers. Future challenges include finding ways to make individually adapted shoes suitable for changing work environments, situations and tasks.

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“…A study by C. Gao, I. Holmer, and J. Abeysekera reports that anti-slip properties come second in evaluation of occupational footwear, especially with regard to persons working outdoors in a cold climate [14]. Another important aspect of designing antislip footwear is heel height.…”

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Protective Footwear And The Risk Of Slipping In Older Workers – Definitions, Achievements, Recommendations

Irzmańska

2015

Autex Research Journal

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Foot slippage is the most widespread unforeseen event causing falls on the same level, and a potentially contributing factor to falls from height and falls to a lower level. Statistical data on the number of slip-related accidents at work show the importance of the problem of slipping and indicate the need to continuously improve preventive measures designed to reduce injuries related to slipping, tripping, and falling (STF) on the same level. It is therefore necessary to continuously and insightfully analyze the causes of falls and undertake efforts to eliminate the occurrence of slip- and trip-induced workplace accidents. The occurrence of slips and trips is primarily related to the type and quality of floor surfaces, but it also depends on the biomechanical characteristics of the lower limbs in the transitional phases of walking gait, sole material and tread, human factors such as age, weight, and motor and vision function, the ability to adapt to the floor surface conditions, as well as on a number of factors linked to the workplace environment and work organization. This problem is going to escalate as a result of the higher retirement age, due to which many persons over the age of 60 will have to continue working, often in hazardous conditions.

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Productivity in a Healthy and Safe Work Environment

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2010

Managing Performance in Construction

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Slips and falls in a cold climate: Underfoot surface, footwear design and worker preferences for preventive measures

Cited by 47 publications

References 15 publications

Perceived risks for slipping and falling at work during wintertime and criteria for a slip-resistant winter shoe among Swedish outdoor workers

Perceived risks for slipping and falling at work during wintertime and criteria for a slip-resistant winter shoe among Swedish outdoor workers

Protective Footwear And The Risk Of Slipping In Older Workers – Definitions, Achievements, Recommendations

Productivity in a Healthy and Safe Work Environment

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