5. Preventing balance disturbances in the workplace
Anti-slip floors and shoes are a response to the prevention of slips which occur on industrial floors which are often soiled, or in the presence of snow or ice. However, they are not the answer to preventing all accidents on the same level. For proof of this, just read the few APP stories presented in the 2 section.
Work carried out in the field of slip prevention has demonstrated the need to take a more global approach...
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Websites
http://www.safeworkresearch.com
Site set up in 1997 to improve the exchange of information on "slips, trips and falls" (contact group for slips trips and falls).
Website of the French national research and safety institute for the...
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In 1998, the CNAMTS, with the help of AFSSA (Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments), CSTB (Centre scientifique et technique du bâtiment) and INRS (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique), drew up a guide to floor coverings meeting the criteria of "Hygiene – Safety – Fitness for use" for food manufacturing premises. This guide, which has no regulatory status, provides guidelines for applying the regulations....
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