{"id":551,"date":"2015-03-06T12:15:44","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T12:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/?p=551"},"modified":"2016-12-09T08:43:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T08:43:07","slug":"how-to-prevent-falls-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/cleaning-advice\/how-to-prevent-falls-at-work.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Prevent Falls at Work\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/72-falls-at-work.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-896\" alt=\"72-falls-at-work\" src=\"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/72-falls-at-work-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/72-falls-at-work-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/72-falls-at-work-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/72-falls-at-work-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Recent statistics show that 91 millions of working days are lost missed due to fall injuries annually and 90% of them happen because of wet floors at work. If we only think, these numbers are horrible, and they should be decreased. Furthermore, it is so easy to prevent slip and falls at work.<\/p>\n<p>As a <a title=\"professional cleaning company\" href=\"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/mission.html\">professional cleaning company<\/a>, we can say that clean floors look fabulous and create the positive impression, but there are several rules that should be followed in order to prevent falls.<\/p>\n<p>Indoor floors<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Remove different obstacles<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0All the mats and rugs should be safely secured<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Clean the spills as soon as you notice them<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Cables should be covered, especially if they cross walkways<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Dangerous areas should be well-lighted<\/p>\n<p>Safety rules for stairs<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Clean all the grease or liquid spills<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Make sure that stairways are correctly lighted, change the light bulbs regularly.<\/p>\n<p>The outside of your office building should be also well-maintained to ensure safety.<\/p>\n<p>Below there are several safety tips for you:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0All the obstacles should be removed, no boxes, no loose rugs and no trash canes.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Remove snow or water regularly.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Keep the entrance well lit.<\/p>\n<p>The outside of your building also creates a first impression and needs to be monitored to help ensure safety so people don\u2019t slip, trip and fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent statistics show that 91 millions of working days are lost missed due to fall injuries annually and 90% of them happen because of wet floors at work. If we only think, these numbers are horrible, and they should be decreased. Furthermore, it is so easy to prevent slip and falls at work. As a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[7,146,9,226,235,250],"class_list":["post-551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cleaning-advice","tag-clean","tag-clean-office","tag-cleaning","tag-cleaning-supplies","tag-cleaning-tasks","tag-office-area-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":962,"href":"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551\/revisions\/962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.proqualityoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}