CMM - January 2012
the floor increasing the likelihood of a slip and fall To prevent these situations cleaning professionals should consider avoiding oil treated dust mops and using vacuums instead This would at least prevent the buildup of oil on the floors surface To prevent the second situation from happening may require an entirely new way of cleaning floors one that does not use mops or traditional buckets For instance to help ensure the cleaning solution stays fresh conventional buckets can be replaced with trolley bucket systems that dispense measured amounts of fresh solution directly to the floor With some systems components can be added to the trolley bucket turning it into a dispense and vacuum system to dispense chemical solution to the floor and then remove it In either case brushes may be used instead of conventional mops if necessary to help loosen and dissolve soils for easy removal sibility is more often than not directed to building owners as opposed to cleaning contractors But cleaning professionals must still do their part to protect themselves and even more important protect the people using the facilities they clean The steps mentioned herein can help accomplish this CM Protecting Yourself And Building Users Slips and falls are complicated and can be caused by an entire range of situations and conditions Many lawyers specialize in slips and falls because there can be so many legal issues and complications involved Fortunately if problems arise respon GREASY MESSES RESIDUES FULL STRENGTH DETERGENT HIGH PRESSURE FLOW Quick Facts About Slip And Fall Accidents The following was gathered by www LawFirms com a legal referral agency According to the U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC over one million Americans suffer a slip trip and fall injury and over 17000 people die in the U S annually because of these injuries The CDC estimates that 20 percent to 30 percent of people who experience a slip and fall will suffer moderate to severe injuries such as bruises hip fractures or head injuries Slip trip and fall injuries make up 15 percent of all job related injuries which account for between 12 and 15 percent of all workers compensation expenses Slip and fall accidents can cause traumatic brain injuries TBI and these account for 46 percent of fatal falls among older Americans The most common fractures that occur from slip and fall accidents are fractures of the spine hip forearm leg ankle pelvis upper arm and hand ONE TOUCH BURST OF POWER EXTRA DETERGENT PRESSURE FLOW cleaning productivity 800 850 5559 www advance us com A Nilfi sk Advance Brand 2012 Nilfi sk Advance only from Advance of chemicals and extra labor not to mention environmental impact So one pass sustainable cleaning with the EcoFlex system not only makes perfect economic sense but ecological sense too Our free white papers help you see how at eco exsystem com whitepapers
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