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DROPPED OBJECT PREVENTION EQUIPMENT
Preventing Slips, Trips & Falls in the Workplace

Safety is a top priority in any industrial setting, fatal work injuries at work up 6% in 2022 shows OSHA some of these could have been avoided implementing dropped object prevention equipment. Building an enduring safety culture can be the most cost-effective and proven accident prevention process in any organisation. Creating, promoting and internalising this culture is the most successful way to minimise costly injuries and maintain a safer, more productive and engaged workforce.

OSHA recently announced that in December 2023 the numbers of fatal occupational injuries by event in the USA for the year 2022. The fatal occupational injuries have increased by almost 6%, which is a significant increase on the year before. The highest number of fatalities at work are found in the transport industry and are often related to controlling a vehicle. The second highest fatal injury for 2022 is slip, trips and falls.

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