SLIPPERY FLOORS
Antislip Solution BC  Vancouver  BC  604-800-2183

HOW TO MAKE TILE AND NATURAL STONE SLIPPERY FLOORS BATHTUBS AND SWIMMING POOLS
SAFE TO WALK ON

More than one million people experience slippery floor slip and fall injury each year, and more than 16,000 die as a result of falls. Slip and fall accidents, whether in a greasy café kitchen, bathtub or on a swimming pool deck can cause devastating injuries. Slip and fall accidents from slippery floors are the leading cause of nonfatal unintentional injuries that are treated in hospital emergency departments.

Nearly eight million people were treated for fall-related injuries. Falls were the leading cause of nonfatal injures for all age groups except 15-24 years old.

With the aging baby boomers, the size and scope of this issue is expected to grow significantly. Floors need to be made anti-slip.

Floors can easilly be made non slip. Statistically, seniors are far more likely to experience a slip-and-fall accident. For those that are injured, the cost of treatment and recovery time is significantly greater than the average for non-seniors.

Obesity
Obesity not only leads to increased friction demands (of order 17 percent for overweight but not obese people) and more expensive injuries. Cost per major injury from slippery floors is increasing rapidly compared to total health care costs. Part of the reason is that impact forces are increased due to a heavier victim's greater momentum on hitting the floor, where much of the impact is often absorbed by brittle body partssuch as arm, knee, hip, and skull.

Aging
Making slippery floors anti-slip is needed for the aging population where slower reaction times, deteriorating balance, and bones brittled by osteoporosis can cause death. The aging population of many developed countries is likely to lead to greatly increased slip and fall costs in the near future. Anti-slip tile and natural stone floors can greatly reduce this preventable accident

Gender
Gender has a significant effect on slip and fall risk, with women having higher risk in many instances. Their bones, after age 50, are often weakened by osteoporosis. They may change footwear several times in a typical day, creating a subconscious confusion and inconsistent biofeedback due to different levels of side support, style, and heel and sole height.

There are far more falls on stairs by females than by males. Many home handrails, though in conformance with the International Building Code, are hard to grasp firmly -- especially for smaller hands.

For both men and women, tweeting and texting while walking present added new hazards.

CRIMINAL & CIVIL LIABILITY

Laws have been enacted in Canada to protect employees and the general public against business and safety neglect. Under both the Criminal Code of Canada (S.22.1 and 22.2) a person of authority can be criminally charged with an employee’s injury, including a slip and fall accident. Workers Compensation plans no longer offer legal deniability

Worker Fined $15,000 London Free Press May 06 2004
Supervisor Facing Jail HRM Guide Canada Sept 2004
Company Fined $80,000 OSG, Oct 5 2004
Company Fined $50,000 OSG, Oct 5 2004

BC’s Occupier’s Liability Act (other provinces and states have something similar) says that any person in control of a premise—whether it is a renter or owner is responsible for injuries of anyone on the premises.

A 15 year old suffered a knee injury from a slip & fall; courts awarded him 300,000

A doctor slipped and fell and was awarded $2.4 million.

Simon slipped, fell down stairs. Was paid $190,342

Dufault slipped, fell down stairs. Was paid $232,700

Cartner slipped, fell. Was paid $311,000

Unternaher slipped on ramp. Was paid 135,00

Both laws can have serious financial repercussions because of slip fall accidents  Slippery floors are dangerous AND expensive.

SLIPPERY FLOOR
ACCIDENTS PREVENTABLE

There is a general awareness that smooth floor surfaces are slippery, especially when wet, and that rougher surfaces are safer

Scientific research has revealed that the microscopic roughness of floor surfaces …has a profound effect on underfoot friction.                     Ergonomics 2001, vol 44, No. 13, page 1200

The microscopic roughness must be distinguished from the molded surface pattern. A macroscopic profile assists penetration of a film of liquid on the floor enabling the minute peaks …of footwear and floors to make contact

Anti-Slip Solution BC makes slippey tile and stone floors safe by creating microscopic grooves on the tile or stone surface. This does not harm the tile or stone. Like the tread on a tire, grease, water and other surface contaminants are squeezed through the grooves instead of hydroplaning.

ANTI-SLIP SOLUTION BC
Stable, Trained, Certified

ASBC is WMIS certified and liability insured. We have been in business since 2004, making floors non slip. Since 2004, ASBC has helped make slippery floors safer with municipalities and provincial government agencies across the Lower Mainland.

ASBCs Anti-Slip Flooring System was created at the British Columbia Research and Development Institute, a government research facility at UBC.

Using the Anti-Slip Solution BC system, we have made slippery floors safe to walk on for restaurants, swimming pools, city recreational facilities, prisons, religious centres, commercial buildings, universities and personal homes.

 We make slippery floors inside and outside safe to walk on.

TEST YOUR FLOOR: 
SEE FANTASTIC RESULTS

Anti-Slip Solution BC comes to your slippery floor or bathtub and after analysis, makes a small section of your floor anti-slip. Now you can see and feel the difference a non slip safe floor makes.

We can usually provide a quote to make your slippery floor, swimming pool or bathtub anti-slip at the same time as we show you the dramatic difference between a slippery floor and a non slip floor.

LIFETIME WARRANTY

Anti-Slip Solution BC can remove your slip and fall problem. We are so confident in our product, we provide a limited lifetime warranty keeping your floor anti-slip. Contact us for details.

FURTHER RESOURCES:

www.antislipsolution.com

Liberty Mutual Newsletters Re: Slip Falls

Liberty Mutual Scientific Papers

Liberty Mutual (look for Workplace Safety Index)

Ergonomics

Slip Fall Measuring Standards

Remember, making slippery floors anti-slip pays!