Slips, Trips and Falls:
Employees’ Greatest Danger!

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 261,470 American workers were injured in slips, trips and falls in 2006. An additional 827 lost their lives. Though 49% of those fatalities were from rooftops, ladders and scaffolding, 11% were falls on level ground or on stairs or steps. That indicates that even employees in “safe” environments such as office settings, medical facilities and retail stores suffered falls severe enough to lose their lives!

Because slips, trips and falls are the greatest work-site dangers, CBR has teamed with our workers comp carrier and loss consultants to kick off a proactive initiative targeting this risk. Thus, CBR’s President, Aaron Witsoe, has declared July “Fall Hazard Awareness Month” and has authorized the Risk Department to provide free resources to clients in order to create awareness of this very significant hazard.

Mark your calendar for 10:00 am (AZ time) Thursday, June 26. On that day, we will officially kick off “Fall Hazard Awareness Month,” with a Safety Webinar focusing on fall hazards. This webinar is free of charge to all CBR clients and is intended for owners, managers and supervisors (though other employees are certainly welcome). We strongly encourage representatives from your company to take advantage of this opportunity. See the CBR Safety Training page for more information, or simply Register Now for that webinar.

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This Month's Safety Webinar:
Workers’ Greatest Danger… And Free Resources to Prevent that Danger

Number of injuries in 2006 due to slips, trips and falls: 261,470 Chances of dying in a fall from 11 feet: over 50%!
Annual cost of accidents to companies: over $20 billion

Slips, trips and falls are the greatest non-vehicular danger that workers face…even in “low risk” industries. In fact, 11% of fatal falls occurred on level surfaces or on steps or stairs. Knowing that, CBR is declaring July “Fall Hazard Awareness Month” and we will kick off that safety initiative with the June 26 Safety Webinar and free resources.

Owners, managers and supervisors should register now for this webinar, where we will:

• Overview all types of fall hazards.
• Tell you what to look for in assessing fall hazards.
• Provide you with free resources you can use to focus your efforts during “Fall Hazard Awareness Month”

See the CBR Safety Training page for more information.

Thursday, June 26, at 10:00 am (AZ time)

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