Why use anti-slip products?

The number of accidents due to falls on the same level is much higher than we think. For most of us, walking is an almost automatic movement that seems to pose no danger. However, in Switzerland, falls and missteps are the number one cause of accidents. Every year, nearly 64 people are injured by tripping or falling at work. This represents one in four professional accidents. In everyday life (that is to say during leisure time, but without sporting activities), falls on the same level represent nearly 000 accidents per year.* The type of accident “injury in tripping or slipping” comes first in the private sector and second in the industry, arts and crafts sector. Effective accident prevention therefore requires safe floor coverings and people of all categories and ages are concerned. *Suva