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Slips, Trips & Falls

The average cost from a slips, trips and falls injury is $22,500*. Help prevent these accidents through daily facility maintenance with high-quality products from Grainger. You'll find matting, anti-slip paint, guard rails, warning signs, harnesses, training tools and thousands of products from trusted brands, including Brady^®, Oliver^® and Rubbermaid^®. It’s what you need to help keep people safe from fall-related hazards around your facility. Don't wait until after an accident to think about prevention—start today!

* Source: Zudonyi, C. (2008). Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls. Clean Link. Retrieved August 21, 2012, from http://www.cleanlink.com/hs/article/Preventing-Slips-Trips-And-Falls--8249.

Walking/Working Surfaces

Solutions to help improve the traction control procedures you use both inside and outside your facility.

Walking/Working Surfaces Services

Guarded Floor & Wall Openings

Barriers, warnings and other products that help inform and protect people from potential hazards.

Fall Protection

Sometimes the last line of defense in helping to prevent fall-related injuries.

Fall Protection Training

These online training tools can help you meet OSHA standards for dealing with slips, trips and falls in your workplace.

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