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21/04/2011
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Insurance firm Aviva has urged manufacturers to clampdown on the risk of slips and trips in the workplace.
 Phil Grace, liability risk manager at Aviva, said: "Last year, 25 workers were killed and more than 4,000 seriously injured in the manufacturing sector in the UK, with a slip or trip the cause of 21% of these incidents."
Slips or trips accounted for one in eight of all loss claims over £125,000 registered with Aviva in 2010.
The insurance firm urged manufacturers to counter the risk with proper health and safety procedures.
Grace said: "Employees should be trained to look out for potential problems such as exposed cables across walkways, and managers should foster a culture in which spillages, leaks and incidents are recorded.
He added: "Business owners should also conduct thorough risk assessments to identify slip and trip hazards, considering if there are suitable controls in place, such as a proper systems for cleaning floors and, if necessary, laying more slip resistant floors with higher surface roughness."
The advice forms part of Aviva's Simply Safety campaign.
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Max Gosney
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