Slips aren't just annoying, they're costly, painful, and often completely avoidable. Despite everyone doing "the basics", we continue to see the same incidents occur, time and time again. But what if we shifted from assumptions to science? This episode reveals the five scientifically backed steps to dramatically reduce slip accidents and elevate your safety performance.

Whether you're in charge of one building or one hundred, the insights here will challenge your perceptions and give you practical, proven tools to make your spaces safer, without the need for massive budgets or wholesale refurbishments.

Episode Highlights

• Stanley May’s tragic story: What it reveals about common misconceptions in slip prevention
• The slip problem mindset: Why “simple, cheap, inevitable, insignificant” beliefs hold us back
• Pendulum testing explained: The gold-standard tool for measuring slip risk accurately
• The CHIMES model: Six controllable factors that influence slip risk—decoded and demystified
• Zoning your risks: Why 95% of your floors aren’t the problem, and where to focus your efforts
• Scientific proof beats assumptions: How to test, verify, and maintain control measures effectively
• Building the business case: Real-world ROI data linking safety performance to profit and purpose
• From weekly claims to monthly: A leisure operator’s transformation using these methods

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