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Zurich takes on slips, trips and falls

Gravity - what's it costing you? Slips, trips and falls might be fodder for slapstick comedy, but at Zurich, we're not laughing. According to our claim site, slip, trip and fall losses account for about 14 percent of our overall losses. Each year, these injuries cost our customers millions in indemnity and lost time costs along with needless suffering among their employees, customers and the general public. It's time for new tactics.


The challenge

  • We're asking you...to join us in a full-scale effort to drastically reduce slips, trips and falls at your company. We've mobilized our resources--Risk Engineering, Claims and Underwriting to develop a comprehensive program that addresses the problem from all angles - pre-loss and post-lost - using innovative tools and resources.
  • But we need your help! To start, we will introduce the tools and resources we've developed. They range from accident investigation tools to specially designed prevention best practices. The first step is to evaluate which tools will help you address your individual needs.

Online tools

This page provides links to risk engineering online tools and resources for the prevention of slips, trips and falls.

  • Slips, trips and falls in the construction industry
    In this complimentary 45-minute session, we cover the problems and effects of slips, trips and falls, identify common exposures, discuss methods for planning, and communicating and educating for success. Lastly, we discuss getting control of your losses through claims management techniques and other valuable risk engineering services.
  • Walking & working surfaces (general industry)
    In this 30-minute complimentary course, we cover some of the hazards associated with walking and working surfaces and general requirements for housekeeping, aisles and passageways, covers and guardrails, and floor and wall opening protection.
  • Fall protection
    Get your fall protection program beyond good and move to great. This advanced webcast is not your typical review. It contains critical components of ANSI Z359-2007 and Z359-2009 for the fall protection specialist. Let Zurich help you improve your safety program with "best practices" in fall protection, where we identify key issues in the latest ANSI Fall Protection standards by comparing issues and identifying best practice operations for your sites.
  • eZ Transition
    Develop a comprehensive return to work process. Being proactive can reduce the severity of an incident such as a slip, trip or fall.
  • Zurich's Virtual Consulting
    This represents the compilation of data from millions of insurance claims in thousands of industries. To make it easy for you to find the information that is relevant for your business, only the information for your operations is presented for review.
  • FirstReport Online
    Manage and trend employee incident data to focus resources where needed. Determine root causes of slip, trip and fall incidents and other types of incidents, corrective actions and follow-up to prevent recurrence. Electronically report worker injuries and maintain your required OSHA recordkeeping.
  • ERI Safety Videos
    Short on time? Select from a large library of on-demand safety training videos in ten minutes or less.
  • TrainFirst
    Select from over 300 online general industry courses including eight on preventing slips, trips and falls, or publish your own content. Set up and manage your own online Learning Management System.
  • ClickSafety
    Deliver the largest library of construction-specific courseware online to prevent slip, trip and fall incidents and for OSHA compliance.
  • Zurich Safety Plan Resource
    Develop a personalized written safety plan to cover the OSHA standards that apply to your business.

Industry resources
National associations

Listed are associations who provide products and services, that in the opinion of such associations, may reduce the risk of slips, trips and falls. This list does not include every association available and the associations listed, and their products, are not in any way endorsed, recommended or sponsored by Zurich Services Corporation or Zurich American Insurance Company (collectively "Zurich"). Use of any listed association or their products is solely at your own risk and Zurich assumes no responsibility or liability thereof.

This directory is being provided as a means from which you can begin to locate and evaluate products that you may find useful at your property.


Vendors and service providers

Listed are vendors who sell products that, in the opinion of such vendors, may reduce the risk of slips, trips and falls. This list does not include every vendor available and the vendors listed and their products are not in any way endorsed, recommended or sponsored by Zurich Services Corporation or Zurich American Insurance Company (collectively "Zurich"). Use of any listed vendor, or their products, is solely at your own risk and Zurich assumes no responsibility or liability therefore.

This directory is being provided as a means from which you can begin to locate and evaluate products that you may find useful at your property.

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Financial impact

Slip, trip and fall losses account for a large percentage of overall losses. Each year, these injuries cost our customers millions in indemnity and lost time costs along with needless suffering among their employees, customers and the general public.

Slip, trip and fall prevention in distribution centers

Slip, trip and fall (STF) incidents are one of the most common work-related injuries in distribution centers. This 10-minute webcast is packed with valuable information that covers the four most common areas for STF for the distribution center worker. By having your workforce review the safe work practices contained in this webcast, you are taking the first steps to identify the hazardous exposures that your employees might face in their day-to-day job duties.

Click here to view the webcast