CDC Slips, Trips and Fall Prevention for Healthcare

A guide that identifies slip trip and fall hazards in a healthcare setting and tools to prevent accidents.

Slip, Trip, and Fall (STF) Prevention for Healthcare Workers

Work-related slip, trip, and fall incidents can frequently result in serious disabling injuries that impact a healthcare employee’s ability to do his or her
job, often resulting in:

• lost workdays,
• reduced productivity,
• expensive worker compensation claims, and
• diminished ability to care for patients.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics [2009], the incidence rate of lost-workday injuries from slips, trips, and falls (STFs) on the same level
in hospitals was…