See also: Fall Protection Devices
Codes and Standards Applicability
Falls are a frequent and serious type of incident. Falls are the second leading cause of injuries in the United States, second only to motor vehicle accidents. The Warren Group's engineers and consultants have expertise in investigating and evaluating slip, trip, and fall incidents. Our engineers and consultants have expertise in determining facts, conditions and events leading up to any fall incident in order to reconstruct the incident and identify the hazard(s) and cause(s)
A slip occurs when a person's foot or feet unexpectedly slide on a walking surface resulting in a loss of balance and subsequent fall.
A trip occurs when the motion of a person's foot or feet is interrupted by contact with an object resulting in a loss of balance and subsequent fall.
There are basically two types of falls: same level and elevated levels falls. Same-level falls are usually slips or trips. Elevated level falls can include falls from:
Pedestrian falls include falls on walking surfaces, falls from stairs, and falls from ramps. The two primary classification types of falls are slips and trips.
In addition to slips and trips, falls in industrial and construction falls can include those from elevated working surfaces, platforms, roofs, buildings, towers, signs, machinery and equipment.