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SLip Stoppers


SLIPSTOPPERS... step by step, saving lives, one less slip at a time.

► Dramatic Slip-Fall Statistics:


  • Over 540,000 slip and fall injuries, requiring hospital care, occur in North America each year.

  • Slip and falls account for over 300,000 disabling injuries per year in North America.

  • One in three serious bone breaks for seniors result in death, within one year of the accident.

  • Slip and falls account for over 20,000 fatalities per year in North America - i.e. 55 persons per day.

  • It is the second leading cause of accidental death and disability after automobile accidents.

  • Slips and falls kill more workers than all other combined forms of workplace accidents.

  • Slip and falls are the number one cause of accidents in Hotels, Restaurants and Public Buildings; 70% occur on flat and level surfaces.

  • Slips and falls are the leading cause of death in the workplace and the source of more than 57% of all disabling injuries.

  • Slip and fall accidents account for 30% of all reported injuries.

  • Two out of three fall deaths occur in the home and our elderly are primary victims. 66% of injury cases for people 65 years or older were a result of a fall and over 75% of slip and fall deaths occur to people 65 years of age or older.

  • 55% of persons over 40 years have sustained at least one debilitating injury, due to a slip and fall incident.

  • There are estimated to be 8 million slip and fall accidents per year in North America. Falls make up nearly half of ALL home accidents.

  • There are estimated to be 104 million lost workdays per year - i.e. 65% of all lost man-hours. That's over 4000 lifetimes.

  • There are social burdens related to this problem, including Worker's Compensation claims over $1.8 Billion per year - i.e. 40% of all accident claims paid out. Worker's Compensation and Liability Insurance Rates are increasing on the average of 30% per year.

Statistic Sources: National Safety Council, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), ADA, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Workers Compensation Board, CMHC, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM), Canadian Injury Prevention Foundation, Health Canada, B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit, Smart Risk, International Sanitary Supply Assoc. (ISSA).

► The focus should be on prevention, not compensation:

What is SLIPSTOPPERS™?
  1. SLIPSTOPPERS™ is a non-profit program specifically created for the awareness and the prevention of slip and fall accidents.

  2. SLIPSTOPPERS™ will inform and educate the general-public on the seriousness of slip and fall accidents.

  3. SLIPSTOPPERS™ is much like CRIMESTOPPERS, however, instead of reporting a crime or criminal, a person will be able to report a potential slip and fall hazard and location.


Who are SLIPSTOPPERS™?

They will be comprised of representatives from flooring safety specialists, along with Health workers, Medical Doctors, Firefighters, Politicians, Retailers, Senior Associations, and concerned citizens within each community.



Who created SLIPSTOPPERS™ and why?
  1. Global Safe Technologies Inc., the originators of Project SLIPSTOPPERS™, is a professional company, with over 100 years of management experience, dedicated to and directly involved in the anti-slip industry.

  2. Global Safe Technologies Inc. has gathered and documented some very disturbing statistics, SEE ABOVE, which show slip and fall accidents are increasing at a steady pace, and in fact are now the second leading cause of accidental death in North America, behind automobile accidents.

  3. The average person is generally unaware or poorly informed of potential slip-fall hazards, both in their home and at work.

  4. Project SLIPSTOPPERS™ was born to address these issues.

What is the role of the SLIPSTOPPERS™?

The coalitions will have a very important role within their communities. They will coordinate and implement educational programs for the general-public.

Examples of some of these educational programs are:

  1. Awareness seminars to the Youth through local Schools.

  2. Awareness campaign to the community with the assistance of local Firefighters.

  3. Awareness seminars to the seniors with the assistance of the Seniors Associations.

  4. Awareness campaign to the general-public with the assistance of local Retailers.

Who will become SLIPSTOPPERS™?
  1. Global Safe Technologies Inc. will be seeking the assistance of non-profit organizations, which are dedicated towards public health and safety, to partner and help promote the SLIPSTOPPERS™ awareness campaign.

  2. SLIPSTOPPERS™ Coalitions will be formed between Global Safe Technologies Inc. and these organizations within communities throughout North America, and eventually in communities throughout the world.

How will these SLIPSTOPPERS™ Coalitions work?
  1. The raising of funds required to help promote SLIPSTOPPERS™ will flow directly through these non-profit organizations.

  2. Authorized representatives of SLIPSTOPPERS will work with these Coalitions to build expertise within the community and encourage support for the program.

  3. SLIPSTOPPERS™ Coalitions should convene at least once a month to discuss progress of the slip-fall prevention program within their community, and shall report their progress to a special Task Force. The special Task Force will monitor and offer support to the SLIPSTOPPERS™ coalitions, when needed.