Prevention of Work‐Related Falling/Slipping Accidents in Taiwan

Prevention of Work‐Related Falling/Slipping Accidents in Taiwan: Kai Way Li. Department of Industrial Management, Chung‐Hua Polytechnic Institute—The prevention of slipping and falling accidents in the workplace has received very limited attention in Taiwan. Official statistics on work‐related falling accidents in 1994 revealed that subsequent losses from those accidents were significant. The R.O.C. Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) recently recommended that safety footwear be worn in certain private sectors, but standards governing the slip‐resistance of sole materials for safety footwear have not yet been established. In this study, a Chung‐Hua Polytechnic Institute machine is designed and fabricated to measure the friction coefficients of shoes, floor, and contamination combinations. A model to continuously improve work place safety is also presented to reduce the risk of slipping/falling accidents.