As people grow older, the desire to maintain their freedom, comfort, and independence becomes more significant. Many prefer to age in place, staying in their homes for as long as possible. According to a 2021 survey by AARP, 77 percent of older adults in the United States share this preference. This aligns with the rising … Continue reading “Home Safety Transformation: Enhancing Comfort and Accessibility as You Age”
Category: Falls at Home
What We Do Here At Safety Direct America – Help People Avoid Slip and Fall Accidents
Vice President John C Sotter recently sat down with multi-generational long-time Mission Viejo Realtor Devin T Doherty to discuss what Safety Direct America’s been up to for the past 25 years, and what sort of products and services we offer to help commercial, industrial, and residential properties avoid costly and life-changing slip and fall accidents. … Continue reading “What We Do Here At Safety Direct America – Help People Avoid Slip and Fall Accidents”
The Importance of Reliable Floor Slip Resistance Testing
Floor slip resistance testing is an essential process for ensuring safety in public spaces, workplaces, and homes. It helps to identify the level of slip resistance (or COF) of a floor surface, which is crucial in preventing injuries resulting from avoidable slips and falls. The most common floor slip resistance testing technique around the world … Continue reading “The Importance of Reliable Floor Slip Resistance Testing”
Beware of Rugs and Carpets that have a Slippery Backing!
It seems to be a thing now for manufacturers to use a cheap slippery backing on rugs and carpets, and expect the buyer to notice the hazard and mitigate it before there’s a slip and someone gets hurt. This doesn’t always happen in time, and serious injuries can result. These injuries often could have been … Continue reading “Beware of Rugs and Carpets that have a Slippery Backing!”
CoatingsPro article: How to Specify a Slip-Resistant Floor Coating
An article in the March 2020 edition of CoatingsPro™ Magazine details how to specify an anti-slip floor coating, specifically a transparent one. (A printable version of the article is also available.) After establishing a reliable method to determine wet slip resistance, the article discusses initial slip resistance safety criteria; durability testing of the coating’s slip … Continue reading “CoatingsPro article: How to Specify a Slip-Resistant Floor Coating”
U.S. Senate Bipartisan Report: Falls Kill an American Senior Every 19 minutes
Lest we think that the U.S. Senate is capable only of partisan wrangling, the bipartisan Senate Aging Committee has published a report on falls prevention in efforts to protect those 65 and over from injury and premature death. Every 11 seconds an older American is treated in an emergency room for a fall. Every 19 … Continue reading “U.S. Senate Bipartisan Report: Falls Kill an American Senior Every 19 minutes”
SparkleTuff Outdoors on Level Surface and Stairs: 30-second video
The video below shows an outdoor level surface and stairs at a large mall, coated with transparent SparkleTuff™ Anti-Slip. A pedestrian walks down the stairs, which are partially wet from the previous day’s rain. With a material cost of about a dollar a square foot, SparkleTuff™ has excellent wet slip resistance by all respected test … Continue reading “SparkleTuff Outdoors on Level Surface and Stairs: 30-second video”
Let’s be Careful on Stairs!
Accidents on stairs can be serious and even fatal. We need to be attentive and play it safe. Always hold the handrail or (if you fear colds and flu) keep a free hand close to the handrail so you can grab it at any time. Hand sanitizer can help reduce the chance of getting sick, … Continue reading “Let’s be Careful on Stairs!”
Great Female Alpinist Charlotte Fox, 61, Dies in Fall on Stairs at Home
Charlotte Fox, the first American woman to conquer three 26,000-foot or higher mountains and who miraculously survived a blizzard while descending after summiting Everest, has died at 61 after a fall on steep hardwood stairs at her Telluride, Colorado home. Her obituary was published by the New York Times on June 8. The Everest near-death … Continue reading “Great Female Alpinist Charlotte Fox, 61, Dies in Fall on Stairs at Home”
A Caveat about Dal-Tile’s Situation-Specific Minimum DCOF AcuTest Values
This blog has previously praised Dal-Tile for recognizing that “one size fits all” does not work when it comes to slip resistance standards (or bikinis, for that matter). For instance, Dal-Tile has recommended a minimum ANSI A137.1 DCOF AcuTest wet dynamic coefficient of friction of 0.60 for swimming pool decks, public showers, and locker rooms. … Continue reading “A Caveat about Dal-Tile’s Situation-Specific Minimum DCOF AcuTest Values”