Hi Trace, Are you saying that the number of staff STFs has gone up noticably? If so, I'd be looking to find out why and tackle that. Cleaners changed the floor cleaning chemical maybe? Blanket change in footware? New flooring? Not wishing to sound cynical but!...... Have you had a successful claim recently for a slip, trip or fall.

A possible reason for the difference could be the effectiveness of the reporting process for staff compared to that used by MoP. In a workplace that has an effective line of accident/incident reporting the first thing to bear in mind is that it's a good thing that staff are reporting accidents. Although this may mean you have a higher AFR at least it shows you're transparent when it comes to reporting more serious events under RIDDOR. In real terms the causes of this will only become apparent through effective investigation (e.g. Are the accidents occuring as the result of poor house keeping or a failure in the provision/use of PPE?). The other thing that may be worth considering is the location of where the accidents are happening. If you're having a low frequency of MoP STF's is this because they are limited in their access to higher risk areas or does it simply come down to a failure in the rpocess to ensure all MoP accidents are effectively reported? Lots of questions to be sure but the answers are there to be found, just needs a bit of digging and cross comparison.

In a very basic form, I would: 1, Start by completing a slips and trips mapping tool (HSE has an an example one) to identify where they can happen, and also marking where they have happened and the frequency. Also employees 2, identify the problems and the causes and hot spots 3, assess/take appropriate action - considering the slip factors - flooring, contamination, footwear etc.. 4, then look at short and long term prevention strategies

Have you asked the staff?