{"id":4038,"date":"2022-06-24T07:28:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T07:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawkins.salttest.co\/?page_id=4038"},"modified":"2025-08-13T13:16:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:16:55","slug":"slips-trips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/personal-injury\/slips-trips\/","title":{"rendered":"Slips & Trips"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Even cursory scrutiny of published accident statistics will show that slips, trips and falls are responsible for more workplace injuries than any other accident type, with tens of thousands of pedestrian falls reported to HSE in the UK each year. Elsewhere, the rates of such incidents are very high, regardless of the geography. In workplace areas, approximately one third of all reported injuries are the result of slips, trips or falls, and the incidence is also routinely high in commercial and domestic settings. <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The investigation of slipping incidents, tripping incidents, and incidents involving other pedestrian falls are areas that can be dealt with quickly and simply, through the use of a myriad of test methods to examine the properties of the flooring (or the ground) at the scene of the incident.\u00a0 However, the straightforward use of simplistic test data to form conclusions regarding the causation of slips, trips and falls is often problematic, and rarely results in the formation of conclusions that are sufficiently robust for use in litigation.<\/p>

The accurate and effective investigation of such incidents requires the use of established and proven test methodologies, in such a way as to allow absolute confidence in the accuracy and validity of the test data.\u00a0 Once armed with reliable test data, the formation of robust conclusions requires the consideration of many other factors that might affect the likelihood of a pedestrian fall, such as the characteristics of the footwear worn, the contamination present at the time of the incident, the cleaning protocols used prior to the incident, along with other \u2018human factors\u2019 such as encumbrance, distractions, speed of movement and so on.<\/p>

Hawkins\u2019 team of pedestrian falls experts have proven experience and expertise in the holistic investigation of slips, trips and falls.\u00a0 Our investigations are well-versed in the generation and analysis of relevant test data, and are experienced in the prediction and analysis of fall dynamics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hawkins\u2019 experts have the experience and expertise to consider and analyse each of the factors that may have contributed to the development of a pedestrian fall. \u00a0We have the technical knowledge to advise on the potential causes of falls prior to incidents being reported, and can provide advice on means of mitigating the risk of a fall occurring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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