Winter Safety – Slips & Falls Prevention

Winter Safety – Slips & Falls Prevention

Over one million Americans are injured as a result of slip and fall injuries every year. Slip and fall injury rates increase significantly as temperatures decline. Approximately 50% of those who are injured in slip and fall accidents were walking on level ground when they slipped. Slips, trips, and falls are a leading cause of accidental deaths, second only to motor vehicles.*

When walking in a winter wonderland, we can reduce injuries by planning ahead, using caution while walking, and learning how to fall properly.

Plan ahead & stay focused

  • Look where you are walking
  • Follow designated walkways and avoid taking shortcuts across snow and ice
  • Use handrails when climbing or descending stairs
  • Keep your hands free by using a backpack to carry your items
  • Wear proper footwear – boots that provide good traction and ankle support

Walk like a penguin

  • Point your feet out slightly
  • Bend your knees and walk flat-footed
  • Extend your arms out to your side to help maintain balance
  • Take short steps and shuffle your feet, waddling like a penguin, for stability

Fall Properly

  • Protect your head – tuck your chin to your chest
  • Avoid putting your arms out to break the fall – keep your limbs loose and pull them in toward your body to avoid a broken arm or wrist
  • Turn or roll into the fall

 

Watch the following videos for more information on Winter Safety – Slips & Falls Prevention:

Walk Like a Penguin: https://youtu.be/BlMo3C4dAPw & The Correct Way to Fall: https://weather.com/safety/winter/video/the-correct-way-to-fall-on-the-ice

* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Safety Always!

Vicki Dix
Safety Coordinator

WPAFB Sensors Lab

Wright-Patt Air Force Base sought contractors to renovate and add onto the Sensors Lab. The HVAC portion of the project was over $13 million.

  • MSD served as the Design Assist Contractor in conjunction with Heapy Engineering for this project. In collaborating with General Contractor, Butt Construction, MSD provided Design Assist solutions for the following:
    • A large, anechoic chamber
    • An outdoor range
    • Multiple, Class-100 clean rooms
    • A three-story office building addition with DCID 6-9 requirements on many of the rooms

WPAFB Chilled Water System

The chilled water system at a high-security building on the Air Force Base was undersized and unable to keep up with demand. The facility could not operate without chilled water due to the amount of information servers in the building, and the general nature of the building itself. The entire upgrade project would need to be completed with minimal shut down time at the building. HVAC portion of this project was over $3 million.

  • MSD worked in collaboration with Diaz Construction to complete the system upgrades on time and on budget with minimal shutdowns or disruption to the facility operations.

LJB, Inc.

LJB, Inc. was renovating their Miamisburg, OH office and wanted to incorporate energy-saving upgrades.

  • MSD provided Design Build services in tandem with Greensleeves Energy Solutions, a specialist in geothermal systems.
  • MSD and Greensleeves installed a new geothermal HVAC system with open and closed loops. In addition, MSD design and installed the plumbing portion of the renovation.

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