Why, Use Sure Step?

Why Sure Step is a good business decision

Reduce Injuries and Liabilities

Slip and falls cost the average business owner $12,470 per incident.
The average restaurant has 3 to 9 slip and fall accidents each year.
Slip and fall accidents are the second leading cause of accidental deaths; automobile accidents are number one.
Slip and falls are the number one cause of accidental injuries in hotels, restaurants, and public buildings.
More than 9 million slip and fall accidents occur in North America each year.
About 25,000 people a day are hospitalized as a result of these accidents.
Falls caused or led to 15,400 deaths in America in 2001.
55% of adults over age 40 have experienced a slip and fall accident.
Almost 35% of slip and fall accidents involve children.

Sources: The Department of Labor, National Floor Safety Institute, and National Safety Council

Protect Your Employees

A Sure Step treated floor or bathtub will protect your employees by creating a safer surface, especially during cleaning procedures. Not only will a safer environment minimize the risk of slip and falls for employees, it can also reduce Workers' Compensation claims.

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation paid out almost $2 billion in total benefits in FY2005.
- www.ohiobwc.com/home/current/fy06stats.pdf
The average benefits paid per claim in the 12 months ending June 2006 was $4,955 (plus administrative costs).
- www.ohiobwc.com/home/current/benchmarks.pdf
The statewide average cost in annual premiums per worker in 2005 was $657.
- www.ohiobwc.com/home/current/benchmarks.pdf

In many cases, the cost of our Sure Step Safety Treatment would pay for itself by eliminating simply one slip and fall accident each year.

Save Money

The Internal Revenue Service is seeking to make businesses aware of tax incentives available for certain costs associated with improving accessibility for the disabled.

Two tax incentives are available to businesses to help cover the cost of making access improvements. One is a tax credit that can be used for architectural adaptations, equipment acquisitions, and services. The other is a tax deduction that can be used for architectural or transportation adaptations.