In our continuing efforts to keep you apprised of important safety issues concerning our products, a new education flyer has been produced. This flyer, titled Accidents Happen , emphasizes caster safety and the hazards worn, damaged or improper casters can cause. The recent rise in lawsuits involving chair accidents makes us aware that too often caster safety is taken for granted. Even when a new chair is sold, the casters supplied by the chair manufacturer must be checked to make sure they are correct for the floor surface being used. Many new chairs are equipped with hard wheel casters for use on carpeted surfaces only.
Hard wheels skate and slide on hard floor surfaces.
For safe rolling on chairmats, and all hard floor surfaces, soft wheel casters should be used. Soft wheels provide traction and prevent sliding. Master's goal is to provide the information you need to understand the cause of caster-related chair accidents, provide solutions to protect you and your customers from liability and provide you the avenue to generate greater sales. Here is your opportunity to pass along invaluable information to your customer so that they can use it to protect their companies. Safety flyers are available to you, dealer sales, telemarketing staffs, and for mailings to customers.