Falls aren't funny
Subtitle: America's multi-billion dollar slip-and-fall crisis
By: Russell J. Kendzior.
Publisher: Government Institutes
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780865870161; 9781605906966
Subjects: Falls (Accidents) -- United States; Accidental Falls -- prevention & control -- United States; Accident Prevention -- methods -- United States; Accidental Falls -- economics -- United States; Human Engineering -- methods -- United States; Liability, Legal -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Safety culture; title: The slip-and-fall problem; title: Floors, mats, and cleaners; title: Footwear; title: Bathtubs and showers; title: The insurance industry and fraud; title: The legal industry; title: Codes and standards; title: How and what to measure.