The Perfect Time To Order
Days are getting shorter. Nights are getting colder. Yes, it’s starting to feel and look a lot like Fall.
We will soon see our first frost on the morning grass. Soon we’ll need to start warming up our cars to avoid scraping the windshields. (For the record, I hate that!)
This is a fact not fiction… Winter is coming.
This is not an opinion safety professionals should bother wasting time debating.
So when is the perfect time of year to place your order for ice cleats or winter traction aids to eliminate slip and fall incidents?
A good rule of thumb is to have your ice cleats and traction aids in stock no later than October 31st.
This should guarantee your employees are as safe as possible because they will have ice cleats BEFORE winter arrives.
Remember it may take a few weeks to collect sizes and place an order depending on the size and scale of your company. It could be 30 or even 60+ days or more.
The reality is if ice cleats or traction aids are not in your employees’ possession before the first winter storm hits, your employees are 100% at risk for experiencing slip and fall incidents.
So don’t let today’s mild fall weather fool you. Now is the perfect time to start ordering. Your company’s safety record is counting on you.
And remember: It goes from being “too early to talk about preventing winter slip and falls” to being “too late” in the blink of an eye.
And before you know it, you will find yourself drowning in paperwork from those slip and fall incidents.
Worse, these incidents would have been easily preventable with better proactive planning.
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Bill Coyne is the VP of Sales for Winter Walking. He has been helping organizations across a wide variety of business sectors eliminate workplace slips and falls incidents in ice and snow for over 15 years. Email Bill bill@winterwalking.com or visit www.winterwalking.com for additional helpful information and resources