Is safety training an issue in grocery?
Executives and store managers alike are aware that more can be done to prevent slip and fall accidents in the workplace. They are diligent in training employees to clean up spills quickly to protect customers from injury, but without the proper footwear the employees can suffer an injury during the clean-up process. Safety videos and training materials specific to the grocery and supermarket industry are more readily available for management, covering topics such as; injury prevention, reducing unsafe acts of employees and preventing slips and falls. How can a footwear safety program help improve the bottom line at a grocery store? A supermarket that has 200 to 300 locations and 20,000 to 30,000 employees is probably spending somewhere between $3 million to $10 million a year on employee slip and fall accidents alone. If the average supermarket operates on a 1.5 % to 2% profit margin, reducing or eliminating any accident—whether it’s a slip and fall, a cut or burn—will help the bottom
