Heating Things Up

By Brian Stoops, Tyco Thermal Controls

Fifteen percent of all accidental deaths are related to slip-and-fall incidents. This number, which may surprise you, is second only to motor vehicle accidents. In fact, each year, more than a million people seek hospital treatment for slip-and-fall accidents. Of those million, 300,000 will suffer debilitating injuries and 12,000 will die. Moreover, many of these slip-and-fall accidents could easily have been avoided through simple proactive measures. In particular, in the wintertime, hazardous snow and ice conditions have been identified as a major cause of slip and falls....