Falls aren't funny : America's multi-billion-dollar slip-and-fall crisis /

Falls aren't funny : America's multi-billion-dollar slip-and-fall crisis /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Kendzior, Russell J.
Imprint:	Lanham, Md. : Government Institutes, 2010.
Description:	x, 224 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	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. Falls (Accidents) United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7987644

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ISBN:	9780865870161 (cloth : alk. paper) 0865870160 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781605906966 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1605906964 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-217).

Table of Contents:

Safety culture
The slip-and-fall problem
Floors, mats, and cleaners
Footwear
Bathtubs and showers
The insurance industry and fraud
The legal industry
Codes, standards, and regulations : what's it all about?
How and what to measure.