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May 2011

May 2011. Success of implementing our Employee Shoe Policy. The Two Questions on Everyone’s Mind…. What did you do?. How well did it work?. What we did…. Decided to implement a shoe policy to hopefully reduce slipfall accidents

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May 2011

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  1. May 2011

  2. Success of implementing our Employee Shoe Policy

  3. The Two Questions on Everyone’s Mind…. What did you do? How well did it work?

  4. What we did…. • Decided to implement a shoe policy to hopefully reduce slip\fall accidents • Decided to make the quality of the shoe measurable, so as to take away the arbitrary nature of just “eye balling it” • Researched what would make a “good” shoe • Implemented what we found to be reasonable and would ensure success • Began holding employees accountable

  5. Where, oh where, shall we do our research? To the Internet!

  6. Common Threads • Tread Depth • Tread Width • Both impact the Coefficient of Friction

  7. Back to the Internet!

  8. Coefficient of Friction

  9. The Problem is Our Employees are Hydroplaning!

  10. So, after all that research, what makes a “good shoe”? Let’s do a comparative analysis….

  11. Shoe on the left has no tread depth; no place to channel water and dirt out the sides Shoe on the right has deep treads and multiple wide channels out each side According to our research: 3 mm is the optimal tread depth Slight loss of friction at 2 mm Less than 2 mm: significant loss in friction Tread width also has a significant impact

  12. Key Elements of Our Policy • policy applies to any individual working in the mushroom doubles • shoes must have a distinction or separation between the heel and toe • supervisors will check the tread depth at its lowest point • 3mm is optimal tread depth; 2mm is the minimum acceptable • If the tread depth is between 2 and 3mm, the supervisor will instruct the employee that his\her shoes will need to be replaced soon • a depth of 2mm or less require a change in shoes within 1 day • Any employee not in compliance with this program will not be allowed to work until they have adequate footwear • shoes will be checked regularly

  13. One More Key Element of Our Policy We negotiated a 10% discount at a local shoe store our employees are known to frequent. All they have to do is show their company issued ID Card and they receive the discount on ANY shoe purchase, not just work shoes.

  14. How do we measure tread depth?

  15. Old Method

  16. New Method

  17. Sample Shoe Inspection Report

  18. How well did it work?

  19. Gaspari Farms

  20. Gaspari Farms

  21. Gaspari Farms

  22. Dew Fresh

  23. Dew Fresh

  24. Dew Fresh

  25. Credit, where credit is due • John Hillard & Dave Carroll • Mark Gaspari • Al Gore for “inventing” the Internet • Joe Plageman & Tom Tranquillo • Supervisors at Gaspari Farms & Dew Fresh • All of our employees

  26. Fin

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