IMPROVED LIGHTING ON STAIRWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES CAN HELP TO REDUCE INJURIES FROM FALLS, ACCORDING TO SAFETY EXPERTS FOR LIBE RTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

 

Improved lighting on stairways is among many modifications to stairways that can help to reduce the risk of individuals falling when they walk up or down a stairway in the USA. Below is a link to a stairway-safety-theme factually informative copyrighted blog.

This September 30, 2007, blog at "ehstoday.com" was written and posted by safety experts Wayne Maynard and George Brogmus. They emphasize that inadequate safety-features on stairways currently play a role in disastrous medical consequences for millions of Americans each year.

At the time of this posting by these two safety experts, Wayne Maynard was product director of ergonomics and tribology at the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, and George Brogmus was technical director of Ergonomics at Liberty Mutual Group’s Business Market. Liberty Mutual is a widely-respected insurance company that reports at its current official website that it is the "6th largest Property and casualty insurer globally."

A key paragraph from the blog by Mr. Maynard and Mr. Brogmus:

"With over 8 million people treated for fall-related injuries in 2004, falls are the leading cause of nonfatal unintentional injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms, according to the All Injury Program, a cooperative program involving the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(,) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission."