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Slips and falls can happen almost anywhere on a property,
the parking lot, the lobby, stairs, the kitchen,
back of the house areas, you name it.
What caused these accidents and how could they have been prevented?
Let's go ahead and take a closer look.
The first one, like most incidents, has a primary cause,
in this case,
the wet floor.
But if the associate would have been paying attention,
he would have noticed the "Wet Floor" caution sign,
been aware of the hazard and walked carefully to avoid the slip.
Therefore, the primary cause
was the wet floor,
the secondary cause, the
slip was the associate's inattention and failure to heed the proper warning.
There may be many secondary causes for any given incident.