TJC highlights project to reduce employee falls

The recent issue of the International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage includes an article about the results of a project of The Joint Commission (TJC) that successfully reduced the average number of monthly falls of TJC field staff by 64.8% and has sustained the results for four years.

Solutions included emails to raise awareness of wearing the proper footwear and changing weather conditions, and a pamphlet about the risks associated with walking surface conditions, carrying work-related or personal items, and type of luggage used. The average monthly rate of falls was reduced by 64.8% during the post-intervention period.

An abstract is available online at http://tinyurl.com/zjppags.