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L-R Victor Kalu, Business Development Manager, Henry
Agbebire, Director, Charles Igbinidu Executive Chairman, all of No-Slips
Limited and Chris Oloko, Authorised Service Partner
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No-Slips Limited has been appointed the official
representative of Suresteps in Nigeria.
Mr. Charles Igbinidu the Executive Chairman of No-Slips
Limited, confirmed this development while addressing journalists recently.
With this appointment, Mr. Igbinidu said that the company
has been given the sole right to market and deliver Surestep’s Non-slip
products and services to her Nigerian clients.
He explained that It is commonplace to see janitors display
“wet floor” signs as a ritual when they clean floors in public spaces; they
adhere to this ritual, perhaps as a result of company policies, to comply with
government regulations or just out of genuine care for their visitors’ safety.
What is certain, however, is that there is a very high possibility of people
slipping and falling when floors are wet and one fall is all that’s needed to
do a heavy damage to a company’s reputation, resources and peace of mind.
According to Mr. Igbinidu, an unfortunate event like that
may leave a company with many things to contend with. There are law suits, bad
publicity, government liabilities etc.
He also revealed that stories abound of people who slipped
and fell in their private spaces such as bathrooms or even while diving into
swimming pools; the fall most times is fatal.
According to Igbinidu, the vision of No-Slips Limited is to
make offices and homes safer by reducing the chances of slip and fall accidents
occurring adding that there has been reports of people who lost their lives as
a result of slip and fall accidents, while there are also reports of those who
have sustained life threatening injuries or permanent disability at their
places of work as a result of wet and slippery floors.
“We all have experienced a slip at some time or another and
it always comes as a surprise, we can never seem to be too careful. The
consequences sometimes are unpleasant” he said.
He recalled the incident that happened to a friend of his
who slipped in his bathroom while trying to have a shower, hit his head and
died.
“This kind of sorrowful incident can easily be avoided if
precautionary measures are put in place and that is where ‘No-Slips’ comes in.
We treat your floors, bathtubs, swimming pool floors with Surestep Products to
make them resistant to slips and prevent falls when floors are wet. The product
has been developed and proven for concrete, quarry tile, spanish tile, ceramic
tile, glazed brick, marble, terrazzo, porcelain/enamel, and many other hard
mineral surfaces. Every floor and bathtub treated with Surestep is guaranteed
to have an increased coefficient of friction for at least six months to two
years.” He said.
Igbinidu added that, though some Nigerians are aware of slip
and fall accidents which according to him is one of the most common domestic
accidents in Nigeria, they are yet to come to the reality of its dangers and
how to prevent it.
According to him, “empirical research and experience have shown
that accidents don’t just happen, they are caused and almost all dangers to
which we are exposed at home are often due to our negligence or making.
“Sometimes, parents may forget to mop wet floors or wipe
greasy substances that has spilled on the floor causing slip and fall accidents
in the home and resulting to injuries. The most affected are children.
“However, this risk
can be reduced through effective floor and bathtub treatment and other
precautionary measures making floors safer and healthier.
“Organizations such as offices, event halls and hotels can
now also reduce the risk of slip and fall accidents as a result of slippery
floors when they apply Sure-step non-slip treatment.
“The cost of sure step is pennies when compared to the cost
of medical expense, lost time and the suffering resulting from a slip/fall
injury.” He said.
According to him “prevention is cheaper that cure”.
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