Effectiveness of Slip Resistant Footwear in Dairy Industry

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Environment specific safety footwear: The participants will wear two different safety shoes (SIKA Highline and AIRTOX FW44) in the test periode (20 working days). 10 working days in each safety shoes.

Study summary

In the dairy industry, same-level falls are a major problem and a well-known challenge. At Arla's dairy in Taulov, where this RCT study is being carried out, reports of risk observations, near incidents, and workplace accidents have increased over the past five years. Accident statistics further show that same-level falls are the most common incidents, with slippery floors and surfaces being by far the main cause of both near incidents and risk observations. Because of this, it is necessary to test different types of safety footwear that, based on laboratory studies, are considered particularly suitable for the working environment in a dairy.

it is hypothesized that employees, through subjective questionnaires, will rate one shoe as less slippery than the other. At the same time, it is hypothesized that employees will also subjectively find one shoe more comfortable than the other.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Self-reported feel of slipperines — Through study completion, an average of 20 working days
  Self-rated feel of slipperiness. "To what extent did you feel the need to walk carefully today?" Rated on a continuous VAS scale (not slippey to the right and slippery to the left). Less slippery towards right and most slippery towards left. Hence, towards right is better. These are obtained with daily questionaries.

Trial sites (1)

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