We spend so much energy focused on the accidents that can happen to the kids. Unfortunately the need for vigilance does not end with the kids. Parents, grandparents, visitors and teachers all trip, slip and fall on school grounds. Over the years we have seen dozens of liability claims for parents or grandparents slipping on wet floors, twisting their ankle on their stiletto heels and tripping over landscaping. We’ve also seen numerous claims from teachers for all of the same types of issues plus tripping over children and jamming toes into furniture.

You will help yourself tremendously with liability claims if you utilize wet floor signs, act quickly to isolate and mop up spills on your floor, and keep your landscaping neat and trim.

In order to minimize your exposure to these types of work comp claims from your employees I recommend requiring close toed shoes and considering banning the practice of carrying children in a room that has ambulatory children.