Developing tools to help food service workers choose safer shoes
Preventing Slips in Food Service: Development of Tools for Shoe Selection and Replacement
This study is all about helping food service workers stay safe on the job by finding the best shoes to prevent slips and falls, and it involves workers in creating easy-to-use tools to help them choose and check their footwear.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Pittsburgh, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-10912419 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This research focuses on preventing slip and fall accidents in the food service industry by creating tools that help workers select and inspect their footwear. The study will gather data on the slip resistance of various shoes and how their performance changes over time. By involving food service workers in the design process, the tools will be user-friendly and tailored to their needs. The ultimate goal is to reduce injuries by ensuring that workers wear appropriate shoes based on reliable friction performance data.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates for this research are food service workers who are at risk of slip and fall accidents due to their footwear.
Not a fit: Patients who do not work in the food service industry or who are not involved in occupations with slip and fall risks may not benefit from this research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this research could significantly reduce the number of slip and fall injuries among food service workers.
How similar studies have performed: While there is ongoing research into slip-resistant footwear, this specific approach of developing user-centered tools for the food service industry is relatively novel.
Where this research is happening
Pittsburgh, United States
- University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Beschorner, Kurt E — University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- Study coordinator: Beschorner, Kurt E
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.