Handi-Treads are non-skid stair treads which stick to any surface and provide a permanent solution to expensive non-skid tape as well as easily damaged wooden stair treads. For more information go to http://www.handitreads.com, www.handiramp.com or call 1-800-876-RAMP

1. Because you can’t put a price on safety

2. Safety & Security

3. Safety and Security
Safety Awareness
• Aging population
• High cost to society of slips and falls
• Exorbitant litigation costs

4. Safety and Security
Safety Awareness
Slips and falls cause over 19,000
deaths in the USA annually.
Source: Center for Disease Control
Slip and falls cost the United
States economy over $30 billion
annually.
Source: National Safety Council

5. Safety and Security
Safety Awareness
95 million workdays are
lost due to slip and fall accidents.
Source: Liberty Mutual
303,800 workplace fall injuries
occurred in 2000.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

6. Safety and Security
Safety Awareness
2 million people are treated in
emergency rooms annually due to
slip and fall accidents.
Source: Center for Disease Control
Slip and fall accidents cost the US
$3.5 million every hour of every day.
Source: National Safety Council

7. Safety and Security
Safety Awareness
Slip and falls are the #1 cause of
accidents for employees and customers
in supermarkets.
Source: National Floor and Safety Institute
The nation’s grocery store industry
spends $450 million to defend against
slip and fall claims.
Source: National Floor and Safety Institute

8. Safety and Security
Safety Awareness
Slips and falls are responsible for 57% of all
Food Service general insurance liability
claims.
Source: CNA Insurance
Slips and falls are the #1 cause of accidents
in hotels, restaurants and public buildings
and 70% of these accidents occur on flat
and level surfaces.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor

9. Safety and Security
Safety Awareness
The average cost to defend a slip and fall
lawsuit is $50,000.
Source: National Floor Safety Institute
Injuries resulting from slips and falls are
the cause of 65% of all loss workdays.
Source: Liberty Mutual

10. Safety and Security
Safety Awareness
In 2003, more than 13,700 people 65 years
or older died of fall-related injuries.
Source: National Safety Council
Injuries from falls are the most common
cause of visits to the emergency room for
young children and adults age 65 and
older.
Source: National Safety Council

11. Safety and Security
Safety Awareness
One in every three people over the age of 65
falls each year.
Source: National Safety Council
Injuries from falls are the most common
cause of visits to the emergency room for
young children and adults age 65 and
older.
Source: National Safety Council

12. Safety and Security
Safety Awareness
Chicago’s Willis Building (previously Sears
Tower) is the tallest US building with 2,109
steps. A Handi-Tread™ could be put on
every step for less than half the cost of
defending one slip and fall lawsuit.
Source: National Floor Safety Institute and Handi-Products

13. The Handi-Tread™

14. The Handi-Tread™
An Aluminum Non-Slip Tread
• Easy to install

15. The Handi-Tread™
An Aluminum Non-Slip Tread
• Installs in any weather – when you need to

16. The Handi-Tread™
An Aluminum Non-Slip Tread
• Helps prevent slips due to water, snow, ice, or
sand

17. The Handi-Tread™
An Aluminum Non-Slip Tread
• Perfect for stairs, decks, pool areas and patios

18. The Handi-Tread™
An Aluminum Non-Slip Tread
• Guaranteed for Life
• Made in America

19. The Handi-Tread™
The Handi-Treads™ are already helping:
• Eastman Kodak • NATO (Camp Bondsteel,
Kosovo)
• Wild Turkey Distillery
• RR Donnelly
• The US Coast Guard
• The US Post Office
• Three Mile Island
• Blanchfield Army Hospital
• The National Zoo
• Oak Ridge National
• FINR (Florida Institute Laboratory
for Neurological
Recovery)

20. Handi-Treads™
Versus
The Rest

21. And the rest
Current solutions - Consumer
• Non-slip tape
• Textured paint
• Vinyl treads or runners
• Carpet treads or runners

22. And the rest
Current solutions –
Commercial/Industrial
• Cast aluminum and
composite treads

23. And the rest
Current solutions
• The Handi-Tread will stand
out in its product class

24. And the rest
Tape and Paint
Inexpensive
Requires surface preparation
Must be applied in temperatures over 40
degrees
Last 3 – 6 months outside
Not very effective in snow
Cast AL and Composite
3 times to 5 times the cost
Handi-Treads
Can be installed in any weather
when you want to and need to
Requires no surface preparation
Guaranteed for life
Can be removed and reinstalled

25. INTEC
The Bottom Line

26. INTEC The Bottom Line
It’s for your safety
• Cost effective
• Certified by an independent safety lab to
exceed OSHA and ANSI standards by over
50%
• Easy to install
• Once installed needs no maintenance
• Made in the USA
• Guaranteed for life
Nothing else on the market like it

27. Because you can’t put a price on safety
Thank you