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ice grippers and snow chains

Rachael Ward

We are looking at providing our carers with ice grippers for their shoes and snow chains for their cars to help them get around in the winter. Does anyone have any experience of providing similar equipment to their staff or can think of any pitfalls in doing this.

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  • Snow chains have very limited use in most of the UK (as they cant be driven on tarmac roads unless there is a complete covering of snow/ice). You employees also need to feel safe going out even with teh chains and as most of them wont have any experience of driving with them then use might be limited. If you are planning on using them then first carry out a risk assessment, then train all your staff in fitting, use etc. Then find out after the winter that no one really used them (sorry the last bit is mine)

    Grippers for shoes possibly have more utility, I haven't come across anyone wholesalely giving them out but if we have heavy snow or you are in a particular part of country it might be a benefit,

    Its a cost benefit thing I guess, most of the country actually gets relatively little snow (no matter what nightmare headlines we see in the tabloids every year) so you may invest heavily for next to no reward.
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  • Snow chains have very limited use in most of the UK (as they cant be driven on tarmac roads unless there is a complete covering of snow/ice). You employees also need to feel safe going out even with teh chains and as most of them wont have any experience of driving with them then use might be limited. If you are planning on using them then first carry out a risk assessment, then train all your staff in fitting, use etc. Then find out after the winter that no one really used them (sorry the last bit is mine)

    Grippers for shoes possibly have more utility, I haven't come across anyone wholesalely giving them out but if we have heavy snow or you are in a particular part of country it might be a benefit,

    Its a cost benefit thing I guess, most of the country actually gets relatively little snow (no matter what nightmare headlines we see in the tabloids every year) so you may invest heavily for next to no reward.
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