TY - JOUR T1 - Preventing falls in restaurants: where the sole meets the floor JF - Occupational and Environmental Medicine JO - Occup Environ Med SP - 238 LP - 238 DO - 10.1136/oem.2010.061812 VL - 68 IS - 4 AU - Carol W Runyan Y1 - 2011/04/01 UR - http://oem.bmj.com/content/68/4/238.abstract N2 - Though the restaurant industry may not be thought of as a high-risk environment in terms of serious or fatal injury, falls are a significant problem, accounting for a substantial share of injuries annually in this industry. As Verma et al1 point out, costs are higher for older than younger workers, even though younger workers comprise a larger share of the workforce. There are long-term and potentially costly consequences for younger and older workers alike.The article by Verma et al1 is important in several ways. First, it examines a significant and costly injury problem—falls in restaurants, affecting … ER -