Monday, September 12, 2016
A Safe Step Stool for Church Buses
In this video you will learn why the Senior Step is the step stool more seniors trust more than any other church bus step stool.
Saturday, September 10, 2016
How to Spot a Cheap Flimsy Step Stool
This video shows you how to spot a cheap flimsy step stool. Cheap step stools cause accidents. Spend a little extra money on a safe step stool or you will spend a lot of money for your broken bones!
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
An UnSafe Step Stool for Grocery Stores
This video shows why step stools with legs are dangerous to use in grocery stores. When will safety managers learn that legs are bad when it comes to step stools!!
Friday, May 20, 2016
Safe Step Stool for a Restaurant and Bar
This video takes a look at a step stool being used at a bar/restaurant. It is important to remember that the floor can get wet from melting ice in a bar or restaurant. So make sure your step stool has enough rubber pad on the bottom to keep it from sliding.
The Dangers of a Folding Step Stool
Here we take a look at a the typical folding step stool found at most big box stores to determine just how sturdy it is.
Monday, December 21, 2015
How to Choose the Best Bus Step Stool for Your Senior Passengers
In the research done to find out what makes a great bus step stool for seniors we at Shure-Step interviewed the directors at 4 retirement communities and 2 physical therapists working at rehab facilities specializing in hip & knee replacement. The directors of the retirement communities commented that their community's bus had a first step up to the bus of 12-13 inches. The residents were having a hard time stepping up to the first step on the bus. Getting off the bus was also difficult. The directors said that they had tried some of the cheap flimsy step stools that were bought at a nearby big box store. The senior residents didn't like them because the step "Didn't feel sturdy. And when you did get on them it felt like you were going to break it".
When the directors were asked if they had ever used anything that worked well for the seniors to get on their buses one replied that they used to have an old wooden Coke bottle crate that was wrapped in carpet. The Coke crate had cut the distance from the ground to the first step on the bus and it was sturdy and safe enough that the seniors didn't feel like they would slip or tip over. When asked if there was anything else the directors would do to make this step even better the seniors they replied "Make it bright with contrasting colors so the visually impaired seniors could see the step better.
When the physical therapists were asked what they wanted for a rehab step stool it needed to be 6 inches high because the first exercise for their patients after knee or hip replacement is a 6 inch step up and down.
To find a great step stool for your senior transportation bus you will need to find a step stool that is rated for at least 500 pounds, large enough so senior passengers can fit both feet on top comfortably, bright contrasting colors to make it easy to see, lightweight so the bus driver can load it easily, a textured top surface so slick shoes won't slip in the rain, and make sure you inspect the bottom of the step stool for large rubber pads to keep the step stool from slipping on slick concrete.
If you follow this list you will absolutely know you have the best step stool for your senior transportation bus.
When the directors were asked if they had ever used anything that worked well for the seniors to get on their buses one replied that they used to have an old wooden Coke bottle crate that was wrapped in carpet. The Coke crate had cut the distance from the ground to the first step on the bus and it was sturdy and safe enough that the seniors didn't feel like they would slip or tip over. When asked if there was anything else the directors would do to make this step even better the seniors they replied "Make it bright with contrasting colors so the visually impaired seniors could see the step better.
When the physical therapists were asked what they wanted for a rehab step stool it needed to be 6 inches high because the first exercise for their patients after knee or hip replacement is a 6 inch step up and down.
To find a great step stool for your senior transportation bus you will need to find a step stool that is rated for at least 500 pounds, large enough so senior passengers can fit both feet on top comfortably, bright contrasting colors to make it easy to see, lightweight so the bus driver can load it easily, a textured top surface so slick shoes won't slip in the rain, and make sure you inspect the bottom of the step stool for large rubber pads to keep the step stool from slipping on slick concrete.
If you follow this list you will absolutely know you have the best step stool for your senior transportation bus.
Great video on how to keep seniors safe when boarding or disembarking a bus.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Is a Fold Up Bathroom Step Stool Safe
In this video we take a look a floor mounted metal fold up step stool in a public bathroom. You get to decide if this is a safe step stool or not.
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- In 1995 David set out to get a patent on his idea and the original "L" shaped Shure-Step® was born.In 1996 the Shure-Step® won the Top 20 Tools Award.This was a big boost for David and his product. Because of his involvement in the community and the rapid sales increase David was nominated for and won the Entrepreneur of the Year award from the Greater Houston Partnership.