Sofia Modesto is engineering manager for Tornado Industries (www.tornadovac.com), a Chicago-based manufacturer of professional cleaning equipment. Sofia has more than 15 years of experience in mechanical engineering, product management, and research and development in a variety of industries including healthcare, medical supplies, rail transportation and filter manufacturing. She can be reached at (708) 867-5100.
A study conducted in 2005 by Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety found most business executives ranked workplace accidents involving slips, trips and falls as seventh on a list of the most common jobsite injuries. However, slips, trips and falls are actually the second-leading cause of workplace injury, and studies find the problem is growing.