Winter workplace risk calculator

Put a number on your winter risk.

Build a clear, adjustable estimate of your organization’s potential slip-and-fall exposure—and what a proactive traction program could save.

Results update instantly Assumptions stay visible Built for workforce planning

1Your inputs

Build your estimate

Use your internal safety data where available. The starting values are planning defaults.

Your outfitted workforce

Enter between 1 and 1,000,000 employees.

2.0%

Select a rate from 0% to 10%.

Claims, care, and lost time

Default: $48,000 per medically consulted workplace injury (NSC, 2024). This is a broad economic estimate, not an employer-specific claim cost. Replace it with your organization’s own estimated cost.

Enter a cost from $0 to $10,000,000.

$50 / employee Estimated outfitting cost
50% reduction Modeled slip-and-fall improvement

2Your estimate

Potential annual impact

Estimated net savings $215,000

After subtracting the estimated $25,000 cost to outfit your workforce.

Winter workplace risk score
50/ 100
Elevated risk

Planning index—not an industry benchmark. Weighted by incident likelihood (50%), exposed workforce (30%), and average incident cost (20%).

Estimated incidents 10.0 before prevention
Accident cost exposure $480,000 modeled annual total
Cost to outfit employees $25,000 at $50 per person
Estimated gross savings $240,000 at 50% reduction

Modeled annual cost comparison

Before
$480,000
After
$265,000
Estimate ready

Clear by design

How the estimate works

The financial estimate and risk score use the three numeric inputs you provide and the two fixed assumptions shown in the calculator.

Planning note: This calculator provides an illustrative estimate, not a guarantee of future safety or financial performance. Replace defaults with your organization’s claims and cost data. Indirect costs are not included.

01
Estimate accident exposureExposed employees × winter incident rate × average cost per incident.
02
Calculate the risk scoreCombine incident likelihood (50%), exposed-workforce scale (30%), and incident-cost severity (20%) into a 1–100 planning index. Component scores reach their cap at a 5% incident rate, 10,000 exposed employees, and $100,000 per incident.
03
Model the prevention benefitAccident cost exposure × the fixed 50% slip-and-fall reduction assumption.
04
Calculate net savingsEstimated gross savings − exposed employees × the fixed $50 outfitting cost.

Turn the estimate into a plan

Your workforce is not one-size-fits-all. Your traction program shouldn’t be either.

A Winter Walking specialist can help match the right traction category to each job function, work surface, and indoor/outdoor transition.

Speak with a Product Specialist