Keeping your walkways clear and ice-free may help avoid injury—not only for yourself and your employees— but also for customers, postal carriers, delivery drivers, and others. Follow these winter walkway tips:

• Begin to clear ice, snow, and other debris from your walkway, driveway, parking lot, overhangs, and gutters as soon as possible after precipitation ends. Clear the entryway wide enough to allow for a wheelchair or stroller.
• Make sure that cleared snow is placed far from walkways and entryways.
• Clear mailboxes and fire hydrants so that they are visible and accessible.
• Use door mats at entryways to avoid tracking snow inside. Be sure the mat’s edges are flat and even to avoid tripping.

To help protect those who frequent your business, you may also lay sand to provide traction or rock salt to de-ice your walkways. Remember, your walkways are your responsibility!